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On left, Stage Director David Lefkowich works with students from the colleges opera workshop class to bring professor of music Dana Wilsons opera to life.

Systemic racism takes center stage in new opera

By Mary Ford, Assistant Life & Culture Editor April 1, 2015
Using music and motion, Ithaca College opera workshop class will expose the largely unknown story of one of America’s Founding Fathers.
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.
Sagan utilizes essential oils to imbue her products with flavor and fragrance. This rosemary mint lip balm is just one of many combinations she crafts.

Computer guru finds passion in bee-driven business

By Mary Ford, Assistant Life & Culture Editor January 21, 2015
Lesli Sagan's bee-filled pursuits produce local, organic soaps, balms and more.

Review: Cumberbatch’s performance drives Turing biopic

By Mary Ford, Assistant Life & Culture Editor January 15, 2015
Directed by Morten Tyldum and starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Kiera Knightly, "The Imitation Game" reveals the story of a little-known cryptographic genius punished for his homosexuality.
A present is hidden in a display case in Multifaceted Minerals, one of many stores participating in Presents on the Commons, a small-business scavenger hunt. Stores reward those who find the gifts in Ithacash, a new local currency.

Ithaca community scavenger hunt launches new local currency

By Mary Ford, Staff Writer December 10, 2014

The holiday shopping season is underway, bringing with it all the excitement of searching for the perfect gift. Throughout Ithaca’s small-business community, this is even more literal than usual. Small...

 From left, freshmen Charles Mauser, Gabriel Bosco and Jimmy Tang and junior Sean Themea sit down for a round of poker Dec. 4 in the Boothroyd Hall lounge. Tang said he has been a fan of poker since his upbringing in China.

Ithaca student’s love for cards aims to revitalize poker club on campus

By Mary Ford, Staff Writer December 10, 2014
Students with a passion for poker aim to revive the game on campus.
Participants of PostSecretU submit their secrets on post cards provided by the program. These submissions, among others, will be displayed as part of an art exhibit Dec. 8 in Emerson Suites.

IC Active Minds exhibits campus secrets in new mental health initiative

By Mary Ford, Staff Writer November 19, 2014
Ithaca College's secrets will be exhibited in of an art exhibit, as part of the mental health program PostSecretU.
Review: Murky direction mars Stewarts film debut

Review: Murky direction mars Stewart’s film debut

By Mary Ford, Staff Writer November 19, 2014
Jon Stewart makes some distracting directing decisions in "Rosewater," however, he still presents of thoughtful portrayal of journalist Maziar Bahari's imprisonment.
Tea culture of Europe and Asia permeates United States

Tea culture of Europe and Asia permeates United States

By Mary Ford, Staff Writer October 29, 2014
In recent years, Americans have embraced tea drinking. Caravan Serai Tea, a new tea shop in Ithaca on The Commons, has expanded Ithaca's tea market.
Cider Week aims to raise cider appreciation in Ithaca

Cider Week aims to raise cider appreciation in Ithaca

By Mary Ford, Staff Writer October 8, 2014
The Finger Lakes Region's third annual Cider Week is Oct. 3–12.
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.
The Good Truck sells tacos during Porchfest on Sept. 14. The Good Truck and trucks like it have faced new zoning laws limiting where they can sell food.

Ithaca legislation limits food truck parking

By Mary Ford, Contributing Writer September 17, 2014
The City of Ithaca has passed legislation limiting how close food trucks can park to brick-and-mortar restaurants.
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