Fuse summer 2009 | vol. 3 no. 2

Abby Jamiel ’11

I'm an art history major with a minor in art from Warwick, Rhode Island. I'll bestudying abroad in Greece this fall. I amalso in the honors program and on thewomen's varsity crew team.

Julie Kolson ’11

I’m a therapeutic recreation major fromthe Ardmore, Pennsylvania area. I loveworking with young kids in a variety ofsettings. After graduation, I hope to work in a hospital setting with kids of all ages.

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The Ithaca College Experience | summer 2009

Having done our own college searches, we know how hard it is to makethe right choice, especially when all the information you get sounds sosimilar. That’s why we’ve created Fuse magazine, a publication thatgives you a firsthand glimpse of the Ithaca College experience throughstories and photography by current IC students. Is Ithaca right for you?It’s your choice—and we hope this makes it easier.

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Writer/EditorsCourtney Clemente ’09Candace Edwards ’09Meredith Farley ’09Alyssa Figueora ’12Shanan Glandz ’09Maggie Hibma ’09Alyssa Letsch ’11Allison Musante ’10Katherine R. Slifer ’09Meghan Swope ’11

Photo EditorJeff Goodwin ’10

PhotographersCaylena Cahill ’10Nick Deel ’09 Mike Grippi ’10Nicole McAdoo ’11Allison Usavage ’12Matt Watkajtys ’11

VideographersLaura Caccavo ’10Kyle Kelley ’10

Vice President for Enrollment Management

Eric Maguire

Director of AdmissionGerard Turbide

Executive Director of MarketingCommunications

Tom Torello ’87

Executive EditorBonny Georgia Griffith ’92

Managing EditorLisa N. Maresca

Web EditorElise Nicol ’83

Print ManagerPeter M. Kilcoyne ’05

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Staff writers in this issue: Candace Edwards ’09Meredith Farley ’09Alyssa Figueroa ’12Shanan Glandz ’09Maggie Hibma ’09Alyssa Letsch ’11

Congratulations to our graduating seniors:

writers Courtney Clemente, Candace

Edwards, Meredith Farley, Shanan Glandz,

Maggie Hibma, Kat Slifer, and photographer

Nick Deel. You’re ready for the real world,

but is the real world ready for you?!

On the cover: Naomi Mark '10 works with her swim buddy in Understanding Disabilities.

Photo by Jeff Goodwin '10

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2 CAMPUS SCOOP• • • • • • • • • • • • • •

4 What’s Online

5 Spit It Out!Spit That! slam poetry club pro-motes the art of spoken word.

By Candace Edwards ’09

7 Fuse Guideto Surviving(and Thriving!)Your First YearGot freshman-year jitters? Fuse puts them to rest.

By Maggie Hibma ’09

16 ConnectingGenerationsThe Ithaca-Longview partnershipconnects students and seniors inmeaningful ways.

By Alyssa Figueroa ’12

18 Big Internship,Little CityGreat internship experiences can be anywhere—even righthere in Ithaca.

By Alyssa Letsch ’11

20 Shop Smart, Save BigSaving money is easy with these tips.

By Shanan Glandz ’09

21 Bloody Good TV

23 SPORTS REPORT

24 THE REAL DEALGot questions about IC? Our students have the answers.

12 Home Cooking Grab your apron and join theCulinary Arts Club for food,friendship, and fun.

By Meredith Farley ’09

Two Ithaca alums help bringHBO’s True Blood to life.

By Maggie Hibma ’09

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Volume 3, Issue 2. Summer 2009Copyright 2009 by Fuse, Ithaca College. All rights reserved. Ithaca College Fuse (USPS 24143) is published four times a year, quarterly (winter, spring, summer, and fall) by Ithaca College, Office of Admission, 953 Danby Road, Ithaca, NY 14850-7000. Periodicals postage paid at Ithaca, New York, and additional entry offices. Postmaster: Send address changes to Fuse, Ithaca College, Office of Admission, 953 Danby Road,Ithaca, NY 14850-7000.

14Swim LessonsMy intimate look at therapeutic recreation.By Julie Kolson ’11

10Artistic ExperimentsThe fusion of chemistry and art make for an inspiring experimental class.

By Abby Jamiel ’11

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Park School Unveils New MajorsDo you like to play video games? Ever dream of designing one from theground up? What about making an award-winning documentary? Startingthis fall, the Park School of Communications will be offering two newmajors to suit those interests.

The documentary studies and production B.A. is designed to preparestudents for a career as a documentary filmmaker. The program combinescourses in television-radio, journalism, and cinema and photography, giving you the foundation and skills you’ll need for documentary develop-ment as well as a variety of other jobs in the entertainment industry.

The focus of the new B.F.A. in game design and immersive media is ongame design, creation, and production of immersive media. You’ll learnhow to make games, including analog games (board games, dice games,

and card games) and 2D and 3D digital games. When you graduate,you’ll be ready for careers in game development, game writing,

character and level designing, quality assurance, producing,and more.

SPRINT TO THE FINISH FOR NEW ATHLETICS CENTER After receiving a $4 million gift from Atlantic Philanthropies toward the long-planned athletics and events center, the College needs just $1.7 million more before it can break ground. Atlantic Philanthropieshad previously given $25 million—which included a $7.5 million challenge grant—toward the project. The state-of-the-art facility will include a 130,000 square foot main building with a 7,000-seat performancespace, an outdoor stadium with lighted turf field, an aquatics pavilion with an eight-lane Olympic-sizeswimming pool and six outdoor tennis courts.

CAMPUSCOOP

Mark Mahoney ’85 was awarded the 2009Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing. The awardrecognizes the best reporting and publishing in a calendar year, and the winners typically comefrom the nation’s most well-known newspapers.

But who’s ever heard of Post-Star?With a circulation of only 34,000 the Post-Star of Glen Falls, New

York was by far the smallest paper among this year’s winners, butMahoney’s reputation for tackling complicated, contentious issueswith precision and humor helped him stand out against writers from the Washington Post and Chicago Tribune. Pulitzer Prize judgesgave him the award for his “relentless, down-to-earth editorials on the perils of local government secrecy, effectively admonishing citizens to uphold their right to know.”

Mahoney graduated with a bachelor’s degree in communicationmanagement. While at Ithaca he was the news director of WICB, thecampus radio station.

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Co-host of Today weekend edition and NBC Nightly Newsanchor Lester Holt visited Ithaca College last April asthe Jessica Savitch Distinguished Journalism Lecturer.

Holt has reported on some of the world’s mostimportant stories, including Operation Iraqi Freedom,Hurricane Katrina, and the war between Israel andLebanon. His lecture touched on many topics, includingcorporate ownership of mainstream news, biasbetween news networks, and the future of print and televised news. As he took questions from an audi-ence of interested students and community members,Holt offered a new tagline for the next generation ofjournalists to live by: “The truth sometimes hurts.”

