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Berkeleys On Fire has punk innuendos and flavor on the surface while exploring deeper, more hard-hitting emotions within. The album is dynamic and varying.

Review: SWMRS album it burning with passion

By Hannah Fitzpatrick February 24, 2019

After Oakland-based punk-rock group SWMRS signed with New York City-based record label Fueled By Ramen and released its record label debut and overall third LP, “Drive North,” the band has returned...

IC Mixed brought artists together to express their identity through creativity. The event was one of many other Black History Month festivities at the college.

IC Mixed holds black history month collaborative art showcase

By Olivia Riggio February 20, 2019

Some students sit at a table in the center of the Campus Center’s Klingenstein Lounge, doodling on a large sheet of paper with paint and pastels. Others wander around the room, looking at vibrant visuals...

From left, Dharon Jones performed in the series finale of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt alongside Tituss Burgess who plays the character Titus Andromedon.

Q&A: Junior acting major in Netflix series finale

By Hannah Fitzpatrick February 20, 2019

Junior acting major Dharon Jones auditioned for a role in the Broadway musical “Mean Girls” but instead received an opportunity to appear in a Netflix hit. Jones was a dancer and extra in the final...

Rainswept is full of breathtaking art and music, but the game lacks character building and plot. The game also suffers from a plethora of glitches and errors that interrupt the immersive experience.

Review: “Rainswept” is a deluge of visceral visuals

By Avery Alexander February 20, 2019

A rich landscape of beautiful, rolling hills is quickly followed by the silhouette of a man in his window — then a heart-stopping bang leads to peaceful silence. This is the beginning of “Rainswept,”...

Female saxaphonist, composer, bandleader, educator and activist Roxy Coss is known for her work promoting women’s place in jazz music. Coss will be performing with the jazz ensemble at the college Feb. 27.

Jazz activist Roxy Coss to perform with jazz ensemble

By Ash Bailot February 19, 2019

It’s not every day that songs like “Nasty Women Grab Back” and “Feminist AF” are performed in the James J. Whalen Center for Music. The Ithaca College Jazz Ensemble and guest saxophonist Roxy...

Warground has an adorable, colorful art style and easy to understand mechanics. However, the strategy game lacks single-player options, making it very difficult to enjoy the games potential.

Review: “WarGround” is unplayable and underwhelming

By Vivian Goldstein February 18, 2019

WarGround is a free-to-play, turn-based strategy game on Steam — a platform that distributes games and related media, not unlike an online Gamestop — that offers new ideas and art styles to hide a...

Freshman Laura Trainor participates in a meditation in Muller Chapel.

Meditation helps students find their centers

By Noah Pincus February 13, 2019

On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, Muller Chapel hosts a temporary escape for the Ithaca College community. Both students and faculty assemble in the chapel sanctuary equipped with their meditation...

What Men Want is a poor attempt at exploring systematic misogyny. Instead of delving deep into issues and creating a comprehensive commentary, the movie only skims the surface of what it was trying to achieve.

Review: “What Men Want” is an inaccurate look into misogyny

By Alex Hartzog February 12, 2019

Many people, at one point in their lives, have wanted to know what the opposite sex keeps locked behind their lips. If one day someone actually had the ability to decipher these thoughts, what would happen?...

Jessica Pratt bears it all with her heartfelt album Quiet Signs. The album is combination of many genres and comes together as a truly unique listening experience.

Review: “Quiet Signs” is an intimate look into singer’s universe

By Sean Murphy February 11, 2019

It’s easy to listen to Jessica Pratt and forget the world around you. The folk singer-songwriter released her much-anticipated album, “Quiet Signs,” on Feb. 8. “Quiet Signs” comes after Pratt’s...

The Prodigy is full of predictable twists and turns and brings nothing new to the horror genre. However, the camera work and lighting make up for these pitfalls.

Review: “The Prodigy” is nothing special

By Selin Tuter February 11, 2019

What happens when a cold-blooded serial killer reincarnates into a newborn baby’s body? It becomes a huge mess. Though the events in “The Prodigy” are messy and gory, the storyline is even more...

From left, seniors Robin Mazer and Jonah Bobo perform at the Wheels for Women Benefit Cabaret. Kathleen Mulligan, associate professor in the Department of Theatre Arts, founded the charity seven years ago.

Cabaret benefits survivors of abuse in India

By James Baratta February 6, 2019

On Feb. 2, Wheels for Women performed in Clark Theatre for its 8th Annual Benefit Cabaret. Kathleen Mulligan, associate professor in the Department of Theatre Arts, founded the Wheels for Women charity...

The album is a powerful one and in it, the band successfully subverts their own style and introduces new attributes of their sound.

Review: “amo” ultimately succeeds despite various drawbacks

By Hannah Fitzpatrick February 3, 2019

English rockers Bring Me The Horizon initially came into the music scene as a death metal band, but almost 12 years after the release of their debut LP, “Count Your Blessings,” they are far from their...

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