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Joe Portsmouth, a sport management major, is graduating a year early this May, having interned with the Baltimore Ravens and the Cornell University men's basketball team.

Senior makes impact in sport management

By Noreyana Fernando, Staff Writer
April 30, 2014
IC Greens has begun circulating a petition, which calls for the ellimination of single-use plastic bags and water bottles from campus stores.

IC Greens pushes for plastic bag and bottle ban

By Noreyana Fernando, Staff Writer
March 19, 2014
College to increase tuition by 2.95 percent for 2014–15

College to increase tuition by 2.95 percent for 2014–15

By Noreyana Fernando, Staff Writer
February 27, 2014
Footage from 1967 shows the Textor Disc being built.

Textor Disc creator explains sculpture’s history

By Noreyana Fernando, Staff Writer
February 12, 2014
Sabrina Knight/The Ithacan

Senator speaks about workers’ rights

By Noreyana Fernando, Staff Writer
February 5, 2014
Ed Fuller, associate vice president of Information Technology Services, said he will retire at the end of the month.

Associate vice president of ITS to retire after 39 years

By Noreyana Fernando, News Editor
January 22, 2014
Mayor Svante Myrick attended the White House Mayor’s Manufacturing Summit on Dec. 5.

Mayor discusses plans after White House summit

By Noreyana Fernando, News Editor
December 23, 2013
Carol Henderson, associate provost for accreditation, assessment and curriculum, said the Middle States decision speaks to the progress of the Integrative Core Curriculum.

Middle States reaffirms IC accreditation

By Noreyana Fernando, News Editor
December 11, 2013
Students, faculty and staff gathered on Dec. 3 for a candlelight vigil following a fatal car accident.

College gathers to mourn accident victim

By Noreyana Fernando, News Editor
December 4, 2013
The Ithaca College community mourns the death of junior Michael Clark, an english major from Boxburough, Mass.

Community to gather to remember student killed in accident

By Noreyana Fernando, News Editor
December 3, 2013

College suspends employee parking fee plan

By Noreyana Fernando, News Editor
November 20, 2013

Towers and Food Court cited for health code violations

By Noreyana Fernando, News Editor
October 25, 2013

Scholar activist explores race as a relationship of power

By Noreyana Fernando, News Editor
October 16, 2013
Protesters gathered on Oct 12 across the street from Wegmans to call for the permanent boycott of all Genetically Modified Organisms.

Locals join worldwide protest against Monsanto GMOs

By Noreyana Fernando, News Editor
October 14, 2013
Shirley Hockett, professor emerita at Ithaca College, passed away Sept. 29. She is shown here teaching calculus at Ithaca High School circa 1966. She also taught at the college at the time.

Retired math professor emerita passes away

By Noah Orent and Noreyana Fernando
October 9, 2013
More than 20 Ithaca locals gathered near Rep. Tom Reed's office on East MLK Street on Tuesday. They criticized the tension in federal government, which caused a shutdown just minutes before midnight.

Ithaca residents criticize Reed for supporting government shutdown

By Noreyana Fernando, News Editor
October 2, 2013
Andy Smith, professor and chair of the Department of Biology, was nationally recognized for his research on slugs that produce glue as a defense mechanism. Smith said this glue may eventually replace surgical stitches.

Professor finds medical use for slug mucus

By Noreyana Fernando, News Editor
September 11, 2013
Ithaca is smart: what makes Ithaca the "Smartest city in America"

Ithaca is smart: what makes Ithaca the “Smartest city in America”

By Noreyana Fernando, News Editor
September 5, 2013

College mourns loss of longtime professor

By Noreyana Fernando and Sage Daugherty
September 5, 2013

Director discusses Academic Advising Center

By Noreyana Fernando, News Editor
September 4, 2013
College plans to stem cost increase rate

College plans to stem cost increase rate

By Noreyana Fernando, News Editor
August 30, 2013
First-year student Mandy Congleton looks at her class schedule, which includes a seminar on one of six themes that are part of the Integrative Core Curriculum detailed in the IC 20/20 strategic plan.

Core curriculum debuts themes for freshmen

By Michael Tkaczevski and Noreyana Fernando
August 30, 2013

Library to be open 24 hours five days a week

By Noreyana Fernando, News Editor
August 29, 2013
Courtesy of Nori Wieder

IC alumna killed by falling tree in Queens, NY

By Noreyana Fernando, News Editor
August 10, 2013
Members of the Class of 2013 sit at Butterfield Stadium during the Commencement ceremony Sunday. With over 2000 students, this year's class was the largest in the college's history.

Largest class in Ithaca College history graduates

By Noreyana Fernando, News Editor
May 19, 2013

Student judicially referred for anti-Semitic graffiti

By Noreyana Fernando, Assistant News Editor
May 3, 2013
Senior Ashlyn Velte, coordinator of the Tori Cup, hosts a practice session of the sci-fi challenge last Thursday, as members of team Science Fiction Whiz Kids, seniors Kyle Riether, Sarah Perry and Rachel Rothenberg and junior Calvin Chestnut, help test the buzzer system that will be used for the event.

Sci-Fi cup honors life of departed student

By Noreyana Fernando, Assistant News Editor
May 1, 2013
Supporters greet Sandra Steingraber outside jail early Thursday morning. From left, Steingraber, her husband Jeff deCastro, Jim Morra and his wife Melissa Chipman.