Each year, the Jessica Savitch Lecture Series bringsa broadcast journalist to Ithaca College to honoralumna Jessica Savitch ’68. Past speakers includeNatalie Morales, NBC; David Muir ’95, ABC News; Steve Capus, NBC News; and Mara Liasson, NPR.

Fulbright AwardsGo To IC AlumsTwo Ithaca College alums receivedFulbright Awards, scholarships given to advance international research andincrease mutual understanding betweencitizens of other countries and those of the United States.

Melendy Krantz ’09, anthropology and politics double major, will travel toBangladesh where she will be studyinghow women's subcultures and caregiversubcultures in Bangladesh interact, andhow they affect the role of those whoassist with births. Krantz spent threeyears preparing her application because of her strong commitment to “learningabout the country and the language.”

Amy Cohen ’08, theater arts manage-ment major and co-founder of ICircus,will be focusing her research on circus as an art form in the United Kingdom.Her ultimate goal is to establish a circuseducation and performing center in the United States that provides educa-tion and outreach to all ages, abilities,and demographics.

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WHAT’S ONLINEDid you know that fuse.ithaca.edu is updated with fresh web exclusivesevery week? Don’t miss these hot new features!

Visit fuse.ithaca.edu/tags/web_exclusives for all this and more!

Fuse Goes to FLEFF Our writers, photographers, and videographers were all over the Finger Lakes EnvironmentalFilm Festival (FLEFF) this year to give you the ultimate inside look at this international event.

Home Sweet HOME Find out how this multicultural residence hall program makes dorm living more fun and engaging than ever.

The Brains Behind Walking,Talking, and Scratching an Itch IC’s neuroscience minor prepares students with real-world research into the human nervous system.

Fierce Fashion IC students strutted down the runway at the annual Capture the Dream fashion show andFuse was there to capture all the action.

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feature | SPIT IT OUT!

SpitThat! poetry group may sound somewhatcrude, however it’s anything but. “To ‘spit’means to say your poetry with passion and

feeling,” says club founder Jaylene Clark ’09. “If someone says ‘Spit that!’ while you are

performing, it is similar to saying,“Keep sayingwhat you have to say! I’m really feeling it!”

Spit That! was founded in 2006 to function as a poetry workshop. When Clark arrived

at Ithaca College, she wanted to continue her poetic development. When she didn’t see a creative outlet like Urban Word NYC, a nonprofit poetry workshop she had been

affiliated with New York City, she created one.

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Ithaca’s Poetry SceneThe poetry community in the greater

Ithaca area offers a variety of opportu-

nities for poets to express themselves

beyond South Hill. The Lost Dog Café

periodically hosts poetry slams

attended by students and community

members. Ithaca College has hosted

such poetry greats as Nikki Giovanni

and Saul Williams. Other notable

spoken word artists such as Sunni

Patterson and Yalini Dream have

also spoken in Ithaca.

In honor of Women’s History Month,

Cornell University hosted SALT Lines

Live, a slam poetry event. Andrea

Gibson (Women of the World Poetry

Slam Champion), Denise Jolly (Seattle

Poetry Slam), Sonya Renee (Individual

National Poetry Slam Champion), and

Tara Hardy (Bent Writing Institute)

performed at this event, which was

open to Ithaca College and the

Ithaca community.

Clark began writing poetry in thefifth grade, and eventually earned a spot on the Urban Word Slam team.Her talent, creativity, and ambitionhave earned her numerous titles,including the 2005 InternationalBrave New Voices Poetry Festival (for which she won as part of theUrban Word Slam team) and the2005 Harlem Live Poetry Slam. She’salso a three-time winner of theCornell Spoken Soul Poetry Slamand a published poet in Falling Hard:100 Love Poems by Teenagers.

Spit That! has grown from an ideato a dynamic and artistic enterprise.Last fall, the group hosted a phenom-enal sold-out evening of spokenword, featuring the poetry of SpitThat! members, as well as WritersBlock, a poetry group based in NewYork City.

The club meets weekly and holdsopen poetry workshops for anyonewho is interested. Clark and the exec-utive board create exercises for the members that facilitate poeticflow, spark new ideas, and explore creative thought and presentation.Clark also uses the exercises shehas learned with her involvement inUrban Word NYC.

Club member Kendra Sundal ’09says that she draws poetic inspira-tion from life. “I use my poetry asan outlet to express my anger, pain,and frustration.” Current presidentZaidy Morales ’12 says that anythingand everything inspires her poetry.Clark’s poetry, though, comes fromexperience. “I usually write whensomething I have experienced affectsme,” she says. “Whether I see some-thing in a movie, read it in a book,or have it actually happen to me,all of these things are included inthe action of just living one’s life.”

Member Nellie Cuddy ’10 neverconsidered herself a poet beforejoining Spit That! “I have grown somuch from being the shy, quiet onewho would observe, to getting upand sharing life experiences withthe group, to even performing onstage for others to see.”

Student body president CornellWoodson ’09 is also a fan of the club.“Spit That! is a revolutionary studentorganization. I have never seen sucha force of creativity and inspirationon this campus,” he says.

Clark’s poetry continues to grow,as well. She recently studied abroadin Trinidad and Tobago, and plansto incorporate this experience intothe progression and growth of SpitThat! She encourages others to travel,or at least research cultures outsideof themselves to realize the potentialthat the information can take themin their poetry.

On campus, Spit That! promotesawareness the power of spoken wordpoetry, and provides an outlet forexperienced and inexperienced poetsalike to participate in writing, expe-riencing, and performing poetry.Sundal says Spit That! helps heraccess the rhythm and tone of per-forming poetry. “It’s a very supportivegroup,” she says. “I am able to tryout work on them that I’m not donewith, and it helps me see where Iwant to take a piece.” Spit That! isthe perfect atmosphere for anyoneto grow and learn to articulate their experiences through a poetic lens.

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Ithaca College has over 150 clubsand organizations to join. Find one that piques your interest atwww.ithaca.edu/csli/orgs/directory.

(This page) Mia Jackson'11 practices her poetryat a Spit That! meeting,and (previous page)Aaron Hernandez '12reads one of his poems.

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feature | FIRST-YEAR SURVIVAL GUIDE

Samantha: I absolutely loved the campus feel, and when I took the tour I immediately felt right at home. The surrounding area has justenough excitement to entertain me but not so much that it’s distracting.The professors and advisers I met also made me feel welcome.

Kaylee: I chose Ithaca College mainly because of the physical therapyprogram. The program is so renowned and distinguished that I didn’t think I could go wrong. Also, when I came to visit the campus, it felt more rightthan any other college I visited.

