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Letter to the editor: Malcolm & Marie review is inaccurate

Letter to the editor: Malcolm & Marie review is inaccurate

By Juliana Luis March 5, 2021
Malcolm & Marie isn’t Oscar-worthy, but I couldn’t help but notice the review’s inaccuracies. The author’s analysis seemed based upon a single watch.
Art Preparator Brian Quan and senior Annie Shaw are working hard to prepare the Handwerker Gallery for its opening Feb. 24.

The Handwerker Gallery opens its doors once again

By Eva Salzman, Assistant Life & Culture editor February 23, 2021
Art Preparator Brian Quan and senior Annie Shaw are working hard to prepare the Handwerker Gallery for its opening Feb. 24.
National Recap: TikTok is facing a potential U.S. ban

National Recap: TikTok is facing a potential U.S. ban

By John Turner September 22, 2020
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s move to ban TikTok from U.S. app stores has been temporarily postponed.
At a time when the overwhelming ethical concerns of social media have taken a back seat to the profit-at-all-costs business model of Silicon Valley, “The Social Dilemma” is perhaps the most necessary film of the past five years.

Review: Docudrama unveils darker side of social media

By Elijah de Castro, Staff Writer September 21, 2020
“The Social Dilemma” is perhaps the most necessary film of the past five years.
Eat the rich phenomenon dominates popular films

“Eat the rich” phenomenon dominates popular films

By Elijah de Castro May 19, 2020

When looking back on the most popular films of 2019, I noticed a trend. These films featured characters on the bottom of the socioeconomic spectrum enacting vengeance on those at the top. While the mainstream...

From left, freshman Josh Pusateri, freshman Brett Sullivan and sophomore Nathan Smith. Pusateri, Sullivan and Smith have all found popularity through the social media platform TikTok where they post videos and express themselves creatively.

College students use social media for creative self-expression

By Julia DiGeronimo December 5, 2019

With each college class, a new social media platform seems to take over. In 2004, Facebook, emerged, and in 2006, young people were captivated by Twitter. Students flocked to Instagram in 2010. And now,...

Sophomore Madolyn Laurine writes about the ways that some trends, especially on social media, can be exclusionary toward people with a lower income background, and how people need to be conscientious of that.

Commentary: Exclusionary pop culture fads need to be viewed as such

By Madolyn Laurine January 28, 2019
Something so small like a photo challenge might not seem impactful, but this coming change of the decade means our nostalgia as twenty-somethings will only grow.
The Office of the Provost at Ithaca College announced March 19 that the provost is currently seeking applications for three new positions.

College holds second forum in PRW on racist social media video

By Rachel Heller, Staff Writer December 13, 2018
About a dozen Ithaca College students attended a follow-up open forum Dec. 12 in the Peggy Ryan Williams Center to discuss a racial incident.
We Need To Talk: Social Media Usage

‘We Need To Talk’: Social Media Usage

November 25, 2018

This week, Sophia and Connor discuss college student’s social media usage. Listen to our podcasts on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify and Google Play!

Barstool Ithaca is a social media account on Instagram and Twitter that has posted content making fun of rape and commentary about Ithaca College athletes that include sexual references about women.

Barstool Ithaca raises questions about sports culture at IC

By Grace Elletson, News Editor October 25, 2017
A newly created social media account is raising questions about sexism in sports culture at Ithaca College.
Anthony Adornato, assistant professor in the Department of Journalism, recently authored a textbook guide for social and mobile media journalism.

Q&A: Professor leads in multimedia journalism field

By Meaghan McElroy, Opinion Editor September 20, 2017
Opinion Editor Meaghan McElroy spoke with Adornato about his book, the importance of Twitter, and the future of journalism and social media.
Ingrid Goes West stars Aubrey Plaza as a social media obsessed woman who travels across the country to stalk her celebrity idol.

Review: Complex characters go far in ‘Ingrid Goes West’

By Jake Leary, Life and Culture Editor August 27, 2017
"Ingrid Goes West" is a multifaceted, character-rich, hilarious examination of celebrity culture, mental illness and social media addiction.
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