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Safe night life is crucial to IC’s student culture
By The Ithacan October 15, 2025

Student bars make up nightlife culture in almost every college town. Friday and Saturday nights are spent listening to music and dancing, with...

First-year Samuel Radcliffe outlines how, despite privacy policies and agreements, big technology companies continue to use, sell and buy user data created from everyday internet use.
Big tech companies need to be honest about user data
October 15, 2025

Privacy is an intrinsic part of human life. It gives us security, allows us to build trust and manage our relationships. The United Nations even...

Local business owner Olivia Ashline comments on the parking prices at Ithaca's Apple Harvest Festival, arguing that festival parking money should be reallocated for the community.
Ithaca needs to be transparent about extra parking costs
By Olivia Ashline October 15, 2025

“Dear Ithaca, why are you charging for parking on the weekends?”  This year, I vowed to take some space from the progressive, college-town...

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Affordable housing in Ithaca ensures adequate lifestyles
By The Ithacan October 15, 2025

Ithaca’s high cost of living is driven by an expensive housing market and unusually high local tax burdens that have disproportionally fallen...

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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. 
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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
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...

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