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Spring Writes Literary Festival
The Student News Site of Ithaca College

The Ithacan
Spring Writes Literary Festival
The Student News Site of Ithaca College

The Ithacan
Kai Lincke

Kai Lincke, Community Outreach Manager

Formerly:

Assistant News Editor – Fall 2023

In addition to his responsibilities as a private wealth management intern, resident assistant, senior week committee finance co-chair and vice president of External Relations for the Beta Alpha Psi Honor Society, senior business administration student Ren Kato is also the co-founder and president of the Japanese Learning Club.

International student bridges cultures and builds community

By Kai Lincke, Community Outreach Manager
May 2, 2025
From left, sophomore Benjamin Epstein moderated the discussion, titled “Breaking Cycles of Dehumanization," with Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, a pro-Palestine activist and resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council.

Ithacans for Israel hosts Palestinian humanitarian for an open discussion

By Kai Lincke, Community Outreach Manager
April 29, 2025
Ithaca College administrators are pursuing multiple paths to increase revenue, including increasing enrollment.

Ithaca College works to decrease budget deficit through revenue enhancement

By Kai Lincke, Community Outreach Manager
April 16, 2025
Steven TenEyck was announced for his new role as dean of the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance on March 3. He previously served as co-interim dean and associate dean.

Q&A: Steve TenEyck details his new role as dean for the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance

By Kai Lincke, Community Outreach Manager
April 11, 2025
The college started working with the Huron Consulting Group in October 2024 to determine a realistic, sustainable enrollment target and identify opportunities to decrease expenses and increase revenue.

IC makes administrative changes to reduce budget deficit

By Kai Lincke, Community Outreach Manager
April 7, 2025
The Terraces chefs cooked recipes by Black culinary pioneers for the February showcase dinners for Black History Month. The chefs prepared Leah Chase's recipe for chicken in Caribbean sauce.

Terrace Dining Hall chef showcase mixes up the meal schedule and celebrates famous chefs

By Kai Lincke, Community Outreach Manager
March 26, 2025
Marella Feltrin-Morris, professor in the Department of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, translated "La porta stretta," by writer Grazia Deledda and authored a book chapter analyzing her imagery.

Q&A: Marella Feltrin-Morris translates and writes about the works of Italian writer Grazia Deledda

March 26, 2025
From left, Grace Ann Mattair and Sam Zaslow-Braverman are the first and second place winners, respectively, of the David R. Ames Film Award. Their films use kaleidoscopes as the central theme.

David Ames films: from inspiration to the big screen

March 27, 2025
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President La Jerne Cornish spoke to members of the campus community in Emerson Suites. Cornish discussed budget balancing and ways to support vulnerable members of the community.

State of the College discusses work to close IC’s budget deficit and the impact of executive orders

By Kai Lincke, Community Outreach Manager
February 14, 2025
Harry Shuldman ’08, died in a car crash Jan. 26 during a wildlife trip in Uganda.

Ithaca College community remembers alum Harry Shuldman

By Kai Lincke, Community Outreach Manager
February 12, 2025
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
February 1, 2025
Letter from the Editor: Building on our commitment to community

Letter from the Editor: Building on our commitment to community

By Kai Lincke, Community Outreach Manager
January 31, 2025
The Ithacan Fall 2024 Diversity Report

The Ithacan Fall 2024 Diversity Report

By Kai Lincke, Community Outreach Manager
December 22, 2024
Huron Consulting Group will help identify some services that are not critical to Ithaca College. The college may choose to cut these services and their associated staff positions.

IC facilitates study to reduce deficit, eliciting concerns over possible cuts

By Kai Lincke, Community Outreach Manager
December 5, 2024
Rakin “Rock” Hall, vice president for Enrollment Management and Student Success, explained what factors contribute to decreasing enrollment and what the plans to increase enrollment are. 

College administration discusses plans to address falling enrollment and increasing deficit

By Kai Lincke, Community Outreach Manager
October 31, 2024
The National Labor Relations Board recognized Ithaca College's only staff union in 2003. The union was recognized as an official collective bargaining unit associated with the UGSOA as local chapter 507.

