Fuse Fall 2010 | vol. 4 no. 3 by Ithaca College Fuse magazine

Cool Campus Jobs Making Fitness Fun

Exercise Science Students Show Children How

IC Interns Head to Hollywood

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12 Good Reads and Great Experience

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Exercise science students teach children that fitness can be fun.

23 Gorges Views

With gorges, waterfalls, and state parks within 10 miles of downtown, Ithaca makes it easy to get your nature fix. By Danielle Paccione ’10

By Gillian Smith ’12

18 My Internship in Hollywood

My semester working at The Ellen DeGeneres Show and Fox Broadcasting Company. By Meghan Swope ’11

Two local presses offer students an inside look into the publishing world. By Lauren Hesse ’11

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These campus jobs give you a head start on a great career.

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

By Amelia Blevins ’12

Executive Editor Bonny Georgia Griffith ’92

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—Chris Lisee ’10, journalism and English, summa cum laude (Randolph, New Jersey)

Close bonds in college make all the difference.

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—Mike Grippi ’10, cinema and photography (Wilton, Connecticut)

Same: “Take classes outside of my major—it allowed me to discover new passions.” Different: “Explore off-campus earlier: the thriving music scene, the restaurants. The Finger Lakes region is beautiful.”

Director of Admission Gerard Turbide

By Alyssa Letsch ’10

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Same: “Work on projects for upperclassmen my freshman year, like films and photo shoots.” Different: “Bring less stuff to school—my room was always way too cluttered.”

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A School of Business student capitalizes on a summer gig at Liberty Mutual.

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Photographers Lauren DeCicca ’11 Jacob Lifschultz ’13 Michelle Montgomery ’12 Daniel Sitts ’12 Allison Usavage ’11

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—Jeff Goodwin ’10, television-radio,

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Photo Editor Matt Watkajtys ’11

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—Danielle Paccione ’10, journalism (Ossining, New York)

Same: “Get involved with anything remotely interesting, even if it didn’t seem relevant to my area of studies or future endeavors.” Different: “Make more time for friends and socializing.”

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14 A Little Help

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Writer/Editors Lauren Barber ’12 Amelia Blevins ’12 Alexandra Evans ’13 Alyssa Figueroa ’12 Conor Harrington ’13 Lauren Hesse ’11 Mia Jackson ’11 Alyssa Letsch ’10 Nicole Ogrysko ’13 Jackie Palochko ’11 Gillian Smith ’12 Meghan Swope ’11

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Volume 4, Issue 3, Fall 2010 Copyright 2010 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 14850-7002. Periodicals postage paid at Ithaca, New York, and additional entry offices. Postmaster: Send address changes to Fuse, fuse | fuse.ithaca.edu | fall 2010 • Ithaca College, Office of Admission, 953 Danby Road, Ithaca, NY 14850-7002.

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Beyond the Dining Halls

12 Good Reads and Great Experience

16 IC Fit Kids

Exercise science students teach children that fitness can be fun.

23 Gorges Views

With gorges, waterfalls, and state parks within 10 miles of downtown, Ithaca makes it easy to get your nature fix. By Danielle Paccione ’10

By Gillian Smith ’12

18 My Internship in Hollywood

My semester working at The Ellen DeGeneres Show and Fox Broadcasting Company. By Meghan Swope ’11

Two local presses offer students an inside look into the publishing world. By Lauren Hesse ’11

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Web Editor David Cameron ’96

These campus jobs give you a head start on a great career.

in Opera Workshop

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—Fuse staff

8 Taking the Stage

Managing Editor Lisa N. Maresca

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By Amelia Blevins ’12

Executive Editor Bonny Georgia Griffith ’92

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—Chris Lisee ’10, journalism and English, summa cum laude (Randolph, New Jersey)

Close bonds in college make all the difference.

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—Mike Grippi ’10, cinema and photography (Wilton, Connecticut)

Director of Admission Gerard Turbide

By Alyssa Letsch ’10

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A School of Business student capitalizes on a summer gig at Liberty Mutual.

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Photographers Lauren DeCicca ’11 Jacob Lifschultz ’13 Michelle Montgomery ’12 Daniel Sitts ’12 Allison Usavage ’11

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—Jeff Goodwin ’10, television-radio,

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Photo Editor Matt Watkajtys ’11

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—Danielle Paccione ’10, journalism (Ossining, New York)

Same: “Get involved with anything remotely interesting, even if it didn’t seem relevant to my area of studies or future endeavors.” Different: “Make more time for friends and socializing.”

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Sustainability Ideas

Take Flight at the Tompkins County Airport

Introducing . . . Game Development: The Minor

ith electronic games rising in popularity around the world—not just in entertainment, but in fields as diverse as marketing, pain management, and therapy—the School of Humanities and Sciences is adding a minor in game development and technologies to their program of studies this fall. Computer science professor Sharon Stansfield, who was instrumental in creating the new program, says there are an abundance of jobs out there for people with computer programming skills necessary for game development— which is exactly the training the game development minor intends to provide, with classes like Game Design and Flash for Animations and Games. “What I would like to see,” says Stansfield, “are students from a variety of different disciplines taking this minor and seeing how games and computers can fit into whatever their primary discipline is.”

Making flying greener isn’t the easiest of tasks, but the Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport is doing its best. Charged with creating a sustainable master plan for the airport, engineering firm C&S Companies welcomed the help of students in IC marketing professor Scott Erickson’s Social and Nonprofit Marketing class, the M.B.A. course Sustainable Practices in Operations and Technology, and two Cornell University courses. Students wrote reports and gave presentations on a variety of sustainability initiatives and options for the airport, including LEED certification, transportation demand management, community involvement and outreach, and carbon offsets. “I think the Tompkins Ithaca Regional Airport benefited from the students’ fresh perspective and diversity of approaches,” says Erickson. The students benefited too, with the consultant team and airport manager making presentations to the class. Says Erickson: “It was really useful for the students to do a real-world, hands-on project.”

CLICK THIS Learn more at www.sustainable-ith.com.

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“As photographers, we’re almost obsessed or in love with objects because we photograph them,” says Kaitlyn McQuaid ’10. That’s how her Photo Workshop class came up with the name of this year’s showcase: Objectophilia. Each of the 15 students in the course pitched ideas for their personal photography project at the start of the semester, then worked individually on the final product, coming together every few weeks for critiques. At the end of the semester, the class put together the entire exhibit themselves—finding the space, promoting the show, displaying the art, and breaking down the display afterward. The students’ art varied dramatically, each student having a different vision and method. “It gives you such a sense of accomplishment to be working on one project for the whole semester and then seeing everyone’s projects coming together,” McQuaid says.

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New Deans at IC

iane Gayeski ’74 (left) was named dean of the Roy H. Park School of Communications after serving as interim dean for the past year. She has spent over 30 years as a strategic communications faculty member at IC. “I’m honored and excited to be leading the school,” Gayeski says. “It’s a pleasure to have the energy and fresh perspectives of talented young students along with the expertise and dedication of a remarkable faculty to take on new opportunities.” The School of Business has a new dean as well. Mary Ellen Zuckerman, a longtime professor and former dean at SUNY Geneseo’s School of Business, says she is particularly interested in the school’s “emphasis on experiential learning for students and the commitment to sustainability issues.”

