iMPrint Magazine: College Life's Internet Magazine, is featuring three new articles this week, including one on Cinemapolis, Ithaca's downtown, independent theater.
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Here's a look at this week's stories...Local theater takes cinematic risks in a comfortable environment
By Brian Kolczynski, iMPrint Writer
ITHACA, NY - Across the way it seems to be just another hole in the wall. Its only sign hangs meekly above its door. The letters on the entrance are painted on. No neon lights here. One quickly finds that Cinemapolis doesn’t advertise particularly well. It doesn’t need to.
Recording artist Michael Cialdella took a unique road to happiness
By Jacqueline Marmo, iMPrint Writer
Grow up, attend college, followed by graduate school, land a steady job, and live happily ever after. It’s the American dream: the highly idealized pattern of life that so many of us try to emulate. Earning his undergraduate degree in economics from Johns Hopkins University, and a degree in law from the University of Virginia, singer/songwriter Michael Cialdella seems to fit the bill: to be a typical candidate. However, the story behind this man of many talents is anything but typical.
Web site offers consumers a chance to investigate the companies they support
By Khrista Trerotola, iMPrint Writer
College students type in a Web site, and in a matter of minutes, they can have a product shipped to their dorm room. In the blink of an eye, they can have a late-night snack delivered to their door. They spend money on electronics, clothes, sneakers, DVDs, food and beer. Modern college students are products of this consumption era; so much so, they often consume without even realizing. Have they ever stopped to think about what they are consuming and the practices and policies of the companies providing them with these products?
https://www.ithaca.edu/intercom/article.php/20060410213137105