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Miranda Kaye, along with professors Amy Frith and Justine Vosloo, found that coaches and parents can create a hostile environment in youth sports.

Faculty Research: Pressure to win discourages youth in sports

December 3, 2014
Between 2000 and 2005, 54 to 59 percent of American youth, aged 6–17, participated in sports. However, over 70 percent of participants dropping out of youth sports programs before high school.
Students from Ithaca College hold babies from the Ministry of Hope crisis care nursery in Lilongwe, Malawi. The nursery provides care and nutrition fror the children until they’re old enough to return to their families.

Faculty offer short-term study abroad programs for students

By Taylor Zambrano, Assistant News Editor December 2, 2014
Ithaca College faculty and staff members have taken it upon themselves to create short-term programs for students who want a study abroad experience.
Junior Elijah Breton, pictured here at the Nov. 17 Student Government Association meeting, met with John Sigg, dean of the School of Health Sciences and Human Performance, to discuss the bill.

Faculty workshop to address micro-aggressions in the classroom

By Natalie Shanklin, Staff Writer November 19, 2014
Concerns about micro-aggressions, as stated in a series of bills passed by SGA, will be addressed at an upcoming workshop for faculty members.
Senior Steven Kobby Lartey hopes people can understand how the Ebola epidemic demonstrates global structural inequality and violence.

Commentary: Ebola outbreak reveals structural inequality

By Steven Kobby Lartey November 18, 2014

The Ebola epidemic has resulted in thousands of deaths and has destabilized many communities across the West African states of Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. The media coverage of the Ebola crisis here...

Voter turnout for midterm elections sees record low results

Voter turnout for midterm elections sees record low results

By Taylor Zambrano, Assistant News Editor November 12, 2014
Voter turnout in the 2014 midterm elections marked an all-time low since World War II according to the United States Elections Project.
Tiffani Ziemann, the college’s Title IX coordinator, hopes that those who have experienced or know someone who has experienced sexual assault can benefit from the resources SHARE has to offer.

Commentary: New resource can help victims of sexual assault

By Tiffani Ziemann November 11, 2014

At Ithaca College and across the country, sexual assault is a constant topic of conversation. National attention is directed at college campuses and how they respond to sexual assault and sexual violence....

Junior Nick Filippini sleeps in a chair at 2:30 a.m. Oct. 15 in the library during the week many students had midterms.

Studies indicate the need for sleep prioritization

By Maura Aleardi, Staff Writer October 22, 2014
Studies indicate there is a need for a culture shift toward an attitude supporting the need for sleep for working adults and for college students.
Joshua Kelly, sophomore and senator-at-large, proposed the Student Government Associations two recent bills to ban plastic on Ithaca Colleges campus and support more sustainable measures.

SGA’s new bills push for college-wide ban of plastic products

By Natalie Shanklin, Staff Writer October 22, 2014
The Ithaca College Student Government Association passed two bills to ban use of all single-use plastic bags and water bottles on campus.
My Mom is a Bartender

My Mom is a Bartender

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer October 21, 2014
Amidst a swirl of budget cuts and an ever-increasing workload, Mom resigned from her job as a school psychologist at the Watkins Glen School District in 2012. After resigning, she took up a profession she had been doing on and off since she was 18 and in college: bartending.

College Briefing: Oct. 9

October 9, 2014

Administration to inform faculty on budget plan The second installment of a discussion series titled “Dollars and $ense” by Gerald Hector, vice president for finance and administration, which will...

Millennials fall short in meeting expectations as digital natives

Millennials fall short in meeting expectations as “digital natives”

By Kayla Dwyer, News Editor September 24, 2014
Modern studies and professors contest whether the innate technological abilities attributed to the millennial generation extend into academia.
Junior runner Sawyer Hitchcock trains during the men’s cross-country team’s practice at the Ithaca College Cross-Country course on Sept. 10.

Former NCAA Nationals runner aims to recover from injury

By David Stern, Contributing Writer September 15, 2014
After an injury limited him last year, junior runner Sawyer Hitchcock is hoping to return to Nationals for the first time since his strong freshman season.
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