Ithaca College’s only staff union promotes OPS advocacy and community engagement

By Kai Lincke, Community Outreach Manager
October 30, 2024
Senior Nyx Bhatt writes about how there is a lack of free speech protections for international students studying in the U.S. in the wake of protests on college campuses.

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From left, Jennifer Spitzer, associate professor of Literatures in English, Cathy Michael, Communications Librarian, and Mickey Huff, distinguished director of the Park Center for Independent Media and professor in the Department of Journalism, spoke to attendees about censored authors during Banned Books Week 2024.

Banned Books Week 2024 discusses the importance of public awareness of censorship

By Kai Lincke, Community Outreach Manager
September 25, 2024
The Ithaca College Contingent Faculty Union, which represents faculty in part-time positions and full-time contingent, ratified a new collective bargaining agreement with the college in July. 

Contingent faculty at IC find solidarity in union as higher ed unionization increases

By Kai Lincke, Community Outreach Manager
September 11, 2024
Andrew Smith works in his lab studying the natural adhesiveness of the Arion subfuscus slug. Smith has been attempting to create a medical-grade adhesive inspired by the slugs' properties.

Ithaca College professor makes medical strides in adhesive inspired by slugs

September 11, 2024
The All-College Welcome was held Aug. 27 in Emerson Suites. President La Jerne Cornish said the Class of 2028 enrollment is about 200 students below the college’s target.

College misses enrollment target for Class of 2028, budget deficit likely to increase

By Kai Lincke, Community Outreach Manager
August 28, 2024
The All-College Welcome was held Aug. 27 in Emerson Suites. During the gathering, members of the college's administration said IC did not meet its enrollment goals.

Following the same format as the 2023 commencement ceremonies, the college recognized students graduating with master’s or doctoral degrees in a commencement and graduate hooding ceremony May 18 and honored all undergraduate students in a commencement ceremony May 19.

Ithaca College celebrates the Class of 2024’s resilience at Commencement

By Kai Lincke, Community Outreach Manager
May 22, 2024
Ithaca College free speech policies examine expression amid national debates

Ithaca College free speech policies examine expression amid national debates

By Kai Lincke, Vivian Rose, and Noa Ran-Ressler
May 2, 2024
Award-winning saxophonist Alexa Tarantino, and sophomore Grace Gonoud duet on alto saxophones during Tarantino's visit to Ithaca College on April 27.

Award-winning saxophonist grooves at Ford Hall

May 1, 2024
Laundry machines across Ithaca College's campus have caused disruptions in several residence halls. Residential Life said it is working to lease laundry machines from a different provider.

Laundry malfunctions spark Office of Residential life to reevaluate laundry service provider

By Kai Lincke, Community Outreach Manager
April 17, 2024
Ash Bailot, makerspace faculty coordinator, at the solar eclipse crafting event organized April 4 in the Makerspace. On a first-come first-serve basis, students could design their own eclipse glasses.

Ithaca College and community prepare for the first total solar eclipse in Central New York since 1925

By Kai Lincke, Community Outreach Manager
April 4, 2024
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Bombers' senior attack/midfield Chloe Nordyke tracks the ball as Cardinals' junior defense Jillian Genther trails behind in the Bombers' 13–11 victory March 23.

Bombers brace the cold and secure a victory over the Cardinals

March 23, 2024
Ed Tech Day was originally canceled in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This will be the 30th Ed Tech Day since the event was founded in 1991.

Ithaca College hosts regional conference for educational technology after four years

By Kai Lincke, Community Outreach Manager
March 19, 2024
The Center for Counseling and Psychological Services is a confidential resource for students to discuss their concerns or report sexual assault. Two CAPS counselors, who have experience working with sexual assault survivors, serve as Title IX liaisons.

Community expresses concern about Title IX lawsuit against former associate dean, IC

By Kai Lincke, Community Outreach Manager
March 8, 2024
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Junior Nandini Agarwal writes about the importance of looking at the intersection of societal systems and the environment.

