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Eva Kirie ’21 & Clara Montague ’21 walk the red carpet

Eva Kirie & Clara Montague

Television-Radio

As first-year filmmakers, Eva Kirie and Clara Montague took their class assignment all the way to the silver screen.

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Malick Mercier

Malick Mercier

Journalism and Sociology

Journalism student Malick Mercier makes an impact with socially-conscious news coverage on Instagram and elsewhere.

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Julia Salvatore and Edd Schneider

Julia Salvatore

Communication Management and Design

Julia Salvatore presents “super” research findings at San Diego Comic-Con.

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Rachel Yohe '18 and Goldye Horan '18

Rachel Yohe and Goldye Horan

Integrated Marketing Communications and Music/Communication Management and Design

Social media sparked a beautiful friendship for these first-year students, who sustain their bond today as proud alumnae.

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Sarah Brylinsky

Sarah Brylinsky

CMD and MS, Comm. Innovation

A freshman-year seminar at IC called Introduction to Sustainability inspired Sarah Brylinsky to lead campus climate movements in Ithaca and beyond.

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Advice for New Students

Just go out there, meet people, and don't be afraid to come out of your shell. You don't have to be super extroverted to do that. You just have to find the things that you're passionate about and people will share those passions with you.

Tyler Reighn '18

Film, Photography, and Visual Arts
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Advice for New Students

The hardest part is just walking through the door.

Pat Smith '22

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Advice for New Students

Sleep more. Sleep more, but don't not do the projects and things that you're interested in because you're worried about what other people are going to think of it.

Rachel Cutsumpas '20

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Advice for New Students

My number one piece of advice would probably be to take your first semester classes seriously, because it's really easy to get to midterms and look at your midterm grades and go, 'how did that happen?'

Eliza Wilde '23

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Advice for New Students

Experience everything you can. Don't not try something just because you don't think you'll like it because some of my greatest experiences have been ones that pushed me out of my comfort zone.

Samantha Brown '18

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Advice for New Students

It is a serious piece of advice but it's going to sound a little bit funny. People are going to tell you that the winters here are brutal....There's a lot of places where the winter is a lot worse. So don't let people try to scare you out of coming here because it's a little cold.

Jacqueline Brown '23

First Year Firsthand

From a 52-second glimpse of move-in day to visits from a therapy llama during finals, a year in the life at IC.
Move-In Day
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True. Move in might look different this year, but we’re still the same community waiting to hand you the your room keys when you arrive.

Ithaca Seminars
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From Global Pop Art to Biochemistry of Bread to Social Justice by the Numbers, first-year students take a 4-credit Ithaca Seminar course. Students can present their research at a fall symposium and later at the Whalen Symposium, held each spring.

Convocation
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It’s official!  At convocation, students receive their class pin--and are formally welcomed into the IC family by staff and faculty. “Convocation made me feel like the WHOLE community cared about our success,” said Shaila Sookhoo ‘23. “It also made me realize that being a college student means that now is the time to step up.”

First Bomber Weekend
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First Bomber Weekend introduces new students to campus and the entire Ithaca area. Stamp your passport at the IC Connections Carnival and explore local trips trips to nearby state parks and venues, fireworks and more.

Cheer on the Bombers!
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Work hard. Play hard. With 20+ varsity teams (plus club and intramural sports), you can compete or cheer on your favorite IC teams in action. Henry Wade IV '23 suggests his favorite campus event he has attended so far is Cortaca, the annual football contest between IC and SUNY Cortland.

Dancing in the President's Office
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Clubs are a great way to meet new people and enrich your out-of-class time. At Ithaca, there are more than 200 clubs, covering nearly every interest imaginable. When Alyssa Carbonell '22 joined IC Unbound Dance Company she couldn't imagine she would be dancing in the president's office as part of group's promo video.

Apple Fest
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An apple a day ...  “Get to know Ithaca while you're here in town! It is an amazing place and there are so many things to see,” says Nadia Truglio ’22, citing the music-filled Apple Fest as her favorite part of the year.

Study Breaks
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Take a selfie with ”Late for Breakfast”--a therapy llama--during finals, a fan favorite helping students to smile and de-stress.