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Senior Alyssa Rodriguez spent the summer evaluating the "manic pixie dream girl," a trope often found in modern media when a quirky woman advances the plot for male characters.

Summer scholar analyzes ‘manic pixie dream girl’ in pop culture

By Kate Nalepinski, Assistant Life and Culture Editor • September 1, 2016
Quirky, obnoxious and unique. These traits create the “manic pixie dream girl” trope that Ithaca College senior Alyssa Rodriguez explored this summer in collaboration with Katharine Kittredge, professor in the Department of English. Rodriguez’s project is funded by her Emerson Humanities Collaboration Award, an annual IC award that provides students with financial support for scholarly projects.
En Garde

En Garde

By Steven Pirani, Life & Culture Editor • April 29, 2015

Adam Crown, M.A. ’91, in all his frustration, is walking a cup of tea to the table. It’s a hideously cold, -9 degree January morning, and his home is lit, eerily, with the white glow of sun bouncing...

Holi festival rings in spring with colorful celebration

Holi festival rings in spring with colorful celebration

By Casey Murphy, Staff Writer • April 29, 2015
The South Asian Students Society at the college, with some assistance from IC International Club, sponsored the college’s first Holi festival April 25.
Ithaca College students and alumni pose with College Emmys for their documentaries.

Ithaca students and alumni awarded with College Emmys

By Mary Ford, Assistant Life & Culture Editor • April 29, 2015
Two documentaries produced by students from the college were awarded with College Emmys at the College Television Awards on April 23.
People gather in Emerson Suites for ITHACON in 2013. ITHACON 40, part of the Pippi to Ripley festival, will take place May 1–2.

Pippi to Ripley Festival to celebrate nerd culture

By Christie Citranglo, Proofreader • April 29, 2015
The third biennial Pippi to Ripley festival will merge science fiction, fantasy, popular culture and feminism, encompassing many facets of nerd culture.
Ithaca College students and members of the Ithaca community came together to write and produce “Trust,” a play about police-community interactions, to be performed at 4 p.m. May 9 in the Clark Theatre in Dillingham Center.

Controversial police interactions explored in new play

By Ashley Wolf, Staff Writer • April 29, 2015
Ithaca College students and faculty have come together with citizens from the city of Ithaca to take controversial discussions about police-community interactions and convert them into a play.
Q&A: Professor explores emotions of race relations in new book

Q&A: Professor explores emotions of race relations in new book

By Kalia Kornegay, Staff Writer • April 29, 2015
Staff Writer Kalia Kornegay spoke with Ioanide about her writing process, how emotions play a role in racism and what changes need to happen in order to create a more equal world.
Art Department establishes permanent display space downtown

Art Department establishes permanent display space downtown

By Angela Weldon, Staff Writer • April 27, 2015
The Creative Space Gallery was made possible by a gift from an alum who specifically wanted the money to go towards a permanent gallery for the art department.
From right, senior Orlando Leon interviews senior Kamara Williams on April 15 after taking her photo for his project, Humans of IC. Leon’s project was inspired by the popular Humans of New York.

Photography project aims to tell Ithaca College students’ stories

By Celisa Calacal, Staff Writer • April 22, 2015
Inspired by online craze Humans of New York, Humans of IC aims to explore the stories of Ithaca College Students.
Senior Dylan Scott, known by his stage name Latimer or LTMR, works on a set April 6. His "Crazy in Love" remix has gained popularity on the Web, reaching publications including Hype Machine.

Senior Dylan Scott finds creative outlet in music production

By Celisa Calacal, Staff Writer • April 22, 2015
Encouraging relaxation and creativity, senior Dylan Scott produces his own brand of electronic music.
Tommy Dunne is the editor-in-chief and publisher of Fresh Dirt Magazine, an Ithaca-based, quarterly publication dedicated to green-living initiatives.

Q&A: Magazine spreads environmental consciousness

By Ashley Wolf, Staff Writer • April 22, 2015
Fresh Dirt is an Ithaca-based, green-living magazine that informs its readers of ways they can live a sustainable life.
Senior Sean Pollock stands with the many props that have been used by the Macabre Theatre Ensemble over the last four years.

Senior Sean Pollock brings obscure theater to Ithaca College

By Angela Poffenbaugh, Contributing Writer • April 15, 2015
As the founder of the Macabre Theatre Ensemble, Senior Sean Pollock has blood, gore and more onto the Ithaca College theater scene.
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