Commentary: Environmental issues cannot be seen in isolation

February 27, 2024
Senior Olivia DeVries writes about her experience studying abroad and encourages other healthcare students to take advantage of travel in college.

Commentary: Health care students benefit from studying abroad

February 13, 2024
Lynne Hewitt, professor and chair of the Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, said the online master's degree in SLP will provide a path to nontraditional learners.

Department offers accessible online master’s to fill need of more Speech-Language Pathologists

By Kai Lincke, Community Outreach Manager
February 7, 2024
Classroom response systems are applications designed to increase student engagement. Students answer questions on their devices, which the systems share with instructors. ETAC is a group composed of 15 staff, faculty and students from across campus that shares perspectives with college leadership about technology, including classroom response systems.

College looks to improve classroom engagement through response system applications

By Kai Lincke, Community Outreach Manager
January 31, 2024
Angélica Carrington, former director of the BIPOC Unity Center, departed the college as of Nov. 10. The college officially shared information about her departure during a processing session Nov. 30.

Students and administration discuss impact of BIPOC Unity Center staff departures

By Kai Lincke, Community Outreach Manager
December 6, 2023
Several faculty and staff at Ithaca College have departed the college recently or will not be returning after the end of Fall 2023.

Faculty and staff depart from IC in Fall 2023

By Kai Lincke, Community Outreach Manager
December 6, 2023
Angélica Carrington, former director of the BIPOC Unity Center, and Radeana Hastings, former program coordinator of the BIPOC Unity Center, no longer work at Ithaca College as of Nov. 10. As of Nov. 14, the college has not announced their departures.

Two of BIPOC Unity Center’s professional staff members depart the college

By Kai Lincke, Community Outreach Manager
November 14, 2023
After an act of overnight vandalism, Ithaca College cut off natural gas connection to the Circles Community Center to make repairs. The center lost access to natural gas and heat until the repairs were completed around 2:30 p.m.

Circles Community Center’s natural gas services temporarily shut off following vandalism

By Kai Lincke, Community Outreach Manager
November 13, 2023
Ithaca College will recognize undergraduate students in the Class of 2024 in a commencement ceremony and graduate students in the Class of 2024 in a commencement and hooding ceremony during the weekend of May 18–19, 2024.

College shares commencement plans for Class of 2024

By Kai Lincke, Community Outreach Manager
November 8, 2023
The FAFSA form for this upcoming year will be released on an unspecified date in December 2023 with several updates. In past years the form has been available starting Oct. 1.

FAFSA form will be released sometime in December with changes implemented

By Kai Lincke, Community Outreach Manager
November 1, 2023
College explains results of Fall 2023 academic onboarding

College explains results of Fall 2023 academic onboarding

By Kai Lincke, Community Outreach Manager
October 29, 2023
President La Jerne Cornish began the State of the College gathering Oct. 26 with the president's welcome followed by updates from the President's Cabinet about academic affairs, finances, enrollment strategies and marketing and communications.

State of the College covers low enrollment and initiatives that will inform next strategic plan

October 27, 2023
From left, David Lissy ’87, chair of the Board of Trustees, and James Nolan ’77, vice president of the board, summarized the board’s meetings and initiatives for about 20 people who attended the open conversation Oct. 20

Board of Trustees discusses financial aid, new student recruitment and finances

By Kai Lincke, Community Outreach Manager
October 22, 2023
A promotional campaign from the campus climate survey which was conducted in 2016. The college will conduct another online campus climate survey in two weeks, to guide the college’s mission to increase equity and inclusion.

Campus climate survey releases in two weeks to guide IC’s mission to increase equity and inclusion

By Kai Lincke, Community Outreach Manager
October 4, 2023
With no dedicated isolation space and COVID-19 policies at Ithaca College, students can either stay in their room or find their own space to live in. Resident assistants and students have raised concerns about the lack of COVID-19 policies at the college.

Students share concerns as COVID-19 housing accommodations fade from college policies

By Kai Lincke, Community Outreach Manager
September 20, 2023
Leon Holden, the first candidate for the director of Staff Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging position, spoke with staff in an open session Sept. 5.