The location is perfect for me. The area has tons of stuff to do and it'sabsolutely beautiful. The size of the school is great, too. It's big enough tohave a lot of diversity, but it's small enough to feel like you're a part of acampus community rather than a city, and it has small class sizes.

As a high school student, you probably have a lot of questions about what IC will really be like. Fuseinterviewed eight Ithaca College students aboutentering college. Here's what they had to say abouteasing into campus life.

WHY DID YOU CHOOSE ITHACA?

IC has plenty of ways for new students toget involved and learn their way aroundcampus. Follow these links to learn more.

First-Year Experiencewww.ithaca.edu/sacl/experience

First-Year Residence Hall Programwww.ithaca.edu/reslife/first_year_experience

Ithaca Seminarswww.ithaca.edu/ithacaseminar

Jumpstart Programwww.ithaca.edu/sacl/new_student/currentprograms/jumpstart

Student Clubs and Organizationswww.ithaca.edu/csli/orgs


Katrina: I'm very quiet when Ifirst meet people, so I worried that I wouldn't meet anybody and wouldspend my nights alone in my dormroom. Fortunately, a lot of outgoingpeople came up to me first, and Imet people everywhere here—inclass, on sports teams, in the dininghalls, at parties, through other peo-ple—everywhere!

Molly: I was worried about sharinga room with someone that I didn'tknow very well, but luckily myroommate and I became acquaintedat orientation.

I was also terrified about the academic work. At times I haveimmersed myself in my school-work to the exclusion of other activities, so I worried that I wouldbecome a bookworm. Everythingturned out to be fine, though. Thework is challenging but not too difficult. The professors here areunderstanding and supportive.

Molly: I participated in many ofthe programs, and they were allhelpful and rewarding. Participating in Lead-In was great because itallowed me to move onto campus alittle earlier and get to know peoplebefore classes started. It helped meacclimate to my surroundings andexplore a little before all the otherstudents arrived and classes started.

I also lived in first-year housing.Residents take part in special activi-ties geared to help them meet friendsand get to know each other. Makesure you get to know your residentassistant, too. He or she is alwaysthere to help you if you need it.

Daniel: I took part in Jumpstart’sCommunity Plunge and took anIthaca Seminar class. Jumpstart wasprobably the activity that made mytransition to Ithaca successful. Imade some great friendships, got tomove in early, and had a good time. I also learned a lot about the city ofIthaca that you don't get from theadmissions office, like where to shopand how to get to the gorges.

Katherine: College is a wonder-ful experience full of new and excitingthings. There will be some challengesand some adjustment, but as long as you’re flexible and willing to workhard you’ll do very well. You don’tneed to become involved in everysingle club on campus to make friends.Pick the things you want to do andthat make you happy. Spend timewith people with similar interests,but be open to meeting new people.Getting involved as much as you canis the single best thing you can do!

Kaylee: Start by doing a Jumpstartprogram, such as ECHO, becausemany students speak highly of thoseexperiences. Also, get involved in as many organizations as you can,whether it's a sport or a club—you'llmeet new people who may becomeyour best friends. On move-in day,introduce yourself to the other stu-dents on your floor. My roommateand I became great friends with someof the people we met on our first nighthere, and it also gives you people togo to dinner with that first night!

Riley: Ithaca is an awesome com-munity. Everyone is always smilingaround campus and no one is ever tooshy to give a simple hello! Becominginvolved and being open to experi-encing different things is such a great way to make friends. Thereare so many programs and activitiesto get involved in at Ithaca—theopportunities are endless. Try newthings, and seize every opportunityyou have!

Karin: Remember that it’s alrightto take things at your own pace. Somepeople need to push themselves tomeet people, whereas others simplydo it. Also, some students have diffi-culty with time management andfind themselves sacrificing work forsocializing or vice versa. College canprovide you a lot of spare time, andif you deal with it the right way, you'llhave plenty of time for everything.

Read the full interview and learnabout other first-year programs atfuse.ithaca.edu.

DID YOU TAKE PARTIN ANY PROGRAMSSPECIFICALLY FORFRESHMEN?

WHAT WERE YOUNERVOUS ABOUT?

WHAT ADVICE WOULDYOU GIVE STUDENTSABOUT HOW TO MAKE A SMOOTH TRANSITIONTO COLLEGE?

feature | ARTISTIC EXPERIMENTS

I am an art history major, but I didn't start out that way. I wasoriginally an exploratory student.During that time I fulfilled mygeneral education requirements.When registering for theseclasses my adviser informed meabout an experimental classcalled Chemistry and Art. Huh?Chemistry and art? Together? Are they not the oil and water of the academic world? I wasintrigued and quickly registeredfor it.

This course certainly was unconventional. First, it was taught by two professors: Gary Wells,associate professor and chair of art history, andMichael Haaf, associate professor of chemistry.The twice-weekly class was almost always dividedby subject: Tuesdays were reserved for art history,and Thursdays were designated for chemistry. On art history days we examined the historical andcultural backgrounds of paintings, sculptures, andartists, as well as the artistic contexts of scientificprinciples and chemical discoveries. We learned,

ExperimentsThe Fusion of Chemistry and Art

I guess the echoing question of

“when willI ever use this”does have an answer.

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for example, that there was an outstanding presence of the color purple throughout theImpressionist movement because it was duringthat period that the first synthetic purple paintbecame widely available. During days focusedon chemistry we learned not only chemistrybasics but also what the subject can revealabout art. Scientific tools such as X-ray orinfrared analysis allow historians and scientistsalike to date ancient paper and canvas.

In our labs we created artwork with scientificequipment instead of with paints and paint-brushes. We created our own printing platesusing a process called etching, which involvedengraving a design on a piece of copper andplacing it in acid to form a kind of stamp. Inanother lab we used an electrical current tochange the properties of a piece of wire. Thewire changed from its original slate gray to abright sky blue, to a deep purple, to a hot pinkmagenta. The higher the voltage, the more thecolor changed. These transformed pieces of wire were then fashioned into our own pair offashionable and educational earrings. Otherlabs involved the creation of our own pigments(the tiny particles that give paint its color) andthat favorite summer camp activity—ty-dyeing.

In addition to creating artwork in a laboratorysetting, we took our newly acquired knowledgeon the road to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, where we explored the scientific department and conservation labs. We observed conservators restoring ancient

Islamic art and scientists using the same equip-ment that we used in our own labs to analyze the structure of molecules. I guess the echoingquestion of “when will I ever use this” does have an answer.

The trip, and this class, gave me a glimpse into a possible career that I had never previ-ously considered—art conservation. Mostundergraduates are not exposed to art conser-vation because such classes are typicallyoffered at the graduate level. As a freshman I not only had the opportunity to learn aboutconservancy but was also able to explore one of the biggest conservation labs in the country at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, making me one very lucky student.

