Ithaca Buddhist Meditation
The Student News Site of Ithaca College

The Ithacan
46° Ithaca, NY
Ithaca Buddhist Meditation
The Student News Site of Ithaca College

The Ithacan
Ithaca Buddhist Meditation
The Student News Site of Ithaca College

The Ithacan
The Ithaca College Environmentalists call for the college to commit to sustainability, such as by encouraging students to compost and having faculty incorporate sustainability in curriculums.

Open letter: Administration must address the future of sustainability

By Ryan Price and Sophie Johnson
October 4, 2017
Sophomore Ian Sawyer looked into summer internships pertaining to his English major but found that most paid minimum wage or nothing at all. Usually, he works about 60 hours a week during the summer.

Access to internships perpetuates inequality

By Bianca Mestiza and Sophie Johnson
April 26, 2017
From left, John Longtin, an SEIU representative, and Pete Jones, the administration’s lawyer, sign a union contract March 26. The union is asking the college to adopt a law that would give faculty paid family leave.

Contingent faculty to vote to ratify union contract April 6–7

By Sophie Johnson, Assistant News Editor
April 5, 2017
The Ithaca Police Department, along with several other agencies, ran an operation that caught 37 people using fake IDs in five bars across Ithaca. They included Moonies Bar & Nightclub, Silky Jones, Hideaway, Loco Cantina and Level B.

Liquor Authority increasing sweeps at bars in New York State

By Erin Conway and Sophie Johnson
March 29, 2017
Roger Richardson, the current interim chief diversity officer, said he agrees with the decision to delay the search for the new Chief Diversity Officer.

Chief Diversity Officer search delayed until Fall

By Sophie Johnson, Assistant News Editor
March 24, 2017
Linda Petrosino, provost and vice president for educational affairs, speaks to members of the Faculty Council in the VIP Room in Athletics and Events Center at the college on Oct. 19 2016.

New shared governance draft shows few significant changes

By Sophia Adamucci and Sophie Johnson
March 22, 2017
Ithaca College refrains from fossil fuel divestment

Ithaca College refrains from fossil fuel divestment

By Sophie Johnson, Assistant News Editor
February 8, 2017
Senior Josh Enderle, program manager of Eco-Reps, said he hopes the college community gains a lasting culture of recycling and composting from participating in Recyclemania.

Ithaca College to participate in nationwide recycling contest

By Sophie Johnson, Assistant News Editor
February 1, 2017
Thousands marched in the streets of the City of Ithaca on Jan. 21 for the Ithaca Women’s March, organized in solidarity with marches in cities across the country and the world.

Girl power: 10,000 participate in the Ithaca Women’s March

By Sophia Adamucci and Sophie Johnson
January 22, 2017
Ithaca College announced March 30 that as of February 2018, the college has transitioned to clean energy and will only be purchasing through Green-e certified wind farms.

Ithaca College solar array is officially operational

By Sophie Johnson, Assistant News Editor
December 24, 2016
Sustainability at IC withers as a result of structural changes

Sustainability at IC withers as a result of structural changes

By Sophie Johnson, Staff Writer
November 2, 2016
Eco-Reps is a group under the umbrella of the Resource and Environmental Management Program at Ithaca College that promotes sustainable behaviors on campus for students, faculty and staff, and works to help the college reduce carbon emissions, according to its website.

Ithaca College finds fund to compensate Eco-Reps

By Sophie Johnson, Staff Writer
October 4, 2016
Greg Lischke, director of the Office of Energy Management and Sustainability, said the college is on track with its plan for carbon neutrality by 2050, but the planet will likely reach a temperature threshold by 2030.

Q&A: New IC sustainability director discusses future goals

By Sophie Johnson, Staff Writer
September 13, 2016
Chris Biehn, vice president for institutional advancement, will leave the college April 15.

Fundraising at Ithaca College increased significantly in 2015

By Sophie Johnson, Staff Writer
April 18, 2016
Some colleges and universities are covering all of their energy needs by renewable sources. Despite the progress made with Ithaca College's recent solar project, when comparing the college’s 10 percent to numerous other colleges' and universities', the college does not measure up.

Ithaca College still behind on renewable energy usage

By Sophie Johnson, Contributing Writer
March 22, 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
Load More Stories
Donate to The Ithacan
$720
$3000
Contributed
Our Goal