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As of today it has been 1 year, 6 months, 23 days since the first episode (the “pilot” if you will) of the Ithacan’t came out.

In the next few weeks, thacant.com will be bringing you scans of the original papers. The first and second issues will be up tomorrow, accompanied by each subsequent issue each week-ish. C’mon, the original Ithacan’t didn’t come out regularly at all, so too will the scans come out erratically.

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1. First and foremost, Conan O’Brien will be back, being funny on television again.  We all win.

2. Brilliant move for Conan and for TBS.  Conan’s brand of humor (bits, sarcasm,etc.) never quite felt right on The Tonight Show stage.  Part of what made Conan so successful on “Late Night” was the freedom he had to push the envelope and do comedy he wanted to do.  When he moved into the earlier time slot, NBC pulled him in quite a bit.  Why hand over the most successful franchise in television to a rising star and then force him to alter his style?

3. On TBS, Conan will have the freedom to be as edgy as he wants, and will have complete control over his show and its content.  A great move for Conan, but also for TBS.

4. Conan will be a success no matter what the numbers say.  No he will not get the ratings of Letterman or Leno or probably even Kimmel.  But is that what he is going for?  TBS is a cable network, reaches less homes, and does not have the late-night pedigree.  Conan will no doubt draw bigger rating than “Lopez Tonight” has for TBS and will be a huge winner over other cable networks showing re-runs of old sitcoms.  Conan will massively improve TBS ratings and that is how his success should be measured.  This is not about Conan vs NBC or CBS or FOX.  This is just about Conan getting a chance to be funny on television again.

5. Conan O’Brien is the comedy voice of the younger generation and this move shows how much he understands that.  He gets to go to a smaller, cable network, do whatever comedy he wants, and be as edgy as he wants.  NBC’s average audience that watches The Tonight Show is almost 60 years old, TBS’ average audience is 33.  Conan understands what demographic gets him and what demographic finds him sophomoric.  With this move, Conan is embracing his young following, and will no doubt be embraced by them once again.

6. I love the “COCO is with us” commercials currently running on TBS.

I guess that is all I have for Conan right now.  I know that many more of you who follow our little blog are Conan fans.  What do you guys think of this move?  Clearly, I like it.  Can’t wait to see the Walker Texas Ranger lever make its return!

Within days, the Ithacan’t was born. The premier episode was host to reviews of a concert, the lazer tag event, a trip to the beach, and the Oscars. There were previews for future student events – a networking night, a trip to the driving range, suggestions for a trip to the art museum. It also featured an ed-op piece on doodling. Oh yeah, there were plenty of doodles on the paper.

For the next three months, the Ithacan’t grew from one to five pages. Columns became episodic. Jabs were taken. We added photos. Told a story. Envelopes were pushed. Professors even started contributing. Legitimacy had finally been gained – on the west coast at least.

A “mocktail” party (sponsored by the Ithacan’t) marked the end of the semester. Students insisted that the publication continue. So that’s what we’re doing. As taboo as it may be, this creative medium is here to stay.

It’s refreshing. It’s honest. It’s entertaining.

We still aim to keep you informed on what goes on with college students, humor you with our observations, and keep you guessing what’s next.

Enjoy.