College holds open session with candidate for director of Staff Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging

By Kai Lincke, Community Outreach Manager
September 6, 2023
Angélica Carrington, director of the BIPOC Unity Center, worked alongside students to rename the center and launch new initiatives like the BIPOC Jumpstart Program to help support BIPOC students at Ithaca College and offer community to all.

Renamed BIPOC Unity Center revitalized with initiatives reflecting community feedback

September 5, 2023
Angélica Carrington, director of the BIPOC Unity Center, worked alongside students to rename the center and launch new initiatives like the BIPOC Jumpstart Program to help support BIPOC students at Ithaca College and offer community to all.

Renamed BIPOC Unity Center revitalized with initiatives reflecting community feedback

By Lorien Tyne, Editor-in-Chief
September 5, 2023
Kishan Zuber, former finalist for vice president for enrollment and student success, speaks to faculty during an open session March 27. The search is set to be relaunched during Fall 2023.

College outlines search processes for hiring administrative positions

By Kai Lincke, Community Outreach Manager
August 23, 2023
The Ithaca College community gathered over Zoom on June 27 to share stories and remember sophomore Blaze Myers, who died by suicide June 15.

College mourns death of student, sophomore Blaze Myers

By Kai Lincke, Community Outreach Manager
July 5, 2023
On June 6 the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued a statewide air quality health advisory for fine particulates carried in smoke from Canada wildfires. The entire Northeast United States was affected and residents were advised to stay inside.

Canada wildfires cause air quality issues across Northeast US

By Kai Lincke, Community Outreach Manager
June 11, 2023
From left, graduates Sheila Wallis, Bea Tria and Cora Payne celebrate at the end of the 2023 commencement ceremony held May 21 in Glazer Arena.

Commencement ceremony held to honor graduating Class of 2023

By Kai Lincke, Community Outreach Manager
May 22, 2023
Reginald Briggs, associate director and interim head of Dining Services, said students often misidentify gastrointestinal symptoms as food poisoning and attribute it to campus dining halls. Briggs said students may actually experience gastrointestinal distress because they have contracted viral gastroenteritis, which is commonly referred to as the stomach flu, or they have unrecognized food sensitivities.

IC dining services clarifies food safety practices

By Kai Lincke, Community Outreach Manager
May 3, 2023
Sara Levy, associate professor and chair in the Department of Education, said the department started exploring the possibility of an Education Studies major in Fall 2020 after several Education Studies minor students said they wanted to take more education courses.

Education department launches degree in Education Studies

By Kai Lincke, Community Outreach Manager
May 3, 2023
All of the candidates for the executive committee ran unopposed. Michael Trotti, professor in the Department of History, said the executive committee has been primarily composed of faculty from the School of Humanities and Sciences and proposed that the council wait until its August 2023 meeting to see if members from the other schools would nominate themselves for the positions.

Faculty Council elects executive committee, reviews proposals

By Kai Lincke and Prakriti Panwar
May 3, 2023
April Johanns, coordinator of student and external relations in the School of Communications, gives a tour to accepted students. In Fall 2023, Ithaca College faculty will select all incoming students’ courses based on a comprehensive academic interests survey. 

College to select courses for Fall 2023 incoming students

By Kai Lincke, Community Outreach Manager
April 26, 2023
Cyndy Scheibe, Dana professor in the Department of Psychology at Ithaca College and executive director and founder of Project Look Sharp, said she gives trigger warnings a couple of days in advance of her classes and allows students to set up a private meeting with her to go over the topics. 

Cornell's trigger warning resolution sparks debate in higher ed

April 26, 2023
Michelle Goode, program director of the Center for Health Promotion and co-chair of the JED Campus Initiative, is working on new mental health goals for the college.

Q&A: JED co-chair implements new tools for campus mental health

By Kai Lincke, Community Outreach Manager
March 29, 2023
From left, Kishan Zuber, current vice president of Slate Strategy and Partnerships for Waybetter Marketing, and Bryan Gross, vice president for Revenue Planning and Institutional Positioning at 3 Enrollment Marketing, were two of three finalists for the position of vice president for enrollment and student success at Ithaca College.

