THE ITHACAN

Teaching from the heart

By Mike Lurie, Contributing Writer • April 5, 2007

Jean Hardwick’s hands hover over her heart and brain, the two most vital parts of the human body. She breathes deeply and speaks. To a passerby, she might be performing a dramatic scene or sharing a personal love poem. But Hardwick, an associate professor of biology, is doing neither: She’s teaching neurobiology. Through nearly 10…

Fine tuning

By Jen Nevins, Staff Writer • March 30, 2007

A mop of white hair and the smiling face of Ed Swenson pop out from underneath a caramel-colored piano. The professor of music theory, history and composition lies face-up on the ground as he beats on the underside of the instrument, replicating the sound that a fifth pedal used to make. The bass drum vibration…

Local rock reborn

By Jamie Saine, News Editor • March 30, 2007

A small, hot bedroom packed with speakers and instruments, and decorated with colorful posters, tapestries and bits of soundproofing foam serves as a daily practice room for the four members of Amplication. Three of four former members of Carpe Anima — seniors Nick Hinton and Christian deBrigard and junior Zack Downes — came together in…

Professor’s exhibit connects two eras of war

By Kathy Laluk, Staff Writer • March 30, 2007

Renate Ferro, a visiting assistant professor in the Department of Art at Cornell University, is showing her multimedia installation, “Panic Hits Home,” this week at the Handwerker Gallery, as part of the Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival (FLEFF). The festival runs through Monday. Using audio and video, Ferro draws parallels between the post–Cold War era…

Student DJs plan to lose sleep for charity

By Josh Mellman, Accent Editor • March 30, 2007

Sophomore Josh Giordano, aka DJ Jon Ryan, and senior Andrew Steeley, aka DJ Chase Andrews and VIC station manager, will host VIC Radio’s 21st annual 50-Hour Marathon from 4 p.m. tomorrow to 6 p.m. Sunday. Proceeds will benefit the Ithaca Free Clinic. Accent Editor Josh Mellman spoke with the DJs about the marathon’s perks, the…

Bold and Beautiful

By Edon Ophir, Staff Writer • March 23, 2007

As the seasons change, women can abandon their Ugg boots and heavy wool-knit sweaters for bright new metallic sandals and flirty baby-doll–shaped chiffon dresses. Spring’s arrival promises new style trends that offer women a chance to feel light and girly again. Sophomore Ali Pinckney said she is sick of the black and gray worn endlessly…

Professor never far from feathered friend

By Cecelia Johnson, Contributing Writer • March 23, 2007

John Locke, an assistant professor of strategic communication, is rarely seen around campus without a cockatiel on his shoulder. An accomplished cartoonist, Locke is involved with the Rochester Committee on Latin America and the Venezuelan Solidarity Network, attempting to end the embargo and travel ban with Cuba. Contributing Writer Cecelia Johnson spoke with Locke about…

Bringing ska to Ithaca

By Patrick Doyle, Staff Writer • March 9, 2007

Ska may not be at the height of its popularity anymore, but that isn’t limiting Buffalo-based group Endive’s fan base. The seven-piece band, which includes a horn section, has been playing for five years. It will celebrate the release of its latest album, “Retox, Benders, and Other Short Stories,” with release shows in several towns,…

New program offers students free music

By Steven Terrezza, Contributing Writer • March 9, 2007

Lounging in his pajamas and hanging out with friends on a Sunday afternoon in his dorm room, freshman Rob Logan decides to turn on some music. He sits down at his computer, double clicks the Ruckus Player icon on the desktop and suddenly the room is filled with the electronic sounds of Basement Jaxx. “I’ve…

Smells like punk spirit

By Hannah Moore, Staff Writer • March 9, 2007

After 200 hours of research, countless attempts for celebrity interviews and about $2,000 in expenses, sophomore Kris Lynds and freshman Jay Sacharoff will leave tomorrow to drive across the country to Seattle to film a documentary. In a 1992 documentary called “1991: The Year Punk Broke,” Thurston Moore, lead singer of Sonic Youth, says, “The…

Student musician inspired by ’70s rock

By Caylena Cahill, Contributing Writer • March 2, 2007

Surrounded by speakers, computers and recording devices, sophomore Ted Rosedale strummed an acoustic guitar and sang melodies in a somewhat cluttered control room last month at Ithaca’s Pyramid Sound Recording Studios. Alex Perialas, a studio producer and lecturer of music theory, history and composition, worked the boards as Mike Parker, a studio musician, recorded the…

What’s cooking?

By Katie O'Driscoll, Staff Writer • March 2, 2007

Crowds of students grabbed burgers and mashed potatoes at the Towers Dining Hall last Thursday, unaware that 14 floors up, another group of students was preparing gourmet pizza and pasta. Ithaca College’s Culinary Arts Club was meeting for Vegetarian Night in the kitchen of the Tower Club Restaurant, where nine of its almost 20 members…