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.
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.
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.
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 and will be receiving his Doctor of Philosophy in the Constructed Environment from the University of Virginia in December.
Ithaca College volleyball junior setter Wesley Slavin made history on the court. As of Oct. 11, Slavin has recorded 2,096 career assists, which currently places her in the top nine for assists all-time in IC volleyball history. Compared to the more than 400 games the others on the assist leaderboard have competed in, Slavin has only played 218 games.
With 12 BIPOC-oriented organizations on the Ithaca College campus to serve a population of 1,260 students of color,
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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