THE ITHACAN

Professor signs to agency after becoming TikTok sensation

By Matt Minton, Staff Writer • November 10, 2021

Since getting TikTok famous, Ithaca College professor Peter Johanns has signed to the talent agency A3. His agent is one of his former students.

Review: PinkPantheress leaves TikTok in excellent debut mixtape

By Charlie Becht, Staff Writer • October 27, 2021

On her new mixtape "to hell with it," PinkPantheress proves that she is more than just a trending sound on TikTok.

What college myths have you learned aren’t true?

By Alyssa Spady • September 23, 2021

Telling people that you’re headed to college is an almost instant invitation for them to either tell you about their experiences or for them to tell you some myth that they heard through the grapevine....

Review: Addison Rae stars in insipid Netflix remake

By Elijah de Castro, Assistant Life and Culture Editor • September 7, 2021

In "He's All That," a gender-swapped remake of the lukewarm 90's film "She's All That," TikTok star Addison Rae succeeds only at butchering dialogue.

Professor creates popular TikToks with son

May 6, 2021

Professor Peter Johanns creates humorous TikToks showing him being a ‘bad parent’ to his 11-year-old son.

Park professor goes viral on TikTok

By Molly Sheets, Staff Writer • May 5, 2021

Peter Johanns, associate professor in the Department of Media Arts, Sciences and Studies, posted his first TikTok "Tru-den Pen-ris" on Oct. 30, 2020.

Will hyperpop die like disco?

By Eva Salzman, Assistant Life & Culture editor • March 8, 2021

With hyperpop’s rocket to popularity and place in culture being so similar to that of disco’s, can we predict its potential plummet?

Q&A: Former athlete creates platform for women in sports

By Aidan Charde, Staff Writer • February 17, 2021

MaryKate Siegel ’19, a former Ithaca College field hockey player, recently founded a new social media brand called “Women Changing The Game” to help more young women enter the male-dominated world...

Review: Singles for the week of 10/2

By Arleigh Rodgers, Life & Culture Editor • October 3, 2020

Singles for the week of 10/2

Student uses TikTok platform to host musical theater workshops

By Hannah Fitzpatrick, Staff Writer • September 25, 2020

Ithaca College sophomore Alexa Chalnick has approximately 592,200 followers on the short-video app TikTok after posting songwriting challenges.

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.

TikTok dances spotlight pop music and small creators

By Eva Salzman, Staff Writer • July 9, 2020

Pop music has received quite the boost from TikTok, the latest and exceptionally popular video-sharing social media app. When users of the app come up with dance challenges to catchy pop songs like Amala...