I have a feeling Chemistry and Art will end up being one of the most interesting courses I take as an undergraduate. It successfully satisfied my personal curiosities in the field of art conservation as well as my intellectualdesires to find a practical unity between twoseemingly different areas of inquiry. Findingand exploring these commonalities in our world are the true definition of learning and knowledge.

Fraudulent ArtThe Taking of ChristMichelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio

Art fraud and forgery have been around as long as the discipline of art itself,causing international headaches formuseum curators and historians. Howare they to know if a classic masterpiece is just that, or an extremely accurate (and far less valuable) copy?

The Taking of Christ was investigated for approximately two years after beingdiscovered in the home of Jesuit priests in Ireland. The work underwent intensivecleaning and chemical analysis of its glue, paint, and canvas pigments for verification of time period and region oforigin. After a combination of chemicaltests and examination by a curator skilled in recognizing the painting characteristics of Caravaggio, the workwas deemed legitimate.

Although science cannot undeniably prove that the work was painted byCaravaggio’s hand, it places the paintingin the correct historical and regional contexts and reveals consistency withthe type of paint and canvas used in otherCaravaggio pieces.

Discover IC’s other unusualclasses at fuse.ithaca.edu.

Students gain hands-on experience in Chemistry and Art.›

feature | HOME COOKING

et’s face it, dining hall food can get a little predictable. Though there is something

undeniably comforting about know-ing there will be mashed potatoesevery other Wednesday, even non-gourmet palates tend to crave a bit of culinary adventure.

The IC Culinary Arts Club is theperfect refuge for students who longfor a custom-made meal. Studentswho like to cook have the opportu-nity to use the Tower Club’s profes-sional kitchen to whip up somedelicious dishes.

The club receives funding fromthe Student Government Association,and members subsidize their budgetby baking and selling pies at theannual Apple Harvest Festival on theIthaca Commons. The group alsohosts the occasional bake sale. Themoney raised is used for ingredientsand cooking supplies for the rest ofthe year.

The club meets every other week in the Tower Club kitchen. Eachmeeting has a theme, such as Italiannight, Mexican night, or fonduenight, and the members attempt to make the culinary classics fromscratch. On Italian night, dishes mayinclude such favorites as chickenwith fettuccine, chicken parmesan,eggplant parmesan, and lasagna.Mexican night features tequilachicken, empanadas, and quesa-dillas with chorizo. Fondue night,featuring both savory and sweetdips, is always a hit.

Most members get their recipes off the Internet. “It’s really convenient,especially because most students Iknow don’t have cookbooks in theirdorm rooms,” says Shawn Flader ’10,club president.

Other members opt to make exoticnew concoctions such as Thai pizza,a pizza crust topped with peanutsauce, carrots, bean sprouts, chicken,

Swiss cheese, and chopped peanuts.These experiments can even turnout better than old standbys. “Wedidn’t have such good luck with our fettuccine alfredo,” says Flader.“Instead of the alfredo being lightand creamy,” he explains, “it wasthick and gloppy.”

The Tower Club, known for itsspectacular views, is the perfect spot for the meetings. It has a fully-stocked kitchen, and the diningroom provides a place to enjoy the meal.

“On the night of the meeting wecome in and cook the recipes, thenwe all sit down and eat it togetherfamily style,” says Danine Dibble,the group’s adviser.

The group also reaches out to theIthaca community. They have raisedmoney for Loaves and Fishes, and havecooked and dined with Longview senior community residents.

The lure of delicious food and anafter-hours glimpse of the luxuriousTower Club entices students up tothe top floor to participate, even oncold winter evenings.

“I love cooking and eating, so the concept of having a club where I can do both and not have to payfor anything is a dream come true,”says Flader. “I get the opportunity to have a home-cooked dinner once every two weeks, instead ofeating the fairly repetitive dininghall food.”

There’s also the kitchen cama-raderie that draws members backevery meeting, “It’s a very relaxedenvironment,” says Flader. “Everyoneis very cooperative and we help oneanother. For me, it’s the one timeduring the week when I don’t haveto worry about what homework Ihave, just about which dishes I wantto try the most.”

HOMECOOKINGwith the Culinary Arts Club by MEREDITH FARLEY ’09

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To learn more,visit www.ithaca.edu/culinaryarts and for more recipes visit fuse.ithaca.edu.

Do You Fondue?One of the Culinary Club’s favorite nights is fonduenight. The retro dip seems complicated, but it’s actu-ally as simple as it is delicious. Perfect for a party orhomemade dessert, chocolate fondue is especiallyeasy. Just remember, it’s all fun and games untilsomeone gets burned by boiling chocolate.

C H O C O L A T E F O N D U E R E C I P E

12 ounces of dark chocolate (chips or roughlychopped if from a block)

8 ounces of heavy cream

1/4 tsp of salt

Dippables: strawberries and bananas are fondueclassics, but you can try almost anything. Apples,marshmallows, bits of angel food cake are allgreat options, too.

Directions:

Warm the cream over moderate heat until tinybubbles show and begins to lightly and slowly boil. Add the chocolate and whisk until smoothand fully incorporated.

Immediately transfer to a fondue pot heated at low or with a low flame, or serve straight from the pot.

Arrange your dippables on a platter or platesaround the chocolate pot. Use a fondue fork, bamboo skewer, seafood fork, or salad fork to dip the fruit pieces and other dippables into the hot melted cream chocolate mixture. Eat immediately!

If the fondue begins to feel a little stiff, add a table-spoon of heavy cream and stir. It will help it go a little longer. Eventually, it will cook down though and you may need to start a new pot.

Enjoy!

feature | SWIM LESSONS

LessoSwimby JULIE KOLSON ’11

(Left) Michael Moyer ’12 and (below) Max Duell ’12 work with their swim buddies in class.

hrough the years, Ithaca College has developed a strong andmeaningful relationship with

students and teachers of the FranziskaRacker Center, a nonprofit organiza-tion founded in 1948 that serveschildren, adolescents, and adults withspecial needs. Once a week a groupof about 20 young children fromthe center are bused to IC to workwith students in Ithaca’s therapeuticrecreation major.

The popular course UnderstandingDisabilities pairs IC students with adisabled child in a therapeutic swimprogram. The disabilities range fromcognitive disability, to mental illness,physical disability, and sensory impair-ment. For 50 minutes, students workone-on-one with a swim buddy inthe indoor pool, gaining an incredibleamount of experience in workingwith a disabled child in an intimateatmosphere. As the weeks progresseach student develops a crucial senseof rapport and comfort with theirswim buddy.

