Music on the Mind
Have you ever been cheered up by a certain piece of music? Has a song ever made you cry? Music can inspire exaltation and despair. It can bring back long-buried memories, and can even help with the management of brain disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease and autism. It is remarkable that the human brain is so deeply affected by a mere collection of organized sound.
Switching Over to the Dark Side
It is human nature to fear the unknown. We seek comfort in the familiar and often harbor resentment towards change. But change can be a good thing. With change comes an overflow of new ideas, feelings and concepts. There are, however, certain things in this world that are just not meant to change; I believe the Star Wars franchise belongs in this category.
Not Quite Ready
Ready to enter a small, unstable job market? Ready to be out of school? Not quite. When I entered into my fall semester of my senior year, I was expecting it to be my last semester. I had planned on making this my last semester, finishing all my classes and starting an internship in the spring. Dec. 1 was the internship paperwork deadline; the date to have everything set and to have a plan.
Eight Students Dead in “Magic” Bus Crash
A field trip at Walkerville Elementary School went awry last Monday when fourth grade teacher Ms.Valerie Frizzle led her class on a suicide/homicide mission.
The Mars Rover Diaries
The true story of a robot left to die on the big red rock
Rehabilitation Through Reading
The cell door closes and the solitude begins. By isolating and incarcerating prisoners as a form of punishment, prisoners are effectively removed and marginalized from mainstream society.
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REVIEW: Spring Awakening
Spring Awakening is the must see production of the entire Ithaca College 2012-2013 main stage season, with fantastic performances of the catchy rock musical score and incredible acting.
Review: The Vagina Monologues
As I stood outside of the doors in Emerson Suites on Saturday, February 16, the anticipation for a first time viewer of “The Vagina Monologues” created the same emotional confusion as that of entering a haunted house.
Review: Silver Linings Playbook
It’s a rare film that combines family, sports, mental illness, and love all into one. But Silver Linings Playbook does it, and does it well.
Affable but Average Robert Griffith III Doesn’t Understand Why Everyone is Disappointed to Meet Him
Griffin, a tall, lanky man in his thirties did say he had success as an athlete just not in football. “When I was twelve my friends encouraged me to try out football. There was this girl that I liked at the time that I was trying to impress, but my first throw hit her right in the face, and I never threw a ball again.”
No Girls Allowed: Seth MacFarlane Hosts the Oscars
Jokes can be politically incorrect. That’s fine. That’s great. It’s humor. It’s funny. – Except when it’s not. Except when those jokes are aired to an entire nation (of which, granted, only 40.3 million tuned in) and aren’t followed up with any sort of balancing force. Especially when those jokes don’t enlighten, but rather perpetuate established cycles. Not to mention when they’re jokes we’ve heard a thousand times before.
END OF AN ERA: 30 Rock
If you have not seen the finale of 30 Rock, do so before reading the following. If you have not seen the past 7 seasons of 30 Rock please do so now. I’ll wait.
REVIEW: Gianni Schicchi and Suor Angelica
A night at the opera. Not your typical college outing, but definitely worth the cultural experience that the Ithaca College Department of Theatre Arts and the School of Music provides through their two one-act operas by Giacomo Puccini, “Suor Angelica” and “Gianni Schicchi.”
Sites We Like
Campus Progress
Democracy Now!
Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR)
The Nation
Glenn Greenwald at Salon
Mother Jones
Alternet
Common Dreams
Talking Points Memo
The Daily Beast
Media Matters
The Bilerico Project
The Onion
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