The Ithacan

On Jan. 1, Cliff-Simon Vital became the interim director of the center. As part of his new promotion, Vital now oversees the MLK Scholar Program, First-Generation Program and Ithaca Achievement Program.

IC BIPOC Unity Center continues expanding services despite staffing changes

Ithaca College’s BIPOC Unity Center shared its staff coverage plan for Spring 2025. Cliff-Simon Vital, former associate director of the BIPOC Unity Center, is now the interim director of the center after Shadayvia Wallace, former associate director of the BIPOC Unity Center and program director of the MLK Scholar program, left the college at the end of Fall 2024.

Ithaca College has been gathering data and collecting feedback for a new schedule grid for several years. A new schedule grid developed by a faculty working group will be used to schedule Fall 2025 courses.

Ithaca College implements new scheduling grid for Fall 2025 classes

By Kai Lincke, Community Outreach Manager

Ithaca College has implemented a new course scheduling grid after several years of collecting data and feedback and considering revisions to the grid. Departments will use the new grid to plan their Fall 2025 course meeting times. The schedule grid provides common meeting times for all undergraduate classes. Melanie Stein, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, said the old schedule grid did not effectively reduce time conflicts as intended because many departments scheduled course meetings outside of it.

Nearly 200 people filled the narrow seats of Muller Chapel to hear Holocaust survivor Ronald Hoffmann share his experiences as a young boy during the genocide.

Holocaust survivor speaks with students on International Holocaust Remembrance Day

By Jacquelyn Reaves, Staff Writer

In his talk, Hoffmann explained how he lived his life before the invasion. He talked about his life in Poland through different phases of occupation, from the Nazi regime to the Soviet Union.

Letter from the Editor: Building on our commitment to community

By Kai Lincke, Community Outreach Manager

In this new year, The Ithacan is building on our commitment to provide informative and innovative community journalism. We are introducing new initiatives to strengthen our relationships with our Ithaca College and broader Ithaca communities and understand how we can better serve our community members.

Sports

The Ithaca College men's basketball team defeated the Hobart College Statesmen at Ben Light Gymnasium Jan. 31. Pictured, senior guard Aidan Holmes pushes past the defender to reach the basket.

Men’s basketball controls the clock against Statesmen

By Ryan Nieskens, Staff Writer • February 4, 2025

The Ithaca College men’s basketball team kept its momentum rolling with a hard-fought 63-60 victory over the Hobart College Statesmen, improving to 11-6 on the season. With five wins in their last six games, the Bombers are now just half a game out of first place in the Liberty League Championship Tournament standings, and the team has an all-time record of 25-7 at home versus the Statesmen.

Life & Culture

Dynevor fails to establish herself with ‘Inheritance’

By Sheelagh Doe, Life and Culture Editor • January 31, 2025

“Inheritance,” released Jan. 24 and experimentally filmed entirely on an iPhone, completely lacked overall character depth and plot development.

Opinion

Editorial: New scheduling grid is exactly what students needed

By The Ithacan • February 2, 2025

Students have been frustrated semester after semester by the overlapping schedule for courses. These issues are extremely annoying, especially when registering and trying to participate in clubs and athletics.