The Ithaca College Student Governance Council met Nov. 18 to hear from Caryanne Keenan, director of New Student and Transition Programs, about Fall 2024 orientation and plans for Fall 2025 orientation. The SGC provided suggestions on how Keenan could further help new students get acclimated to the college. 

The Ithaca College Student Governance Council invited the executive board members of several student groups on campus to discuss their clubs and what their plans are for the future. 

The City of Ithaca's Climate Action Plan that was written in 2023 and will be rewritten over the next six months to include more climate justice-oriented goals. Ithaca residents have been urging for a community-focused plan that would bring in local climate and social justice organizations to help plan and combat climate change.

In the wake of the results of the election, many local groups in the city of Ithaca are expressing concerns about the implications of Trump’s second term.

On Nov. 10, Cornell University sophomore Winter Knutson was found dead in Fall Creek Gorge. Earlier that morning a woman — only identified as a Cornell student as of this time — was found unresponsive after falling into another section of the Fall Creek Gorge. The unidentified student was airlifted from a field on Cornell’s campus to Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, Pennsylvania.

Jonathan Ablard, professor in the Department of History and Latin American Studies coordinator at Ithaca College, gave his keynote presentation titled “Conspiracy Theories and Rumors in the History of Public Health” at the Social History of Health and Illness in Argentina and the Americas workshop via Zoom.

Jason Starkman ’22 and Sam Edelstein ’22 said that while studying at Ithaca College they noticed that for them and their peers, making sense of the complexities of politics was intimidating and time-consuming. Their observation called them to action and in 2023, the pair joined a tech startup with a vision to create an accessible civic education app. On Sept. 4,  Starkman and Edelstein, chief technical officer and chief operating officer, helped launch Poliquicks. 

The Association of Latino Professionals for America has officially established a chapter at Ithaca College, with the aim to provide a vital platform for Latino students to connect, grow and thrive professionally.

Public Safety Logs 10/28-11/03