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Ithaca is in the top 24% of the most expensive cities in the world to live in, according to LivingCost.org. Many Ithaca College faculty members are navigating the real estate market on lower wages than needed.
IC faculty navigate expensive housing market
By Kaeleigh Banda, News Editor • October 16, 2025
As the cost of housing continues to increase in Ithaca, many Ithaca College faculty members are navigating the real estate market on lower wages than necessary to sustainably live in Ithaca.
Five Ithaca College students share their experience on a night out on The Commons between popular picks Moonies Bar and Nightclub and Lot 10.
Is chasing a night out in Ithaca worth the shot?
By Ryan Johnson, Senior Writer
As fewer people are going out and there are only a couple of bars on the commons that are less likely to catch fake IDs, I wondered what kept students going to the bars. On Sept. 26, I decided to see for myself what a night out in Ithaca looked like from the perspective of five 20-year-old Ithaca College roommates who do not shy away from a night out.
The Ithaca Roller Derby SufferJets and BlueStockings are navigating venue changes after their lease ended with The Shops in late 2024. Rochester-based Flour City Fear, an open gender league under the Men's Roller Derby Association, hosted an interest meeting for satellite practices in Ithaca on Oct. 1.
Ithaca derby scene rolls toward new horizons
By Isabella McSweeney, Sports Editor
To newcomers, Ithaca is known for Cayuga Lake, gorges and the annual Apple Harvest Festival. Few realize that it is a hot bed for the local roller derby scene, which will be expanding this winter with the start of satellite practices for Rochester’s Flour City Fear.
Students can check their emails, grades, class schedules and assignments through the new myIC portal. The portal is available to download on iOS and Android devices.
College launches ‘myIC’ student portal
By Eamon Corbo, Assistant News Editor
Students can check their emails, grades, class schedules and assignments through the new myIC portal. The portal is available to download on iOS and Android devices.
About 15 residents of the greater Ithaca area held a vigil in remembrance of Charlie Kirk on the evening of Oct. 14 at the Bernie Milton Pavilion on The Commons.
Community holds vigil on The Commons in remembrance of Charlie Kirk
By Kaeleigh Banda and Eamon Corbo
About 15 residents of the greater Ithaca area held a vigil in remembrance of Charlie Kirk on the evening of Oct. 14 at the Bernie Milton Pavilion on The Commons.
Cheng Chen is a new assistant professor in the Department of Art, Art History, and Architecture at Ithaca College. Brought in at the start of Fall 2025, Chen is currently teaching Architecture Across Cultures
Q&A: New professor Cheng Chen discusses multicultural urbanism
By James Ambrosini, Contributing Writer • October 15, 2025
Cheng Chen is a new assistant professor in the Department of Art, Art History, and Architecture at Ithaca College. Brought in at the start of Fall 2025, Chen is currently teaching Architecture Across Cultures and will be receiving his Doctor of Philosophy in the Constructed Environment from the University of Virginia in December.
First-year midfielder Margaret Lansley and junior midfielder Margaret Lansley face down Rochester sophomore defender Kristina Fedorova and junior attacker  Grayson Honig during a match against the YellowJackets on Oct. 11.
Field hockey powers through Rochester in honor of past player
By Ethan Lafave, Contributing Writer • October 16, 2025
The Ithaca College field hockey team faced off against No. 22 University of Rochester on Oct. 11 at Higgins Stadium, in memory of Kyra Feick, striker/back from 2018-19, who died in June at the age of 25.
From left, junior Martina Brinkley Flores is a part of Sabor Latino Dance Ensemble and junior Marian Sanchez belongs to Lambda Pi Chi at Cornell.
IC students of color collaborate with cornell communities
By Mila Ventura-Rodriguez, Staff writer • October 16, 2025
With 12 BIPOC-oriented organizations on the Ithaca College campus to serve a population of 1,260 students of color,
newspaper style clippings of the moonies logo and a picture of students partying layered on top, all on a dark blueish purple background
Safe night life is crucial to IC’s student culture
By The Ithacan October 15, 2025
Student bars make up nightlife culture in almost every college town. Friday and Saturday nights are spent listening to music and dancing
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