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From left, juniors NaturALL secretary Nabintou Toure, NaturALL president Danaya Dews and Crystal George, NaturALL vice president and event coordinator, are educating the college on natural hair.

NaturALL educates college community on hair diversity

By Nijha Young, Staff Writer • November 13, 2019
NaturALL is a newly formed organization at Ithaca College that aims to educate people of all backgrounds about hair maintenance and acceptance. 
Members of the Ithaca community protest unfair working conditions for GreenStar workers during a picket Sept. 15. Employees from other local businesses are also in the process of forming unions.

Ithaca workers hope to unionize amid national movements

By Madison Fernandez, News Editor • October 31, 2019
Ithaca is often ranked as one of the most liberal cities in the United States but the community is not immune to labor rights issues.
The club swim team posted several strong performance at its first meet of the season held at Kelsey Partridge Bird Natatorium. This was the second time the team has hosted a meet.

Club swim team succeeds at second-ever home invitational

By Emily Adams, Sports Editor • October 10, 2019
The Ithaca College Club Swim team hosted its second-ever home meet at Kelsey Partridge Bird Natatorium.
From left, Jacob White, assistant professor in the Department of Writing, Jack Wang associate professor and chair in the Department of Writing and Raul Palma, assistant professor in the Department of present on a creative writing panel, one of the subjects the professors offer in the prisons.

College offers summer courses for prisoners

By Julie Dannevig, Contributing Writer • October 9, 2019
In summer 2019, Ithaca College offered courses for students incarcerated at Elmira Correctional Facility, a prison in Elmira, New York. 
Leah warms up before a sprouts ballet class, a Ballet & Books session offered for children ages 6–10 Oct. 5 at Southside Community Center.

Ballet & Books combines dancing and literacy skills

By Cora Payne, Contributing Writer • October 9, 2019
Ballet & Books is a community organization that aims to combine literacy skills and dance to engage students outside of a traditional classroom.
From left to right, sophomore Eli Robinson, senior Jonathon Ramos, and sophomore Ben Gutchess practice for their Ultimate Frisbee tournament on Sept. 28.

Best Frisbee Friends: Ultimate Frisbee teams embrace spirit of sport

By Connor Wood, Staff Writer • October 3, 2019
The Ithaca College men's and women's Ultimate Frisbee teams provide a welcoming and competitive environment to compete in a unique sport.
Nick Mitchell, assistant professor of feminist studies and critical race and ethnic studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, spoke at the The Center for the Study of Culture, Race and Ethnicity discussion series Sept. 10

CSCRE series celebrates national and IC anniversaries

By Olivia King, Staff Writer • September 18, 2019
The Center for the Study of Culture, Race and Ethnicity celebrates 20 years at IC and the 50th anniversary of ethnic studies nationally.
Senior Sarah Horbacewicz poses in front of Cornell University’s Wolpe Center, a residential building located in Washington, D.C. She interned in Washington, D.C. in Fall 2019.

Ithaca College discontinues Cornell DC program partnership

By Maia Noah, Staff Writer • September 11, 2019
Ithaca College discontinued its partnership with Cornell University’s Cornell in Washington domestic program due to the high cost of the program. 
Laurie Koehler was recently appointed as Ithaca Colleges vice president for marketing and enrollment strategy. She hopes to engage the campus community to help strengthen the colleges enrollment strategy.

Q&A: VP shares goals for marketing and enrollment

By Madison Fernandez, News Editor • September 10, 2019
News Editor Madison Fernandez sat down with Koehler to discuss her first month at the college and her plans to engage with the campus community.
Graduate student Melissa Patnella works as a personal trainer for the Fitness Center. She also teaches a ZUMBA class on Sunday nights in the Aerobics Room.

Graduate students keep IC in shape with personal training

By Jack Murray, Sports Editor • May 1, 2019
Physical therapy graduate students are employed by the Fitness Center to serve as personal trainers for Ithaca College students and staff.
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.
Approximately five years ago, Helene Smith created a Facebook page for Ithaca College parents where they can ask questions about the school and get advice on issues with their college-age children.

IC Parents Facebook page keeps parents connected to students’ lives

By Olivia King, Staff Writer • April 18, 2019

Cyndy Scheibe, professor in the Department of Psychology, said that when observing move-in day, it is always interesting for her to observe the relationships between parents and their kids. She said that,...

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