CLICK THIS Commitment to Change

Read more about the College’s Commit-to-Change Grant at www.ithaca.edu/hs/depts/ envstudies/commit2change.

A ring of papier-mâché people surrounding piles of recycling appeared on the campus quad for Earth Day in the name of environmental art. Seniors Alyia Bettman, Andrew Bradshaw, Seth Davidson, and Nathaniel Meader won the first annual Cradle-to-Cradle Student Environmental Art Award, which was supported by the $500,000 HSBC Commit-to-Change Grant given to IC’s environmental studies and sciences department. Over the course of the two-week installation, the papier-mâché people gradually rotted away—though the bags full of plastic bottles representing one week’s work of container recycling from the Circle Apartments did not—which was exactly the point. “All the recycling, everything we produce daily, is going to last a lot longer than we will,” explains Meader, “and we have to think of generations after us.” The team won a $1,000 prize. “It was an honor; it was the first commissioned public artwork for all of us,” says Bettman.

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CCH Pounder Inspires IC Grads

CCH Pounder ’75, an actress and activist, gave an inspiring speech to IC graduates, urging them to use their “moxie, courage, and pluck” to push themselves to make change happen in the world. Pounder, a theater, television, and film actress who most recently played Moat in Avatar, cofounded Artists for a New South Africa, a nonprofit organization that works in the U.S. and South Africa to combat HIV/AIDS, assist children orphaned by the disease, and advance human and civil rights. “CCH Pounder offered some great advice not just for graduates, but for each individual who came to the ceremony,” says Seth Palmer ’10. “Her tactic of reaching out to that one person in the crowd was captivating. I can only hope that the College continues to bring in great alumni speakers like her.” fuse | fuse.ithaca.edu | fall 2010 •

Sustainability Ideas

Take Flight at the Tompkins County Airport

Introducing . . . Game Development: The Minor

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New Deans at IC

CLICK THIS Commitment to Change

Read more about the College’s Commit-to-Change Grant at www.ithaca.edu/hs/depts/ envstudies/commit2change.

Actress

CCH Pounder Inspires IC Grads

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PRPowerhouse At 28, Whitney Mares ’02, an account executive at Padilla Speer Beardsley in Minneapolis, was the youngest public relations professional featured in PR Week’s “40 under 40.” “Recently, Mares has led Jim Beam bourbon through four product launches and created an industry-leading, user-generated content campaign,” they wrote. That’s in addition to winning 10 awards in one year alone. “I just love seeing the fruits of my labor,” says Mares, who majored in journalism at Ithaca. And with big-name clients like McDonald’s, Nintendo, and Guinness, the results of her work are everywhere. “It’s nice to see all of your hard work come together into something that you can just sit back and look at and pat yourself on the back for,” she says.

Men’s Basketball Wins ECAC Championship

Making Sustainable Transitions

Raw Flavor At Ithaca, says theater arts management major Samantha Abrams ’08 (right), “I came to realize what I was good at and passionate about was theater. I got a rush from making things happen, especially things I cared about.” What she cares about now is food— tasty, good-for-you raw food, to be exact—and she’s certainly making things happen with it. Abrams and Ian Gaffney, a raw food chef from New York City, launched Emmy’s Organics, a 100 percent organic, gluten-free, and vegan raw food company, in Ithaca in 2008. Their granola, nut butters, chocolate sauce, and six different flavors of macaroons—lemon ginger or mint chip, anyone?—can be purchased at the Ithaca Farmers’ Market, in natural foods stores and specialty shops in nine states (and counting!), or online at www.emmysorganics.com. “The best part is I’m following a dream,” says Abrams. “I can really see the impact that I am making, and that is really cool.”

SPORTS REPORT

Sean Vormwald ’01, M.S. ’07 (right), and (now retired) anthropology professor Garry Thomas attended the UN Climate Conference in Kenya in 2006. Sean Vormwald found not one but two jobs that perfectly combine his two degrees from IC (B.A. ’01 in environmental studies and M.S ’07 in communications). Vormwald founded his own company, Sustainable Transitions, which provides colleges and universities, businesses, nonprofits, and municipalities with the tools needed to be environmentally sustainable. And he’s also the director of sustainability at Onondaga Community College, where he oversees operations in solar energy, energy efficiency, and educational outreach. Vormwald got his start with green initiatives as an undergraduate. He joined the Ithaca College Environmental Society (ICES), helping to create IC’s policy to use only paper made from at least 30 percent postconsumer materials and ensuring that IC became part of the observing board of the UN Climate Change Conference. “We were learning all about the problems but also the solutions,” he says. “And that really sparked my interest in trying to make a difference on these issues.” Learn more about Sustainable Transitions at www.sustainabletransitions.com.

Ithaca Women Place Fourth at NCAA Rowing Championships Two all-Americans, Kaitlin Ahl ’10 and Kerrin Murphy ’11, helped the women’s crew team win the points trophy at the ECAC National Invitational Regatta, a gold medal at the New York State Championships, and a fourth-place finish at the 2010 NCAA Division III championships. With this year’s invitation to the Sacramento State Aquatic Center in Gold River, California, Ithaca remains the only school to have qualified for every NCAA Division III rowing championship.

ombers basketball took home the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) championship title last March, defeating SUNY Brockport’s Golden Eagles 7871 in the finals and ending the season with a 20-8 record. This is Ithaca’s third championship title since 2000. Freshman Andrei Oztemel ’13 took home the tournament’s MVP award with 14 points; his three-pointer with less than two minutes left in the final game clinched the lead. “After the great regular season we had, our ECAC championship was a nice way to end it,” says captain Tom Brown ’10. “I know these younger guys have a really bright future, and I’m looking forward to watching them in the NCAA tournament the next few years.”

CLICK THIS Get the latest scores at bombers.ithaca.edu.

IC Softball Goes to the World Series

fter tying Alfred University for first place in the Empire 8 regular season, Ithaca beat the Alfred Saxons in both the Empire 8 Championships and the NCAA Division III regional playoffs to earn one of eight spots at the World Series, their ninth appearance in the past 15 years. But the team didn’t fare so well in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, losing to DePauw University, then to Luther College. The season was hardly a wash, though. Pitcher and outfielder Brittany Lillie ’11 was named to the College Division Academic All-America Team. And

the women Bombers improved on last year’s 27-18 record to finish at 34-15, helped in part by the return of second baseman Kait Dolan ’11, who sat out most of last season because of blood clots in her leg. “She’s an awesome defender and hitter,” says outfielder Alyssa Guzman ’11 of Ithaca’s leader in batting average (.386), on-base percentage (.427), hits (51), runs scored (34), and stolen bases (16). “She’ll steal bases left and right, can place the bunt down, and can turn double plays. You want it done, Dolan will get it done.” fuse | fuse.ithaca.edu | fall 2010 • 5 fuse | fuse.ithaca.edu | fall 2010 •

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Men’s Basketball Wins ECAC Championship

Making Sustainable Transitions

SPORTS REPORT

CLICK THIS Get the latest scores at bombers.ithaca.edu.

