The Ithacan

Shea O’Neill ’07 spoke at the first Sustainability Cafe of the semester about Geographic Information Systems and how they can be used for community development.

The City of Ithaca was recently named the “Smartest City in the United States.” This could be because of its multiple colleges, geographic location or genuinely intelligent residents.

The Ithaca College Faculty Council began the year by brainstorming possible changes to the First-Year Reading Initiative.

Ithaca College mourns the loss of Eileen Kelly, professor of management, who passed away on September 2 after a battle with cancer.

The Student Government Association has set their sights this year on the over-sized Freshman class, lower tuition and free printout limits.

Cedrick-Michael Simmons, the new president of the Student Government Association plans to make students feel more comfortable in the campus community.

Ali Erkan, professor of computer science, brings together students and faculty for a class in which he teaches how to use data to create maps.

Sally Neal, director of Ithaca College’s new Academic Advising Center discusses the new center and possible upcoming projects.

Three years ago, Kathleen Mulligan, associate professor in the Department of Theatre Arts, founded “Wheels for Women,” a project that benefits victims of domestic violence living in the Sakhi Shelter of Kerala, India.

Discussions of the ‘‘living wage’’ and the 99 percent were part of the dialogue Monday as almost 400 community members gathered together at the free picnic to support and celebrate the Tompkins County Workers’ Center and Labor Day.

Thirteen student journalists from Ithaca College cover the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, for NBC’s Nightly News broadcast.

Janet Galvan, professor of performance studies has been chosen as the new director of choral activities.