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Ryan Johnson

Ryan Johnson, Staff Writer

Climate Action Plan for Ithaca to be rewritten for community-focused approach

Climate Action Plan for Ithaca to be rewritten for community-focused approach

By Ryan Johnson
November 14, 2024
2024 General Election Special Edition: ballot breakdown and voter guide

2024 General Election Special Edition: ballot breakdown and voter guide

November 5, 2024
Construction workers have been working on the Terraces Dining Hall and Baker Walkway elevator project since April 1. The project is not estimated to be completed until November.

Terraces Dining Hall and Baker Walkway elevator project still underway amid challenges

By Ryan Johnson, Staff Writer
September 11, 2024
The “Liberated Zone” encampment was created at Cornell University on Thursday April 25. The encampment was created by the Pro-Palestine group Coalition for Mutual Liberation and it is intended to stay in place until Cornell agrees to their eight demands.

Blog: Cornell University Encampment

By Syd Pierre, Ryan Johnson, Prakriti Panwar, Mariana Contreras, Vivian Rose, Ray Milburn, and Grace Vanderveer
April 29, 2024
President La Jerne Cornish stands in the Athletics and Events Center while student demonstrators participated in a die-in during an admissions event for admitted and prospective students at Ithaca College.

Campus community reacts to ICSFP protests held during Ithaca College Open House

By Ryan Johnson, Prakriti Panwar, and Vivian Rose
April 20, 2024
Walter's Whaleness Express offers five kits for students to order: a sexual health supply kit that includes dental dams, lubricant and condoms; a sleep kit that includes sleep masks and herbal teas; a substance use supply kit that includes tolerance break guides, fentanyl and xylazine tests, tick kits; and quit kits used to start quitting smoking or vaping. 

Center for Health Promotion increases access to free health supplies through private mail orders

By Ryan Johnson, Assistant News Editor
April 11, 2024
The interviews were open to the public and conducted in the Roy. H Park School of Communications. The board made the recommendation for her appointment to Amy Falkner, dean of the Roy H. Park School of Communications, who accepted and appointed Tyne to the position.

Lorien Tyne named next editor in chief of The Ithacan

By Ryan Johnson, Assistant News Editor
March 28, 2024
During the die-in, sophomore Quincey Fireside, President of ICSFP, listed three demands: a school-wide statement acknowledging the genocide of Palestinians, a statement of support for Palestinian students and an apology for not making the statement sooner; a Boycott, Divestment and Sanction (BDS) audit which would provide access to information about if the college receives funding from any Israeli or Zionist corporations; and for Birthright trips to stop being run through Hillel at IC.

Ithaca College Students for Palestine hold die-in on Admitted Students Day

By Ryan Johnson, Assistant News Editor
March 23, 2024
From left, Shadayvia Wallace, program director of the MLK Scholars and First-Gen Center, Marsha Dawson, dean of students and interim director for the BIPOC Unity Center and Cliff-Simon Vital, assistant director of the BIPOC Unity Center.

First-Gen, MLK Scholar and BIPOC Unity Center programs merge after recognizing overlap in student need

By Jacquelyn Reaves and Ryan Johnson
March 6, 2024
Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards explains hate crime investigation process

Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards explains hate crime investigation process

By Ryan Johnson, Assistant News Editor
March 6, 2024
Across the college, there are eight different active religious and spiritual clubs and organizations for students to engage with. The clubs range in size and reach with the largest like Hillel at Ithaca College supporting nearly 1,000 students, to smaller organizations like the Muslim Student Association (MSA) that serve far fewer students. 

Community reflects on use of Muller Chapel and culture of religion at Ithaca College

By Ryan Johnson and Aubren Villasenor
March 6, 2024
The Office of Public Safety and Emergency Management (OPS) sent an email to the Ithaca College campus community through Ithaca College Intercom Feb. 21 to announce a repeat trespass offender in Lyon Hall.

Repeat trespasser found in Lyon Hall Feb. 20

By Ryan Johnson and Vivian Rose
February 21, 2024
Ithaca College decided to cease offering COVID-19 testing locations and dedicated quarantine spaces May 31, 2023. In November, free over-the-counter (OTC) rapid antigen self-testing kits the college provided to students expired.

College promotes self-management as CDC plans to loosen COVID guidelines

By Ryan Johnson, Assistant News Editor
February 21, 2024
From left to right, Junior Richard Martin and panelist Sabri at the Feb. 18 Side-by-Side event in Williams 225. The event was hosted by Ithaca College Students for Justice for Palestine and was in response to Hillel’s original Side-by-Side event.

Alternate “Side-By Side” panel organized by student group engages in dialogue

By Ryan Johnson and Vivian Rose
February 21, 2024
The IPA is a project within the Tompkins Chamber Foundation, a not-for-profit. It partnered with the TCF for a fiscal sponsorship, which means the TCF assists with tax and legal paperwork and setting up a bank account for the organization.

Pride Alliance centralizes Ithaca’s LGBTQ+ community through local programming

By Ryan Johnson, Assistant News Editor
February 7, 2024
This search comes after Angélica Carrington, former director of the BIPOC Unity Center, departed the college on Nov. 10 with no statement from the college on the reasoning for the departure.

