What’s happening today
Today’s top news and events
1. Tonight is the opening reception of the Handwerker Gallery’s latest exhibitions, “Aerial Reconnaissance” and “Your Margins, Your Rivers, Your Diminutive Villages.” The reception will be held from 5–7 p.m. in the Handwerker Gallery. Read about the new exhibitions in this week’s Accent section.
2. The Ithaca College Office of Human Resources is now accepting RSVPs for the fifth annual Engaging Communities Luncheon. The Luncheon will be held at 11:30 a.m. Feb. 20 in Emerson Suites. However, RSVPs must be submitted before Feb. 4. The Luncheon will be led by Craig Clayton, director and diversity strategist for the University of Houston’s International Institute of Diversity and Cross Cultural Management.
In Today’s Paper
Don’t have time to pick up today’s issue of The Ithacan? Read the highlights here.
News: A new, 9,000-square-foot Downtown Ithaca Incubator will provide a space for students at Ithaca College to collaborate with Cornell University and Tompkins Cortland Community College, while working on start-up businesses. Plans for the Incubator were announced at a press conference Jan. 16. Read about the Downtown Ithaca Incubator here.
Opinion: The Student Government Association has approved a bill recommending that the SGA research Ithaca College’s divestment from fossil fuels. However, many divestment advocates at the college have not considered the complexities of the college’s endowment. Read about our recommendations for Divest IC here.
Sports: Junior guard Samantha Klie has finally secured a spot on the starting lineup of the women’s basketball team. Klie’s career began with not making the varsity team and playing with a broken hand. Read about Klie’s dreams of competing in a national championship.
We Want You
Come join The Ithacan
The Ithacan will hold its Spring 2014 Recruitment Night at 7:30 p.m. tonight in The Ithacan Office. We’re looking for writers for all of our sections, copy editors, photographers, videographers, web designers and sales representatives. Positions are open to all Ithaca College students, regardless of major or school. Come by, meet the staff and join the team.
