The Ithaca College and SUNY Cortland football teams renewed their rivalry in the 65th annual Cortaca Jug game on Nov. 16, with the Bombers falling to the Red Dragons, 28-17.
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By Sonya Mukhina, Contributing Writer
• December 6, 2023
In September, Ithaca Tompkins International Airport received a $750,000 grant from the Department of Transportation’s Small Community Air Service Development Program to expand air routes to Washington D.C.
The Ithaca College Faculty Council heard from the co-chairs of the Middle States Reaccreditation committee and from the college’s director of energy management and sustainability at its Dec. 5 meeting. Updates were also given on a new faculty retirement plan option and a policy change about the length of advanced notice when the college separates from an employee.
Starting in January 2024, Ithaca College will begin two years of self-study, the first step in the process of being reaccredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.
While some express frustration with Fourth Ward Alderperson-elect Patrick Kuehl's write-in campaign for Common Council, others raise concerns with the priorities and tactics of the Solidarity Slate and local Working Families Party club, including incumbent Fourth Ward Alderperson Jorge Defendini's sudden attempt to unseat WFP leadership.
On Nov. 15, 387 stones colored blue, white and pink — the colors of the transgender flag — were dropped in a glass to represent the number of transgender people whose lives were lost to violence since...
Cornell University has begun to phase out its dean’s list to address concerns about academic stress, which has led Ithaca College to begin to reflect on the impact of its dean’s list as well.
Since the Israel-Hamas war began Oct. 7 — the fifth war in the Israel-Arab and Israel-Palestine conflict — antisemitism, Islamophobia and racism have seen dramatic increases around the world. The shooting threat directed at Cornell’s Jewish community is one incident where communities have been targeted.
The Ithaca College Student Governance Council shared questions and concerns with President La Jerne Cornish during their Nov. 13 meeting, including class scheduling, institutional spending, recent staff changes and the lack of an outdoor running track among other topics.
By Taylor Borash, Contributing Writer
• November 13, 2023
In July 2023, Project Look Sharp, Ithaca College’s nonprofit media literacy program, received the two-year Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program grant for $150,000 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The grant will help expand the statewide Librarians as Leaders for Media Literacy (ML3) initiative to a nationwide level.