THE ITHACAN

Music folk

By Nicole Ogrysko, Staff Writer • February 10, 2011

In the James J. Whalen Center for Music, a father and son stand opposite each other — one strumming a banjo, the other striking a hammered dulcimer. With the count of “one, two, three,” the pair exchanges a glance and dives into a graceful mix of warm rhythms and melodic crescendos. Feet tapping to a…

Finding the space

By The Ithacan • February 9, 2011

When more than 2,000 faculty and students from across the country visit Ithaca College for the National Conference on Undergraduate Research at the end of March, 96 classrooms and spaces will be turned into conference space.

College-wide learning

By The Ithacan • February 3, 2011

In an effort to create college-wide integrated learning under the IC20/20 vision, Ithaca College is reconstructing the Division of Interdisciplinary and International Studies.

Finding focus

By Anne Gould Northgraves, Senior Writer • February 2, 2011

At 8 a.m. on the Ithaca College campus, the day is just beginning, and nothing but snow and quiet fill the air. Inside Muller Chapel there is an equal stillness. But the silence is calm, not anxious for the day to come. As the crisp clang of a bell splits the air, the gathered people…

Slice of life

By Kelsey Fowler, Accent Editor • January 27, 2011

Chili Cook-off With the second annual Chili Mustache Competition, this year’s 13th anniversary adds new flair to the festival. Matthew Riis, marketing and events manager for the Downtown Ithaca Alliance, said to expect plenty of new games and entertainment, along with classics like the mechanical bull, wine and beer tastings and the people’s choice chili…

Measuring results

By The Ithacan • January 27, 2011

Survey results have shown a number of employees are dissatisfied with Ithaca College as an employer. The college participated in the Chronicle of Higher Education’s “Great Colleges to Work For” survey, but the college was not listed on the final list of great colleges to work for. President Tom Rochon discussed the survey results at…

Taking a Look Back

By The Ithacan • January 21, 2011

Civil rights pioneer and Ithaca resident Dorothy Cotton will help kick-off Ithaca College’s annual MLK Week with its first event at 4 p.m. Monday in Emerson Suites. Watch the audio slideshow to learn more about her work in the civil rights movement, and listen to a poem she read for Martin Luther King, Jr.

Accommodating students

By The Ithacan • December 8, 2010

The question last year was where would the largest freshman class in college history be housed. And now, as that class prepares to become upperclassmen next year, the question once again is where will they all be housed.

All the world’s his stage

By Whitney Faber, Accent Editor • December 8, 2010

When senior Ben Fankhauser was young, he would stand outside the stage door to theaters in his hometown Cleveland, Ohio, after a show finished with a Sharpie and his program. He would wait in the freezing cold to get the cast and director’s autographs.

The Bomber search begins

By The Ithacan • December 1, 2010

For decades, Ithaca College sports have not filled a certain position at games — a school mascot. But now, the search is on to fill that spot on the roster.

Creative growth

By Kelsey Fowler, Assistant Accent Editor • December 1, 2010

A symphony of sound can be heard every weekday in the late afternoon and early evening downtown at the Community School of Music and Arts. The school is alive with the energy of an art class studying next door to a student taking a voice lesson, all while a local artist prepares for the next…

Stopping cyberbullying

By The Ithacan • November 18, 2010

With knowledge comes responsibility. This generation is able to access information in mere seconds, but we have been using technology to maliciously attack our peers. A 2009 survey by MTV and The Associated Press found that 50 percent of people between the ages of 14 and 24 have experienced cyberbullying. In the past year, people…