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A group of Ithaca protesters in solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street movement met in Dewitt Park on Sunday, where they will continue to meet each week. The meetings are examples of democracy at work.

The contents of my cup swirled and twisted, as I held a half empty bottle on the hot porch steps. I was alone, feeling the heat from the sun, the grill and boiling arguments. Every nerve in my body stressed itself and I felt my nerves about to burst. I pause all voluntary movement with the intention of revival.

My classes are not your classes, but that doesn’t mean you can’t apply the vibes I create while I do my Sex & Love assignments to your Academic Writing homework time, for example.

My photos are always for me. I enjoy sharing them, but I take them for myself. I began taking photographs after I started traveling compulsively with my DSLR camera almost two years ago. For me, the photograph serves as a memory.

“We put a lot faith as progressives in leaders, in our elected officials, and in President Obama to get things done, and if there is anything the last two years have taught us, it’s that we cannot put our faith in these leaders. We need to put our faith in ourselves and in this movement.” – Fil Eden

I think I can speak on behalf of my generation when I say: Here’s to you, Mr. Jobs. Thanks for everything.

SAWDUST: Moonies gets a new regular when Harry Flaherty, whose sex life with his wife expired exactly six years ago, tries to come to terms.

On Saturday nearly two hundred people joined together for Slutwalk Ithaca, a march to raise awareness about the prevalence of rape, victim-blaming and slut-shaming in U.S. society. Check out some of the protesters’ best signs.

Ithaca College’s massive construction project on the Athletic & Events Center on the west end of campus is finally drawing to a close, culminating in a dedication event in October. But the attitude around campus regarding the way the college is using the facility is understandably mixed.

I am a part of a generation of young adults who are thought to have vivid, hyper-specific memories of September 11, 2001, the event that ultimately shaped our collective lives and psyche.