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Former Ithaca College student Faith Meckley, pictured above with her husband Alex, writes that it can be hard for Americans to see the truth past blinding nationalism.

Commentary: America, you’re not as great as you think, love Australia

By Faith Meckley • November 10, 2017
My point is this: when the blinders of feverish nationalistic pride are removed, it’s easier for the citizenry to see truth.

Commentary: Police threatening boycott prove Kaepernick’s point

By Faith Meckley • September 7, 2016
Any officers who choose to participate in a boycott of defending Levi Stadium are proving all the things they hate about Kaepernick’s opinion right. They are proving that there is indeed a limit to who they are willing to protect.
Wild Semester: IC students immerse themselves in the wilderness

Wild Semester: IC students immerse themselves in the wilderness

By Faith Meckley, News Editor • May 4, 2016
“When we came in, we were individuals, and we’re not leaving as nonindividuals, but we kind of melded together into ... one thought,” she said. “There’s one new person coming out, and it’s the eight of us.”
Junior Faith Meckley pulls a Conestoga-style wagon near Branchport, Iowa, in August 2014 as part of the cross-country Great March for Climate Action, for which she took a semester off college.

Commentary: High-stress college model is unsustainable

By Faith Meckley • April 27, 2016
I can finish my degree whenever I want. But I cannot put my mental and emotional health off any longer.
Ithaca College students monitor return of black bears

Ithaca College students monitor return of black bears

By Faith Meckley, News Editor • April 14, 2016
Menges and Miller are animal trackers. They said tracking is more than just following animal footprints through the woods — it is about being aware of their surroundings, and the body language and signals from nearby animals, including other people.
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks in Binghamton, New York April 11. Sanders and Ohio Gov. John Kasich held the closest rallies to Ithaca, with Sanders in Binghamton on April 11 and Syracuse on April 12 and Kasich in Syracuse on April 8.

Ithaca College students attend presidential rallies in NY

By Faith Meckley, News Editor • April 13, 2016
As the April 19 New York state primary elections approach, 2016 presidential candidates are making their way through the state to rally support. Some Ithaca College students are going the distance to see the presidential hopefuls speak in person.
FLEFF is a local annual film festival and has been sponsored by Ithaca College since 2004. The theme of this year’s festival, which runs from March 28 to April 3, will be landscapes, which the FLEFF website describes as potentially being “material and immaterial, built and imagined.”

Annual environmental film festival returns to Ithaca College

By Faith Meckley, News Editor • March 27, 2016
The 19th annual Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival will feature films produced from around the world on topics like women’s health clinics, hydraulic fracturing, climbing Mount Everest and the Indian-Pakistani partition.
Roger Richardson, associate provost for diversity, inclusion and engagement, was announced by President Tom Rochon on Nov. 10 as the interim chief diversity officer. According to a recent announcement, it is unclear whether a permanent person will be hired for the position.

Ithaca College clarifies progress and holdups on diversity plan

By Elena Piech and Faith Meckley • March 23, 2016
In a recent announcement, the college laid out parts of the diversity action plan that are on track — such as developing a Fall 2016 campus-climate survey — and parts of the plan that are falling behind — such as developing a community review board for the Office of Public Safety and Emergency Management.
Cornell University’s first female president, Elizabeth Garrett, died at 52.

Cornell president dies at 52

By Faith Meckley, News Editor • March 7, 2016
Cornell announced the death of Elizabeth Garrett, 52, March 7. Garrett was the University's first female president.
The 9,000 panel solar array is currently under construction at Seneca, New York, about 40 miles away from campus, pictured above.

Solar panels to meet 10 percent of Ithaca College’s energy needs

By Faith Meckley and Sophie Johnson • February 22, 2016
A solar electric project including 9,000 solar panels that will cover 10 percent of Ithaca College’s energy needs is currently under construction.
The Ithaca College Student Government Association reveals the results of the student no confidence vote in Emerson Suites on Nov. 30. The SGA has opened an application for students interested in joining the search committee for the next president.

SGA seeks student applicants for presidential search committee

By Faith Meckley, News Editor • February 19, 2016
The Ithaca College Student Government Association has released an application for students to apply to be a part of the search committee responsible for finding semi-finalists for the college’s next president.
The Office of Public Safety and Emergency Management responds to a broke water pipe at Ithaca Colleges Campus Center building at around 11 a.m. Feb. 15.

Water pipe breaks at Ithaca College’s Campus Center building

By Faith Meckley, News Editor • February 15, 2016
The Ithaca College Office of Public Safety and Emergency Management confirmed a water pipe broke at the Campus Center building Feb. 15.
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