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Cass Spencer, award-winning art and creative director, presented his lecture, “Data Visualization: A conversation about designs, magazines, and journalism in the era of big data,” April 15 to students and faculty in the Park Auditorium.

Renowned art director speaks on data design

By Steven Pirani, Assistant Accent Editor • April 16, 2014
Cass Spencer, an award-winning creative and art director, visited the college and gave a lecture on taking advantage of data visualization. Assistant Accent Editor Steven Pirani spoke with Spencer about his career and design philosophy.

Accomplished producer discusses business in film industry

By Steven Pirani, Assistant Accent Editor • April 11, 2014
Veteran producer Mark Burg '81 held a lecture April 3, speaking with students and faculty about the mechanics of the film industry. Burg sat down with Assistant Accent Editor Steven Pirani to talk further about the value of thinking outside of the box in film.
Kristiina Korpus ’13 speaks April 5 at Ithacon, a comic book convention in Ithaca that was hosted at Ithaca College this year. Korpus spoke about the history of women in comic books and their controversial depictions.

Ithacon speaker discusses female comic tropes

By Tylor Colby, Staff Writer • April 9, 2014
Kristiina Korpus '13 gave a talk on April 5 at Ithacon discussing sexism in Japanese anime. Staff Writer Tylor Colby sat down with Korpus to further discuss her thoughts regarding female representation in comic books.
Dan Mills ’07 will return to Ithaca College to perform with Dan Mills and the Fairweather Band at 7 p.m. March 27 in IC Square. Mills is also an actor and was an understudy in Broadway’s “Million Dollar Quartet.”

Singer to return to alma mater with folk band

By Ashley Wolf, Staff Writer • March 26, 2014
Dan Mills '07, actor and musician, will return to the college with his band, Dan Mills and the Fairweather Band, at 7 p.m. March 27 in IC Square.
Dan Heffner 78, a Hollywood film producer, gives a talk Feb. 28 in the Park Auditorium. Heffner is best known for producing the Saw horror movie series. He comes back to the college annually to meet with students and faculty.

Alumnus film producer returns for annual discussion

By Michael Caffrey, Staff Writer • March 5, 2014
Hollywood film producer Dan Heffner '78 made his annual visit to the college to meet with students and faculty.
Eleanor Henderson, assistant professor of writing, signs first-edition copies of her book “Ten Thousand Saints” in June of 2011 at the Harvard Book Store’s Signed First Edition Club. Henderson’s book is currently being turned into a film.

Professor’s debut novel converted into motion picture

By Austin Gold, Staff Writer • February 5, 2014
"Ten Thousand Saints" by Eleanor Henderson, assistant professor of writing, is being turned into a feature film.
From left, Nathan Min and comedian Joe Pera ’10 act in “The Perfect Week,” an adultswim.com web series starring Pera that will premiere in 2014. Pera was recently a finalist in Comedy Central’s contest “Up Next.”

Alumnus named finalist in Comedy Central contest

By Steven Pirani, Staff Writer • November 21, 2013
Comedian Joe Pera '10 sat down with Staff Writer Steven Pirani to discuss his career and what's next for him.
Lewis Black will perform at 8 p.m. Nov. 16 at the State Theatre. Black is a Grammy Award-winning comedian known for his satirical humor involving political and social issues in the U.S.

Lewis Black to perform at State Theatre

By Jackie Eisenberg, Accent Editor • October 28, 2013
Lewis Black, known for his angry, sarcastic humor, will perform at 8 p.m. Nov. 16 at the State Theatre.

Students use break to fight for causes

By Sabrina Knight, Assistant News Editor • March 21, 2013
Don Austin, assistant director of community service and leadership development, discusses his experience at an alternative spring break, where participants focused on environmental issues such as hydraulic fracturing.

Video: Juan Gonzalez and “The Epic Story of Race and U.S. Media”

By Jaclyn Cataldi • February 28, 2013
Democracy Now! co-host Juan Gonzalez comes to Ithaca College to discuss "The Epic Story of Race and U.S. Media." Get an inside look at his Q&A with senior journalism major Nicole Orgrysko and speech in Emerson Suites this past Monday.

Alumna tackles education issues

By TinaMarie Craven, Assistant News Editor • November 26, 2012
Ithaca College alumna, Zena Patel '11, spoke to Assistant News Editor, TinaMarie Craven, about her involvement with City Year's educational campaign.

Milk Carton Kids spill details on recent successes

By Marissa Framarini, Contributing Writer • September 28, 2011
Most popular music hits rely on auto-tune and danceable beats, but Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattengale of The Milk Carton Kids — a minimalist duo — are gaining national recognition for their old-time folk gems.
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