THE ITHACAN

A cappella groups unite for LGBT acceptance

By Jackie Eisenberg, Contributing Writer • March 28, 2012

Lady Gaga has a new group of little monsters at Ithaca College, and they’re ready to say they were born this way.

In the eyes of the beholder

By Kerry Tkacik, Staff Writer • March 28, 2012

A basic cosmetic surgery has become so popular that one part of the world calls it routine. But most Americans have never heard its name.

Do-it-yourself duo: Funky couple leaves their mark on new town with old goods

By Allie Healy, Assistant Accent Editor • March 21, 2012

Nestled inside the Race Office Supply store on The Commons, colorful chain-linked rings of construction paper swoop from one end of the new storefront display to the other. Soft indie-rock tunes fill the air, glossy red chandeliers dangle from the ceiling and mustard tweed couches huddle around a polished oval coffee table.

In loving memory

By Shea O'Meara, Accent Editor • March 21, 2012

In April of her junior year of high school, Olivia Rowe brought a plastic bag into a hallway bathroom and tied it over her head to stop her breathing. She thought she wanted to kill herself.

Snapshots of small town get second look

By Alyssa Frey, Staff Writer • March 8, 2012

For Ron Jude, associate professor of cinema, photography and media arts at the college, the hometown he left behind years ago is still fresh in his memory — and his photographs.

Wailers to perform at IC Kicks Back

By Patrick Feeney, Staff Writer • March 8, 2012

Ithaca College students will compete in a Battle of the Bands April 4 to determine the student band that will open for the Wailers, a popular reggae group, at IC Kicks Back, the college’s end-of-the-year celebration for students, to be held May 4 in the Fitness Center Quad.

Spiritual communities grow on campus

By Chloe Wilson, Staff Writer • March 8, 2012

Junior Christopher Accardo, president of the IC Buddhist Community, leans back in his chair in the administrative office of Muller Chapel. He pushes a calendar toward the end of the desk.

Collection of cultures

By Whitney Faber, Senior Writer • March 8, 2012

It can’t be seen in the carved, wooden mask depicting a squashed human face. It isn’t evident in the contemporary painting that presents a woman in a brightly colored robe with wild criss-cross brushstrokes.

Professor combats popular 3-D trend with hand-drawn animation in film

By Beverley Reynolds, Contributing Writer • March 7, 2012

As more movies are being released in 3-D format, Jason Harrington, assistant professor of cinema, photography and media arts, is bringing film back to the basics with a hand-drawn animation that took more than three years and 12 crew members to create.

Visiting author digitalizes daily walks

By Harmony Wright, Staff Writer • February 29, 2012

Struggling with writer’s block, author Andy Fitch left his desk one day to search for inspiration in New York City. Wandering the streets, he discovered his next project.

He’s been there

By Jamie Nash, Contributing Writer • February 29, 2012

More than 50 years after he spent a summer working security detail at the White House during the Eisenhower administration, Don Mooney now swipes the ID cards of students entering Towers Dining Hall. He hums the tune of an old favorite song and greets each patron with an exuberant “Hello, hello!”

Sew Good: Dillingham designer creates community while dressing actors

By Caitlin Ghegan, Contributing Writer • February 22, 2012

To a stranger peeking through the window of Dillingham Room 020, the scattered piles of cloth, scissors and beads that lie on the tables within may signal chaos.