My swim buddy was an energeticyet timid five-year-old girl namedLexie. Her blonde hair and adorablesmile quickly won me over. Lexie

suffers from a severe case of ADHD,as well as instability on her feet, andother disorders. My objectives wereto keep her entertained and to helpher feel secure while in my arms.

Lexie was enthusiastic about gettinginto the pool, but once she realizedthat she was separated from herteachers she frequently displayed alook of panic. Our sessions centeredon cultivating Lexie’s comfort levelwith being in the pool and looseningthe dependency on her teachers.

My most frequently used teachingtools were Lexie’s heroes, Big Birdand Dora the Explorer. When in thepool, it was those two TV charactersthat she looked to for comfort and a sense of security. Each week therewould be a variety of blow up toyswith popular cartoon pictures deco-rating each float. I would almostalways point to the toy displayingDora the Explorer’s face on it, floatingin the deep end. Lexie would thenabruptly relax and loosen her griparound my neck.

When the semester began we weretold that the primary goal was to geteach child to feel content in the pool,but it was ok if the child never evenset foot in the water. Keeping that inmind, I was both proud and surprisedwhen during our first swim sessionshy Lexie expressed an immediateinterest in going in. However, the next week and for several weeks after that, Lexie was very resistantto getting into the pool for morethan a few minutes. As the weeks

progressed there was improvementin her communication and overalltrust. We worked on this throughoutthe semester, and even though werarely spent a full session in the water,I was satisfied because I saw herconfidence increase with each class.

Other students in the course hadequally fulfilling experiences.

“Working with the students at theRacker Center was the most enrichingexperience I’ve had thus far at IthacaCollege,” says fellow classmate KateZaleski ’11. “Although the swim pro-gram was designed specifically tobenefit children with disabilities, I walked away from the programlearning just as much from thesekids as they learned from me.”

I still think of my experience withLexie fondly and smile. When I firstcame to Ithaca College, I knew that I wanted to work with kids but aftertaking this hands-on course my careergoals have been solidified. My aim is to work with young children witha variety of disabilities or illnesses ina hospital setting. That passion paral-lels my current therapeutic recreationmajor, which focuses on working one-on-one with people of all ages in avariety of settings.

Having taken the UnderstandingDisabilities course, I now have moreconfidence as I approach graduation.I’m still amazed at how spending just50 minutes a week for one semesterwith a five-year-old girl could leaveme with such helpful knowledge andlasting memories.

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CLINICS AND LABSThe School of Health Sciencesand Human Performance boastsseven labs and clinics wherestudents gain hands-on experi-ence in their fields. Studentsstudying athletic training haveaccess to two facilities that havethe combined space of over 1,900 sq. ft. OT and PT studentswork as aides, supervised byfaculty or staff, in the clinic andreception area. The speech andhearing clinic allows students toparticipate in diagnostic or ther-apeutic services as part of theireducation and training, while theWellness Clinic enhances thepractical experiences of exerciseand sport science studentsthrough guided clinical training.Read more about the clinics atwww.ithaca.edu/hshp/clinics.

ast fall, Sabrina Higgins ’09 traveled to Longview,a residential senior community in Ithaca, twicea week to teach Harold Sweet, 95, how to use a

computer. When they began he didn’t even know how to turn it on, but after a few weeks he was emailing with hisfamily. “He didn’t call the computer a ‘monster’ anymore,”Higgins remembers.

Though Sweet passed away last year, Higgins says theirrelationship is her fondest memory of her time at Longview.His family even provided her with a copy of his journal after-wards in which he spoke about her. “I didn’t even know hetalked about me to his family,” she says. “In one semester, Imade such a difference in his life, and he made one in mine.”

Each year, approximately 300 students and 25 facultymembers from every school participate in clinical, academic,and volunteer activities with Longview residents. Physicaltherapy majors work with residents as part of their motordevelopment course, accounting majors help residents withtheir taxes, and students in communication courses organizeevents for the residents, just to name a few.

“Ithaca College students are really lucky to have such a wonderful facility right up the road to get such greatexperience,” Higgins says.

Students clubs also participate in the partnership. Both the dance club and gymnastics team have performed there. The College’s volunteer organization, Circle K, plays bingowith residents every Monday, and the gerontology club givesresidents makeovers as part of their Glam Girls program.Student singers even perform with residents in the inter-generational choir.

Integrated marketing communications major Dan Haack’10 has been volunteering at Longview since his freshmanyear as part of the Longview Literary Circle program, where

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Unique Partnership BringsStudents and Seniors Together

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he and other students gather withresidents to read short stories. “It isreally fascinating to get the residents’perspectives,” he explains. “Inter-acting with senior citizens takes youout of the college bubble whereyou’re surrounded by your peers.Their wisdom is something you can’tget in the classroom.”

Or maybe you can. Besides makingappearances in the library, at footballgames, and at various performances,some Longview residents attendclasses on campus. Residents havesat in on history classes to talk aboutlife during the Great Depression andhave spoken in aging studies classesabout what it’s like growing older.

“We like to keep our minds active,while being able to offer stuff to thestudents,” explains Don Burton, 82.Both Don and his wife, Doris, attendan aging studies class at IC threetimes per week.

Back at Longview, Don participatesin the Slice of Life program, in whichoccupational therapy students andresidents teach each other some-thing new. For example, Don teachesthe OT students about differentplants in the greenhouse while thestudents teach him how to bake.

Doris enjoys the Be Sharp, StaySharp program, run by Chris Pogorzala,Ithaca College/Longview coordinatorand assistant professor of gerontol-ogy. The program engages residentsin word, number, memory, and creative activities.

“The desire to keep learning andkeep social interaction going is allpositive for people as they age,”Pogorzala says of these programs.

With over 40 programs in placethroughout a typical semester, stu-dents and residents have many waysto come together and appreciateeach other. John Krout, professor ofgerontology and the director of the Gerontology Institute at IC saysthat Ithaca College is one of the fewschools that offer students and seniorcitizens such an interactive experience.

Members from both groups arecertainly appreciative of this dis-tinctive collaboration. Don says the students “are young and ener-getic, and have a fresh outlook onlife. It’s very interesting to get toknow them.”

Visiting Longview is one of Haack’sfavorite times during the week. Itrelieves stress and he values thefriendship he has made with his elders, especially his relationshipwith 75-year-old resident EleanorMerrifield. “She’s feisty, sassy, ontop of her game,” he says. “I’ve spenthours listening to her talk about her life and telling her what wasgoing on in mine.”

Participating at Longview is agreat choice for incoming students,adds Higgins. "It's a good way to get involved with the community,make a connection, and get adviceand wisdom from someone olderthan you."

John Krout was honored by the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education for founding and directinga task force aimed at incorporating aging studies into K-12 curricula. Krout believes children should learnabout aging at a young age, when they start forming views of people. “Many children pick up on negativestereotypes about aging and this can affect their interest in older people and careers in aging,” says Krout.“It is also important for children to begin to understand what happens as they age.”


