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Sophomore Rishabh Sen, vice president of campus affairs, went over the details of writing a bill and explained the different types of amendments to new members of the Student Governance Council.

SGC gives overview of responsibilities to new members and lays out upcoming plans

By Prakriti Panwar, Assistant News Editor
September 26, 2023
Members of Faculty Council met on Sept. 5 for its first meeting of the Fall 2023 semester to discuss faculty searches, grievance policies and future meeting times.

Faculty Council discusses revisions to grievance policy

By Prakriti Panwar, Assistant News Editor
September 6, 2023
Popular international student health insurance improved to meet ICs requirements

Popular international student health insurance improved to meet IC’s requirements

By Prakriti Panwar, Assistant News Editor
August 30, 2023
The Ithaca College Student Governance Council discussed the procedures for upcoming elections and confirmed members to the Elections Committee during the first meeting of the semester August 29.

SGC hears from Elections Committee candidates ahead of upcoming elections

By Prakriti Panwar, Assistant News Editor
August 29, 2023
The Student Health Insurance Plan costs $3,066 from Aug. 10 to Aug. 9, 2024. For incoming students attending the college in Spring 2024, the coverage will last from Jan. 1, 2024 to Aug. 9, 2024, but the cost of insurance for this time period has not been determined yet. 

College switches Student Health Insurance Plan for 2023–24

By Prakriti Panwar, Assistant News Editor
June 30, 2023
From left, Casey Kendall, who will be serving as Deputy CIO for the division and as vice president for applications and infrastructure and David Weil, who will be spearheading the division as Vice President and CIO for Information Technology and Analytics.

Offices merged to form new Division of IT and Analytics

By Prakriti Panwar, Assistant News Editor
June 24, 2023
IC closes COVID-19 testing location and ends wraparound care

IC closes COVID-19 testing location and ends wraparound care

By Prakriti Panwar, Assistant News Editor
June 1, 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
From left, graduate students Brittny Dawkins and Nour Safa are the first Ithaca College students to represent the college at the American Academy of Physician Associates’ House of Delegates.

Grad students represent IC PA program at national conference

By Prakriti Panwar, Assistant News Editor
May 3, 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

By Prakriti Panwar, Assistant News Editor
April 26, 2023
Caroline is a neighboring town of Ithaca, located in Tompkins County. It is a rural farming town of 3,368 residents that has been unzoned since its founding.

Town of Caroline debates zoning, questions future of the town

By Prakriti Panwar, Assistant News Editor
April 12, 2023
Senior Cayla Jones has been directly impacted by Habitat’s mission and has given back by being involved with Ithaca Colleges Habitat for Humanity chapter for four years.

Q&A: Senior shares her passion for Habitat for Humanity

By Prakriti Panwar, Assistant News Editor
April 12, 2023
Junior Syd Pierre was interviewed for the role of editor in chief of The Ithacan by the Board of Publications on April 7 and was appointed shortly after with recommendation from the Board of Publications and approval from the dean of the Roy H. Park School of Communications.

Syd Pierre named next editor in chief of The Ithacan

By Prakriti Panwar, Assistant News Editor
April 8, 2023
Katie Foley 01 said her degree from Ithaca College provided a well-rounded educational experience that equipped her to successfully run the Silo Food Truck.

Q&A: Alum discusses experience of owning a food truck business

By Prakriti Panwar, Assistant News Editor
April 5, 2023
The Center for IDEAS also announced dates for focus group sessions for students to be involved in the name change process.

Center for IDEAS initiates a more representative name change

By Prakriti Panwar, Assistant News Editor
April 5, 2023
On Feb. 24, Cornell University’s Department of Information Technology released a security alert informing students that Cornell’s ticketing software partner and vendor, AudienceView, experienced a platform breach.

Students’ bank accounts hacked because of ticketing software breach

By Prakriti Panwar, Assistant News Editor
March 29, 2023
In addition to multiple changes to the academic calendar starting Fall 2023 onward, there will be a two-day April break. However, the April break will be dependent on the semester start date.

