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Ithacans for Israel held a memorial remembrance of the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks, and Ithaca College Students for a Free Palestine held a vigil on the escalation of genocide of Palestinians in the Israel-Hamas war Oct. 8. 
Students hold vigils for victims of Oct. 7 attacks and the escalation of genocide in Palestine
By Eamon Corbo, Assistant News Editor • October 9, 2025
Ithacans for Israel held a memorial remembrance of the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks, and Ithaca College Students for a Free Palestine held a vigil on the escalation of genocide of Palestinians in the Israel-Hamas war Oct. 8. 
Kirra Franzese, associate vice president and chief human resources officer said health insurance costs across the board will increase between $1.03 and $88.76.
Faculty Council deliberates on health insurance premium increases
By Julian DeLucia, Assistant News Editor • October 9, 2025
The Ithaca College Faculty Council met Oct. 7 to discuss upcoming employee health insurance premium increases, new software access and micro-credentials.
The Ithaca College Student Governance Council met Oct. 6 to hear the appropriations committee financial report and senator reports, as well as to discuss recent budget cutbacks and the introduction of an artificial intelligence major.
SGC discusses appropriations committee financial report and potential new AI major
By Naomi Martin, Contributing Writer • October 9, 2025
The Ithaca College Student Governance Council met Oct. 6 to hear the appropriations committee financial report and senator reports, as well as to discuss recent budget cutbacks and the introduction of an artificial intelligence major. 
Jennifer Metzgar, director of Student Health Services at the college, said the Hammond Health Center has treated fewer than five student cases of hand, foot and mouth disease this semester.
Eight Ithaca College students contract hand, foot and mouth disease
By Ryan Johnson, Senior Writer • October 5, 2025
Eight Ithaca College students have reported contracting hand, foot and mouth disease to The Ithacan while on campus in September. HFMD, a disease caused by coxsackievirus or enterovirus, is a disease that is common in young children but can impact all ages.
Maryland-based tech company TeraWulf announced in an Aug. 14 press release that it secured an 80-year-lease to the site of the decommissioned Cayuga power station in Lansing.
TeraWulf tech company plans to build AI data center on Cayuga Lake
By Ray Milburn, Staff Writer • October 3, 2025
An artificial intelligence data center may find a home on the bank of Cayuga Lake in the next two years, despite concerns about the proposed center’s environmental impact and the chance of a one-year pause on construction in Lansing. Maryland-based tech company TeraWulf announced in an Aug. 14 press release that it secured an 80-year lease to the site of the decommissioned Cayuga power station in Lansing.
Senior Rishabh Sen, president of the student body said SGC initiatives should align with three goals: student wellbeing, sustainability and transparency. 
SGC discusses initiatives for the new academic year
By Naomi Martin, Contributing Writer • October 2, 2025
The Ithaca College Student Governance Council met Sept. 29 to discuss upcoming initiatives for the school year. This meeting was the first meeting with the new senate members who were elected Sept. 21.
John Mikhail, the Carroll Professor of Jurisprudence at Georgetown University Law Center, held a talk on anti-slavery and the Constitution in Williams Hall room 383 on Sept. 17 as part of Ithaca College’s annual Constitution Day series.
Q&A: Georgetown University law professor visits IC for Constitution Day
By Mila Ventura-Rodriguez, Staff writer • September 28, 2025
John Mikhail, the Carroll Professor of Jurisprudence at Georgetown University Law Center, held a talk on anti-slavery and the Constitution in Williams Hall room 383 on Sept. 17 as part of Ithaca College’s annual Constitution Day series.
Cliff-Simon Vital, former interim director of the BIPOC Unity Center, has been appointed as permanent director of the renamed Unity Center.
Cliff-Simon Vital hired as director of Unity Center
By Kaeleigh Banda, News Editor • September 28, 2025
Cliff-Simon Vital, former interim director of the BIPOC Unity Center, has been appointed as permanent director of the renamed Unity Center. The center has not had a permanent director in almost two years.
A former Ithaca College student, Jonathan D’Agostino, was declared missing by the New York State Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation Department Sept. 10.
Former Ithaca College student found alive in Pennsylvania after lengthy search
By Julian DeLucia, Assistant News Editor • September 26, 2025
A former Ithaca College student, Jonathan D’Agostino, was declared missing by the New York State Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation Department Sept. 10. Video footage showed him leaving the IC campus around 6:30 a.m. Sept. 7, according to the missing person release. An IC spokesperson told Syracuse.com he last attended IC in Fall 2023.
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