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Comic convention carries crowd to Commons

By Evin Billington, Staff Writer • March 6, 2013
The 38th Ithacon gathered comic book and cartoon enthusiasts of all generations to Funky Junk Ithaca on The Commons on March 3.
From left, Tatenda Mbudzi '10 and Hearin Ko prepare for the 85th Academy Awards on Feb. 20.

Alumnus travels to Hollywood for Academy Awards

By Emma Rizzo, Staff Writer • March 5, 2013
Tatenda Mbudzi '10 handed celebrity presenters the Oscars as part of the winning prize of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and MTVu's Oscar Experience College Search contest.
Anna Ruth Rosenblatt ’12 works in her apartment in Los Angeles. She will make a documentary about Ithaca College graduates’ lives and what they’ve been doing since they have graduated from Ithaca College. She plans to begin the planning for the film this spring.

Alumna makes documentary about IC graduates

By Sabrina Knight, Assistant News Editor • February 28, 2013
Anna Ruth Rosenblatt '12 is making a documentary about life after graduation from Ithaca College, featuring recent graduates of the college.
From left, Belly Ithaca owners Manny Flores and Gentry Morris hold their food at Belly Ithaca, located on the bottom floor of Lot 10 on The Commons. The two opened Belly Ithaca on Feb. 15. They sell street food at the restaurant.

Street food kitchen pops up on Cayuga Street

By Cady LangRyan Sharpstene, Staff Writers • February 27, 2013
Belly Ithaca, located on the lower level of Lot 10, opened Feb. 15 and serves pork-based entrees.
From left, Jens and Uwe Kruger of the bluegrass band the Kruger Brothers play a concert in the Unitarian Church of Ithaca on Feb. 24. This was the Kruger Brothers’ first performance in Ithaca.

Kruger Brothers perform in Ithaca for the first time

By Kacey Deamer, Online Editor • February 27, 2013
The Kruger Brothers, a bluegrass band, played the Unitarian Church of Ithaca on Feb. 24.
Nate Tao auditions for the "American Idol" judges in Oklahoma City, Okla. in July

Ithacappella alumnus gets past the ‘American Idol’ judges

By Qina Liu, Senior Writer • February 21, 2013
Nate Tao '10 won the judges' votes on "American Idol" this season and got a "Yes" from all of them.
Theater department and School of Music stage opera performances

Theater department and School of Music stage opera performances

By Jackie Eisenberg and Anikah Shaokat, Accent Editor and Contributing Writer • February 21, 2013
Ithaca College theater department collaborates with the School of Music to perform two one-act operas by Giacomo Puccini.
Ithaca College International Club fashions cultural event

Ithaca College International Club fashions cultural event

By Noreyana Fernando, Assistant News Editor • February 21, 2013
Ithaca College International Club organizes their annual Interfashional Show to give the campus an opportunity to explore multinational cultures
Sophomore Peter Marshall checks his “SpongeBob”-themed Twitter page, FoxyGrandpa62, Feb. 15 in IC Square Marshall created the Twitter handle with his high school friend, Tori Mueller, and it has more than 29,000 followers.

“SpongeBob”-themed Twitter page garners more than 29,000 followers

By Evin Billington, Staff Writer • February 20, 2013
Sophomore Peter Marshall's Twitter page, FoxyGrandpa62, tweets quotes from "SpongeBob SquarePants" and has gained a significant following.
From left, Darcy Jo Martin and Tim Perry star in The Readers’ Theatre’s production of “Oleanna.” The three-act play surrounds a college student who accuses her professor of sexual harassment after an encounter in his office. The play will run from Feb. 22-24.

The Readers’ Theatre presents controversial subject matter with ‘Oleanna’

By Evin Billington, Staff Writer • February 13, 2013
The Readers' Theatre will perform David Mamet's three-act play 'Oleanna' from Feb. 22-24.
Senior Madeline Apuzzo holds a Malawian orphan at the Crisis Nursery in 2011. Apuzzo went on the study abroad trip to Malawi with Mary Taylor, a nurse at the Hammond Health Center, as well as six other students.

Students assist Malawian citizens through summer study program

By Emma Rizzo, Staff Writer • February 13, 2013
Mary Taylor, a nurse at the Hammond Health Center, takes students to Malawi to help in orphanages, hospitals and schools.
Writing professor Jack Wang illustrates his book, “Cozy Classics: Pride and Prejudice,” using his needle-felting technique. Wang is being recognized for these illustrations at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in March.

Professor’s illustrations garner recognition from Italian book fair

By Emma Rizzo, Staff Writer • February 6, 2013
Associate professor of writing Jack Wang will be recognized by the Bologna Children's Book Fair for his needle-point illustrations in his book series "Cozy Classics."
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