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There seems to be a very common misconception among the virgin population that losing one’s virginity is a magical and spiritual experience between two adolescents who are overcome by natural and sensual desires. Sadly, this “natural grace” that is expected to coincide with the de-virginization process is quite rare.

Various members of the Ithaca College community have expressed concern about discriminatory comments made in classrooms and across a campus that, in its diversity statement, claims to “commit ourselves to change, growth, and action that embrace diversity as an integral part of the educational experience and of the community we create.”

Terror! When Americans are confronted with this word, the first thought that comes to mind may be Osama bin Laden. The word elicits visions of the World Trade Center, or possibly the war in Afghanistan.

Almost six months have passed since that fateful day in August, when 80-year-old Spanish woman Cecilia Giminez “restored” a 120-year-old Jesus fresco into what largely resembles a hairy primate. While at first it appeared that Giminez had absolutely no idea as to why her creation offended hundreds of Spanish parishioners, a recent clueless and remorseful statement from the ‘artist’ had some theories about her mishap (though, not quite what the public was looking for).

Sixteen years after the release of “Good Will Hunting,” critically acclaimed American film director Gus Van Sant and Golden Globe award-winning actor Matt Damon have unexpectedly managed to reunite for Focus Feature’s new contemporary drama, Promised Land.

A prose piece by Emily Nowels

There is a common trope in the music industry in which a young pop starlet decides that she’s all grown up, and that it’s time for the rest of the world to know it too. As a result, she starts writing raunchy songs and dressing provocatively with the hopes of aging her fan base and proving that damnit, she’s not a little girl anymore. To apply this concept to literature, the pop star is J.K. Rowling, and her means of asserting her place amongst the grown-ups is her newest novel, The Casual Vacancy.

I was giving a tour of the Park School to prospective students on one particularly crowded Monday in October when I found myself paused in front of the case displaying five of Rod Serling’s Emmy Awards.

While there is a widespread feeling of gratitude that the administration responded to the backlash, the sudden and short-lived [media] policy has stirred lingering questions regarding how such a broad policy could be instituted with such little explanation or discussion as to why.

A short story by Robert S. Hummel