BIPOC Unity Center announces student committee to assist in search for next director

By Ryan Johnson, Assistant News Editor
January 31, 2024
President La Jerne Cornish acknowledged the recent civil lawsuit against the college and announced her election to two board positions during her remarks.

College leadership predicts increase in faculty hiring and student enrollment, deficit decrease

By Ryan Johnson, Assistant News Editor
January 24, 2024
Austin Reid previously worked with Hillel as a Springboard fellow at the college and is back to lead the Office of Religious and Spiritual life.

Q&A: Interim director for religious and spiritual life talks new role and RLC plans

By Ryan Johnson, Assistant News Editor
January 24, 2024
Free TCAT rides for Ithaca College students were supposed to end at the end of the Fall 2023 semester but have been extended until May 2024.

Free TCAT rides extended for IC students during Spring 2024 semester

By Ryan Johnson, Assistant News Editor
January 22, 2024
Younger previously worked at the college as the executive director for government and community relations and is back in a new role.

College announces director for new position of government, community and constituent relations

By Ryan Johnson, Assistant News Editor
January 17, 2024
Ithaca College to implement transfer pathways from community colleges

Ithaca College to implement transfer pathways from community colleges

By Ryan Johnson, Staff Writer
December 5, 2023
From left to right: Omar Stoute '19, previously the Title IX Deputy Coordinator at Ithaca College and is currently the Equity and Title IX Investigator at Cornell University and De-Dee Loftin-Davis, founder of Loftin-Davis Consulting, a racial equity consulting firm.

Director for Staff Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging candidates visit to engage with campus community

By Vivian Rose and Ryan Johnson
December 1, 2023
Transgender Day of Remembrance is observed Nov. 20 and was started in 1999 by transgender activist Gwendolyn Ann Smith to honor the life of Rita Hester, who was murdered in 1998, and every transgender person’s life lost before her. 

Ithaca holds Transgender Day of Remembrance vigil to honor lives lost

By Ryan Johnson, Staff Writer
November 18, 2023
The integrative studies major is open for students again after the Integrated Studies Advisory Board decided to suspend the admission of students into the major in November 2021.

Integrative studies major open for admission again after two-year pause

By Ryan Johnson, Staff Writer
November 15, 2023
Shadayvia Wallace, director of the MLK Scholars and First Generation Programs, has worked to maintain Ithaca College's status as a first-generation forward institution — a status the college has held since 2019 — through initiatives like starting a chapter of the first-generation honors society, Alpha Alpha Alpha.

First-gen forward status maintained through initiatives like new honors society

By Ryan Johnson, Staff Writer
September 27, 2023
Demonstrators gathered on Cornell University's campus May 11 to protest the university's partnership with Starbucks Coffee.

Cornell does not renew contract with Starbucks amid student pressure

By Ryan Johnson, Staff Writer
September 6, 2023
Binghamton-based businessman William Durham opened William Jane Dispensary, the first legal dispensary for people over 21 in Ithaca on March 16. While marijuana is decriminalized in New York, the college is still a federally funded campus, so students are not permitted to carry or use marijuana on campus. 

New dispensary brings cannabis to The Commons

By Ryan Johnson, Staff Writer
April 19, 2023
Asli Sezgin, a visiting postdoctoral researcher, was drawn to Ithaca College specifically for Project Look Sharp, a non-profit organization for media literacy.

Project Look Sharp globalizes media literacy despite earthquake

By Ryan Johnson, Staff Writer
March 8, 2023
Changes have been proposed to how dining at Ithaca College will operate in the future, with the inclusion of new meal plans and an exchange system. 

College plans to expand meal plan options and have swipes at eateries

By Ryan Johnson, Staff Writer
March 8, 2023
At Ithaca College, there are many resources for transgender and queer students to receive housing that is accommodating to their needs, but some students and staff at the college agree that there are still improvements to be made.

Trans and nonbinary students find inclusive housing on campus

By Ryan Johnson, Staff Writer
February 8, 2023
The Center For Community Transportation (CCT) in Ithaca reached an agreement with the Common Council on Nov. 2 to implement Ithaca Bikeshare.

New bike-share program to be implemented in Ithaca

By Ryan Johnson, Staff Writer
November 8, 2022
In honor of LGBTQ+ history month, the Ithaca College Center for LGBT Education, Outreach & Services is planning four events for students during October 2022. 

LGBTQ center to hold student events for history month

By Ryan Johnson, Contributing Writer
October 10, 2022
Students feel pressure from early add/drop course deadline

Students feel pressure from early add/drop course deadline

By Ryan Johnson, Contributing Writer
September 28, 2022
Allison Frisch, assistant professor in the Ithaca College Department of Journalism, co-wrote a paper that won first place in the International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors (ISWNE) competition for papers on the topic of “Strengthening Community Journalism.”

Q&A: Professor co-writes award-winning paper on journalism

By Ryan Johnson, Contributing Writer
September 12, 2022
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