Q&A: IC alum and New York State Senate candidate discusses platform

By Lorien Tyne, Editor-in-Chief • March 22, 2023

Caleb Slater ’18 is running for the New York State Senate District 48. Slater credits his time at Ithaca College for his interest in politics.

Environmental sustainability suffers from loss of leadership

By Lorien Tyne, Editor-in-Chief • February 16, 2022

Environmental efforts at IC are deteriorating, according to campus members who have experienced a lack of staffing support in sustainability efforts.

IC transitions to using all clean energy

By Krissy Waite • April 11, 2018

Ithaca College announced March 30 that as of February 2018, all of the college’s electricity supply, currently 33,000,000 kWh annually, has been transitioned to clean energy and will only be purchased

Q&A: New IC sustainability director discusses future goals

By Sophie Johnson, Staff Writer • September 13, 2016

Now in his first semester as director of energy management and sustainability at Ithaca College, Greg Lischke says he plans to increase student involvement in sustainability programs and that the college has some renewable energy projects in early stages.

Editorial: Divest IC neglects complex process

January 23, 2014

On Dec. 9, the Student Government Association, backed by Divest IC, passed a bill recommending research into divestment from fossil fuel companies. Results from the research will help decide whether the...

A week in photos — Feb. 21, 2013

By Ithacan Staff • February 21, 2013

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Local startup develops wind energy prototype

By Emily MilesLauren Mateer, Contributing Writer and Staff Writer • October 4, 2012

In an effort to increase the use of sustainable resources, Weaver Wind Energy, a local startup company, is developing a more reliable and effective wind turbine that adjusts with changing weather.