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Junior Zeyneb Henderson says why she feels Ithaca College students should not be allowed to return to campus in the spring.

Commentary: IC students shouldn’t be allowed to return in Spring 2021

By Zeyneb Henderson November 5, 2020
If Ithaca College follows through with its plan to reopen, I hope its students would come back with respect for the community.
Ithaca College will not conduct dean searches for the School of Music, School of Business and the Roy H. Park School of Communications in the 2020–21 academic year because of the ongoing academic program review. 

Dean searches postponed for 2020–21 academic year

By Alyshia Korba, Assistant News Editr November 4, 2020
Ithaca College will not conduct dean searches for the School of Music, School of Business and the Roy H. Park School of Communications in the 2020–21 academic year due to academic program review.
At the All Student and Family Gathering on March 25, La Jerne Cornish, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, announced that the college is planning to be fully open for Fall 2021.

NY trades travel advisory list for general travel guidelines

By Caitlin Holtzman, Assistant News Editor November 4, 2020
NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Oct. 31 the state will no longer use the travel advisory list to determine who needs to quarantine before entering NY.
Sacha Baron Cohen’s sequel to his famous film “Borat,” “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” exposes the bigoted underbelly of the United States just as the first one did.

Review: “Borat” sequel comes at perfect time

By Jackson Noel, Staff Writer November 3, 2020
Sacha Baron Cohen’s sequel to his famous film “Borat,” “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” exposes the bigoted underbelly of the United States just as the first one did.
SUNY Cortland President Erik J. Bitterbaum announced Nov. 1 that in-person classes will not resume this semester after the university stopped in-person classes Oct. 5 because of a rise in COVID-19 cases on campus.

SUNY Cortland to continue remote learning for fall semester

By Alyshia Korba, Assistant News Editor November 3, 2020
In-person classes at SUNY Cortland will not resume this semester after the university stopped in-person classes Oct. 5 because of a rise in COVID-19 cases on campus.
National Recap: Texas Supreme Court denies petition to throw out 127,00 votes

National Recap: Texas Supreme Court denies petition to throw out 127,00 votes

By John Turner November 3, 2020
The Texas Supreme Court denied a petition by a group of Republicans seeking to invalidate approximately 127,000 drive-thru votes.
How are you staying motivated with everything going on in the world?

How are you staying motivated with everything going on in the world?

By Mikayla Tolliver November 3, 2020
It’s been hard to be focused 100% of the time. Online school is never going to replace regular in-person school.
Even though Ithaca College is remote for the semester, approximately 1,400 students, faculty and staff pass through the Athletics and Events Center every week to get tested for COVID-19.

IC offers COVID-19 testing for campus community members

By Syd Pierre, Staff Writer November 2, 2020
The college has partnered with Cayuga Medical Center and the Tompkins County Health Department to offer COVID-19 testing for students, faculty and staff in Ithaca.
Skeletons arent the only things haunting us this year. As COVID-19 cases rise around the U.S., Halloween celebrations are extra tricky.

Costumes, candy and COVID-19: Halloween festivities adapt to the pandemic

By Ithacan Staff November 1, 2020

Halloween is usually the time of year that brings people together to dress up and go door to door at strangers’ houses. Kids dressed in an array of costumes walk around their neighborhoods digging through...

With COVID-19 making trick-or-treating and other Halloween festivities harder, Ithaca residents have found new ways to celebrate the holiday.

Ithaca residents celebrate socially distanced Halloween

By Connor Ahern, Staff Writer October 30, 2020
With COVID-19 making trick-or-treating and other Halloween festivities harder, Ithaca residents have found new ways to celebrate the holiday.
Carla Minet, executive director of Puerto Rican organization Centro de Periodismo Investigativo (CPI), accepted the Izzy Award on the organization’s behalf. The CPI won the award for its 2019 reporting on the Puerto Rican government’s lack of disaster preparedness.

Independent media virtually celebrated at 12th annual Izzy Awards

By Ryan Bieber, Staff Writer October 29, 2020
The Park Center for Independent Media held the 12th Annual Izzy Award ceremony Oct. 28. This is the first year the ceremony was held over Zoom.
 Ithaca College junior Olivia Brown questions why colleges penalize students who violate COVID-19 regulations quickly but fail to penalize students who are accused of sexual assault.

Commentary: Sexual assault: the epidemic overlooked on college campuses

By Olivia Brown October 28, 2020
In the midst of the coronavirus, an epidemic continues to be felt on college campuses– it is sexual violence.
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