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THE ITHACAN

The Student News Site of Ithaca College

THE ITHACAN

Paying it forward

By Marissa Smith, Chief Proofreader March 1, 2012
When junior hurdler Tammia Hubbard forgot to wear her lucky wristband before competing in the Denault Invitational on Feb. 18 at Cornell University, she said she felt completely lost.

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!”

Speak for your self

By Kerry Tkacik, Staff Writer February 23, 2012
Will Shishmanian is looking to find his voice, and he is not alone.

Editorial: The missing link in IC 20/20

By The Ithacan February 23, 2012
The Feb. 8 Student Government Association meeting made it clear that students still feel the Ithaca College administration is not listening closely enough to student voices regarding IC 20/20. SGA invited President Tom Rochon to attend the meeting, which centered on worry that student opinion has been relatively missing from the strategic plan’s implementation. After…

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.

Joining the family ranks

By Christian Araos, Staff Writer February 22, 2012
When senior heavyweight wrestler Matt Mahon went to a Halloween party his sophomore year of high school, he thought it would be fun to wear his father’s flying jumpsuit as a costume. He put on the matching camouflage shirt and pants and went to the party, but he didn’t know his father was held in…

Editorial: We are here, we are here!

By The Ithacan February 16, 2012
Typically, Ithaca College students lean toward liberal ideology. In addition, students might hear more pro-Israel voices regarding the Israel-Palestinian conflict. These views are the majority, but quantity doesn’t denote inevitable validity. Every voice deserves a platform, and members from the IC Republicans and soon-to-be college chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine are proclaiming theirs.…

Is bar culture tapped out?

By Eli Sherman, Staff Writer February 16, 2012
Bars are closing. Students are going out later. A “night out on the town” doesn't mean what it used to.

Misconception

By Allie Healy, Assistant Accent Editor February 15, 2012
Sophomore Cöelis Mendoza peered out from under her fuchsia bangs with wide eyes at a buzzing crowd of 30 friends and peers, her caramel skin illuminated by the computer screen in front of her. The 19-year-old waddled out from behind the podium, her large, round belly leading the way.

Just add water

By Nate King, Staff Writer February 15, 2012
Junior Aileen Razey greets each one of her students with a welcoming smile and a gracious pat on the back. When it’s time to begin class, she gathers everyone around the edge of the pool and states the four guidelines to her class.

Editorial: When diversity separates us

By The Ithacan February 9, 2012
Diversity lies in small pockets of Ithaca College, whether in the form of new courses, speakers or student-driven clubs. Now, it’s time to move beyond surface-level attempts at becoming diverse by improving those good-natured initiatives that, on the flip side, can also strongly divide the student body. Engaging in diversity at the college is optional.…

Great sexpectations

By Marissa Smith, Chief Proofreader February 9, 2012
Rebecca stood outside her downtown Ithaca apartment in a bathrobe. She kissed the boy she had just had sex with goodnight and put him in a cab to take him home. From that same cab emerged the next boy she’d have sex with that night.
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