Archive for the ‘News & Views’ Category

By Ryan Sharpstene If in the past month you’ve found yourself stopping for a minute staring inside the large front windows of South Cayuga Street’s newest eatery, Culture Shock, you’re not alone.   It’s hard not to stop on the busy side street to the Commons when you notice the new neon-green painted walls, disco [...]

How the TC3 experience differs from IC and Cornell By Maureen Tant Both Ithaca College and Cornell University help drive the local economy and dramatically increase Ithaca’s seasonal population, but there is another secondary education institution in Tompkins County, one that might not be immediately apparent to a non-local: Tompkins Cortland Community College.  Undergraduate tuition [...]

The movement to remove conflict minerals from campus By Gena Mangiaratti It’s hard to imagine how an iPod can be related to a war, but the materials used to make such technology are often from conflict areas.  In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, poor governing in the war-torn eastern region has allowed for armed [...]

Confessions of a self-loathing capitalist By Kevin Michels I paused on the precipice of Emerson Suites and bent down to lace up my Adidas, my fingers trembling with excitement. As I stood back up, I quickly dusted off my Old Navy jeans, straightened my North Face jacket and took one last deep breath. Freshman year, [...]

By Dee Dee* t was a Sunday night, and I was planning some alone time while my roommate was at work, when I heard a feverish and passionate scream come from the other side of the wall. I mean, we all know how surprisingly thin the concrete walls are in our residence halls. My first [...]

Foreign students struggle to adjust at Ithaca College By Meagan McGinnes Freshman Charles De-Ganga’s dimples deepened as he beamed with laughter. His smile is contagious. This winter break was the first time in six years his entire family was able to celebrate the holidays together at home under Nigeria’s hot sun, a welcome change in [...]

Reflections on protests in the U.S. and elsewhere By Jessica Santos Through raised signs and impassioned cries, protesters hope that their actions will positively influence government policy. However, recent protests in America haven’t carried the same momentum as they have since the 1960s, while protests around the world—Libya and Egypt, for example—have inspired citizens to [...]

Just a few minutes’ walk from the College Avenue parking lot, I stumbled upon Mexeo, fit tightly in a building at the end of Dryden Road. A mix of modern ambient music and the fiery scents of Southwestern cuisine greet customers when they pass through the main door. The building itself is small—it reminded me [...]

If all life’s experiences, I seem to have truly interesting ones, in regard to my sex life anyways. For those of you who are uncomfortable with gay sex, two guys being intimate, or the misadventures involving two men who will end up in bed with each other, please, save us all the trouble and turn [...]

By Emily Broat Looking around at white, architectural walls and an artfully deconstructed ceiling, the décor at Stella’s Restaurant, Bar and Café could easily be considered a distraction, but somehow the restaurant makes it work. Asymmetrical, glossy mahogany tables create a fun contrast with patterned tile floors, adding quirky sophistication and reminding us not to [...]