IC Softball Goes to the World Series

Business: Internships

A School of Business student capitalizes on a summer gig at Liberty Mutual By Alyssa Letsch ’10 Photograph by Mike Grippi ’10

WHAT’S ONLINE Did you know that fuse.ithaca.edu is updated with fresh web exclusives every week? Don’t miss these hot new features! Visit fuse.ithaca.edu/tags/web_exclusive for all this and more!

Oh, the Ithaca Summers BLOG

Article

There are two kinds of IC grads: the ones who wish they’d spent a summer in Ithaca and the ones who are glad they did. Fuse writer Lauren Hesse ’11 shows you why.

I Just Got Here and My Parents Already Want to Visit—Help! All the things you should (and shouldn’t) do when your folks come to town.

Multimedia

130+ Ithaca Places to Eat, Shop, Play, and More! There’s a ton of stuff to do on campus, but take a look at all the amazing things to explore around town.

Photo of the Week Photo Gallery

Fuse’s photographers give you close-ups of the cool things happening on campus right now.

Waffles, Anyone? Article

Fuse writer Chris Lisee ’10 samples Ithaca’s newest sweet treats at Waffle Frolic, a new restaurant on the Commons opened by IC alumnae.

he end of senior year is usually a scramble to mail résumés, apply for jobs, network, and prepare for interviews. However, for Alicia Marchant ’10, a School of Business graduate who majored in business administration with concentrations in management and finance, senior year was none of those things. After completing an internship with Liberty Mutual in the summer of 2009, Marchant was offered a job upon graduation. And with a competitive starting salary, this isn’t your typical entry-level job. Marchant landed the summer internship right here on campus when a Liberty Mutual recruiter came to one of IC’s job fairs. She went through three interviews before being offered the internship. A week of professional online training prepared her to work in the branch office in Vestal, New York, about an hour southeast of Ithaca. Marchant took all the proper courses (paid for by Liberty Mutual) and passed all the requisite exams, earning her property and casualty insurance license (home and auto) and a life insurance license during the course of her internship. Within just a few weeks, she

A Foot in the Door Even if they don’t turn into jobs, internships give you great experience and connections. Here’s a sampling of where other School of Business students have interned recently: • Alternatives Federal Credit Union • Ameriprise Financial • Cayuga Radio Group • Citigroup Smith Barney • Consulate of the Dominican Republic • International Sports Group • Ithaca Board of Realtors • La Tourelle Resort and Spa • New York Early Music Association • Pfizer • Sciarabba Walker, CPA

consultation to clients, analyzed their financial situation, determined what they could afford, and whether or not they needed insurance. She helped evaluate everything imaginable, configured clients’ packages, made adjustments, and walked them through the approval process. “I never got coffee or ran errands,” says Marchant. “I was treated like an employee.” Every day on the job involved something different, but Marchant says she valued the versatility and flexibility of the job. “I met with at least one new person every day,” she says. Every new face presented a new situation and allowed her to practice skills, whether they were relevant to selling insurance or relevant to her presentation tactics. “Knowing what you’re selling and being able to understand rates is just as important as your personal skills,” says Marchant. The internship also gave her valuable experience outside of the office. During her time with the company, Marchant attended several corporate and public relations events with various companies, using her knowledge, skills, and personality to represent Liberty Mutual. At the end of the summer, she was nominated by her branch to attend a conference in Boston as a “Responsible Scholar,” along with 116 of the 427 other Liberty Mutual interns from all over the world. The interns attended an orientation at corporate headquarters, went sightseeing, and were accommodated in a hotel for a wine-and-dine experience. They met and networked with the CEO of Liberty Mutual, Edmund F. Kelly, and other major administrators. At the end of the weekend, a majority of those selected interns were offered jobs. Marchant started her job in the Vestal office on June 21. “I didn’t realize how much they valued interns,” says Marchant, who was thrilled to have a wonderful job waiting for her upon graduation. She went into the internship looking for experience with no guarantees, but she left with a job and a phenomenal knowledge of the industry.

Every day on the job involved something different, and every new face presented a new situation and allowed her to practice skills. was making appointments, meeting with clients, and assisting her coworkers with selling insurance. She may have been an intern, but she was treated as anything but one. Marchant provided

Learn more about the School of Business’s internship program at www.ithaca.edu/business/internships. fuse | fuse.ithaca.edu | fall 2010 •

Business: Internships

A School of Business student capitalizes on a summer gig at Liberty Mutual By Alyssa Letsch ’10 Photograph by Mike Grippi ’10

WHAT’S ONLINE Did you know that fuse.ithaca.edu is updated with fresh web exclusives every week? Don’t miss these hot new features! Visit fuse.ithaca.edu/tags/web_exclusive for all this and more!

Oh, the Ithaca Summers BLOG

Article

There are two kinds of IC grads: the ones who wish they’d spent a summer in Ithaca and the ones who are glad they did. Fuse writer Lauren Hesse ’11 shows you why.

I Just Got Here and My Parents Already Want to Visit—Help! All the things you should (and shouldn’t) do when your folks come to town.

Multimedia

130+ Ithaca Places to Eat, Shop, Play, and More! There’s a ton of stuff to do on campus, but take a look at all the amazing things to explore around town.

Photo of the Week Photo Gallery

Fuse’s photographers give you close-ups of the cool things happening on campus right now.

Waffles, Anyone? Article

Fuse writer Chris Lisee ’10 samples Ithaca’s newest sweet treats at Waffle Frolic, a new restaurant on the Commons opened by IC alumnae.

Learn more about the School of Business’s internship program at www.ithaca.edu/business/internships. fuse | fuse.ithaca.edu | fall 2010 •

Music: In Class

Opera

Taking the Stage in by Alexandra Evans ’13

Photo courtesy of the Department of Theatre Arts

ver dream of taking the stage at the Met? Love listening to recordings of Pavarotti or Maria Callas? Can’t get enough of La Bohème or Madame Butterfly? Then you’ll be interested in Opera Workshop, a two-credit course offered by the School of Music that introduces students to the field of opera in today’s society—and to the hard work it takes to meet the standards for entering the professional opera business. Students hone their skills in singing, acting, and stage movement and gain training in audition technique and scene study. Starting with the first rehearsal, students are expected to bring their best work to class.

Tom Lehman ’10 performs the role of the Pilot in The Little Prince.

