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Buzzsaw Asks Why…

Posted on March 2nd, 2010 by C.R. Willsie

Ithaca College Didn’t Adequately Consider Off-Campus Students During Snowtorious B.I.G. It was what I had been waiting for: an Intercom Alert e-mail with the subject line “Notice to Campus Community Concerning Severe Weather.” It had been snowing hard for over 24 hours and I just knew that classes would be forced to cancel. But I [...]

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THE COOL: The Art of Tattoos

Posted on February 5th, 2010 by C.R. Willsie

By Carly Willsie Tattoos hurt like a bitch. Don’t let anyone tell you “Oh, oh, it just feels like a cat scratch.” Or, “It’s like a paper clip rubbing on your arm really fast! You could totally drink a milkshake during it.” No. Maybe if the cat had rabies or the paper clip was actually [...]

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Graffiti to Some, Fine Art to Others

Posted on January 29th, 2010 by C.R. Willsie

Street artists illegally post their artwork in advertising space in order to pose the question, “Who speaks for the public?”

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Cake Poem

Posted on December 4th, 2009 by C.R. Willsie

By C.R. Willsie There is a doughnut weight to things in my days: Heavier globes come back around after so many years; I find myself baking the same gray cakes, Waking up with the same groggy mouth. Heavier things, him, are here Ruining my every birthday dinner Making me go off in some black hood [...]

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