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The Student News Site of Ithaca College

THE ITHACAN

The Student News Site of Ithaca College

THE ITHACAN

Commentary: IC students must combat climate crisis

Commentary: IC students must combat climate crisis

By Kyle Reith August 29, 2019
The lungs of our beautiful planet are burning down. Meanwhile, our government officials are more worried about getting their hands on Greenland.
U.S. Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY) represents Ithaca, which is located in New York’s 23rd District, and was reelected to the congressional seat in the 2020 election.

Representative Tom Reed visits college to discuss political issues

By Hannah Fitzpatrick, Staff Writer April 12, 2019
The event was hosted by the Ithaca College Republicans, who invited Reed to provide a different perspective to the college.
Senior Alex Mora reads part of the Green New Deal during a Sunrise Movement town hall planning meeting April 2. The Sunrise Movement is a nationwide climate activism campaign that was recently brought to campus.

Students aim to shed light on climate change with national Sunrise Movement

By Alyshia Korba, Staff Writer April 8, 2019
Five Ithaca College students have recently brought the national Sunrise Movement campaign to the Ithaca area.
Junior Meaghan McElroy writes about the Earths projected environmental future, why environmental conservation is still worthy of peoples efforts and the ways people can fight ecological destruction.

Commentary: Resilience could stop climate change

By Meaghan McElroy February 27, 2019
Living in the age of climate change means that there is little hope to be found in current events, but that doesn’t mean that we can’t try to make our own.
Local resident Stephanie Heslop comments on the airport expansion during the Tompkins County Legislature meeting Feb. 19. She was one of several activists to express her disapproval with the expansion.

Locals protest airport expansion during county meeting

By Ryan King, Assistant News Editor February 20, 2019
Local activists expressed their concerns with the expansion of the Ithaca Airport during the Tompkins County Legislature meeting Feb. 19.
The Center for Natural Sciences and the Roy H. Park School of Communications will be hosting a student-led symposium on the intersection of climate change and media.

Students to hold symposium on climate change and media

By Cam Sessinger, Staff Writer November 28, 2018
The Park School and Center for Natural Sciences are are collaborating to create a symposium on media and current environmental crises.
National recap: Thirty-seven dead after Hurricane Florence

National recap: Thirty-seven dead after Hurricane Florence

By Meredith Burke, Opinion Editor September 19, 2018
As of Wednesday, Sept. 19, the death count has reached at least 37 people. There are at least 27 dead in North Carolina, at least six in South Carolina and one in Virginia.
Bill McKibben spoke about climate change April 11 at Ithaca College. Nancy Jacobson writes that people need to find a common ground when discussing the impacts of climate change.

Commentary: People cannot ignore climate change

By Nancy Jacobson April 25, 2018
And yet, only about 18% of the American public is taking action. Why so few?
Michael Smith, associate professor in the Department of History at Ithaca College, presented his research on sustainability on March 28 after spending a semester in Sabana Grande, Nicaragua.

Professor discusses sustainable development in Nicaragua

By Krissy Waite, Staff Writer April 2, 2018
Smith presented his research on sustainable development in Nicaragua. His observational research focused on the rural community of Sabana Grande.
Ithaca residents gathered on Earth Day last year to support science and ideas like clean energy. Peter Bardaglio writes that clean energy is still on the rise, even during the Trump administration.

Commentary: Renewable energy marches onward

By Peter Bardaglio March 21, 2018
But then Trump wouldn’t be Trump — that’s the unfortunate reality. In the meantime, however, the renewables march forges ahead.
Lake Cayuga was one of Ithacas ecosystems affected by the heavier than normal rainfall this summer. Harmful algae has taken root in the lake due to the overabundance of rain.

Heavy summer rain negatively affects Ithaca’s ecosystems

By Sierra Guardiola, Assistant News Editor September 4, 2017
Lake Cayuga was one of Ithaca's ecosystems affected by the heavier than normal rainfall this summer. Harmful algae has taken root in the lake.
Ithaca residents gathered on Earth Day last year to support science and ideas like clean energy. Peter Bardaglio writes that clean energy is still on the rise, even during the Trump administration.

Ithaca residents come together to rally for science

By Nicole Pimental, Staff Writer April 24, 2017
“Silence is deadly,” Edwards said. “Society often believes that silence is consensus. When people don’t speak up, then the majority are driven by the minority opinion.”
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