A two-day break in April among changes to academic calendar

By Prakriti Panwar, Assistant News Editor
March 9, 2023
Written statements highlighting personal accounts from students of color about experiences of microaggressions, racism and discrimination were collected, printed, and posted by IC Rise Up, a student group that primarily functions through its Instagram page.

Students of color share experiences in IC Rise Up campaign

By Prakriti Panwar, Assistant News Editor
March 3, 2023
Linda Petrosino ’77, M.S. ’78, retiring dean of the School of Health Sciences and Human Performance, has been the dean of the School of HSHP since 2012 and has facilitated the development of programs, partnerships and strategic goals.

Linda Petrosino retires as dean of the School of HSHP

By Prakriti Panwar, Assistant News Editor
March 3, 2023
IC President La Jerne Cornish updated the campus community on the search for vice president for enrollment and student success on June 12 via email and Intercom and said she would give more updates closer to the beginning of Fall 2023.

Emily Rockett appointed Secretary to the Board of Trustees

By Prakriti Panwar, Assistant News Editor
March 1, 2023
International students find insurance process frustrating

International students find insurance process frustrating

By Prakriti Panwar, Assistant News Editor
February 22, 2023
ChatGPT is an Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool that lets users instantly obtain human-like answers to questions or prompts. Ithaca College’s campus community is considering its effect on academics.

Campus community considers the effect of ChatGPT on academics

By Prakriti Panwar, Assistant News Editor
February 1, 2023
From left, sophomore Noah Richardson and seniors Morgan Kingsley and Ro Scanlon-Black, are three of 16 authors of the diversity curriculum.

Students propose curriculum to improve diversity education

By Prakriti Panwar, Assistant News Editor
January 24, 2023
As the Supreme Court re-evaluates Affirmative Action, Ithaca College grapples with the debate surrounding race-based opportunities in its own community.

College grapples with debate around race-based opportunities

By Prakriti Panwar, Staff Writer
November 8, 2022
Venerable Namgyal, a visiting buddhist monk, works on a mandala in the lobby of the Campus Center. The intricately designed mandala was created with colored sand and represents Chenrezig, which is recognized by Tibetan Buddhists as the bodhisattva of compassion.

IC celebrates compassion with Tibetan monks

By Prakriti Panwar, Staff Writer
November 8, 2022
John Guastaferro, a magician and executive director of Hyundai Hope on Wheels Foundation and Genesis Inspiration Foundation, presented “Wonder is One Degree Away.”

Ithaca College hosts TEDx conference for campus community

By Prakriti Panwar, Staff Writer
October 26, 2022
From left, juniors Sofia Nolfo, Inbaayini Anbarasan, Camille Brock, Ananya Gambhiraopet, Claire McGinnity and Brady Spaulding are a part of the Ithaca College TEDx club.

Student organization prepares to host TEDx event on campus

By Prakriti Panwar, Staff Writer
October 19, 2022
Senior Caroline Peyron, president of ICYAL, said the activity was meant to remind students about their right to free speech and assembly and allowed students to write on a giant beach ball over five feet in height. Later in the day, the situation escalated when some students slashed the ball and argued with the organizers.

Free speech activity causes mixed reactions from campus

By Prakriti Panwar, Contributing Writer
October 10, 2022
Senior Adison Nadler works at the Durland Alternatives Library and said she has found the program to be a unique way to engage with a wider community. 

Off-Campus Community Service Program returns with full staff

By Prakriti Panwar, Contributing Writer
October 5, 2022
The Alley Cat Cafe, featured in the recent Netflix documentary Inside the Mind of a Cat, is home to cats, like Emilia, drinks and food. The documentary was released Aug. 18 and focuses on cat research.

Local cat cafe featured in Netflix documentary

By Prakriti Panwar, Contributing Writer
September 14, 2022
The round table was moderated by (left) Raza Rumi, director of the PCIM. The guest speakers from left were Masha Shpolberg, assistant professor of Film and Electronic Arts at Bard College; and Natalie Gryvnyak, a journalist and founder of the information and production agency, In-features; and Zenon Wasyliw, professor at the Department of History at Ithaca College.

Experts discuss media coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war

By Prakriti Panwar, Contributing Writer
September 12, 2022
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