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Makin' Bad Decisions
Behind the scenes of best buds soaring to high heights for Valentine's Day “Alright, boys, are you ready?,” Graham hollered at his...
Falyn Stempler
Mar 23, 20204 min read


Klezmer music offers healing to generations affected by the Holocaust
Growing up Cookie Segelstein, a musical prodigy, always resented the Klezmer genre. Her earliest memories include playing the somber...
Falyn Stempler
Dec 12, 20194 min read


104 years of “incomplete mourning”: Students reflect on House recognition of Armenian genocide
Much of Ithaca College Senior Devin Kasparian’s family history is an unsolvable mystery. His father, who emigrated with his family at the...
Falyn Stempler
Nov 14, 20194 min read


BLOG: What is fake news and how do we combat it?
Fake news. It is a term thrown around a lot nowadays. Like Merriam-Webster argues, "Fake news is having a bit of a moment.” But, despite...
Falyn Stempler
Nov 7, 20192 min read


BLOG: Music bridges gaps among the Jewish diaspora
Conventional wisdom argues that music is a universal language. That music presents an opportunity to bridge people together from all over...
Falyn Stempler
Nov 4, 20192 min read


BLOG: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's 11-year-reign comes to an end
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin tasked former military chief Benny Gantz, leader of the Blue and White (Kahol Lavan) party, to form a...
Falyn Stempler
Oct 26, 20192 min read


BLOG: Publishing corrections is good for journalistic transparency
The dilemma of if and how to publish corrections in journalism has been an issue since journalism’s inception, and the rise of social...
Falyn Stempler
Oct 25, 20192 min read


BLOG: What it would mean to have a Jewish president
Honduras. El Salvador. Ukraine. The United Kingdom. Italy. Latvia. The Dominican Republic. Hungary. France. Panama. Austria. Romania....
Falyn Stempler
Oct 25, 20192 min read


"The ultimate secret of Judaism:" Students observe Shabbat as weekly self-care ritual
Ithaca College junior Shoshana Maniscalco, like many college students, finds herself during the week going through the motions of school...
Falyn Stempler
Oct 10, 20193 min read


BLOG: Israeli elections explained and what it means for Arab-Israeli's
In April, Israel had a national election in which the Likud coalition party, led by current Prime Minister Benjamin (Bibi) Netanyahu, won...
Falyn Stempler
Oct 5, 20192 min read


BLOG: Disney's first Jewish Princess presents opportunity to reclaim "Jewess" slur
In recent years, Disney has made efforts to diversify the backgrounds of its princesses. It has Pocahontas, a Native-American princess;...
Falyn Stempler
Oct 4, 20192 min read


Mazal Tov: Hillel at Ithaca College administers B'nai Mitzvot for students
In mainstream western culture, adulthood is typically marked at age 18. But, in Jewish culture, adulthood begins at the young age of 13....
Falyn Stempler
Sep 25, 20194 min read


BLOG: What does being Jewish even mean?
It is hard not to laugh when I am often told "you don't look Jewish" followed up with "Judaism is just a religion" in the same sentence....
Falyn Stempler
Sep 14, 20193 min read


BLOG: The Death of Print Media
How Digital Platforms and Social Media are changing how we consume journalism I am sure you heard it before: The way we consume news is...
Falyn Stempler
Sep 14, 20192 min read
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