IC’s performance departments should create more spaces for non-majors to engage with theater through performances and production. By opening theater and production participation to all majors more fully, IC can foster a more inclusive and dynamic campus arts community.
The institutional mission of the Park School emphasizes blending a liberal arts education with professional studies, but the setup of class requirements and the pressure of carving out their speciality orients students to stay on their major’s specialized path.
After nine years without an outdoor meet venue, Ithaca College’s new eight-lane, 400-meter outdoor track and field facility will significantly expand athletic and campus opportunities. The college and community should support the use, programming and overall long-term upkeep of the new track.
For international students, cultural holidays are often stripped away completely by a new environment. U.S. holiday practices and campus closures can unintentionally deepen cultural disconnect and social isolation among international students.Â
Ithaca locals must cast informed votes in the upcoming election to ensure the future of the city. It is important for voters to know multiple candidates' platforms to protect everyday interests and democratic representation.
Young voters need to be actively engaging with local politics in meaningful ways, rather than merely filling in a ballot. In doing so, these voters help Ithaca's policies reflect their own voices.
Student bars make up nightlife culture in almost every college town. Friday and Saturday nights are spent listening to music and dancing, with friends and strangers alike.Â
Moonies Bar and Nightclub,...
Ithaca’s high cost of living is driven by an expensive housing market and unusually high local tax burdens that have disproportionally fallen on homeowners and renters. Major landowners like Cornell...
Ithaca College hosts numerous bands across campus, from formal ensembles like Concert Band and Wind Ensemble, to dozens of student bands. This student band culture is vital not only to IC’s students, but the larger Ithaca community as a whole.Â
In September 1892, the Ithaca Conservatory of Music opened its doors to students in a tiny four-room house on East Seneca Street. In the 133 years since its opening, it has transformed into Ithaca College...
On any given week in Ithaca, you can wander into a poetry reading at Buffalo Street Books, browse titles at Autumn Leaves Books, meet a local author at Odyssey Bookstore or walk through the aisles of the...
Ithaca College has raised the cost of upper-class student parking permit prices from $152 to $225 for the 2025-2026 school year.
The costs of both first-year and graduate students’ permits have not...