Issues

How our “perfect world” of consumerism is damaging our livelihoods

Ithaca College political student groups share their vision statements

Lately, significant buzz has circulated around President Obama’s Contraception Mandate, which states that private employers must provide contraceptives and other preventive services without co-pays or deductibles to women who request them.

A review of four Southwestern food options in Ithaca.

The music industry is changing drastically every day but Julia Nunes has found the key to success despite it all with her fourth album Settle Down.

Troy Nickerson has had four shoulder surgeries and a sidelining back injury; most wrestlers would hang up their singlets and move on from the sport after college — but not Nickerson. He has decided to fight through the hardships and give the sport one last run.

Whether or not the obtainment and leaking of information is on the correct side of the law, as exemplified recently by the global entities of Anonymous and WikiLeaks, has been disputed. It should be a concern that these groups are beingtargeted in a 1984-like style because of their work in exposing inside governmental information.

After a five-year break and a bandmate shuffle, The Shins sound recharged and revitalized on their newest release Port of Morrow. The band has rediscovered its playful side with a fresh batch of songs that resemble their first two full-lengths, Oh, Inverted World and Chutes Too Narrow, but offer a new spin with a slower, more methodical approach.

In an age where people have more friends online than in real life, the pressure to look good is ever-present in every medium. Thanks to the magic of technology, people can look as good as they want. All it takes is the click of a button.

Suzanne Collins created a futuristic, dystopian world not so different than our own in her trilogy, The Hunger Games, which has just been turned into a huge Hollywood blockbuster. She incorporated many of the problems we are facing today within our country.