But don’t bother looking for a used textbook or trying to borrow notes from someone who’s already taken the course. The curriculum changes completely every time. “I still have yet to find that magical recipe for what Opera Workshop should be, and I don’t think it exists,” says music performance professor Brian DeMaris, one of the instructors of the class. “It’s different for every student, and thus the course is different every semester.” There are no prerequisites, though DeMaris recommends taking Acting and Movement for Singers before auditioning for Opera Workshop, and the class is open only to juniors and seniors. The competition is fierce from the beginning, with 50 to 60 students vying for about 25 spots. DeMaris evaluates the class as a whole before deciding on a theme and choosing which operatic pieces the students will prepare for an endof-the-semester showcase. In the spring 2009 class, the women performed the one-act Puccini opera Suor Angelica while the men created their own oneact opera, a parody of the Three Tenors. Most recently, the spring 2010 class focused on repertoire from 17th-century Italy’s bel canto period. To really immerse themselves in the chosen theme, students conduct group research projects on any aspect of the designated opera or artist, such as the history of the piece, the composer’s life, or the art, architecture, society, or politics of the period. But forget PowerPoint—students must

come up with a creative way to present their project, like through a skit or performance or a piece of artwork. “Opera is not just about having the gas to sing, project, and be big,” says DeMaris. “There are so many more dimensions of it to learn. The objective of Opera Workshop is to gain selfawareness and to learn about a character while also learning about yourself.” In addition, DeMaris teaches his students relevant lessons that pertain to the modern-day opera industry such as tax preparation for the opera singer. “You can deduct things like your stage makeup and tips and recordings,” he says. Because Opera Workshop is a completely different experience each time it’s

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offered, students can take the course more than once. In fact, vocal performance majors are expected to take it at least twice. Tom Lehman ’10 has taken it every semester since becoming eligible, and he recently landed the role of the Pilot in the College’s spring 2010 main-stage production of the opera The Little Prince. “Op Shop helped me prepare for the role by challenging me to learn a lot of music in a short amount of time,” says Lehman. “We often were assigned music to learn over a weekend, and often in other languages.” The hard work pays off when the Opera Workshop students take the stage for the showcase they’ve been preparing all semester. DeMaris says the audience—full of underclassmen music majors looking forward to their turn in the spotlight—“hoots and hollers” for the singers. But the students get a lot more than a round of applause—they also gain experience that will help them stand out Opera on the Main Stage at Ithaca in the pool of aspiring Each year, the School of Music teams professional opera up with the Department of Theatre performers.

“The objective of Opera Workshop is to gain self-awareness and to learn about a character while also learning about yourself.”

Arts to produce a main-stage opera production. Comprised of voice majors, the cast often features Opera Workshop students in the leading roles. Some past (and future) performances: The Merry Widow (2006) Mozart’s La Finta Giardiniera (2008) Viardot’s Cendrillon (Cinderella) (2009) Ravel’s L’Enfant et les Sortileges (2009) The Little Prince (2010) Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo (2011)

Are you a diva in training? Check out www.ithaca.edu/music/ensembles/opshop. fuse | fuse.ithaca.edu | fall 2010 • 9

Music: In Class

Opera

Taking the Stage in by Alexandra Evans ’13

Photo courtesy of the Department of Theatre Arts

Tom Lehman ’10 performs the role of the Pilot in The Little Prince.

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“The objective of Opera Workshop is to gain self-awareness and to learn about a character while also learning about yourself.”

Are you a diva in training? Check out www.ithaca.edu/music/ensembles/opshop. fuse | fuse.ithaca.edu | fall 2010 • 9

Local Scene

Tired of resorting to salad, pizza, or veggie burgers? You won’t find that problem in Ithaca. Here’s a taste of just some of the vegetarian-friendly options the city has to offer. By Alexandra Evans ’13 Photographs by Allison Usavage ’11 and Martha Pace ’12

Ithaca is a food lover’s dream. Meat eaters and nonmeat eaters alike will never encounter a problem finding some grub in this college town.

Stay In

College students find themselves ordering food to their dorm at all hours of the day and night, and there are many places vegetarians and even vegans can turn to when in need of a quick delivery. The Connection It’s the best delivery place when everyone in your group wants something different. Sink your teeth into a burrito packed with beans, cheese, and veggies; an avocado wrap; or a roasted red pepper salad if you’re looking for something more substantial. Best perk: It’s just minutes from campus, so you won’t wait long for the food to arrive. D.P. Dough At some point, almost every IC student orders from “The Pizza Alternative.” They offer every type of calzone imaginable, and non-meat eaters can choose from one of seven vegetable zones or create their own. Go Eastern Ithaca is packed with Asian places that deliver vegetarian favorites, like fried tofu sushi and edamame from Plum Tree Japanese Restaurant or vegetable lo mein from Capital Corner.

Eat Out

Two restaurants in town are almost exclusively vegetarian or vegan. Moosewood Restaurant Moosewood is nationally renowned for its natural food cuisine. The menu changes daily, so you can be sure the food is fresh. While this may not be the place for a casual night out with friends (it’s a bit pricey!), it’s the perfect place to show parents when they visit for a weekend and want to take you and your roommate out to dinner. Food for the Planet Ithaca’s only vegan restaurant offers raw, glutenfree choices without sacrificing taste. Enjoy a burrito made with soy milk, vegetables, guacamole, nuts, and corn. Or grab a quick strawberry smoothie and a brownie made without animal products. Every dish is a work of art—you’ll feel like you’re digging into a Food Network creation.

Restaurants for both veggies and meat eaters Ethnic restaurants are always a good choice for vegetarians. Some Ithaca favorites include Café Pacific, The Pita Pit, Aladdin’s, and Sangam in Collegetown, as well as Taste of Thai in the west end. Here are some of our faves around the Commons. Maté Factor Café and Juice Bar If you’ve ever wanted to eat a meal in a tree house, you’ll get the same feeling inside Maté Factor, where venturing inside is like stumbling upon a forest. Do some homework as you sip some organic yerba maté tea or something from the juice bar, or try a wrap with feta and olives, hummus, or tofu and avocado.

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Benchwarmers If you want food and sports, both vegetarians and meat eaters can come here to eat and watch ESPN on one of many TVs (including two 61-inch screens) in harmony. Share some jalapeno poppers or try the macaroni and cheese in a bread bowl, the veggie quesadilla, or the sandwich with guacamole and black bean spread. Viva Taqueria Vegetarians will love this Mexican restaurant, where the inexpensive food is made with fresh ingredients. Tacos and burritos come with two choices of veggie filling, either fresh, juicy tofu or Calabacitas (a mix of zucchini, corn, lima beans, and onions). The tofu quesadilla made with carrots and slaw is excellent for a non-Mexican taste. Or stay traditional with veggies, cheese, and beans. The decor is fun and bright, perfect for a casual meal with friends. Wildfire Get your classic veggie burger here, or more gourmet options such as pine-nut-encrusted fried mozzarella, butternut squash ravioli, and risotto cake with mushrooms. The menu has 14 different items that could be served gluten free, and the cooks are very good at accommodating special dietary needs. Aladdin’s Natural Eatery Though it’s not on the Commons, Aladdin’s is such an IC fave, it can’t be ignored. At this Greek and Mediterranean spot in Collegetown, you’ll find tons of vegetarian delights: hummus, tabouleh, falafel, tzatziki dip, vegetarian chili, baba ghanouj pita, spanakopita, and vegetarian lasagna.

