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AI on campus: Navigating the new normal in school

AI on campus: Navigating the new normal in school

By Isabella Bogosel and Narges Kasiri May 1, 2025

Artificial intelligence is rapidly weaving its way into campus life, and our community is learning to navigate it in real time. In a multi-week research project, our Advanced Decision Making with Analytics...

Diminished expectations create disengaged students

Diminished expectations create disengaged students

By Lorien Tyne, Editor-in-Chief May 1, 2025

I came to Ithaca College for The Ithacan because decades of passionate students built a legacy worth committing four years contributing to. It is this newsroom and the people that give it life that have...

Classrooms must adapt for the incoming usage of AI

Classrooms must adapt for the incoming usage of AI

By Charles Phipps April 18, 2025

Artificial Intelligence  has revolutionized the way our world works. It has made it much easier to gain direct access to questions people may have and it works even faster than the Internet. With that...

International students face the burden of being grateful

International students face the burden of being grateful

By Sonya Mukhina April 18, 2025

Watching injustice from afar is always difficult, but being torn between two worlds and still expected to be grateful for it is even worse. As we face a massive shift of political narratives around the...

Women's March Madness deserves more spotlight

Women’s March Madness deserves more spotlight

By David Schurter, Co-Sports Editor April 10, 2025

College basketball is one of the country’s most popular sports, due in large part to the annual postseason tournament: NCAA March Madness — featuring the likes of 64 teams together in one bracket....

Students should handle campus wildlife with care

Students should handle campus wildlife with care

By David Tupy March 27, 2025

Nature is chaotic, hindering humanity whether intentional or not. Upstate New York is no exception. As a resident of upstate New York my entire life, I concur that nature is anything but predictable. Therefore,...

We need the courage to stay hopeful about the US

We need the courage to stay hopeful about the US

By Rua Fay March 27, 2025

We are living in a profoundly scary and uncertain time for our country. Politics have gone from a mere matter of opinion to a real indicator of morality and ethics. I, like millions of people across the...

Senior Giovanni Machado, president of the Leftist Study Club, discusses international concerns surrounding the recent U.S. elections and how the working class can build a new system.

Commentary: Election fears highlight need for working class unity

By Giovanni Machado December 4, 2024
Lately, I’ve heard all kinds of responses when talking to people before and after the election. I’ve heard people afraid of the current state of the world, I’ve heard people afraid of deportation, environmental catastrophe, economic downturn, discrimination and the decline of democracy. I’ve heard that people are afraid.
Senior Chloe Johnston writes about the political disillusionment of Gen Z and its connections to educational disparities, journalism and activism in the United States.

Commentary: Gen Z must speak up amid U.S. political turmoil

By Chloe Johnston, Opinion Editor December 4, 2024
Gen Z needs to get to work. But Gen Z is not your savior.
Buffalo Street Books board member and Ithaca College alum, John Jacobson ’17, writes about the support the bookstore is seeking from the community in its transition to a nonprofit model.

Commentary: Buffalo Street Books needs community support

By John Jacobson November 13, 2024
Independent bookstores are the heart of any community, and in Ithaca, Buffalo Street Books  proudly fulfills that role for locals, students and visitors alike. As an Ithaca College alumni who has made their home in Ithaca, Buffalo Street Books has been a shining beacon of what it means for a local organization to serve its community above all. That’s why, in a time of crisis for the store, it is imperative that the college’s community stand behind this iconic Ithaca institution. 
Senior Will Regalado Succop critiques Western media coverage of the Israel-Hamas war and urges readers to exercise caution in their interpretations of the news.

Commentary: Readers must be critical in their news consumption

By Will Regalado Succop November 13, 2024
Following escalations in Gaza in the past year, significant media attention has been paid to the ongoing conflict and its expansion throughout the Middle East. Commentators sympathetic to both Palestinian and Israeli experiences have raised charges of bias against mainstream Western publications.

Ithaca College students react to the 2024 presidential election

Ithaca College students respond to the 2024 presidential election. The students were interviewed before and after the results of the presidential election were announced. These responses were selected through brief, impromptu interviews with campus community members. They are not representative of the entire Ithaca College community, and have been edited for clarity and length.
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