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In the reapplication email sent March 20, Ithaca Colleges Residential Life identified 14 five-person Circle Apartments that could be given to 51 four-person groups that applied for the apartments.
High demand for on-campus apartments prompts first-ever reapplication process
By Dylan Albert, Contributing Writer • April 17, 2024
Discontent among Ithaca College students over Fall 2024 housing assignments for apartments prompted action from the Office of Residential Life. For the first time, Res Life allowed students who originally applied for Circle Apartments in groups of four — and could not be allotted one — to reapply in groups of five to potentially secure an apartment.
The Terrace Elevator Connector Project includes a new elevator that will make six stops through the ground floor of the Terrace Dining Hall up to Terrace 1; an accessible walkway that will connect Baker Walkway and the Terrace Bridge level to the dining hall; and two all-gender bathrooms on the ground floor of the dining hall. The only accessible entrance to the dining hall is on the west side of the building. 
Terraces construction to improve accessibility, causes temporary mobility issues
By Jadyn Davis, Senior Writer • April 17, 2024

Ithaca College commenced the Terrace Elevator Connector project, which involves construction at the Terraces Dining Hall, April 1. The college...

Laundry machines across Ithaca Colleges campus have caused disruptions in several residence halls. Residential Life said it is working to lease laundry machines from a different provider.
Laundry malfunctions spark Office of Residential life to search for new provider
By Kai Lincke, Staff Writer • April 17, 2024
As some Ithaca College students share concerns about laundry machines in residence halls breaking down for several days, the Office of Residential Life is working to decrease disruptions to laundry services.
The results of the report concluded that undergraduate students with no disability or a single disability; who identify as men or women; who were not first-generation students; and who were white had a higher sense of belonging at the college than students with multiple disabilities, who identify on the transgender spectrum and are first-gen students. 
Campus Climate Survey results released with Key Findings Report to follow April 16
By Vivian Rose, Assistant News Editor • April 17, 2024
The Campus Climate Committee co-chairs released the results of the Campus Climate Survey in an email sent to the campus community April 16. 
Students have expressed confusion and concern over health insurance at the center. The navigator will give students personal help with their insurance to help combat any confusion students may have. There will only be one navigator to start, but if the position is well received, there might be more added. 
Health center plans to hire professional to guide students through insurance processes
By Kaeleigh Banda, Assistant Photo Editor • April 16, 2024
Beginning Fall 2024, Ithaca College’s Hammond Health Center will add a new health insurance navigator position to help students understand their health insurance and what it covers. This new role is being added to the center to ensure that trouble understanding insurance is not something that prevents students from receiving the care they need. 
Students who deal with financial hardship and know they will not be able to pay off their bill by the due date are encouraged to reach out to SFS and communicate that with the office. Students who pay off their bill after being unregistered will reregister for their classes based on the availability of classes left.
Community concerned about new billing system that unregisters students with outstanding debt
By Jacquelyn Reaves, Newsletter Editor • April 16, 2024
In a meeting with the Ithaca College Student Governance Council on March 25, Shana Gore, associate vice president of enrollment operations, management and student success, announced that the college will be unregistering students with outstanding debts between $7,000-$10,000 starting Aug. 15.
Crissi Dalfonzo, director of LGBTQ Education, Outreach, and Services, spoke with the Student Governance Council about LGBTQ+ resources on campus and how to promote more gender-inclusive language. 
SGC discusses course feedback statements and LGBTQ+ resources with campus leaders
By Jacquelyn Reaves, Newsletter Editor • April 16, 2024
The Ithaca College Student Governance Council met April 15 to hear from David Gondek, associate professor in the Department of Biology and chair of Faculty Council, to give their feedback on end-of-semester student statements. The council also heard from Crissi Dalfonzo, director of LGBTQ Education, Outreach, and Services, to hear more about LGBTQ+ resources on campus and how to promote more gender-inclusive language. 
First-year pitcher Taylor Brunn meets her teammates in the pitchers circle as the Bombers celebrate a strikeout in a game against the Rensselaer Polytechnic Engineers on April 12.
College Briefs 4/17
April 16, 2024
College Briefs 4/17
Left to right, first-year Louis Pratt, Ithaca Colleges Students Against Destructive Decisions president, and first-year Sabrina Linsley, vice president of IC SADD. The club, led by all first-year students, seeks to provide students with resources about how to be safe while at college.
IC becomes first New York college affiliated with organization promoting positive decision making
By Mei Dennison, Staff Writer • April 12, 2024
Ithaca College Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) is a student-led outreach club that focuses on traffic safety, substance abuse prevention, decision making and personal health and wellness. It is the first college chapter in New York state to be officially registered with the national organization.
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