Fun fact: 6 to 7 percent of Ithaca College students maintain a vegetarian or vegan lifestyle, while 2.3 percent of the entire U.S. population does. So don’t worry, the College’s dining service has taken notice, and you can find vegetarianand vegan-friendly options at all of the dining halls. The Campus Center Dining Hall has its own vegan section; the Terrace Dining Hall has a great deli section where you can get a hummus, guacamole, and roasted vegetable wrap. Taco Tuesday is a fun theme at Towers Late Night, where you can sit alongside your beef-eating friends and munch on a veggie refried bean taco or some cheese nachos. Whichever dining hall you choose, you’ll always have more to pick from than just salad and pizza.

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Ithaca is a food lover’s dream. Meat eaters and nonmeat eaters alike will never encounter a problem finding some grub in this college town.

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Experience G o o d R E a d s a n d gre at Two local presses with Ithaca College connections offer students an inside look into the publishing world By Lauren Hesse ’11 Photograph by Mike Grippi ’10

Split Oak Press: An Independent Literary Publisher

Essay Press: The Essay as a Book

plit Oak Press began in December 2008, when, inspired by department colleagues, IC writing professor Jim Stafford decided to invest in a literary press. When I meet up with him to talk about Split Oak, I find Professor Stafford sitting in his office, with his coat still half-on and his cell phone in hand, not about to slow down. It seems like he doesn’t even stop to breathe. So I wasn’t surprised to learn that just a few months after its founding, the press came out with its first publication: a chapbook, or short collection of poetry, called Note They Cannot Live Happily, written by Stafford’s IC writing department colleague Jamie Warburton. Split Oak then introduced an annual chapbook contest with a $500 first prize that attracted more than 100 submissions its first year. Winner Eric Nelson’s The Twins was published in September 2009. Last spring, Stafford hired aging studies major and writing minor Reina Argueza ’10 as an intern. Stafford was looking for someone whose “responsibilities included A selection of talking to writers to working with the person who designs the covers.” books published by Essay Press. She did that, she says, and more: from editing manuscripts to working on layout to organizing the chapbook contest. With eight books of poems published in less than two years (one, How We Are Now, is a poetry and photography collaboration), what’s up next for Split Oak? “A vampire novel,” Stafford tells me with a laugh, as well as a more serious memoir from a current deathrow inmate in San Quentin Prison. And, of course, more poetry.

IC writing professor Catherine Taylor sits in the front room of her home in Ithaca, with stacks of books in every corner. Her cats bat at the folded pages as she edits the newest manuscript for Essay Press. Essay Press has no office—it is run out of Smiddy Hall (which houses Ithaca’s writing department), the editors’ homes, and the interns’ apartments. As a nonprofit, Essay Press strives to sustain business through grants, donations, and university funding from Ithaca and beyond to ensure that their authors have a venue for publication. Taylor, IC lecturer Stephen Cope, and Northwestern University artist-in-residence Eula Biss edit and publish unique and socially aware essays that are usually too long for magazines and journals but too short for traditional book publishers. Thanks to Essay Press, each essay becomes a standalone book. Like Split Oak, Essay Press also offers hands-on internship opportunities to Ithaca students. As an intern in spring 2009, I got to see what it takes to produce a book, from editing the manuscript to promoting the published copy. I worked on The Age of Virtual Reproduction, an experimental text by Spring Ulmer which managed to synthesize such disparate topics as genocide, eating disorders, and autism. My favorite part of the internship was getting to really immerse myself in the manuscript and make line edits for the author to consider. The book was published last fall and has already appeared on university syllabuses. Essay Press’s internships aren’t just for writing majors like me. Some students have handled book orders, kept business records, and used accounting software to track Essay Press’s finances. Other students have researched and written grant proposals to attain funding from a range of corporate, educational, and federal sources. One intern completely redesigned the Essay Press website. The internship for me was pivotal: I found my passion. I have collected books all my life and am an avid reader, but it was my time at Essay Press that made me realize I wanted to really make books my life and to go into the publishing industry.

“I got to see what it takes to produce a book, from editing the manuscript to promoting the published copy.”

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Split Oak Press: An Independent Literary Publisher

Essay Press: The Essay as a Book

“I got to see what it takes to produce a book, from editing the manuscript to promoting the published copy.”

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Campus Life

Close bonds in college make all the difference

FRIENDS

By Amelia Blevins ’12 Photographs by Michelle Montgomery ’12, Daniel Sitts ’12, and Allison Usavage ’11 Top: Kim Freitas ‘13 and Lindsay Harrop ‘13 in their Rowland Hall Room. Left: Katie Byrnes ‘13 and Rebecca Catapano ‘13 study in their East Tower Room. Right: Julianne Feller ‘13 and Kathryn Krick ‘13 chill out in the pink Talcott Hall room.

Alex Proujansky ’11 (left) and Erik Lyons ’11 are going into their fourth year as roommates. They started as freshmen in the Towers and now share an apartment in the Circles.

hile hitting it off with a great professor and acing that paper may be important to your college career, one of the most vital—and often nerveracking—aspects of making the most of your college years is finding your place among friends. For many students, meeting their future BFF happens freshman year when they come face-to-face with their new roommate. Living in close quarters often leads to a lifelong friendship.

When Julie Kolson ’11 and Katie Kaiser ’11 come to college and you started together in Talcott Hall as freshmen, they got want to find your best friend close fast. “The first night we were already staying right away,” he says. “Your up late, sharing personal stuff,” says Kolson. “I think roommate is the first step. I didn’t meet these roommates are definitely closer on a lot of different guys until second semester. There’s no rush to levels. You go through everything together. You’re in a meet people.” whole new experience together.” Erik Lyons ’11, who lives in a Circle apartAs seniors, Kolson and Kaiser plan on living toment with roommates Alex Proujansky ’11, Adam gether in a Circle apartment. But this year they won’t Aglietti ’11, Andrew Weiser ’11, Michael Becker be sharing quite the same amount of personal space as ’11, and Collin Clifford, M.B.A. ’11, feels similarly they have for the past three. “Next year we’re getting about the process of making friends. singles for the first time,” says Kolson. “We’re right “Try to befriend your roommate, but let across the hall, but I feel like I’m leaving the nest!” things happen naturally,” advises Lyons. “UnDave Pierpont ’10 agrees that close bonds form derstand that not everyone is the same as you fast in college. Though he didn’t originally room with and that you must adapt to situations and learn his current Circle apartment roommates, Mark to alter your mindset when it comes to forming Kreider ’10, Zach Berenzweig ’10, and Hiroshi Torii relationships.” ’10, Pierpont met them during freshman year. Kreider Many students agree that the key to forming and Pierpont both lived in successful friendships in Clark Hall and grew close college is through com“Roommates are closer during spring semester. promising and letting on a lot of different levels. “The difference between them grow on their own. high school friends and col“It’s a give-and-take You’re in a whole new lege friends,” says Pierpont, relationship,” says Kolson experience together.” “is that you live with them, of living with someone for you wake up in the morning the first time. “You have to with them, you eat breakfast with them, and you see compromise. You’re not going to be able to have them throughout the whole day. You see them at their the same exact lifestyle as when you had a single best and worst.” room in your parents’ house. It’s going to be difThough they have four different majors in three ferent, but it’s definitely doable.” different schools, they still have found plenty of shared Pierpont agrees that the college lifestyle is interests. Pierpont and his roommates love to spend different from living at home, and changes must time outdoors, hiking Buttermilk Falls, riding bikes, be made accordingly. “Don’t come to college and playing soccer. thinking it’s going to be like high school. Be preKreider compares life with roommates to a fampared to be open-minded and it will make your ily situation. “In college, parents aren’t around. Parcollege experience better.” enting in college comes from your friends. If you need With these changes come life-altering rehelp, you go to them.” lationships. “These are friendships that you will For many students, the idea of not having close have for the rest of your life,” says Lyons. “Havfriends at college is unthinkable. “I don’t know what I ing strong relationships in college will, without a would be doing if I didn’t have them to hang out with,” doubt, promote a positive college experience and says Pierpont. “I couldn’t picture it.” allow you to be comfortable and better able to However, Kreider is quick to point out that maktake on life’s challenges after college.” ing friends does not happen instantaneously. “You

