Opinion

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IC’s bands revitalize Ithaca’s local music scene

October 9, 2025

Ithaca College hosts numerous bands across campus, from formal ensembles like Concert Band and Wind Ensemble, to dozens of student bands. This student band culture is vital not only to IC’s students, but the larger Ithaca community as a whole.

a business man stands at the edge of a body of water with a drum of oil that has spilled into the water, with 0s and 1s filling the oil spill

A safe future for Cayuga Lake demands environmental reviews for new projects

By The Ithacan • October 8, 2025

A new artificial intelligence data center run by the tech company TeraWulf might be taking over a decommissioned power plant on Cayuga Lake within...

There is no ethical or responsible way to use artificial intelligence

By Michael Smith • October 8, 2025

Michael Smith discusses the environmental impacts of AI use and how society needs to rethink its use of this technology.

First-year Samuel Radcliffe discusses the consequences of continual overuse of Artificial Intelligence use on the human brain.

Artificial Intelligence is eroding critical thinking skills

By Samuel Radcliffe • September 25, 2025

The emergence of generative artificial intelligence has fundamentally transformed the way we work. Despite the potential benefits and increased...

Narges Kasiri, professor in the Department of Management, explains how the School of Business built its online and social media presence, with students at the forefront.

Real-world experiences facilitate effective learning

By Narges Kasiri • September 25, 2025

School of Business’s Social Media Success Story At the Ithaca College School of Business, we often talk with our students about the power...

A person in a suit plucks a dollar off of a tree. The trees leaves are hundreds of dollars, and underground, the roots are music notes.

IC returns to its roots with revived master’s program

By The Ithacan • September 25, 2025

In September 1892, the Ithaca Conservatory of Music opened its doors to students in a tiny four-room house on East Seneca Street. In the 133...

Two faceless figures stand under the Ithaca Commons sign. The shorter figure stands on a pile of books, bringing them to eye level with the other.

Independent third places are crucial to communities

By The Ithacan • September 25, 2025

On any given week in Ithaca, you can wander into a poetry reading at Buffalo Street Books, browse titles at Autumn Leaves Books, meet a local...

Increasing parking permit prices can burden students more than just financially

By The Ithacan • September 20, 2025

Ithaca College has raised the cost of upper-class student parking permit prices from $152 to $225 for the 2025-2026 school year. The costs...

Haley Miller discusses right-wing youth activist Charlie Kirk's death and the long overdue conversation on gun violence.

Public responses to varying attacks show why gun violence must be addressed

By Haley Miller • September 20, 2025

Once again, another act of gun violence. Charlie Kirk, a right-wing youth activist, was shot and killed at Utah Valley University Sept. 10. This...

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