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Former Ithaca College student Faith Meckley, pictured above with her husband Alex, writes that it can be hard for Americans to see the truth past blinding nationalism.

Commentary: America, you’re not as great as you think, love Australia

By Faith Meckley
November 10, 2017

Commentary: Police threatening boycott prove Kaepernick’s point

By Faith Meckley
September 7, 2016
Wild Semester: IC students immerse themselves in the wilderness

Wild Semester: IC students immerse themselves in the wilderness

By Faith Meckley, News Editor
May 4, 2016
Junior Faith Meckley pulls a Conestoga-style wagon near Branchport, Iowa, in August 2014 as part of the cross-country Great March for Climate Action, for which she took a semester off college.

Commentary: High-stress college model is unsustainable

By Faith Meckley
April 27, 2016
Ithaca College students monitor return of black bears

Ithaca College students monitor return of black bears

By Faith Meckley, News Editor
April 14, 2016
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks in Binghamton, New York April 11. Sanders and Ohio Gov. John Kasich held the closest rallies to Ithaca, with Sanders in Binghamton on April 11 and Syracuse on April 12 and Kasich in Syracuse on April 8.

Ithaca College students attend presidential rallies in NY

By Faith Meckley, News Editor
April 13, 2016
FLEFF is a local annual film festival and has been sponsored by Ithaca College since 2004. The theme of this year’s festival, which runs from March 28 to April 3, will be landscapes, which the FLEFF website describes as potentially being “material and immaterial, built and imagined.”

Annual environmental film festival returns to Ithaca College

By Faith Meckley, News Editor
March 27, 2016
Roger Richardson, associate provost for diversity, inclusion and engagement, was announced by President Tom Rochon on Nov. 10 as the interim chief diversity officer. According to a recent announcement, it is unclear whether a permanent person will be hired for the position.

Ithaca College clarifies progress and holdups on diversity plan

By Elena Piech and Faith Meckley
March 23, 2016
Cornell University’s first female president, Elizabeth Garrett, died at 52.

Cornell president dies at 52

By Faith Meckley, News Editor
March 7, 2016
The 9,000 panel solar array is currently under construction at Seneca, New York, about 40 miles away from campus, pictured above.

Solar panels to meet 10 percent of Ithaca College’s energy needs

By Faith Meckley and Sophie Johnson
February 22, 2016
The Ithaca College Student Government Association reveals the results of the student no confidence vote in Emerson Suites on Nov. 30. The SGA has opened an application for students interested in joining the search committee for the next president.

SGA seeks student applicants for presidential search committee

By Faith Meckley, News Editor
February 18, 2016
The Office of Public Safety and Emergency Management responds to a broke water pipe at Ithaca College's Campus Center building at around 11 a.m. Feb. 15.

Water pipe breaks at Ithaca College’s Campus Center building

By Faith Meckley, News Editor
February 15, 2016
Q&A: Mark Darling leaves Ithaca College after 29 years

Q&A: Mark Darling leaves Ithaca College after 29 years

By Faith Meckley and Jonah Swiatek
February 1, 2016
Collective momentum: College activists drive institutional change

Collective momentum: College activists drive institutional change

By Faith Meckley and Sophia Tulp
January 28, 2016
Faculty Council convened Jan. 19 and heard a presentation from Benjamin Rifkin, provost and vice president for educational affairs, on an idea for a new administrative position.

New Ithaca College associate provost position discussed

By Faith Meckley, Assistant News Editor
January 20, 2016

Ithaca College to open residence halls early due to winter storm

By Faith Meckley, Assistant News Editor
January 20, 2016
From left, President Tom Rochon; Staff Council Chair Sean Reilley; Ben Rifkin, provost and vice president for educational affairs; and Faculty Council Chair Peter Rothbart sit in the “Addressing Community Action on Racism and Cultural Bias" forum Oct. 27. Among the respondents to the staff vote, 48 percent said they had no confidence.

48 percent of Ithaca College staff voters have no confidence

By Faith Meckley, Assistant News Editor
January 18, 2016
Members of the Ithaca College faculty hold up "No" signs at the Oct. 27 "Addressing Community Action on Racism and Cultural Bias" event in the Athletics and Events Center. Faculty share their responses to Rochon's announcement that he will be retiring at the end of the 2016-17 school year.

Ithaca College faculty vote no confidence in President Rochon

By Faith Meckley and Kyle Arnold
December 14, 2015
Jerone Gagliano was hired to serve as Ithaca College’s new director of energy management and sustainability.

Q&A: Jerone Gagliano hired as new sustainability director

By Faith Meckley, Assistant News Editor
December 9, 2015

Update: Student judicially referred for Yik Yak threats

By Faith Meckley, Assistant News Editor
November 20, 2015

Ithaca College business professor dies

By Faith Meckley, Assistant News Editor
November 13, 2015
Tom Rochon speaks during the Family Weekend Presidential Address Nov. 7 in Emerson Suites.