How We Met Our BFFs Making friends at college can happen in all kinds of ways. Here’s how some of the Fuse staff met their IC friends. “I met my best friend, Gillian Smith (also on the Fuse staff), during Ithaca Today. We were put in the same room for journalism kids and we were both wearing ribbons in our ponytails, but we didn’t really talk to each other that day. Then we ended up at the same orientation, and randomly on the first night I was like, ‘So, this might be weird, but were you wearing a ribbon in your hair during Ithaca Today?’ She was like, ‘Yes! I remember you!’ We have gotten really, really close over the past two years.” —Lauren Barber ’12 “I met my closest friends at Ithaca in my classes. I’ve found that through classwork and group projects, friendships form and continually grow throughout the semester because so much time is spent together!” —Conor Harrington ’13 “I met my BFF in my freshmen seminar course! We actually had talked in IC Peers and were going to live together, but plans fell through. Then we had class together, realized we were Facebook friends, and have been besties ever since.” —Lauren Hesse ’11

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Campus Life

Close bonds in college make all the difference

FRIENDS

Alex Proujansky ’11 (left) and Erik Lyons ’11 are going into their fourth year as roommates. They started as freshmen in the Towers and now share an apartment in the Circles.

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HSHP: In the Field

IC Fit Kids

Exercise science students teach children that fitness can be fun By Gillian Smith ’12 Photographs by Jacob Lifschultz ’13

orning, noon, and night, the Wellness

Clinic fills up with IC employees who get fitness and nutrition guidance from students in the School of Health Sciences and Human Performance. But two afternoons a week, it’s the children of faculty and staff who take over the treadmills, stationary bikes, and weight machines as part of a new program called IC Fit Kids.

Jason Sibley-Liddle ’10 shows Cassie Ives how to do biceps curls.

Frank Micale, associate professor of exercise and sport sciences and the director of the Wellness Clinic, has been working with colleagues for years to develop this program. And with children’s health and fitness in the news lately— First Lady Michelle Obama’s initiative The main goal of IC Fit Kids is to instill to eliminate childin these children the idea that exercise is hood obesity in a generation; New not only good for you, it’s fun! York governor David Paterson’s proposal of a tax on soda and other sugary drinks—the timing made sense. “It came to the point where it is getting more important to have this program, as we are finding out that more kids are inactive and obese and that the prevalence of adult onset diabetes is occurring in younger kids,” Micale explains. Many children, he says, would much prefer to be sitting on a couch playing video games, and one of the main goals of IC Fit Kids is to instill in these children the idea that exercise is not only good for you, it’s fun! But obesity is by no means a prerequisite for the program. The IC Fit Kids student trainers, all exercise science or clinical exercise science majors, customize the specific exercises in each hour-and-a-half session to the child’s age (anywhere from 8 to 16), physical ability, and goals. Some may simply want to become more active and learn how to exercise; others may want to work on weight loss; others may be athletes interested in enhancing their performance in a particular sport. The student trainers also teach children the types of exercises and activities that are important for their long-term well-being. “We teach them how to warm up and stretch, how much cardio to do, the kinds of muscular fitness they should do, and balance,” Micale says. “I’ve learned you really have to adapt the program to the population you are working with,” says IC Fit Kids trainer Jason Sibley-Liddle ’10. “You can’t give a standard weight-training routine to a nine-year-old; it’s just not going to work. You have to figure out their likes and dislikes, then build a program and constantly adjust as you go.” Christine Giovinazzo ’11 checks Taylor Merritt’s For 11-year-old Taylor Merritt, that meant a regimen form on the cable weight machine. of shuffle drills, push-ups, crunches, even going outside for a run. “I really connected with Jason because we both like Christine Giovinazzo ’11 shows lacrosse,” says Taylor. “He is an awesome trainer.” Cassie and Ellie Ives how to Taylor’s mother, Kelly Merritt, the manager of the punch with dumbbells. multimedia resource center in the College library, says her son has a health condition that requires him to watch his weight, and this program helps him do that. “He is just one of those kids who loves to be active,” Merritt says. “He has made such a connection with Jason and really looks forward to going back next year.” Taylor’s mastered the proper techniques for the various fitness machines and improved his form on various exercises so Learn more about he can stay active till next semester. What how you can get fit at IC else has he learned? “To always keep my fuse.ithaca.edu. head up!” he says. That’s certain to help with his long-term well-being. fuse | fuse.ithaca.edu | fall 2010 • 17

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IC Fit Kids

Exercise science students teach children that fitness can be fun By Gillian Smith ’12 Photographs by Jacob Lifschultz ’13

orning, noon, and night, the Wellness

Jason Sibley-Liddle ’10 shows Cassie Ives how to do biceps curls.

