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‘On the Same Page’ – 100 Videos, Circles Apartments, New Voices Festival, Ben Fleet

April 22, 2024
Host senior Emma Kersting breaks down the top stories in News, Sports, and Life and Culture at The Ithacan. This week, Kersting spoke with sophomore Dylan Albert, senior Jess Moskowitz and first year student Jacquelyn Reaves.
In the reapplication email sent March 20, Ithaca College's Residential Life identified 14 five-person Circle Apartments that could be given to 51 four-person groups that applied for the apartments.

High demand for on-campus apartments prompts first-ever reapplication process

By Dylan Albert, Contributing Writer • April 17, 2024
Discontent among Ithaca College students over Fall 2024 housing assignments for apartments prompted action from the Office of Residential Life. For the first time, Res Life allowed students who originally applied for Circle Apartments in groups of four — and could not be allotted one — to reapply in groups of five to potentially secure an apartment.
Editorial: Housing decisions must account for student needs

Editorial: Housing decisions must account for student needs

By The Ithacan • April 17, 2024
Ithaca College prides itself on being a residential college. However, this translates to students being required to live on campus for at least three years before moving off campus. While in an ideal world, this may result in fostering community, the realities of on-campus housing are less than ideal.
Editorial: Adequate housing must be provided for international students over break

Editorial: Adequate housing must be provided for international students over break

By The Ithacan • January 25, 2024

It is essential that Ithaca College provides proper accommodations for international students over break. Ensuring students adequate housing, meals and overall support over break is the bare minimum for...

Fall semester room buyouts will cost $330, and spring semester buyouts will cost $660. If a student purchases a buyout for both semesters the total would be $990. Requests will be reviewed on a weekly basis.

College hopes to reduce deficit from low enrollment through room buyouts

By Sheelagh Doe, Life and Culture Editor • December 6, 2023
Ithaca College recently introduced room buyouts for students as one of the ways to reduce the college’s deficit for the 2024 fiscal year.
Cost of attendance increases for 2023–24 academic year

Cost of attendance increases for 2023–24 academic year

By Syd Pierre, Editor In Chief • December 7, 2022
The Board of Trustees has announced the cost of attendance for the 2023–24 academic year has been raised to $65,910. 
Editorial: Housing process ignores student complaints again

Editorial: Housing process ignores student complaints again

By The Ithacan • April 29, 2021
Students have complained about the facilities, including the showers, accessibility, elevators, meal plan requirements and poor maintenance.
Bonnie Prunty, director of residential life and judicial affairs, said the college's decisions were informed by student voices.

Residential Life addresses projected housing shortage

By Kayla Dwyer, Staff Writer • December 11, 2013
The Office of Residential Life has announced measures to account for the projected housing shortage for returning students in Fall 2014.

College changes off-campus application deadlines

By Nicole Ogrysko, Senior Writer • October 4, 2012
The Office of Residential Life will now approve students for off-campus housing during the fall semester.
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