The Ithacan

Accuracy • Independence • Integrity

Leniency shouldn’t have dissipated with the return to in-person classes. If anything, this is the time for extensions and sympathy.

We need more kindness during one of the hardest times of our lives — over a year into the COVID-19 pandemic. 

When Ithaca College announced Dr. Shirley M. Collado as our next president in 2017, I (alongside much of the campus community) was thrilled.

Students living in Ithaca also need to realize that their actions impact the local community. Even if you live on South Hill, you shop at Wegmans.

Part of the fun of being in the circle is the fact that you do see everybody, and, whether you’re holding hands or not, you’re part of this community.

Empathy at this time is so important — even small gestures can go a long way. Take care of yourselves and each other.

Only time will tell if the preparation faculty had over the summer for classes this fall will be worthwhile, but it must be a team effort.

Despite the industry’s general focus on objectivity, our individual perspectives play an essential role in the way we tell stories.

Plain and simple, it’s absurd to neglect our social development in our institutions of education. We could have better.

“It seems to be crucial for human beings to experience ourselves as held in care and love,” Makransky said. “We need that.”