Communications: Internships

My internship in Hollywood

GLEE ellen degeneres FOX AMERICAN IDOL The Price Is Right Tonight Show with Jay Leno

By Meghan Swope ’11 Photographs by Meghan Swope ’11 and Matt Watkajtys ’11

s I left the Ellen studios on the last day of my internship, I almost expected sad music to start playing in the background like some cliché reality show about a group of young twenty-somethings who move to L.A. to jump-start their careers. But since MTV’s The Hills beat my classmates and me to the punch, the only evidence I have to chronicle the experience are the memories and stories— and tons of giveaways, press credentials, and photos. Best of all, these amazing experiences have also left me with a killer résumé. My great internship—make that internships (I scored two)—came courtesy of IC’s Los Angeles program, an extension of the Roy H. Park School of Communications. Each semester, and over the summer, up to 75 upperclassmen intern in the entertainment industry while taking courses taught by Ithaca College faculty and industry professionals at the James B. Pendleton Center. Here was my weekly routine:

Author Meghan Swope ’11 at the Universal Studios back lot;

Mondays and Thursdays: Fox Broadcasting Company As an intern in the publicity department, I scheduled and facilitated press conferences and satellite media tours and helped out at publicity photo shoots for Glee and American Idol. I worked red-carpet events and premiere parties, like the American Idol Top 12 Party and the series finale wrap party for 24. I also got to participate in publicity brainstorms for current programming and upcoming television series, and I wrote interview questions that were actually used in behind-the-scenes cast interviews! Most of my friends know that I’m a huge “Gleek,” so you can imagine my excitement at meeting the entire cast, attending the taping of the season finale, and helping to staff the spring premiere soirée at the famous Chateau Marmont. Wednesdays and Fridays: The Ellen DeGeneres Show At Ellen, I spent three weeks in each of five departments: web, research, audience, human interest, and production. In the web department, I tracked social media results on Facebook and Twitter, and vetted website comments and contests using Plugger. In research, I spent my days clipping and filing articles and photos on virtually every person of interest in the world, which producers use to prep Ellen for interviewing her guests. Audience was by far my favorite department. We’d call future audience members to confirm their attendance, then we’d head to the studio for that day’s taping. We’d seat the audience, dance in the Riff Raff room with overflow guests (who’d watch on big-screen TVs), and distribute all of the many giveaways. Human interest had me constantly searching for uplifting stories about everyday people, from extremely talented kids to a brave nanny who rescued a young boy from a terrible house fire. I’d invite them to the show, then greet them and give them a tour of the studio. Production was kind of a catchall—we’d do just about anything the producers and production assistants needed done, from working in wardrobe to delivering mail to helping out in one of the other four departments.

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The author at the L.A. auditions for So You Think You Can Dance.

at the entrance to her internship at The Ellen DeGeneres Show;

with roommate Heather Singer ’11 at an L.A. Dodgers game;

with Anna Campbell ’11, Shrek, and Lauren Brauchli ’11 at Universal Studios;

and on a surfing trip at Manhattan Beach.

Tuesdays: Classes at the Pendleton Center to the Pendleton Center staff and they usually make it happen. That’s One day a week for class? Well, classes here meet just one day a week how my classmates and I participated in Relay for Life and Walk Now to accommodate internship schedules. Some students even intern five days for Autism Speaks, attended various comedy shows, and held a bona week and take classes in the evenings. Tough, yes. But totally worth fire on the beach. it. Most faculty and staff at the Pendleton Center also work (or used to work) in the entertainment industry, so you’re not just learning, you’re End of the Semester: Bittersweet! networking. Take my Writing for Public was tough to say goodbye to these two amazing My great internships came courtesy Itinternships. Relations professor: As a publicity I learned a great deal, got to work and of IC’s Los Angeles program and left network with A-list Hollywood talent, producers, director for NBC Universal, she has tons of real-world experience (and and publicists, and came away with an awesome me with a killer résumé. connections—she scored tickets for my résumé. These experiences and connections I’ve classmates and me to go to a taping of the newly revived Tonight Show made could even lead to a job after graduation—it’s happened for with Jay Leno). many former ICLA students. In addition to its faculty resources, the Pendleton Center has a In the end, the occasional 14-hour days and my computer lab, a film screening room, and a media library with hundreds two-hour 10-mile commute to Fox in the of movie and television titles on DVD, original scripts, and trade maganotorious L.A. traffic were well zines for student use. worth it. Evenings and Weekends: Fun! What kind of fun? Let’s see . . . a day at Universal Studios, a hike to the Hollywood sign, a taping of The Price Is Right, a Dodgers game, cookouts, and a luau at the Oakwood Apartment complex (where all ICLA students live). Heard of some cool thing to do in L.A., or a cause you’d like to get a team together to support? Simply suggest it

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Communications: Internships

My internship in Hollywood

GLEE ellen degeneres FOX AMERICAN IDOL The Price Is Right Tonight Show with Jay Leno

By Meghan Swope ’11 Photographs by Meghan Swope ’11 and Matt Watkajtys ’11

Author Meghan Swope ’11 at the Universal Studios back lot;

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The author at the L.A. auditions for So You Think You Can Dance.

at the entrance to her internship at The Ellen DeGeneres Show;

with roommate Heather Singer ’11 at an L.A. Dodgers game;

with Anna Campbell ’11, Shrek, and Lauren Brauchli ’11 at Universal Studios;

and on a surfing trip at Manhattan Beach.

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Campus Life

BEYOND the DINING Halls These campus jobs can give you a head start on your career By Lauren Hesse ’11 Photographs by Jeff Goodwin ’10, Mike Grippi ’10, and Martha Pace ’12

Long gone are the days where you have to wait until graduation to dive into your career. Ithaca College’s on-campus employment options help students build confidence, résumés, and bank accounts. For Science Geeks

Biochemistry major Philip Feinberg ’11 can be considered a jack-of-all-trades, balancing his studies, internships, research outside of class, and his on-campus jobs as resident assistant, student researcher, teaching assistant for Organic Chemistry I & II and Principles of Biology, and lab technician. From sterilizing supplies to helping students conduct experiments and research, Feinberg is on the fast track to his career aspirations. After graduation, Feinberg plans to get an M.D./ Ph.D. “I used to only want to go to medical school,” says Feinberg. “However, after doing research at IC, I realized how much I needed to get a Ph.D. as well. I have learned so many different things that I will be able to apply in a work setting. Graduate schools look for experienced students, ones that have been exposed to research. I feel very prepared.”

For Music Fans

“As a freshman,” says sound recording technology major Kevin Harper ’11, “I took every opportunity I could to get acquainted with our systems and learn as much as I possibly could about recording techniques in general.” Now the student manager of recording services, Harper oversees 30 student workers and the recordings of the approximately 400 recitals and concerts at the School of Music each year. He’s got no complaints, especially since he wants to make a career of it. “I get paid to record great music,” he says, “which is something I love to do.”

For Shutterbugs

“Graduate schools look for experienced students, ones that have been exposed to research. I feel very prepared.”

As photography lab monitor for the Roy H. Park School of Communications, journalism major Marianne Dabir ’11 answers students’ questions, troubleshoots printing and technology problems, and mixes chemicals in the wet process rooms. This experience helped her land an internship at Tank magazine, one of London’s premier fashion publications. “Along with the photography courses I’ve taken at Ithaca, working in the photo lab helped me learn to evaluate photographs from both a contextual perspective as well as an aesthetic one,” says Dabir, who hopes to pursue a career as a fashion journalist. “Fashion and fashion magazines are heavily reliant on photography, so a working knowledge of it is a must.”

Shalini Gandhi ’11 (above) operates equipment in the sound recording technology lab, and Philip Feinberg ’11 (left) works in a biology lab on campus.

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BEYOND the DINING Halls These campus jobs can give you a head start on your career By Lauren Hesse ’11 Photographs by Jeff Goodwin ’10, Mike Grippi ’10, and Martha Pace ’12

For Music Fans

For Shutterbugs

“Graduate schools look for experienced students, ones that have been exposed to research. I feel very prepared.”

