The Ithacan

Amanda Rodewald, senior director of Cornell University Lab of Ornithology and professor in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment at Cornell, talks at Cinemapolis about the role of birds in conservation efforts.

Pro-Wildlife efforts are taking flight across Ithaca

By Sadie Evans, Contributing Writer

Technological innovations like eBird, as well as work done at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology are working to tackle climate change through bird conservation...

The Terraces chefs cooked recipes by Black culinary pioneers for the February showcase dinners for Black History Month. The chefs prepared Leah Chase's recipe for chicken in Caribbean sauce.

Terrace Dining Hall chef showcase mixes up the meal schedule and celebrates famous chefs

By Kai Lincke, Community Outreach Manager

Ithaca College Dining Services introduced a chef showcase dinner series during Spring 2025, which features recipes from a celebrity chef each Wednesday at Terrace Dining Hall. So far, the showcase has featured recipes from chefs including Leah Chase, Rodney Scott and Julia Child.

On Jan. 30, Ithaca College Dining Services announced South Hill Sweets will be temporarily closed until further notice due to unexpected maintenance repairs. The shop remains gated with a sign specifying its closure.

South Hill Sweets set to reopen in Fall 2025 after repairs

By Isabel Alasio, Contributing Writer

After a grand opening Sept. 10, Ithaca College’s newest retail dining location, South Hill Sweets, temporarily closed Jan. 30 due to maintenance repairs. The shop, in Egbert Hall within IC’s Campus Center, is set to reopen for Fall 2025.

Paula Murray Cole, professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance Performance and member of Ithaca College’s Faculty Council, met with the college’s Student Governance Council at its March 24 meeting to gather feedback on proposed changes to the student statements surveys given at the end of every course.

SGC discusses proposed changes to student statement surveys

By Aela Shaw, Staff Writer

Paula Murray Cole, professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance Performance and member of Ithaca College’s Faculty Council, met with the college’s Student Governance Council at its March 24 meeting to gather feedback on proposed changes to the student statement surveys given at the end of every course.

News

Marella Feltrin-Morris, professor in the Department of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, translated "La porta stretta," by writer Grazia Deledda and authored a book chapter analyzing her imagery.

Q&A: Marella Feltrin-Morris translates and writes about the works of Italian writer Grazia Deledda

By Liam McDermott, Staff Writer • March 26, 2025

In early March, Marella Feltrin-Morris, professor in the Department of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at Ithaca College, translated famous Italian writer Grazia Deledda’s short story “La porta stretta.” Morris also wrote a chapter in “Grazia Deledda’s Painterly Aesthetic,” called “The Space Between: Deledda’s Doors as Frames for Visual and Symbolic Landscapes,” which seeks to dive deeper into Deledda’s imagery of the Door.

Sports

The Ithaca College men's lacrosse team suffered its first home loss of the season at the hands of the Hamilton College Continentals March 25. Junior attacker Brendan Occhino pushes toward the net.

Men’s lacrosse fall short to Continentals under the lights

By Jonathan Falco, Staff Writer • March 27, 2025

The Ithaca College men’s lacrosse team suffered its first home loss of the season to the Hamilton College Continentals on March 25, snapping the Bombers’ five-game win streak.