THE ITHACAN

National Recap: Missiles escalate Syrian conflict

By Mary Ford, Managing Editor • April 12, 2017

In response to the most recent use of chemical weapons, President Donald Trump acted decisively, firing 59 missiles to a Syrian air base.

Black History Month concert engages Ithaca College community

By Mary Ford, Managing Editor • March 1, 2017

The African Drumming and Dance Ensemble, the Worlds of Music class and the Dorothy Cotton Jubilee Singers held a concert to highlight African culture.

Q&A: Cabaret group combats domestic violence in India

By Mary Ford, Managing Editor • January 25, 2017

Managing Editor Mary Ford spoke with Katheen Mulligan, associate professor of voice and speech, to discuss her involvement in Wheels 4 Women.

Review: Chazelle’s ‘La La Land’ sings the same old tune

By Mary Ford, Managing Editor • January 20, 2017

Hollywood may like "La La Land," but it doesn’t need it, not nearly as much as it needs new voices, new faces, new stories and new talent.

Women of color on campus address oppression in upcoming show

By Mary Ford, Managing Editor • November 9, 2016

At 7:30 p.m. Nov. 10 and 2 p.m. Nov. 12 in Muller Chapel, seven women at Ithaca College will bring Shange’s words to life.

Cine Con Cultura: Hispanic film festival shines on IC campus

By Mary Ford, Life and Culture Editor • September 28, 2016

The film festival, part of Latinx Heritage Month, began Sept. 20 and runs until Oct. 15, showing 11 films at local venues.

Setting the Stage: Ithaca students prepare for auditions

By Mary Ford, Life & Culture Editor • August 24, 2016

Ithaca College is slowly grinding into gear. But instead of taking time to unpack and unwind, music and theater students practice and prepare for the auditions that could chart the course of their college careers.

Review: AJJ’s altered sound disappoints listeners

By Mary Ford, Life and Culture Editor • August 21, 2016

In “The Bible 2,” harmonized vocals, heavy guitars and percussion give the music a disappointingly generic energy.

Review: Satirical remake of ‘Ghostbusters’ fails to please

By Mary Ford, Staff Writer • August 7, 2016

It’s obvious the “Ghostbusters” team put a great deal of thought into how best to bridge the gap between old and new. In the end, however, the original wins out.

Review: “Genius” film lacks intelligence and purpose

By Mary Ford, Staff Writer • July 8, 2016

Ironically, what “Genius” needs is a good editor, an outside eye to trim the fat of excessively flashy production value and mine down to the characters who drive the story and the excellent cast hired to portray them.

Ithaca College chief information officer to leave in July

By Mary Ford, Senior Writer • June 23, 2016

Keith “Mac” McIntosh, associate vice president of Digital Instruction and Information Services and chief information officer, has accepted a position as vice president and chief information officer at the University of Richmond in Virginia.

Dorothy Park, Park Foundation president, passes away at 103

By Mary Ford, Senior Writer • June 23, 2016

She and her husband, Roy H. Park — after whom the Roy H. Park School of Communications was named in 1989 — founded the Park Foundation in 1966, which has funded many projects at the college, in the community and across the nation.