The Ithacan Online

Centenarian expert speaks to college community

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:16:56 PST

Dr. Thomas Perls, founder of the New England Centenarian Study at Boston University, spoke at 7 p.m. Thursday night in Emerson Suites.

TCAT receives $2.2 million for six new buses

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:59:18 PST

The TCAT is receiving approximately $2.2 million from the federal stimulus plan to replace six of its oldest buses with new ones.

City officials hold meeting after downtown shooting

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:39:34 PST

Many questions remained after about 300 members of the community met at Southside Community Center on Tuesday night to discuss the death of Shawn Greenwood.

The community members voiced their concerns about Greenwood’s death, which occurred around 5 p.m. Feb. 23 outside of Pete’s Grocery and Deli on West Buffalo Street.

Tax receipts drop below expectations

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:36:05 PST

With the news of a downturn in countywide sales tax receipts in January 2010, the ongoing economic recession continues to take its toll on Tompkins County.

Late last month, Tompkins County Finance Director David Squires announced before the Tompkins County Legislature’s Budget and Capital Committee that sales tax receipts were down more than 3.39 percent countywide in comparison to January 2009.

Logged out

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:32:53 PST

More than three years ago an island was purchased for the Roy H. Park School of Communications in the virtual world of Second Life. Now the island often resembles a ghost town.

Student team to visit Qatar for research

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST

Three Ithaca College students and a professor will travel tomorrow to the small Arab emirate of Qatar to conduct research on children’s television programs in the Middle East.

Book reveals Incan life

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST

Michael A. Malpass, professor of anthropology at Ithaca College, recently co-edited “The Distant Provinces in the Inka Empire: Toward a Deeper Understanding of Inka Provincialism,” a book that explores the ways that the ancient Incan people controlled their large empire.

Post office services may be cut back

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST

Service revisions proposed by the U.S. Postal Service may affect students and local residents who order and receive packages.

Dean candidate presents vision

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST

John Pavlik, chair of journalism and media studies and professor of journalism at Rutgers University, said he hopes to bring technological innovation to the Park School if chosen as dean.

Alternative healing

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST

Ithaca residents interested in alternative medicine will find a new place to stay healthy when Pat O’Brien opens her Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine practice in April — the first of its kind in the city of Ithaca.

Chicago professor speaks about same-sex marriage

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:11:06 PST

Nussbaum, a commentator on cosmopolitanism and emotions from the University of Chicago professor, spoke to a crowd of about 90 about “Same-Sex Marriage and Constitutional Law: Beyond the Politics of Disgust" Tuesday night in Emerson Suites.

College faculty meeting addresses academic concerns

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:50:52 PST

At a meeting held Thursday, administration and faculty openly discussed enrollment and budget projections for the next five years, the impact of the current year’s budget on faculty workload, (IC)2, and an interim report due to the Middle States Commission in early April.

Doctor to present work on centenarians

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:23:36 PST

Dr. Thomas Perls, who will be speaking at 7 p.m. Thursday in Emerson Suites, founded the New England Centenarian Study at Boston University in 1995 and also authored the book “Living to 100.” Additionally, Dr. Perls designed the “Living to 100 Life Expectancy Calculator” which enables people to enter some basic information about their family, lifestyles, and personal history and then approximates how old one will live to be.

Staff Writer Lily Oberman spoke to Dr. Perls about his work with the Centenarian Study, the anti-aging industry and super-centenarians.

Club brings together food related organizations

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:13:58 PST

IC Foods, created in fall 2009, is now open to students and staff this semester who have any cultural, social or economic interest in food.

The club will act as “headquarters” for all food-related groups on campus. Members of any food-related organization on campus — such as IC Nutrition Club, Organic Gardening Club, IC Vegetarian Club, and all others — are coming together under one umbrella to promote the “philosophy” of the importance of food in our lives in a multifaceted perspective.

College hosts job and internship fair

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:47:11 PST

Students and employers came together for the annual Spring Job and Internship Fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. yesterday in Emerson Suite A.

College clubs lose $70,000

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:12:31 PST

Ithaca College student organizations lost almost $70,000 last spring when funds unspent at the end of the academic year were returned to the college budget.

Funding provided by the college through the Student Government Association must be spent during the course of the June-May fiscal year or be returned to the college at the end of May, according to junior Brian Keefe, vice president of business and finance for SGA.

Garbage fines pile up

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:07:37 PST

Ithaca College and Cornell University students living off campus are finding that trash disposal in the City of Ithaca can be costly for those who don’t adhere to regulations.

Standing strong

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:07:20 PST

At 1:03 p.m. on Oct. 22, freshman occupational therapy major Matthew Pappadia updated his Facebook status with a call to action.

“Attention Dillingham students! Theater majors, meet at Campus Center, the upstairs lounge tonight at 11 p.m.! Our friend is in need, and we’re not going down without a fight!” it read.

College hires geographer

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST

Jake Brenner was recently hired as a tenure track assistant professor for next year in Ithaca College’s environmental studies and science department. Brenner, who is currently a visiting assistant professor in Colgate University’s department of geography, will also be the college’s first geography professor.

Professor named finalist for NASA proposal funding

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST

Beth Ellen Clark Joseph, chair of the physics department at Ithaca College, is going above and beyond in scientific research this semester. She’s literally aiming for the stars.