Bites and Insights, hosted by PEN, was a discussion about modern relationships, the self and the Internet. Zorianne Taylor presented the discussion to about six students Nov. 7 in Textor 102. Taylor paired snacks — from tacos to hot chocolate — with important conversation to attendees and music played as students walked in and were greeted by Taylor’s boisterous laughter. 

With a newly renovated backdrop of painted butterflies in the background and nearly every seat in the house taken, author Rachel Yoder sparked conversations about motherhood, taking risks in fiction and what it’s like to see your work adapted for the big screen. On Oct. 28, Yoder visited Buffalo Street Books to discuss her debut novel, “Nightbitch.” The book follows a struggling mother who starts to suspect that she is turning into a dog, a thought that her frequently out-of-town husband dismisses as mere fantasy.

It’s not every day that songs like “Nasty Women Grab Back” and “Feminist AF” are performed in the James J. Whalen Center for Music. The Ithaca College Jazz Ensemble and guest saxophonist Roxy...