Students circulate document against Rochon at Family Weekend

By Faith Meckley and Sophia Tulp
November 7, 2015
A lawsuit filed against Ithaca College on Oct. 8, 2015, that sought $10 million in damages over a lack of disability compliance, has been resolved in the college's favor.

Former student files lawsuit against Ithaca College

By Faith Meckley, Assistant News Editor
October 28, 2015

Ithaca College revisits Shared Governance

By Faith Meckley and Mark Prowse
October 7, 2015
The State Street Triangle mixed-use residential building, proposed by Campus Advantage, will be built across the street from The Commons.

Developer to bring more student housing downtown

By Faith Meckley, Assistant News Editor
September 2, 2015
A man jumps from the cliffs into the water at Second Dam.

Gorge jumping in Ithaca continues despite summer death

By Faith Meckley, Assistant News Editor
August 26, 2015
Ithaca Commons completed as students return

Ithaca Commons completed as students return

By Faith Meckley, Assistant News Editor
August 26, 2015

Update: Memorial service scheduled for Lew Durland

By Faith Meckley, Assistant News Editor
May 22, 2015
Sustainability falls low on administration's to-do list

Sustainability falls low on administration’s to-do list

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
April 29, 2015
Senior Jordan Frey works in Ithaca College's Natural Resource Reserve in Newfield, New York on April 18.

Senior works to reintroduce endangered tree species

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
April 27, 2015

Thank You, Climate Hero

By Faith Meckley, Assistant News Editor
April 26, 2015
The Paragard device

An Uncertain Future

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
April 18, 2015
From left, Naomi Klein and David Sirota were both awarded the Izzy Award from the Park Center for Independent Media.

Park Center for Independent Media awards seventh annual Izzy Award

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
April 16, 2015
Ithacash, which founder Scott Morris said will be printed and released into circulation in June or July, will have an even exchange rate with the U.S. dollar — $1 will be worth i$1.

New local currency offers Ithaca another alternative

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
April 15, 2015
Rachel Woolf / The Ithacan

Syracuse University divests

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
April 4, 2015
The group on March 18, standing outside the courtroom and reading the dismissal statement out loud. I am pictured in the middle, standing beside Martha Ferger, 90, the oldest Seneca Lake Defender.

Justice Half Served

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
March 25, 2015
Hundreds of Ithacans, among them more than 40 Ithaca College students, plunged into the 30 degree water of Cayuga Lake on March 21 for Ithaca’s second annual Polar Plunge.

Ithaca College students take the plunge for Special Olympics

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
March 24, 2015
From left: Freshman Ryan Opila and sophomore Christopher Reyes both went on their first build for IC Habitat for Humanity over spring break.

Ithaca College students travel to Virginia to build a house

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
March 22, 2015
Senior Sara McCloskey captures footage of the crowd of people as they march across the Edmund Pettis Bridge on March 7 in Selma, Alabama.

IC students cover 50th anniversary of Selma March with NBC

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
March 18, 2015
Ithaca College's Climate Action Plan goals for 2015.

Ithaca College’s greenhouse gas emissions increase

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
March 18, 2015
I was so busy while in Selma, Ala. that this is the only picture I managed to get of myself

Travel, Not Transit

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
March 11, 2015
Our camp in Elmore, Ohio on Sept. 28, 2014

Life After the March

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
March 5, 2015
A group photo of all of the "Cove Point Protectors" who appeared in court on Monday. They are wearing red bands in the same fashion as We Are Seneca Lake protesters.

Cove Point Protectors go to trial

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
February 25, 2015
From left to right: Climate Marchers John Abbe, Kelsey Erickson, Michael Clark, Jane Kendall, myself and Jimmy Betts

Postponed … Again

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
February 21, 2015
A photo of me climbing at the Ithaca College climbing wall.

Find the Time

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
February 14, 2015
Danette Johnson, vice provost of academic programs, said the Committee for College-wide Requirements is re-evaluating the number of ICC themes.

Ithaca College evaluates progress of the ICC

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
February 11, 2015
The March prepares to enter the BP oil refinery in Whiting, IN.

Oil workers on strike

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
February 9, 2015
From left: transfer students Haley Brennan and Tate Dremstedt are new to Ithaca College this semester.

Ithaca College offers fresh experience for transfer students

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
January 28, 2015
Disposable utensils labeled "compostable" now belong in the trash after they were banned by the college's composting company, Cayuga Compost.

Ithaca College bans disposable utensils from compost

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
January 28, 2015

Do humans cause climate change? Let’s vote.

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
January 23, 2015
A shot of me walking on my first day on the March

53 miles to Ithaca

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
January 13, 2015

…Then they fight, and then we win

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
December 23, 2014
Learning the Jails

Learning the Jails

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
December 8, 2014

My First Vegan Thanksgiving

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
November 28, 2014
A jar of silica sand used for hydraulic fracturing

Risky Business

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
November 16, 2014
After 3,000, the Climate Marchers arrive at their destination in the nation's capitol

Obama, did you hear us knocking?

