The Ithacan

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Because of the safety precautions during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Downtown Ithaca Alliance canceled the Apple Harvest Festival 2020.

Several coaches associations have altered their normal All-American criteria to honor all student-athletes whose national championships were canceled.

Ithaca College’s first fall sports practice will not be held Aug. 10 despite the NCAA Division III Administrative Committee’s decision on the matter.

The NCAA Division III Administrative Committee has reduced the minimum competitions required for sports sponsorship and championship qualification.

High school student-athletes were unable to visit the college campus or meet current team members during the spring semester due to the coronavirus.

This state of quarantine is no fun.

Ithaca College announced May 7 that Garret Eldridge, men’s soccer assistant coach, has been hired as the new head coach for the Bombers.

The NCAA decided to cancel all remaining winter and spring sport championships as a precautionary measure amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

Ithaca College has not made a decision about athletic participation in the coming weeks and the Liberty League doesn’t plan to take collective action.

We must improve our international dialogue when it comes to crisis control, especially when it comes to illness.

This state of mind is toxic because it allows xenophobia to take center stage instead of the well-being of those affected being the main priority. 

Ask any person on the street about coronaviruses, and the chances will be pretty good that they don’t know what you’re talking about. However, chances are also pretty good that they’ll have had one before, as coronaviruses are one of the leading causes of the common cold, and our pets are often vaccinated against them.…