Shalini Gandhi ’11 (above) operates equipment in the sound recording technology lab, and Philip Feinberg ’11 (left) works in a biology lab on campus.

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For Exercise Buffs

Hannah Greenberg ’11 works as a fitness specialist in the School of Health Sciences and Human Performance’s Wellness Clinic. “The best part is getting to know the clients,” says the clinical exercise science major. “It is definitely a social environment where you get to know each person not just as an exerciser but on a personal level.” At her campus job, Greenberg develops specialized exercise programs for her clients and helps them learn proper form, skills that will be valuable in her ultimate goal: to become a physical therapist.

By Danielle Paccione ’10 Photograph by Caylena Cahill ’10

For Computer Whizzes

Rachel Allen ’12, a communication management and design major, works at the ITS help desk, where she’s helped a professor who was having technical problems with his lecture and eased the mind of a Jason Edelstein ’08 works with a client student whose computer has just crashed. on leg rehabilitation. Allen works with clients by phone, e-mail, and face-to-face. Part of the job is distinguishing between work she can do herself—resetting passwords, managing server folders between different academic departments, and doing optical scanning for tests and exams on campus—from problems ns a ru pizz eer? t that need someone h nig ur car he ateelse’s expertise. “We for l build yo job in t s y a a p p l r t e o can do troubleshootha to h e you f job t r ant ing,” says Allen, “but we nd a also w p prepa fi o hel ng t but you i t k a sometimes redirect into o th lo job obs you oans pus nm other departments or Are udent l ampus j a c us o c st this vario g the t y and ese onsend an order to a a r t T n h and ludi stan Try t orld. assi ces inc Center, service technician.” in... w fice fi

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Learn more about student employment at www.ithaca.edu/hr/studentemployment.

he slogan “Ithaca Is Gorges” isn’t plastered on bumper stickers and T-shirts for nothing. With well over 100 gorges and waterfalls and four state parks within 10 miles of downtown, Ithaca makes it easy to get your nature fix. The main problem: deciding which beautiful landscape to check out. So, let’s narrow it down. Cascadilla Gorge Starting just a few blocks from the Commons, you can climb this breathtaking trail up to Collegetown and the Cornell University campus. While you’re there, don’t miss the Cornell Plantations or . . . The Waterfalls at Beebe Lake You’ll find sunbathers galore here on hot days. You’ll also find daredevils jumping from the stone bridge or the cliffs here, an enduring—though illegal—tradition among Cornell and Ithaca students alike. Buttermilk Falls When the temperature soars at the beginning and end of the school year, IC students grab their beach towels and head for the swimming hole at the bottom of the falls. Since it’s the closest state park to campus, it’s also a favorite spot for hiking. Robert Treman State Park Like at Buttermilk, you’re allowed to swim beneath the falls here. Talk about the perfect study break! Taughannock Falls The shortest and flattest hike around takes you to one of the most spectacular scenes in the region. Towering 215 feet (that’s three stories higher than Niagara), Taughannock Falls is the highest single-drop waterfall east of the Mississippi, making it a must-see for both students and visiting friends or family. Even grandma should be able to handle the 3/4-mile trek. (And if she can’t, she can drive up for an impressive view from an overlook.) Lick Brook Gorge at Sweedler Preserve If tourist destinations aren’t for you, try a gorge less traveled. Part of the Finger Lakes Trail, the crazy-steep path along Lick Brook runs by three major falls, ranging from 25 feet to 90 feet, as well as numerous smaller cascades.

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Gorges Views

For Exercise Buffs

By Danielle Paccione ’10 Photograph by Caylena Cahill ’10

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Rachel Allen ’12 talks to a client while working at the ITS help desk.

Learn more about student employment at www.ithaca.edu/hr/studentemployment.

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

Faculty

Programs of Study

In the center of the Finger Lakes region of New York State, our modern campus is 60 miles north of Binghamton and 60 miles south of Syracuse. The city of Ithaca is home to about 47,000 residents and neighboring Cornell University.

461 full-time faculty and 241 part-time faculty

With more than 100 degree programs to choose from, Ithaca has something for everyone. To learn more about the different schools and the majors they offer, visit the websites below. A complete list of majors can be found on the admission website at www.ithaca.edu/admission/programs.

Student Body

6,400 undergraduates and 450 graduate students from 47 states, 4 U.S. territories, and 80 countries. Over 70 percent of students live on Ithaca’s hilltop campus, which overlooks Cayuga Lake.

Student-faculty ratio

12 to 1 Academic Profile

The high school average of most admitted students ranges from B+ to A. APPLICATION DEADLINE

Freshman applications for fall admission are due February 1

School

Student Enrollment School Homepage

School of Business Roy H. Park School of Communications School of Health Sciences and Human Performance School of Humanities and Sciences School of Music Division of Interdisciplinary and International Studies

700

www.ithaca.edu/business

1,450

www.ithaca.edu/rhp

1,300

www.ithaca.edu/hshp

2,300 550

www.ithaca.edu/hs www.ithaca.edu/music

100

www.ithaca.edu/diis

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

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Sunrise? Sunset? Alien invasion? (Hey, Carl Sagan lived above these falls, so it’s not out of the question!) But no, it’s the moon over Ithaca Falls! Mike Grippi ’10 used an extra long exposure when he took this shot at nearly midnight.

The Hammond Health Center has five boardcertified physicians and two licensed physician assistants on staff and offers ambulatory care, laboratory testing, on-site X-rays, and prescription medication. Office of Admission Ithaca College 953 Danby Road Ithaca, NY 14850-7002 800-429-4274 or 607-274-3124 www.ithaca.edu fuse | fuse.ithaca.edu | fall 2010 • 25

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Faculty

Programs of Study

461 full-time faculty and 241 part-time faculty

Student Body

6,400 undergraduates and 450 graduate students from 47 states, 4 U.S. territories, and 80 countries. Over 70 percent of students live on Ithaca’s hilltop campus, which overlooks Cayuga Lake.

Student-faculty ratio

12 to 1 Academic Profile

The high school average of most admitted students ranges from B+ to A. APPLICATION DEADLINE

Freshman applications for fall admission are due February 1

School

Student Enrollment School Homepage

700

www.ithaca.edu/business

1,450

www.ithaca.edu/rhp

1,300

www.ithaca.edu/hshp

2,300 550

www.ithaca.edu/hs www.ithaca.edu/music

100

www.ithaca.edu/diis

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

Did You Know?

Office of Admission Ithaca College 953 Danby Road Ithaca, NY 14850-7002 800-429-4274 607-274-3124 www.ithaca.edu

Dive into your college search! We think Ithaca is pretty awesome—but don’t take our word for it. Join us for a campus visit program this fall and see for yourself. It’s a great way to learn about our academic programs, explore our beautiful campus, and meet faculty, staff, and current students. Open House Saturday, September 25, 2010 Saturday, October 23, 2010 Saturday, October 30, 2010 Ithaca and You Monday, October 11, 2010 Thursday, November 11, 2010

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