Sandra Steingraber released from jail

By Noreyana Fernando, Assistant News Editor
April 24, 2013
Katie Meyler, founder of More Than Me, speaks in Emerson Suites Monday night.

More than Me founder discusses inspiration

By Noreyana Fernando, Assistant New Editor
April 23, 2013

State Diner to reopen in first week of May

By Noreyana Fernando, Assistant News Editor
April 16, 2013

IPD officers injured in stolen vehicle incident

By Noreyana Fernando, Assistant News Editor
April 10, 2013
City kicks off Commons rebuild project

City kicks off Commons rebuild project

By Noreyana Fernando, Assistant News Editor
April 9, 2013
Carl Sgrecci talks about his 46 years at IC

Carl Sgrecci talks about his 46 years at IC

By Noreyana Fernando, Assistant News Editor
April 3, 2013
President Tom Rochon speaks to the Student Government Association at a meeting Monday, where he addressed student concerns and the college's IC 20/20 10-year strategic plan.

Rochon discusses student concerns with SGA

By Noreyana Fernando, Assistant News Editor
April 3, 2013

Ithaca residents released on bond after Texas airport arrest

By Noreyana Fernando, Assistant News Editor
April 2, 2013
Applications hit record high for 2013-14

Applications hit record high for 2013-14

By Noreyana Fernando, Assistant News Editor
March 27, 2013
New lab instrument puts IC on the map

New lab instrument puts IC on the map

By Noreyana Fernando, Assistant News Editor
March 20, 2013
Ithaca College International Club fashions cultural event

Ithaca College International Club fashions cultural event

By Noreyana Fernando, Assistant News Editor
February 21, 2013
Jungle empty after years of housing homeless

Jungle empty after years of housing homeless

By Noreyana Fernando, Assistant News Editor
February 14, 2013

Final music dean candidate visits

By Noreyana Fernando, Assistant News Editor
February 11, 2013

New book trade website gathers momentum

By Noreyana Fernando, Assistant News Editor
January 23, 2013

Campus remembers student killed in car accident over break

By Noreyana Fernando, Assistant News Editor
January 23, 2013
From left, senior Michael Kaneff poses with his mother, Judy. She suffers from myotonic muscular dystrophy, which is a genetic condition characterized by deterioration of muscle tissues.

Student documents lives affected by disease

By Noreyana Fernando, Staff Writer
December 13, 2012
The Office of Career Services helps students find employment and internships opportunities by helping them write resumes and draft coverletters.

Early graduates worry over job market

By Noreyana Fernando, Staff Writer
November 29, 2012
From left, Charlie Diebolt speaks about the history of Ecstasy during the kickoff of the “Just Say Know” initiative Oct. 24.

Students ‘just say know’ to drugs

By Noreyana Fernando, Staff Writer
October 31, 2012

IC Democrats defeat IC Republicans in campus-wide debate

By Noreyana Fernando, Staff Writer
October 31, 2012

Debate to cover student debt

By Noreyana Fernando, Staff Writer
October 28, 2012

HSHP officially launches new major

By Noreyana Fernando, Staff Writer
October 21, 2012

Recommended 2013 county budget ‘more stable’

By Noreyana Fernando, Staff Writer
September 19, 2012

IC changes short-term study abroad requirements

By Noreyana Fernando
September 12, 2012

College seeks office space for initiatives

By Noreyana Fernando, Staff Writer
September 5, 2012

Insurance cost nearly doubles for next year

By Noreyana Fernando, Staff Writer
May 2, 2012

IC student featured on “Conan”

By Noreyana Fernando, Staff Writer
April 30, 2012

Loan interest spike looms over grads

By Noreyana Fernando, Staff Writer
April 25, 2012

Ron Paul energizes Ithaca students

By Noreyana Fernando, Staff Writer
April 22, 2012

Ron Paul to visit Cornell

By Noreyana Fernando, Staff Writer
April 16, 2012

NYC program finalizes applicant pool

By Noreyana Fernando, Staff Writer
April 11, 2012

IC to outsource email service

By Noreyana Fernando, Staff Writer
March 21, 2012

National group organizes to help hungry in Ithaca

By Noreyana Fernando, Staff Writer
February 16, 2012

Finalist stresses integration

By Noreyana Fernando, Staff Writer
February 10, 2012

Freshmen to read edgy novel

By Noreyana Fernando, Staff Writer
January 26, 2012

Council seeks funds to restore city Commons

By Noreyana Fernando, Staff Writer
December 15, 2011

Exam schedule disrupts student travel

By Noreyana Fernando, Staff Writer
December 8, 2011

Professor appears on ‘Colbert’

By Noreyana Fernando, Staff Writer
November 18, 2011

College continues search for VP

By Noreyana Fernando, Staff Writer
November 10, 2011

Protesters push Rochon to ban campus fracking

By Noreyana Fernando, Staff Writer
November 2, 2011

College embraces international culture in weeklong celebration

By Noreyana Fernando, Staff Writer
October 31, 2011

Campus groups petition for local dining hall food

By Noreyana Fernando, Staff Writer
October 26, 2011

IC Growers conclude harvest

By Noreyana Fernando, Staff Writer
October 2, 2011

TCAT prices to increase beginning January

By Noreyana Fernando, Contributing Writer
September 28, 2011

Semester series to highlight black culture

By Noreyana Fernando, Contributing Writer
September 14, 2011

Irene leaves homes destroyed

By Noreyana Fernando, Contributing Writer
September 7, 2011
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