“Interacting with senior citizens takesyou out of the college bubble whereyou’re surrounded by your peers. Their wisdom is something you can’t get in the classroom.”

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any students aredrawn to big cities

when it comes to internships, butit’s not necessary to travel far and wide to do something worth-while for your future. John O’Hara’09 learned that last fall whileinterning with the DowntownIthaca Alliance (DIA).

The DIA is a nonprofit organiza-tion that serves as a liaison betweenthe businesses in downtown Ithaca,and strives to revitalize and developdowntown. Through the work of the DIA, businesses in Ithaca cometogether to put on events for theIthaca community, such as the AppleHarvest Festival (a.k.a. Applefest),the Chili Cook-Off, and the HolidayParade of Ice. These well-knownevents, attended by members of the Ithaca community and IC students alike, take a lot of hardwork and preparation, whichO’Hara learned firsthand.

O’Hara is a business administra-tion major with a management concentration and minor in legalstudies. Originally hired as theretail operations intern, he becamethe events and marketing internwhen the sponsor left. Althoughthis position didn’t exactly matchhis field of study, O’Hara quickly

realized that management carriesover into events and marketing. “I saw how a lot of managementtechniques I learned in class apply to the behind-the-scenes work,”O’Hara explains.

Although his official title carriedthe word “intern,” O’Hara was treated as anything but. His jobresponsibilities paralleled those of his manager, Vicki Taylor, theevents and marketing director, andhe maintained a great deal of inde-pendence on the job. He enjoyed the balance between office dutiesand working with clients face-to-face, and he quickly learned thatpeople skills, energy, and a goodpersonality are a must when work-ing in events planning.

O’Hara started his internship justprior to the DIA’s biggest event ofthe season, Applefest, held in lateSeptember. He was thrown rightinto the crucial planning and execu-tion stages of the event, discoveringthat there’s much more than meetsthe eye to these productions. “Youhave to work with the local govern-ment, New York State officials, andall the vendors, making sure every-thing is by the books and meets specific codes,” he explains. Forexample, Applefest brings thousands

of people and dozens of vendors tothe Ithaca Commons for one week-end. Only O’Hara and Taylor werein charge of these vendors. Detailssuch as tabling proximity and loca-tion of vendors on the street had tobe configured to the inch.

Many of O’Hara’s responsibilitiesinvolved communication with otherbusinesses and marketing the DIA.He served as the face of the DIA,speaking with vendors, cold calling,and soliciting feedback at events.O’Hara was also put in charge of adowntown Ithaca gift cards proposal,putting more of his business know-ledge to work. His favorite part ofthe whole experience, however, wasthe actual events. “Seeing the cul-mination of all your work, seeing itall happen, it’s a rewarding feeling,”he says with pride.

This internship was O’Hara’s sec-ond. Last summer, he worked as amanagement trainee at EnterpriseRent-A-Car in Norwood, Massachu-setts. From working with insurancecompanies, contracts, and doingcredit checks, to working the frontline, and even washing cars, O’Harakept the customers happy and busi-ness operations running smoothly.The company’s slogan “Enterprisewill pick you up,” was a standard that

MGreat experiences can be anywhere

by ALYSSA LETSCH ’11

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Tips to nail that interviewYou got the call for an interview, but now what? Stefany Fattor, the School of Business internship program director, shares some essential tips sure to make you stand out from the rest of the pack.

› Research companiesSome of the best internships can be found bydoing research and looking for opportunities in non-traditional places, including classifiedads, alumni online communities, and theYellow Pages. Other good resources are theOffice of Career Services and your school’sinternship coordinator.

› NetworkNetworking is the art of making connections.From the moment you arrive at IC, you shouldbe reaching out to alumni and other profes-sionals for advice and information. Maintainthose relationships so that when it becomestime to find an internship you have a strongnetwork of people to approach.

› Customize your resumeA great resume and cover letter do not get youan internship. They get you an interview. Sodon’t send the same resume and cover letterto all potential employers. Tailor your coverletter and resume to the company to whichyou are applying. The job description of theposition you are applying for and the companyvalues you learned while researching the posi-tion should dictate what you highlight.

› ImpressKnow as much about the company as possiblebefore you go to the interview. Find out asmuch as you can about what it takes to suc-ceed in that company so you can prove youhave those traits.

› Prepare answers and practice out loudMake sure your answers are concise and givespecific examples of your successes.

O’Hara experiencedhimself. “Many timesI would take the carright to the customer.”On one occasion, he got to go into the NewEngland Patriots lockerroom to bring a player a car.Another time he brought a carto singer Kenny Chesney’s bus driver and got a tour of the bus.

“I realized how important serviceand trust are in companies. Peoplepaid for our good service, and somepeople would drive an hour just to deal with our branch,” he says.O’Hara took this to heart and madelasting impressions with many cus-tomers. His name was mentionedtwice in a quality survey distributedto customers, and he now has agreat networking opportunity with-in the company.

“The greatest thing about theseinternships is experiencing theintangible things you don’t learn in class,” he says. Whether it’sworking with a large corporation or a small partnership, there truly is no better preparation than hands-on experience.

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Interested in a career in business? See what internship opportunities

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Judging from what’s in thenews these days, it seemslike everyone is worriedabout making ends meet.The current financial crisis,rising food and energy costs,and increasing unemploy-ment rates are on most people’s minds, and collegestudents are no exception.

Living on your own can bedifficult when money is tight.The good news is that it’seasy—and even fun—to savemoney once you know how.Here are a few of our favoriteways to keep your piggy bankfrom squealing.

Shop theInternet

The deals and steals you can find on the web are endless—if you knowwhere to look. Elliott Feedore ’09,found a hidden resource on Facebook.

“I was invited to a free food events group that includes money-saving giveaways like sandwiches at McDonalds,” says Feedore.

Other helpful sites includeCraigslist.com, which has local deals, services, and sellers directlyconnected to the Ithaca area, andSlickdeals.net, which is the product of bargain hunters’ efforts to findthe best savings on essentials likeUSB drives, cookware, clothing, and furniture from major retailersthroughout the United States.

Shop LocalIthaca’s vibrant downtown offerssome serious steals. Local storesoffer vintage clothing and second-hand bookstores where you can get a trendy outfit or a text for class on the cheap. Local Ithacafood vendors often beat the bigstores in taste—the pastries andbaked goods sold by Ithaca locals,especially the Amish, often sell forcheaper than their counterparts at the local chain supermarkets—and they taste better, too!

