Though Tinder — the social media app that has users logging in an average of 11 times per day — is commonly used for the casual hook-up scene, Ithaca College junior Maureen Wietecha swiped right and landed in a committed relationship a year and a half ago.

  Joslyn Brenton, assistant professor of sociology at Ithaca College, discusses attending three different colleges in four years, love and relationships, and why college is the best time...

The Ithaca community comes together to celebrate the life and legacy of Bob Marley with the One Love Bob Marley Festival on Valentines Day

Valentine’s Day has always been my favorite holiday. I know. I’m a really sappy person, but I don’t think that Valentine’s Day should be called a “Hallmark Holiday”, like so many label it. Isn’t there something magical about every holiday that has been celebrated for centuries? I think there is. Maybe, that makes me a hopeless romantic. However, I’ve always been a firm believer that, though Cupid may not exist, love strives most on this holiday and that, whether it’s a lover, friend, or family member, it’s okay to just tell someone, on this day, “I love you.” And I understand just how vulnerable that can make a person, when they put it all on the line, but it’s so so so worth it!

Ithaca College's African Drumming and Dance Ensemble shares the music and culture of West Africa in Ford Hall.

Ithaca College hosted a new kind of music recital with the production “Written in My Heart,” a program that rewrote the typical opera concert by combining opera, literature, art and interactive technology.