The Ithacan

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Junior Meredith Knowles has been given permission to keep a cat in her Garden Apartment to help with her anxiety.

Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick presented his proposed 2014 budget to the city’s Common Council on Oct. 1 and created tension with Cornell University.

Semester at Sea is a global comparative study-abroad program in which about 500 to 700 students travel to more than 10 countries aboard a cruise ship each semester.

The Ithaca College community is saddened by the loss of Shirley Hockett, retired professor emerita of mathematics and computer science and one of the college’s most well-known supporters.

The Roy H. Park School of Communications is celebrating its 40th anniversary.

Contributing writer Faith Meckley sat down with Colm Toibin to discuss “Brooklyn,” the challenges of immigration and finding acceptance in a new place.

Ithaca College’s enrollment of African, Latino, Asian and Native American first-year students was a record-breaking 21.7 percent — up from 19.4 percent last year.

The Ithaca College Faculty Council discussed the possible implementation of an updated Intellectual Property Policy at its monthly meeting on Oct. 1 in the Athletics and Events Center VIP Room.

Contributing Writer Bianca Esposito spoke with Emma McCumber and Erin Mckelvy, of the Beehive Design Collective, about the organization and their presentation at the college.

The Office of Public Safety is seeking to bolster its community policing mission by engaging students and other members of the community in an open conversation about campus safety.

Ithaca College President Tom Rochon signed an agreement last week confirming the college’s commitment to discussing the proposed China center at the Shanghai Normal University.

After a close race for newly created positions, the Ithaca College Student Government Association elections came to a close on Sept. 26, with 10 new senators preparing for their responsibilities.