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Newsreel
A periodic compilation of references to Ithaca College in
the national media.
Today, Ithaca College in upstate New York
winds up "The Healthy Musician," a three-day confab
for health-care pros who treat musicians’ ailments. Information-
age musicians face a new peril. "When we see repetitive
stress injury, we have to ask if it’s the instrument or
something else," says Nick Quarrier, director of the Ithaca
meeting. Like what? "The computer."
—New York Times Magazine, June
21, 1998
Some educators believe children
should be introduced to music soon after birth. The Suzuki method
— introduced in the 1940s by a now-legendary Japanese teacher,
Shinichi Suzuki — exposes infants to recorded music. Basic
group study begins with children as young as 18 months, and instruction
on miniature string instruments begins as early as age 3, says
Sanford Reuning, director of the Ithaca College Suzuki Institute
and Chamber Music Institute in New York. Before you buy earplugs,
Reuning says, remember that, "Good teachers can help the
children make good sounds right away."
—Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel,
July 26, 1998
"Those who predict the
future of news and information in a digital age are stupid, lying,
or Bill Gates," says Christopher Harper, a professor of
communications at Ithaca College. The Microsoft magnate, he argues,
is "the only man with enough money to influence what is
going to happen." With that oracular disclaimer, Mr. Harper
nonetheless offers a few ideas in And That’s the Way
It Will Be: News and Information in a Digital World (New
York University Press; 255 pages; $24.95), a look at how the
Internet and other technologies are transforming journalism.
—Chronicle of Higher Education,
June 5, 1998
While some elementary and secondary
school teachers groan at having to answer questions about the
Clinton scandal and the Starr report, some local college professors
and a few high school teachers have found ways to use them as
teaching tools. Martin Brownstein, associate professor and chair
of the politics department at Ithaca College, said his courses
have been monopolized by the issue. "The problem is to maintain
some kind of order in my lesson plans when there are changes
every day," he said. "I feel trapped by this story."
—Elmira Star-Gazette, Sept. 21,
1998
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