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
November 7, 2014
Members of the We Are Seneca Lake resistance movement blockade a truck from entering Crestwood Midstream's facilities.

When All Else Fails

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
October 31, 2014
My Mom is a Bartender

My Mom is a Bartender

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
October 21, 2014
The sit-in on Broadway around the Bull

First Amendment Rights Don’t Come First

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
October 3, 2014
Our Car-Centered Society

Our Car-Centered Society

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
September 29, 2014
Letter to the Future

Letter to the Future

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
September 20, 2014
Pushing My Weight

Pushing My Weight

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
September 17, 2014
The Fruits of Our Labor

The Fruits of Our Labor

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
August 29, 2014
Double the Trouble

Double the Trouble

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
August 23, 2014
A Vow of Silence

A Vow of Silence

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
June 25, 2014
Come What May

Come What May

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
June 23, 2014
America the Beautiful

America the Beautiful

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
June 20, 2014
Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
June 15, 2014
Faces and Stories

Faces and Stories

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
June 7, 2014
Pushing it to the Limits

Pushing it to the Limits

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
May 31, 2014
Two Practice Walks

Two Practice Walks

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
May 22, 2014

Climate change widens gender inequality

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
May 4, 2014
From left, President Tom Rochon and Nancy Pringle, vice president and general counsel, attend the Diversity and Inclusion Taskforce meeting.

SGA task force meets to discuss microaggressions

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
April 30, 2014

SGA names new e-board for 2014–15

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
April 23, 2014

SGA Elections 2014-2015

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
April 16, 2014
Students participate in the Student Government Association's second Diversity and Inclusion Taskforce meeting 5 p.m. April 11 in Textor 101.

Students meet with SGA to discuss microaggressions

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
April 16, 2014

College’s compostable utensils fail to decompose

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
April 9, 2014
The African Students Association's Mauya Banquet, which was held April 5 in Emerson Suites, featured guest speakers, music and dance.

African Students Association concludes Africa Week with Mauya Banquet

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
April 8, 2014
Rachel Briggs, a member of the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, discusses conservation efforts in Utah, March 17 in Textor 101.

­IC Greens brings Utah land debate to the college

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
March 18, 2014
Guest commentary: Protest arrest clarifies stance on pipeline

Guest commentary: Protest arrest clarifies stance on pipeline

By Faith Meckley
March 5, 2014
TC3 to install 10 acres of solar panels

TC3 to install 10 acres of solar panels

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
February 26, 2014

SGA fills three open senator positions

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
February 19, 2014
The Student Government Association unanimously voted to approve a task force to increase awareness of microaggression on campus.

SGA pushes for campus inclusion and release of survey data

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
February 12, 2014
Drew Olkowski, former Class of 2017 senator, presented his “e-cigarette policy proposal” bill at the SGA's Feb. 3 meeting.

SGA researches e-cigarette policy

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
February 11, 2014
The Student Government Association voted unanimously in favor of Greg Addicott's bill at its meeting Jan. 27. The bill asks the School of Health Sciences and Human Performance to alter its Dean's List policy on fieldwork credits.

SGA reviews Dean’s List requirement

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
February 5, 2014
Ithaca College students answer the question "Is it important for you to make Dean's List? Why or why not?

Snap Judgment– Dean’s List

By Faith Meckley
February 5, 2014

SGA opposes first-year student committee

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
January 29, 2014

SGA to launch campaign against campus inequality

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
January 22, 2014

SGA addresses environmental issues

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
December 16, 2013
Manari Kaji Ushigua, leader of the Sapara Nation, spoke about his dying culture and people in the Park Auditorium on Dec. 6.

Indigenous leader speaks about his endangered culture

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
December 13, 2013
Danielle Prizzi ’13, an environmental studies major, takes part in maple syrup production for the Natural Resources and Ecology class in March.

College to suspend minor in environmental studies

By Faith Meckley
December 11, 2013

Commentary: Ithaca College falls short in sustainability

By Faith Meckley
December 4, 2013
The Residents of Terrace 2 thank their housekeeper Angela Copeland for all she does for them.

Terrace 2 residents celebrate Housekeeper Appreciation Week

By Faith Meckley, Contributing Writer
September 20, 2013
Members of the Student Government Association meet with students during the first Meet the Senators event Nov. 21 in IC Square.

SGA reaches out to students with Meet the Senators event

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
November 22, 2013
Ithaca College ranks fourth in late-night food ordering

Ithaca College ranks fourth in late-night food ordering

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
November 14, 2013
The Student Government Association passes the "Save the TC Lounge" bill.

SGA approves bill against TC Lounge closing

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
November 13, 2013
Freshman Marcell Fischler, a student from Austria, was elected international student senator of the Student Government Association on Oct. 28. The position was empty before Marcell’s election.

SGA names international student senator

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
November 6, 2013

Freshman senator prompts library to reduce fees

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
October 30, 2013
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Officials hear complaints about noise pollution

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer
October 23, 2013
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