Vice president for enrollment and student success candidates visit campus

By Kai Lincke and Lorien Tyne
March 29, 2023
Business Librarian Jim Bondra said via email that Information Technology moved a Bloomberg Terminal from the Dorothy and Roy H. Park Center for Business and Sustainable Enterprise to the library. The terminal was installed on the second floor of the library in the right corner facing the Quads. 

IC library opens Bloomberg Terminal for access to financial information

By Kai Lincke, Community Outreach Manager
March 8, 2023
Sophomore Hadil Khodji is working on a menstrual care product prototype that will serve as an alternative to tampons for underwater use.

Student prototype provides swim alternative to tampons

By Kai Lincke, Community Outreach Manager
March 1, 2023
Monkeypox and smallpox vaccine is shown at Northstar Medical Center in Chicago on July 18, 2022.

Mpox concerns decrease, resources still available to community

By Kai Lincke, Community Outreach Manager
February 8, 2023
Student demographics data begins to be more gender-inclusive

Student demographics data begins to be more gender-inclusive

By Kai Lincke, Community Outreach Manager
January 24, 2023
From left, sophomore Sarena Geadah listens as Mike Foster, community manager for Second Wind Cottages, discusses the organization's efforts at the Sleepout for Second Wind on Dec. 2.

Students organize sleepout to raise money for local non-profit

By Kai Lincke, Community Outreach Manager
December 7, 2022
Sophomore psychology major Nicole De La Mota said she has heard in class from her psychology professors that some psychology courses will likely shift from three to four credits in the future.

Psychology minors face registration struggles because of low course offerings

By Kai Lincke, Community Outreach Manager
November 30, 2022
From left, members of the IC Democrats executive board junior President Farid Ahmad, and seniors Treasurer Connor Watson and Secretary Kalena Yearwood said they hope to make IC Democrats' presence more consistent on campus.

IC Democrats revived again after periods of inactivity

By Kai Lincke, Community Outreach Manager
November 30, 2022
From left, Rich David and Lea Webb, candidates for New York State Senator

2022 midterm elections guide for New York and Tompkins County

By Kai Lincke, Community Outreach Manager
November 2, 2022
Assistant coach Mary Mazzella, who was hired by the college in July 2022, runs a cone drill at the women’s basketball Elite Camp on Oct. 30 in Ben Light Gymnasium to scout potential recruits.

Prospective athletes put skills on display at women's basketball camp

November 2, 2022
Ithaca College President La Jerne Cornish announced additional staff changes to the college’s leadership and the President’s Cabinet in an Oct. 5 Intercom post sent to the college community.

Administration changes impact Ithaca College’s leadership

By Kai Lincke, Community Outreach Manager
October 19, 2022
Some students at Ithaca College are concerned about using the college’s mail services to receive and send their mail-in ballots to their state or local election offices for the Nov. 8 midterm elections.

IC students have concerns about timeliness of mail-in ballots

By Kai Lincke, Community Outreach Manager
October 19, 2022
First-year student Carter Rothwell, recruited to play track and field at Ithaca College competed in his first race as a member of the men’s cross-country team placing 52nd out of 76 runers in the field.

First-year student returns from injury to new event

October 18, 2022
Currently, there are no definite plans for the proposed ceremony and any developments will be known after the Class of 2020 shares their level of interest. Some students have expressed that they have moved on from their time at the college and are no longer interested in having a ceremony after three years.

College offers Class of 2020 an in-person commencement

By Kai Lincke, Community Outreach Manager
September 20, 2022
Tim Reynolds, assistant professor in the Ithaca College Department of Exercise Science and Athletic Training, started a scientific, educational TikTok account.

Exercise science professor uses TikTok to educate

September 21, 2022
First-year student Hannah Wagner, tested positive in her dorm Aug. 25. After she tested positive again at Boothroyd Hall the next morning, she was instructed to return to her dorm, pack a bag and wait to be notified when an isolation room became available.

Spike in COVID-19 cases at college impacts isolation spaces

By Kai Lincke, Community Outreach Manager
September 7, 2022
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