Shop Around for Textbooks

The campus bookstore is not youronly option. Since book lists areposted ahead of time on the book-store’s website along with textbookpricing and availability, it’s easy for the bargain-hunting student to shop around. Check the pricelistings at Borders and Barnes &Noble, both of which are in town and easily accessible by bus. Can’tfind deals at these places? Onlinebook sellers like Amazon.com orBelltowerbooks.com offer hundredsof used textbooks that cost muchless than what you’d pay for newbooks. As long as you make sureyou’ve got all the class materialsyour professor requires, shopping atalternative book sellers is a greatoption. Who wants to wait in thelong line at the bookstore, anyway?

RecycleIt’s hard to ignore the fact that recycling used goods is a way of life for Ithaca residents. Fortunatelyfor you, this habit means that the

essentials for college life can comecheaper than you think.

TIOLI, short for take it or leave it,is an Ithaca College yard sale thathappens at the beginning of the fallsemester. You’ll find everything youneed for dorm life, from floor lampsto bookcases to notebooks to elec-tronics, all at garage sale prices.

Ithaca Freecycle is an email listwhere Ithacans post items for thatthey no longer want. It’s a great wayto get the stuff you need for yourdorm for free. Participate in theproud Ithaca tradition of reusingand recycling!

Living on a tight budget is hard but a little creativity can go a long waytoward living at school in style. Highereducation isn’t cheap, but by usingthese tips and tricks—and developinga few of your own—daily dorm livingdoesn’t have to break the bank.

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GOOD TVIthaca Alums Bring HBO’s

by MAGGIE HIBMA ’09

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he HBO series True Blood,a show about vampires and the inhabitants of a small

Louisiana town, is known for its inter-esting characters and great specialeffects. It takes a massive amount ofpeople to bring the show to life, twoof whom are Ithaca College alums.

Victoria Tidmarch ’04 was a cinema and photography major at IC, where she worked on film projects of her own as well as otherstudent productions. Her interest in film led her to the Park School’s L.A. program, where she internedfor an agent who represented cinematographers.

“The L.A. program was very valuable to me,” says Tidmarch. “It gave me a taste of the industry,and it was that experience thatmade me confident enough to come out here [after graduation].”

Prior to True Blood Tidmarchworked as a camera assistant on the pilot of the show Life, and on the movie Prom Night. Then she was offered a job as a film loader on the True Blood pilot. When theshow was picked up, she stayed on the set as a camera assistant.

While the work is hard and thehours are long, Tidmarch loves it. In fact, she says True Blood is proba-bly the biggest project she’s workedon to date. An average day on set runs14 to 15 hours—some days she shootsfrom 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., sincethe show has a lot of night scenes.

Those longs hours can take their toll, though. “It’s reallyexhausting because I have to bethere earlier than everyone else to set up, break down, and send the film to the lab. I can’t really sit down all day,” she explains.

While Tidmarch is busy filming the show, fellow IC alum ChrisSalamone ’01 is working behind the scenes as a grip.

“[Grips] are the go-to guys onset,” Salamone explains. “We are incharge of all non-electrical lighting,lighting control, lighting color, andlight shaping. We are also in chargeof camera rigging, camera move-ment, stage rigging, stage lighting,and on-set construction. Anytimeyou see a shot in motion, a grip isbehind it.”

Salamone, who was a writingmajor, didn’t participate in the L.A. program, but moved out there soon after graduation to pursue hiscareer in the entertainment industry.He held many jobs before becoming a grip on True Blood, working as anextra on shows including Scrubsand ER, and as a production assis-tant on others, where he learnedhow all the equipment worked. He’s also worked on such popular shows as Heroes, Pushing Daisies,Californication, and CSI.

Much like Tidmarch’s, Salamone’sdays as a grip are long.

“A typical day would be waking upat 5:00 a.m., driving to location orstage, and off-loading our 48-foottruck with the tools we need through-out the day,” he explains. “There isso much equipment that we haveour own language.”

The work is demanding, butSalamone says that the best part of working on True Blood is the talented crew.

“Having a great crew makes it alot of fun to come into work eachday, despite the workload. Plus, ifyou’ve seen the show, you know wehave a lot of laughs and a good time creating the special effects,” he says.

While Tidmarch and Salamoneare pursuing their goals on the WestCoast they haven’t forgotten aboutwhat it was like to live in Ithaca—or what it was like to be a student.

“There’s a certain magic, and anenergy about Ithaca that sticks withyou forever,” says Salamone. “I wasblessed to make a number of friendsoutside of my department. Thosefriends helped ease the transitionout of Ithaca into Los Angeles, asmost of my best friends caravannedout here with me and are still amajor part of my life.”

“I’m still in touch with students who graduated my year and are out here,” Tidmarch adds. “It makesme proud to know that others havecome out here from Ithaca to makea living.” Even if that living is withthe undead.

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If a semester in Hollywood interests you,visit www.ithaca.edu/rhp/laprog.

“The L.A. program was very valuable to me. It gave me a taste of the industry, and it wasthat experience that made me confidentenough to come out here [after graduation].”

WHAT IS A GRIP?A grip is someone who worksclosely with the camera de-partment and the electricaldepartment behind the scenes on a TV or film set.

THERE ARE SEVERAL TYPES OF GRIPS:

Dolly Grip Operates the dolly, a piece of equipment designed forsmooth camera shots.

Construction Grip Responsible for setting up and tearing down the set.

Key GripThe head honcho of the grips. This is the go-to guy.

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Freshman Wrestler Named Rookie of the YearSeth Ecker ’12 has been named Empire Collegiate Wrestling Conference (ECWC)Rookie of the Year. He earned all-America honors at the NCAA Championships, won the season-opening Ithaca Invitational, and was named the meet’s MostOutstanding Wrestler, earning Wrestler of the Week honors from the ECWC andD3wrestle.com. He later won the ECWC title to earn an automatic bid to nationals.

Bombers athletes swept the Empire 8women’s indoor track and field awards.Marcia McCord ’11 won her second straight Track Athlete of the Year Award,while Emma Dewart ’12 was named FieldAthlete of the Year and Rookie of the Year.

McCord won Empire 8 titles in both the55- and 200-meter dashes. She was namedTrack Athlete of the Meet at the New YorkState Collegiate Track Conference Cham-pionships, where she won the 55- and 200-meter dashes, as well as the long and triplejump, and was ECAC champion in the 400-meter dash. During the 2008–09 season,she set four Ithaca records in the 60-meterdash, 300-meter dash, long jump, andtriple jump.

Dewart won the pentathlon at both theNYSCTC and ECAC championships andgarnered all-state accolades in the 55-meter dash, 55-meter hurdles, long jump,and high jump.


