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The City of Ithaca’s Common Council passed five resolutions to enact stricter guidelines on landlords in an attempt to improve housing conditions for off-campus college students.

City council passes stricter guidelines on housing rentals

By Matilde Bechet, Staff Writer • April 24, 2019
Housing issues in the areas around Ithaca College and Cornell University pushed the City of Ithaca’s Common Council to pass legislation.
Svante Myrick, mayor of the City of Ithaca, talks about his accomplishments so far as mayor, why he is running for a third term and his thoughts on some of the citys top policy issues.

Q&A: Svante Myrick discusses bid for third term

By Ryan King, Assistant News Editor • March 26, 2019
Svante Myrick announced on March 6 that he is running for a third term. He said if he gets a third term, he'll continue to work on improving the city.
Sophomore Kelvin Kim gives his perspective on what it it like growing up and going to college in Ithaca.

Number of Tompkins County residents increases at IC

By Danielle Lee, Contributing Writer • December 12, 2018
When students make the commitment to attend college, most of them look forward to venturing into their new lives, learning to live on their own and gaining a college experience.
Ithaca College Natural Lands staff runs three deer exclosure projects in the Natural Lands that help staff see how commonly overeaten vegetation will exist without the presence of deer. They are currently developing a plan to advocate for deer control on college grounds based on the impact the deer have on the ecosystem.

Natural Lands staff track impact deer have on ecosystem

By Tessie Devlin, Contributing Writer • November 8, 2017
The college runs three deer exclosure projects in the Natural Lands that help staff see how overeaten vegetation will exist without the presence of deer.
Mayor Svante Myrick presented to a room full of Ithaca College community members in observance of National Coming Out Day. During his presentation, he gave advice to the community about how to be allies to the LGBT community.

Myrick presents in observance of National Coming Out Day

By Bianca Mestiza, Staff Writer • October 11, 2017
Mayor Svante Myrick gave advice to Ithaca College community members about how to be allies for the LGBT community during his presentation Oct. 10.
Ithaca College senior Emily Delnicki and junior Brett Levine won a class competition to create a new logo for the City of Ithaca Parks last semester.

Students design new logo for City of Ithaca Parks

By Madison Moore, Contributing Writer • October 10, 2017
City Forester Jeanne Grace said the Parks Commission was interested in creating a signifying logo to let people know what spaces in the city are public spaces.
A portion of Aurora Street near the college will be closed for construction Feb. 6 and 7.

Portion of Aurora St and Danby Rd closed near Ithaca College

By Kayla Dwyer, Editor in Chief • February 6, 2017
A section of Aurora Street/Danby Road near Ithaca College will be closed Feb. 6–7 while the City of Ithaca installs a new water service line.
Svante Myrick, mayor of the City of Ithaca, has been named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list for influencing law and policy during his four years as mayor.

Svante Myrick makes Forbes 30 Under 30

By Ryan King, Staff Writer • January 22, 2017
In its profile of him, Forbes touted some of Myrick’s accomplishments as mayor, including his closing the $3 million deficit he inherited and his 2016 re-election victory with 89 percent of the vote.
The City of Ithaca is discussing adjustments to the current paid-parking policy to alleviate the city’s $840,000 deficit.

City of Ithaca considering parking changes to increase revenue

By Maura Aleardi, Community Engagement Manager • October 26, 2016
Possible policy changes include charging for parking in garages and on the street until 11 p.m. on weekdays and on Saturday and Sunday.
A study conducted for the city of Ithaca has presented city officials with a plan to help alleviate the housing crisis afflicting Ithaca residents — by building more purpose-built student housing.

Study presents improvements for student housing in Ithaca

By Madeline Veneziano, Contributing writer • October 5, 2016
Over 14,000 students live off campus, constituting about a third of the population of the City of Ithaca during the academic year.
President Obama announced that the United Sates will take in 10,000 Syrian refugees by the end of 2016 fiscal year. Pictured above is where they will be settled — Ithaca is taking 50 refugees who are fleeing from Syria and other conflict zones.

City of Ithaca still vying for approval to accept 50 refugees

By Erin Conway, Contributing writer • October 5, 2016
The City of Ithaca is planning to take in 50 refugees from Syria and from other countries experiencing civil conflicts.
The business index in the City of Ithaca reached a record-breaking high during the month of July, due to a boom in job growth and in the hospitality sectors, according to a monthly economic review of the city by the Ithaca College Department of Economics.

City of Ithaca economic index reaches record-breaking high

By Justin Henry, Staff Writer • September 6, 2016
A monthly economic review of the City of Ithaca by the Ithaca College Department of Economics reported that the business index reached a record-breaking high during the month of July due to a boom in job growth and in the hospitality sectors.
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