Tagged as “Fuse Issue Two”

Last year the Roy H. Park School of Communications launched the Cellflix Film Festival to challenge students to create compelling, 30-second short films shot on a cell phone. Now in its second year, the festival has gained much media notoriety and attention.

Zack Wilson ’07 took home this year’s $5,000 grand prize with his film,...

For the past 17 years, Ithaca College has had one student win a Fulbright Award every year or two. Last year two Ithaca College students received Fulbrights. This year—for the first time ever—three of Ithaca’s graduating seniors earned this prestigious honor.

Spanish and English double major Kelly Helin ’07 will travel...

Video game junkies rejoice! Virtual worlds are not just for after school anymore—now they’re part of it. Second Life has made its way into the classroom at Ithaca, where students in the integrated marketing communications program have been exploring its impact on buyer behavior.

Last semester, I delved into this virtual culture...

When Peter Berg and Mike Wechsler set out to make The Race, they already knew how much effort would be needed to produce ground-breaking collegiate TV. Just one year earlier the pair had created Unicorn Boy, an animated comedy that went on to win several local awards.

A unique production at ICTV (and just about any college TV...

Ithaca College psychology professor Nancy Rader spent the past few months studying Australian diver Lloyd Godson, who won Australian Geographic’s “Live Your Dream” Wildest Adventure Competition. Godson’s winning proposal was a sustainability demonstration that involved being submerged in a pond in Albury, Australia, in a...

For any composer, hearing one’s work played by a prestigious orchestra is as good as it gets. Composer Paul Fowler ’01 debuted his composition Tapu'at at Carnegie Hall in New York City on February 25, 2007, with the New York Youth Symphony. Fowler, who won a composition competition sponsored by the orchestra, says that the piece was inspired...

Need to work on your karma? The Dalai Lama will visit Ithaca College on October 10 to present “Dharma Talk: Eight Verses on Training the Mind.” His talk will focus on achieving a more compassionate and ideal interaction with the surrounding world.

This is not the first visit to Ithaca for the Dalai Lama. In fact, Ithaca’s...

A: There are plenty of options! The one that’s closest to varsity play is competitive-level club sports, which are intercollegiate and have set schedules of play. IC also has several recreational sport clubs, which allow you to participate in alternative athletics, from modern and traditional dance to Olympic sports like badminton and table...

A: If you need medical attention, drop by Ithaca College‘s Hammond Health Center, which is conveniently located in the middle of campus. The accredited center has a staff of doctors, physician’s assistants, lab technologists, and nurses who accept appointments and walk-ins. It also has an on-site pharmacy, the ability to do lab testing...

A: Ithaca has active Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish communities, and services are held weekly in Muller Chapel. The chapel is also used for organized prayer, meditation, and other appropriate events.

A: Although students are allowed to have cars their freshman year, many don't bother because it's easy to get around town without one. The TCAT (Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit) bus service runs every day, and most routes run every half hour. The TCAT bus takes students from IC to the Commons, Pyramid Mall, Wegmans, and many other places in the...

A: There are lots of options for students who follow specialized diets. For students who are allergic to milk, all of the dining halls carry soy milk or rice milk. At the Terrace Dining Hall there is the Kosher Kitchen. You'll find salad bars in all the dining halls, but the Campus Center Dining Hall also has a vegan section. And the Towers Dining...

After dreaming of making his own reality TV show, Peter Berg ‘07 finally got his wish with Ithaca College Television.

With college television programming, you can always count on the old reliables: news and sports. Ithaca College Television (ICTV) boasts one of the best news shows in the country—NewsWatch ...

You could call Second Life a computer game, but you’d be mistaken. It’s a “metaverse,” or alternate universe. It exists online, and its population is growing daily. There is no predetermined way to play, and you don’t win or lose; but you do get to enjoy a “virtual life.”

Kim Gregson, associate...

“So, have you won the Pulitzer Prize yet?” my older brother teasingly asked me on the phone two weeks into my first fall semester at Ithaca College.  He knew I had high expectations for the college that I'd taken four years of high school to choose.  After all, piles of admissions literature still cluttered my house, each brochure promising...

When I first heard about an internship opportunity for Ithaca’s Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival (FLEFF), I knew I had to do it. FLEFF is a one-week showcase of independent films and artists from all around the world. Through music, art, and film the festival focuses on the preservation of our environment and also on various issues including war,...

A few years ago, long-time business partners Carol Doroba ’88 and Robin McConaughy were avid sports fans with a reasonable complaint. “There was a complete lack of classy, high-end apparel for women sports fans,” says Doroba.

Ill-fitting football jerseys and baggy basketball tank tops just weren’t cutting it for Doroba ...

Nik Batruch '08 didn't have a typical spring break. Instead of lounging on the beach, Batruch accompanied physics professor Bruce Thompson to Loango National Park in Gabon, West Africa, where the pair set up listening posts to record acoustic and seismic elephant activity for six months. The data collected by these posts will determine how many elephants exist in...

Cold weather and numbers aren’t a factor for three students in the School of Business who spent their spring breaks journeying through Alaska.

Most college students view spring break as a chance to escape to warm vacation spots or spend time at home with family and friends. But many Ithaca College students choose to...

The first time I entered my dorm room freshman year, I couldn’t believe how sparse it looked: the room I’d be living in for a year wasn’t anything like my room at home. I knew I had to jazz it up—I just didn’t know where to begin. We asked the editors of Fuse and current students to share their favorite hints, tips, and must-have gear to...