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Students and faculty from Ithaca College are utilizing technology to communicate in long-distance relationships.

Long-distance relationships: modern love in the digital age

By Kalia Kornegay, Staff Writer May 3, 2017
Senior Laurel Chase said technology made her long-distance relationship easier to handle, as it positively impacted her and her partner.
Sophomores Shinice Ford poses with hair care products. Historically, natural black hair has been rejected by Eurocentric beauty standards.

Tangled: How women of color are brushing away hair stigmas

By Celisa Calacal and Kalia Kornegay April 5, 2017
“Natural hair is intimidating to them — it signifies pride,” she said. “It puts them off because it shows how we have found beauty within ourselves."
Twitch.tv logged a total 241,441,823,059 minutes streamed in 2015, according to Twitch 2015 Retrospective, which equates to 459,366 years.

Against the clock: Students challenge typical gaming methods

By Kalia Kornegay, Staff Writer February 15, 2017
A popular trend in the video game world, speedrunning aims to finish a video game as fast as possible, sometimes with certain rules and restrictions.
Pictured above is a display which can be seen at the Museum of the Earth where students can now visit for free with passes from the library.

IC library receives grant for students to visit local museums

By Kalia Kornegay, Staff Writer January 31, 2017
The Ithaca College Library has added another service to its list by offering free passes to the Cayuga Nature Center and the Museum of the Earth.
Sophomore Celine Baumgartner receives a massage from Jeffery Haley, licensed massage therapist, on Sept. 8. Haley visits the Ithaca College campus to help students relieve stress.

Massage days at IC aim to place emphasis on campus resources

By Kalia Kornegay, Staff Writer September 28, 2016
In addition to being a tranquil resource room, the Center for Health Promotion transforms once a month into the home of Massage Days.
From left: Cassie Norgaisse (Paquette), Andrew Hudson-Sabens (Candide), Nick Roscoe (Maximillian) and fill-in Sarah Welden (Cunegonde), listen as Doug Mathews ’90 practices his lines as Pangloss during a dress rehearsal Sept. 13 for Candide.”

IC alumni, students and faculty will perform in “Candide” Sept. 16–18

By Kalia Kornegay, Staff Writer September 14, 2016
Originally penned as a novella in 18th-century France, “Candide” has stood the test of time again and again. Now, the theatrical version will be performed in Ithaca with Ithaca College students, alumni and staff at center stage.
Drew Schweppe ’12, above, worked with Mark Radice, professor in the Department of Music Theory, History and Composition, to create Informusic, an app that combines music and world history.

Student from IC creates music-history mobile app Informusic

By Kalia Kornegay, Staff Writer September 6, 2016
Informusic, a mobile app created by Schweppe and his team, launched in April 2016 on the Apple App Store, marketed as “the all-in-one music history resource” for devices. The app offers a timeline of 19th century Western classical music, music scores with audio files attached and biographies on all featured musicians.
Sophomore Eva Garcia Ferres came from Spain to the U.S. with a student visa, but she said she hopes to stay in the country after her graduation to explore opportunities for her future here.

Beyond Borders: Students share stories about immigration

By Kalia Kornegay, Staff Writer April 20, 2016
Ithaca College sophomores Ji-Hye Lee and Eva Garcia Ferres discuss stories of their immigration to the U.S. and roads to international citizenship.
Comic book fans of all ages wander around the Emerson Suites at last years Ithacon. The 2017 convention on March 25–26 will feature sketch workshops, cosplay contests and childrens activities.

Comic world to return to Ithaca with 41st IthaCon

By Kalia Kornegay, Staff Writer April 12, 2016
The 41st annual IthaCon comic book convention will take place from April 16–17 at Ithaca College.
Members of IC Women in Computing show off some of the prizes they won from the hackathon event.

Ithaca College’s Women in Computing win in hackathon event

By Kalia Kornegay, Staff Writer March 22, 2016
Ithaca College's Women in Computing brings together women in the computing field, and several of its members won awards at the Rochester Institute of Technology WiCHacks hackathon event.
The essay for Groundhog Day was written by the Pendleton Endowed Chair of Ithaca College’s JB Pendleton Center in Los Angeles, Steven Ginsburg.

Ithaca College professors contribute to National Film Registry

By Celisa Calacal, Justin Henry, Kalia Kornegay, and Silas White February 17, 2016
The National Film Registry chooses films each year for preservation because of their historical significance to American society, and nine Ithaca College professors have written essays for some of these films.
Right, Ithaca College lecturer Jennifer Herzog, the new associate  artistic director of The Cherry Arts, performs in “A Cherry Timedive.”

IC professor seeks to support local artists with new group

By Kalia Kornegay, Staff Writer February 10, 2016
Ithaca College lecturer Jennifer Herzog will be leaving the Civic Ensemble to become the new associate artistic director for The Cherry Arts.
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