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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.
Steamed milk tops off a fresh cappuccino at The Shop.

Ithaca coffee shops pair sweet treats with ambiance

By Erin McClory, Contributing Writer • November 19, 2014
Ithaca's many coffee shops provide customers with a comfortable workspace and quality cups of Joe.
From left, sophomores Josh Kelly and Kaleb Cabisca, junior Jack Janson and freshmen Graesom Michaud and Anna Kelly are members of IC Life Without Borders. The objective of the group is to improve the quality of life for all things.

Ithaca College group devoted to acceptance without borders

By Allie Hartley, Contributing Writer • November 19, 2014
IC Life Without Borders, founded by sophomore Josh Kelly, is dedicated to acceptance in all forms.
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.
Senior Spencer Bailey studies calculus while walking on the treadmill in the Fitness Center on Nov. 11. Eight years ago, Bailey was in a drunk-driving car accident that changed his life.

Ithaca College student changes way of life after accident

By Spencer Pereira, Contributing Writer • November 12, 2014
Senior Spencer Bailey decided to change his life after a drunk-driving accident eight years ago.
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.
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Ithaca College Greens to produce six plays within 24 hour span

By Kalia Kornegay, Contributing Writer • September 10, 2014
IC Greens, Ithaca College's green party organization, will host a 24 hour-theater festival in which students will write and direct six different plays in 24 hours. The plays will be performed at 8 p.m. Sept. 12 in the Hill Center, room 104.
Lori Beard, also known as Gytha Oggsdottir, discusses the Dominion of Myrkfaelinn, the Ithaca chapter of the Society of Creative Anachronism. Outside of the SCA, Beard works for nonprofits.

Society of Creative Anachronism instates chapter in Ithaca

By Mimi Reynolds and Rebecca Hellmich, Staff Writer and Contributing Writer • October 30, 2013

The King of the East and the King of AEthelmearc took their positions at the center of the field. Gytha Oggsdottir stood with the other warriors, knowing the battle would begin when one of the kings fell....

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.
From left, Samuel Smith, Michael Smith and Isaiah Smith work on “Sculpture for Strolling” at the gallery.

Just ‘do it’: Collaborative art-making exhibit brings campus together

By Steven Pirani, Staff Writer • October 9, 2013
The Handwerker Gallery has brought 'do it,' an interactive art exhibit, to Ithaca College's campus.
From left, seniors John Horan and Meredith Jones accept their crowns at the Mr. and Ms. Ithaca pageant Oct. 8 in Emerson Suites.

Mr. and Ms. Ithaca 2013 crowns its winners

By Kamara Williams, Contributing Writer • October 9, 2013
Seniors John Horan and Meredith Jones were crowned Mr. and Ms. Ithaca on Oct. 8 in Emerson Suites.
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