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The Student News Site of Ithaca College

The Ithacan
A group of Ithaca College students go on a hike to the Hollywood sign while studying away at the Ithaca College Los Angeles Program.

Study abroad programs open after closing due to COVID-19

By Jillian Bleier, Assistant News Editor • August 26, 2021
Study abroad programs are running again for the first time after they were shut down in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
At around 10:30 p.m. the night of Monday, Feb. 21, an Ithaca College student was struck twice by airsoft pellets.

IC releases new summer COVID-19 guidelines

By Caitlin Holtzman, Editor in Chief • May 10, 2021
Ithaca College has released new summer COVID-19 guidelines, like loosened travel and visitor restrictions, changes to mask requirements for vaccinated students and new disinfecting policies.
Junior Resident Assistant David Florentin leaves the ground floor lounge of East Tower on March 21 while doing his rounds.

Resident Assistants feel increased stress due to COVID-19

By Alyssa Beebe and Eleanor Kay • May 6, 2021
During the first in-person semester since the COVID-19 pandemic, some Resident Assistants have said they have felt increased anxiety and stress in their roles as both authority figures and students.
Scott McWilliams, director of Dining Services, said dining halls and other food services plan to return to operating like they did before the pandemic. 

College begins planning for in-person Fall 2021

By Chris Tolve, Staff Writer • May 6, 2021
As Ithaca College students, faculty and staff continue to get vaccinated, the college is planning to return to a pre-pandemic fall semester.
The Faculty Council has been meeting virtually due to COVID-19, but discussed having meetings in person for Fall 2021. Pictured is a Faculty Council meeting Nov. 18, 2018.

Faculty Council discusses the second phase of APP process

By Alyshia Korba, Assistant News Editor • May 5, 2021
The Ithaca College Faculty Council discussed the second phase of the APP process and COVID-19 guidelines for Fall 2021 during the May 4 Faculty Council meeting.
Ithaca College will not be making any changes to its mask guidelines for the remainder of the spring semester.

IC to continue mask requirements despite CDC changes

By Jillian Bleier, Staff Writer • April 29, 2021
Ithaca College will not be making any changes to its mask guidelines for the remainder of the spring semester.
At the Ithaca College Library, a small but growing collection of personal letters, pictures and videos of life during the pandemic is being collected and archived by Bridget Bower, librarian and college archivist, who serves as the project’s administrator.

Staff and students work to create COVID-19 archive

By Elizabeth Kharabadze, Former Newsletter Editor • April 29, 2021
Staff and students at Ithaca College are working together to create an archive documenting community members’ COVID-19 experiences.
Ronald Trunzo, associate director of the Office of Residential Life and the Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards, said that since Jan. 1, there were 115 people who used the Community Agreement Reporting Form to report violations.

IC students violate COVID-19 community agreement

By Ashley Stalnecker and Caitlin Holtzman • April 29, 2021
Large groups of unmasked students are part of a list of community violations that pose a danger to the community because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The college informed students this clinic will not be available for Fall 2022 because of the many locations in the community offering flu vaccines.

Health department to hold Johnson & Johnson vaccine clinic

By Alyshia Korba, Assistant News Editor • April 28, 2021
The Tompkins County Health Department and the Cayuga Health System are holding a COVID-19 vaccination clinic with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine April 29.
Reflecting on the past semester

Reflecting on the past semester

By Mikayla Tolliver • April 28, 2021
That’s not to say I wasn’t myself at home — I was — but college has offered me new opportunities and experiences that did not exist two hours away.
Senior Amanda Swatling writes about college student homelessness from her own experience. She hopes to be a part of the solution to end social crises in America.

Commentary: Student homelessness from a firsthand experience

By Amanda Swatling • April 27, 2021
My experience being homeless is one that I hope few other students share. I have seen the world from a unique point of view in these past months.
Editorial: Campus should remain cautious as semester ends

Editorial: Campus should remain cautious as semester ends

By The Ithacan • April 22, 2021
Stopping surveillance testing requirements presents a threat to campus safety, especially as it comes weeks before Kendall Day and before graduation.
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