The Ithacan

IC SGA president brings passion for social justice to office

By Max Denning, Staff Writer • September 12, 2016

“This year, I’m really going to take that space and critique the campus, the leaders on campus and the structures that exist,” Foote said.

Collective momentum: College activists drive institutional change

By Faith Meckley and Sophia Tulp • January 28, 2016

Students protesting the racial climate at Ithaca College are not the only ones finding a collective voice with which to address institutionalized racism. In a tumultuous fall semester, at least 75 other colleges and universities have begun bringing their demands for change to their administrations.

Editorial: Faculty Council vote suggests shift in power

November 11, 2015

The fact the vote is happening shows that power is beginning to fall into new hands.

Q&A: Provost discusses future plans and confidence in Rochon

By Aidan Quigley • November 11, 2015

"I think that these accomplishments demonstrate that we have a great president."

Faculty Council votes to hold no confidence vote

By Grace Elletson and Max Denning • November 10, 2015

Ithaca College faculty members will vote in a referendum on the issue of confidence in President Tom Rochon.

Commentary: No confidence vote is necessary for progress

By Charlotte Robertson • November 4, 2015

We can’t expect change and we can’t move forward if we do not first vote no confidence in Tom Rochon.

Humanities and Sciences faculty to call for no confidence vote

By Ana Borruto, Staff Writer • October 30, 2015

A majority of H&S faculty members who attended a Faculty Senate meeting Oct. 29 voted in favor of sending the motion, according to an email sent to H&S faculty obtained by The Ithacan.

Ithaca College faculty discuss no confidence vote in president

By Aidan Quigley, News Editor • October 28, 2015

Members of the Ithaca College faculty are discussing holding a vote of no confidence in President Tom Rochon.

SGA to initiate student vote of no confidence in Tom Rochon

By Evan Popp, Staff Writer • October 28, 2015

In response to recent campus protests, racial tensions and issues of exclusivity, the Ithaca College Student Government Association passed a bill Oct. 26 to initiate a student vote of no confidence regarding President Tom Rochon.

Open Letter to the Board of Trustees: Alumnus demands action on campus racial issues

By Matt Orama • October 21, 2015

The college and its leadership may continue to be silent. We, however, will not.

Open Letter: Faculty disappointed with Blue Sky kickoff

By Ithaca College Faculty • October 19, 2015

In its guiding assumptions, the event appeared to dismiss and even disparage the idea that a rich and valuable undergraduate education is critically tied to what happens in the classroom, where close, diligent and serious attention to intellectual ideas, problems and texts are the central focus.

Open Letter: SGA president deems Blue Sky kick off ‘unacceptable’

By Dom Recckio • October 12, 2015

The Blue Sky Kickoff that happened on October 8, 2015, from 3-5pm in Emerson Suites was an exercise in exclusivity and privilege. At an institution that claims to have a commitment to excellence, the Blue Sky Reimagining event was antithetical to our mission.