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Senior Joseph DePietro performs in the theater department’s production of “Legally Blonde” as Emmett on Oct. 30 in Clark Theatre in the Dillingham Center. DePietro will perform in “Spring Awakening” as an adult character.

Musical theater student plans for Broadway-bound future

By Taylor Barker, Contributing Writer • February 6, 2013
Senior Joseph DePietro finishes four years at Ithaca College and plans his next move.
From left, junior Brennan Banta, junior Kristen Shepherd and senior Alyssa Onofreo laugh it up during a photo shoot

Female comedians burst onto comedy scene

By Evin Billington, Staff Writer • February 6, 2013
With female comedians being so prevalent on TV this year, Ithaca College's funny females have been lighting up the stage with their jokes.
From left, seniors Kate Calleri, a Handwerker Gallery monitor, and Leaf Ye look at “Wingcloth” by Rebecca DiDomenico on Jan. 24 at the Handwerker Gallery. The piece of art is made up of several butterfly wings threaded together.

Handwerker Gallery opens new interactive exhibit

By Mimi Reynolds, Contributing Writer • January 30, 2013
The Handwerker Gallery's new exhibit "The Veil: Visible and Invisible Space" explores different cultures and religions.
From left, Frank Solivan jams with Danny Booth and Mike Munford on Saturday evening at the Hangar Theatre.

Ithaca community celebrates third annual Winter Village Bluegrass Festival

By Kacey Deamer, Online Editor • January 30, 2013
The third annual bluegrass festival took place over the weekend at several venues in Ithaca including La Tourelle Resort & Spa, the Hangar Theatre and more.
From left, freshman Jelani Pitcher and senior Kate Cough perform in “Dream Acts: A Play About Undocumented DREAM-Eligible Youth” Oct. 29 in Clark Theatre in the Dillingham Center. The show surrounds five immigrant youth trying to avoid deportation.

Theater department produces staged reading of ‘Dream Acts’

By Lucy Walker, Staff Writer • January 29, 2013
"Dream Acts" is about five undocumented teenagers who live in New York City under the radar.
Senior Pedro Maldonado, president of HiFashion Studios, a student fashion design club on campus, leads the group’s first meeting of the year Jan. 22 in the Cayuga Lake Room. This is Maldonado’s final semester as president.

HiFashion Studios president and founder graduates after two years of leadership

By Cady Lang, Staff Writer • January 24, 2013
Senior Pedro Maldonado will graduate at the end of this semester. He and four other students founded HiFashion Studios in the fall of 2010.
A dog peeks its nose through a hole at the Tompkins County SPCA

Tompkins County SPCA participates in dog exchange program

By Rose Vardell, Assistant Accent Editor • January 24, 2013
The SPCA of Tompkins County exchanges dogs from Los Angeles to avoid kill shelters and euthanization.
On left, Junior Allison Currier poses with a group of volunteers from her WWOOFing trip at Spring Creek Farm in Elk Valley, Tenn. WWOOFing is an international organization that connects volunteer farmers with agricultural work.

Students WWOOF across the world

By Jillian Kaplan, Staff Writer • January 24, 2013
World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms, or WWOOF, offers volunteer farmers the opportunity to learn about agriculture and managing a farm.
From left: Director of Orchestras Jeffery Meyer and Paul Vaillancourt pose on the stage for their college tour for their piano-percussion band Strike. They finished their tour Jan. 17.

Music professor’s percussion duo returns from college tour

By Jackie Eisenberg, Accent Editor • January 24, 2013
Associate professor of music Jeffery Meyer discusses his piano-percussion duo, Strike's most recent college tour.
From left, seniors Ryan Butler and Erik Caron hang out Wednesday in Ford Hall in Whalen. Their band, The Erik Caron Connection, played its last gig at The Nines on Dec. 1. They’re forming a new band called The Northern Route.

Student musical group takes new direction with new name

By Jackie Eisenberg, Assistant Accent Editor • December 13, 2012
Seniors Erik Caron and Ryan Butler form a new band, The Northern Route, featuring southern rock sound.
Bloom in Ithaca owners McKenzie Jones-Rounds and Draya Koschmann, center, officially open their store at the ribbon-cutting ceremony Dec. 5 at 134 The Commons. Bloom sells both children’s and women’s clothing.

New children’s clothing store blossoms on Commons with additional play area

By Qina Liu, Senior Writer • December 13, 2012
Bloom in Ithaca plants itself on The Commons.
From left, sophomore Benjamin Bartell, junior Jessica Caracciolo, junior Jake Minter, sophomore Kalina Jasper and freshman Anne Baum sing the finale in “Angels, Demons (and the rest of us).”

Macabre Theatre group presents avant-garde, student-written shows

By Evin Billington, Staff Writer • December 13, 2012
The Macabre Theatre Ensemble performs avant-garde, sci-fi plays written by students.
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