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The Student News Site of Ithaca College

THE ITHACAN

The Student News Site of Ithaca College

THE ITHACAN

Members of Island Fusion perform onstage in IC Squared. The groups dances are inspired by Caribbean and African culture.

Island Fusion dance group brings Caribbean heat to campus

By Taylor Zambrano, Staff Writer February 18, 2015
Island Fusion, a Caribbean and African dance group, hosted their first event on Feb. 14.
Freshman Mara Erb studies a series of ink drawings from the Handwerker Gallerys new exhibits Jan. 21.

Handwerker exhibits offer two sisters’ origin stories

By Celisa Calacal, Contributing Writer February 4, 2015
"Origin Stories: Altar Apparitions" and "Origin Stories: Alien Apostles" offer two sisters' views on land ownership and identity.
Piotr Pillary studies a triptych from Barbara Prosts’ “Exposures” as part of the “Staged, Performed, Manipulated” exhibit at the Johnson Museum.

Photography exhibits make authenticity their focus

By Mary Ford, Assistant Life & Culture Editor January 29, 2015
Adjacent exhibits, "Staged, Performed, Manipulated" and "Margaret Bourke-White: from Cornell student to visionary photojournalist," explore the meaning of truth in photography.
From left, junior Matt Byers and senior Courtney Caprara pose in their favorite gear they gathered while abroad.

Students struggle with sadness after returning from abroad

By Lauren Mazzo, Contributing Writer January 28, 2015
Students returning from study abroad sessions sometimes have trouble readjusting to college life.
Sophomore Rachael Murray struts down the runway during her 2014 fashion show. The show was put on to raise cancer awareness.

Lymphoma survivor spreads cancer awareness through fashion show

By Luke Harbur, Contributing Writer January 21, 2015
Sophomore Rachael Murray founded #trending4fashion, a runway show raising awareness for cancer survivors.
From left, Rachel Lampert, Keith Pillow, Lydia Gaston and David Squires perform in “Count Me In.

Semi-autobiographical play explores friendship and growth

By Steven Pirani, Life & Culture Editor January 21, 2015
"Count Me In," written by and starring Rachel Lampert and directed by Emily Jackson, is being performed at the Kitchen Theater from Jan. 14 to Feb. 1.
Freshman Aaron Zufall shows off “Less Terrible HomerConnect,” a Google Chrome extension he created that aims to make HomerConnect easier to navigate. Zufall decided to improve HomerConnect after his first time using it.

Ithaca College student creates easier-to-navigate HomerConnect

By Katie Baldwin, Contributing Writer October 22, 2014
Afer using HomerConnect for the first time, freshman Aaron Zufall decided to create a Google Chrome extension that would make the website easier to use.
Zach James, general director of Opera Ithaca, and Megan Nielson play Bluebeard and Judith, respectively, in Opera Ithacas production of Bluebeards Castle. The show was Opera Ithacas first production and ran Oct. 18–19.

New professional group revives opera in Ithaca area

By Cristina Saltos, Contributing Writer October 22, 2014
Fifteen years after the Ithaca Opera closed its doors, a new group, Opera Ithaca, is filling the opera void in the area.
From left, junior Kaitlyn DeHority, principal trumpet of the Ithaca College Orchestra, and Frank Gabriel Campos, professor of trumpet performance, practice in his office on Oct. 21.

Trumpet professor performs on NPR’s ‘Performance Today’

By Tylor Colby, Staff Writer October 22, 2014
Frank Gabriel Campos, professor of trumpet performance at Ithaca College, performed on National Public Radio's syndicated program "Performance Today."
Karina McMahon, a fifth-year occupational therapy student, smiles with a child at the Prosthetics for Life Foundation, a clinic developed by former professor Kit Frank and her husband Robert Frank 73 in Ibarra, Ecuador.

Former professor starts Prosthetics for Life Foundation in Ecuador

By Mary Ford, Staff Writer October 1, 2014
Kit Frank, an Ithaca College adjunct professor from 2007-2011, and her husband Robert Frank '73 founded a clinic in Ecuador designed to give well-fitting prosthetics to those who need them.
Members of Explore Magazine gather at Six Mile Creek on Sept. 14. Explore Magazine is a new publication on campus which aims to publish articles about outdoor activities in Ithaca.

Ithaca College students create online magazine focused on outdoors

By Clara O'Connor, Contributing Writer September 17, 2014
Students at Ithaca College have created an online magazine about outdoor activities called Explore Magazine.
Freshman Bradford Allen browses the stacks at Buffalo Street Books. Buffalo Street Books is a local co-op that offers a program called “First Class,” where students can order their books for classes instead of using the college’s store.

Ithaca College faculty opt for Buffalo Street Books over college store

By Charlotte Robertson, Contributing Writer September 17, 2014
Ithaca College professors have been asking students to buy their books through Buffalo Street Book's "First Class" program over the college's Bookstore.
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