The Ithacan

What is your experience with college breaks?

By Abbey London • December 1, 2021

Thanksgiving, for me, used to be filled with happy memories and laughter, but now it comes with dread and hesitation.

What is your experience with roommates at IC?

By Alyssa Spady • October 21, 2021

In the best situations, roommates provide that home-away-from-home feeling and can help you expand your social circles.

What college myths have you learned aren’t true?

By Frankie Walls • September 23, 2021

There are honestly a lot of college myths I’ve heard. The problem is when I was in high school, a lot of those myths were busted. Fun fact: I went to a college preparatory boarding school, so college...

What college myths have you learned aren’t true?

By Emily Guderian • September 23, 2021

I thought college would just be a larger, more challenging version of high school, but with more parties. My expectation when arriving the first week was that I would automatically find my best friends...

How are you making friends while taking classes remotely?

By Mikayla Tolliver • October 12, 2020

Mikayla Tolliver is a current freshman at Ithaca College. In her column, “Ask a Freshman,” she answers questions about her freshman experience.

Plus-size characters are more than a joke

By Avery Alexander • March 26, 2020

Plus-size people have a long, and frankly unfortunate, history in Hollywood and television. For much of history, fat characters have often been shrouded behind a veil of harmful comedy and shame. These...

Review: J. Cole crafts a killer cultural critique

By Matt Maloney, Staff Writer • April 30, 2018

While his message is admirable, his corny lyrics turn a powerful song into something that belongs in an after-school special.

Jazz Hands Around The World!

January 16, 2016

"So...my Mom has this thing where she makes me take Jazz Hands photos around the world..." This was the phrase I was constantly repeating as my friends and I journeyed around Europe. As it turns out,...

Installment Seven: The Conclusion of My First Semester

December 30, 2015

Even as I sit down to write this last article, I am shocked at how quickly this semester passed.

Installment Four: The Untold Variable

By Linda Vallancourt, Blogger • October 30, 2015

However, an underrated concern most of us do not realize we harbor is whether or not our peers will be kind.

Installment Three: Fall Break

By Linda Vallancourt, Blogger • October 22, 2015

As the days slipped by, I soon found myself fantasizing about returning home less and less.

Installment Two: Maintaining Who You Are

By Linda Vallancourt, Blogger • October 8, 2015

Though I tried very hard to carry over the schedule I had at home to school, I slowly began to resent my personality and my previous lifestyle.