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From left, first-year student track & field teammates Joseph Napolitano and Max Boreland dine at Campus Center Dining Hall.

Athletes talk impact of new dining options

By Matthew Givone, Contributing Writer • September 15, 2023
Following a history of notoriously long lines and limited hours of operation, student-athletes at Ithaca College have an innovative new option for dining this fall as the first semester with the meal exchange program goes into effect. 
In future events, Eco-Reps representatives will meet the volunteers at the dining hall doors to be let in and show the process of packaging meals. 

Eco-Reps repackages leftover food for donations to nonprofit

By Vivian Rose, Assistant News Editor • April 19, 2023
Students can now go to the back of the Campus Center Dining Hall kitchen every Friday to repackage leftover food to donate.
Ithaca College’s Dining Services are working to solve its understaffing issue in preparation for a new dining model budgeted to launch in Fall 2023. 

Dining Services at the college work to solve understaffing

By Lorien Tyne, Editor-in-Chief • October 26, 2022
Ithaca College’s Dining Services are working to solve its understaffing issue in preparation for a new dining model budgeted to launch in Fall 2023. 
Reginald Briggs, associate director of Dining Services, said the decision was made to temporarily close Towers Marketplace because of understaffing issues. 

Towers Marketplace closed because of understaffing issues

By Clare Shanahan, Former Opinion Editor • September 7, 2022
Towers Marketplace at Ithaca College has not opened for the fall semester, despite plans announced during summer 2022 to expand the location's hours and food offerings.
The Ithaca College Office of Student Affairs and Campus Life hosted a virtual All Student and Family Gathering to provide new and returning students with information for Fall 2022. 

College discusses fall semester at student gathering

By Clare Shanahan, Former Opinion Editor • July 30, 2022
The Ithaca College Office of Student Affairs and Campus Life hosted a virtual All Student and Family Gathering July 27 to provide new and returning students with information for Fall 2022. 
In an effort to curb its notoriously long lines, the Campus Center Dining Hall now has a camera perched by the front exit. The camera, which provides a constant video feed of the inside of the Campus Center, allows students to see how crowded the dining hall is at any given time.

Campus Center camera feed showcases dining hall lines

By Joshua Pantano, Staff Writer • April 13, 2022
The camera pilot program was announced via Intercom on March 24. Students can view the camera feed by logging in with their Netpass credentials through the Ithaca College website.
Kosher and halal food is made and served out of the kitchen in Terrace Dining Hall. Food from the kitchen is also labeled and put into retail locations and in the fridge in Campus Center Dining Hall. 

Kosher Korner gains halal certification

By Lorien Tyne, Editor-in-Chief • April 6, 2022
Muslim students at Ithaca College who practice Islamic law and eat halal now have access to halal-certified food after years of having to make do with whatever campus dining served.
From left, Juniors Will Howell, Nick Daniel and Dylan Race enjoy their favorite cereals before they begin Bible readings at Cereal Ministry Club Nov. 18 in the Campus Center Dining Hall.

New club unites Christian students over bowls of cereal

By Grace Azaula, Opinon Editor • December 1, 2021
At 7:37 p.m. every Thursday, the Ithaca College cereal ministry club meets to eat cereal and discuss the Bible together.
Scott McWilliams, director of dining services; Reginald Briggs, associate director of dining services; and Dave Prunty, executive director of auxiliary services, met with the SGC to discuss several aspects of the dining services.

SGC discusses dining hall services and appoints new members

By Mel Andia, Staff Writer • October 27, 2021
The Ithaca College Student Governance Council (SGC) met with representatives from dining services to discuss reopening plans for the spring  semester at its Oct. 25 meeting.  
Both the Terrace Dining Hall and the Campus Center Dining Hall (CCDH) are experiencing backups this semester as students return to campus for an in-person semester. The college is also experiencing understaffing issues, which is adding to the pressures on campus dining halls. 

Students express frustration with long dining hall lines

By Luke Haworth, Contributing Writer • September 22, 2021
Some Ithaca College students are expressing frustration with the long lines and wait times at the campus dining halls and retail dining options.
In an April 12 email to the college community, the college stated that some students have received phone calls from an unknown number stating that the college is concerned by the number of green boxes — the to-go containers used for dining — that they are taking.

Dining halls adjust procedure as students return to campus

By Alyshia Korba, Assistant News Editor • February 14, 2021
Dining Services is changing its procedures to follow COVID-19 health and safety guidelines as students return to campus.
The line to get into Campus Center Dining hall at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 30.

Students express concerns about long dining hall lines

By Caitlin Holtzman, Editor in Chief • February 10, 2021
Ithaca College dining hall lines have caused some concern among students trying to get their meals.
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