The Ithacan

Outdoor adventure leadership majors adventure travel across America

By Steve Derderian, Senior Writer • October 8, 2014

12 outdoor adventure leadership majors spent 90 days adventure traveling across America in Spring 2014.

Crossing Over

By Faith Meckely, Staff Writer • August 22, 2014

Each marcher passed through the portal individually. On the Colorado side of the portal there was a bowl, and as each marcher passed through we poured some of our water into the bowl and announced what we were leaving behind and what we looked forward to moving into Nebraska.

America the Beautiful

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer • June 20, 2014

Here lies Berenice Tompkins, dead from pollution from tar sands oil refineries like Suncor. She breathed the air and it killed her. What world are we living in where we have no clean air? Let Berenice’s death be a reminder to all of us of those who have been silenced, sickened, and killed by air pollution...

Colorado Springs

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer • June 15, 2014

While I'm on the march, I want to focus less on the material world and more on the finer things; nature, friendships, music, making a difference in my world, and my personal development.

Guest Commentary: Medical marijuana program must follow Colorado example

By Kelsey Fowler • January 29, 2014

The grass is always greener on the other side, and for an increasing number of states, marijuana is the newest cash crop. As New York Governor Andrew Cuomo moves forward with plans to introduce a limited...

Freshman basketball player salvages his playing career

By Michael Sadwith, Contributing Writer • December 11, 2013

A former Division I prospect has found a new home in Ithaca.

Daughters lose right to virginity

By Ramya Vijayagopal • November 21, 2013

My Introduction to Sociology class has brought many issues to my attention that I was completely oblivious to before college. One of the most obscure and extreme ones that got my blood boiling was the...

Commentary: Student discovers benefits of fracking through research

By Stephanie O’Brien • November 6, 2013

Before coming to Ithaca College, my knowledge of fracking was limited to what I had seen in the 2010 premiere of “Gasland,” a documentary by Josh Fox full of memorable footage of flammable drinking...

High hopes for legal marijuana in Colorado and Washington

By Kari Beal • November 15, 2012

The legalization of recreational marijuana in Colorado and Washington may force Mexican drug cartels to take a hit and bring money into the U.S. economy.

“Ugh, I am not ready to eat like a college student.”

By Lucy Walker • September 10, 2011

This was one of my first thoughts when I moved back onto campus. Of the many things I looked forward to as I approached my return to IC, how and what I eat at college was just not one of them. At home, I only have to saunter down a flight of stairs to be…

The sight of social inequity

By Rebecca Webster • October 17, 2010

After the conference ended, late Tuesday night of this week, I knew that I would get the opportunity to explore a small portion of Colorado, see what made it tick, what I liked, and what I could do without. As the capital of Colorado, Denver is like any other capital city you might visit: massive…