Best of the EmpireWomen’s swimming and diving team member LaurenBotterbusch ’10 was named Empire 8 Swimmer of theYear for 2008–09. She was a four-time All-Americanat the 2009 NCAA Division III Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships, the Swimmer of the Meet at the 2009 Empire 8 Championships, and a five-timeEmpire 8 Swimmer of the Week honoree. She recentlyfinished third in the 100-yard breaststroke at the NCAADivision III Women's Swimming & Diving Championshipswith a time of 1:03.87 in the championship finals,earning first-team all-America honors.

Freshman Named Rookie of the YearSwimmer Antoine Connors ’12 was named Empire 8Rookie of the Year for 2008–09 after also earningRookie of the Meet designation at the Empire 8 champ-ionships. He won the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yardfreestyle at the Empire 8 and Upper New York StateCollegiate Swimming Association championshipmeet, and was part of Ithaca’s 200-yard freestylerelay team that won conference and state titles.Connors currently holds the school record in the 100-yard freestyle and 50-yard freestyle.

The Bombers finished second overall in the UpperNew York State Collegiate Swimming Association andEmpire 8 standings, set three school records, andmade five NCAA B provisional qualifying standardsduring the championship meet. The second-place finish in the association standings is the Bombers’highest since they won the meet in 2004.

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Q: Do I have to take placement exams?

A: All incoming students are required to take a math placement exam in order to be placed insuitable math or computer science courses. Ifyou’ve studied foreign languages, it’s a good idea to take a language placement test, even if you’renot sure whether you want to take a language incollege. Music majors are also required to takespecial placement exams. For more information on placement exams, check out www.ithaca.edu/sacl/new_student/incomingfirstyear.

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Q: What is orientation like?

A: Orientation is your three-day introduction to IC.It’s your chance to experience dorm life, attendpresentations on general topics, such as campussafety and residential life, as well as school- andmajor-specific sessions. You’ll meet your facultyadviser and register for classes for the fall semester. You’ll get your school ID card and your schedule. And there will be social activities to help you meet other incoming freshmen and connect on a more personal level. More information on orientation can be found atwww.ithaca.edu/sacl/experience/orientation.

MARTHA PACE ’12

Q: Are there any on-campus apartments for students?

A: The Circle and Garden Apartments are fullyfurnished, independent living options for upperclassmen. The Circles are air conditioned, carpeted, private-entrance units while the GardenApartments have a small kitchen, bathroom, andliving/sleeping area, and either a patio or balcony.Incoming students may live in a single, double, or triple room in any of the other residence halls on campus. You can also choose to live in the First-Year Residence Hall Program. For more, visit www.ithaca.edu/reslife.

COURTNEY M. CLEMENTE ’09

Q: I am a night owl. What isopen late on campus?

A: Lucky for you, college is a place wherestaying up late is not only acceptable butnecessary. If you are looking for food, BJ’sconvenience store located in the Towers isopen until 2:00 a.m. every day. Also, Mac'sGeneral Store, in Phillips Hall, is open until10:00 p.m. every day except Sunday, when it closes at 4:00 p.m. If you’re looking for aplace to do work, the library doesn't closeuntil 2:00 a.m. most days of the week andFriends Hall has a computer lab that isopen 24/7. For those of you who are up allnight, remember one thing: Pajamas areacceptable attire for class!

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Q: Can I take music lessons if I’m not a music major?

A: Yes! The School of Music offers some instrumentaland voice lessons, either in classes or one-on-one,every semester. You can also access a large networkof IC alumni who give music lessons outside of offi-cial College classes. The best way to find out aboutlesson options is to call the School of Music office orsend them an email. Visit www.ithaca.edu/music tolearn more.

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Ithaca offers a first-rate education on a first-name basis. Learn what you love fromstellar faculty; start a club, intern at your dream job, or spend a semester halfwayaround the world—whatever course you set, you’ll love what you do. At Ithaca you’llhave lots of choices and plenty of opportunities to find your passion in life.

LOCATIONIn the center of the Finger Lakesregion of New York State, ourmodern campus is 60 miles north of Binghamton and 60 miles south of Syracuse. The city of Ithaca is home toabout 47,000 residents and neighboring Cornell University.

STUDENT BODY6,000 undergraduates and 400graduate students from 48 states,3 U.S. territories, and 78 coun-tries. Over 70 percent of studentslive on Ithaca’s hilltop campus,which overlooks Cayuga Lake.

FACULTY463 full-time faculty and 216 part-time faculty

STUDENT-FACULTY RATIO12 to 1

ACADEMIC PROFILE49 percent of current freshmenrank in the top 15 percent of theirhigh school class. The highschool average of most admittedstudents ranges from B+ to A.

PROGRAMS OF STUDYWith more than 100 degree programs to choose from, Ithaca has something for everyone. To learn more about each school and the majors it offers, visit the websites below. A complete list of majors can be found on the admission website at www.ithaca.edu/admission/programs/index.php.

SCHOOL STUDENT ENROLLMENT SCHOOL HOMEPAGE

School of Business 700 www.ithaca.edu/business

Roy H. Park School of Communications 1,300 www.ithaca.edu/rhp

School of Health Sciences and Human Performance 1,200 www.ithaca.edu/hshp

School of Humanities and Sciences 2,200 www.ithaca.edu/hs

School of Music 500 www.ithaca.edu/music

Division of Interdisciplinary and International Studies 100 www.ithaca.edu/diis

For details about Ithaca’s application process, financial aid, tuition, and more, please visit www.ithaca.edu/admission. ›

Ithaca at a Glance

OFFICE OF ADMISSIONIthaca College953 Danby RoadIthaca, NY 14850-7020P: (800) 429-4274 or

(607) 274-3124 www.ithaca.edu

DID YOUKNOW?IC STUDENTS CAN TAKE CLASSES ATCORNELL UNIVERSITYAND WELLS COLLEGE.

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1Our friendly tour guides arestanding by to show off ourbeautiful campus.

2There’s almost no chanceof snow.

3It’s a fabulous time to enjoyCayuga Lake and picnic,hike, or bike in our famousgorge parks.

4The area is buzzing withlocal festivals, theater productions, and otheractivities to keep yourparents out of your hair.

5It’s way better than vacationing with your crazy relatives.

Top 5 Reasonsto Visit Ithaca This Summer

Fuse is a green publication. Read it and recycle it. Or better yet—share it with a friend!Fuse uses 23,169 lbs of paper that has a postconsumer recycled percentage of 25 percent: 48.65 trees preserved for the future • 140.5 lbs waterborne waste not created • 20,667 gallons wastewater flow saved • 2,287 lbs solid waste not generated • 4,503 lbs net greenhouse gases prevented • 34,463,888 BTUs energy not consumed. The use of 100 percent wind power equates to these environmental savings: 3,991 lbs of CO

2emissions not generated • 2,714 miles of automobile travel saved • The equivalent of 213 trees planted.

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