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Obama, did you hear us knocking?

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer • November 7, 2014

I looked around the crowd and saw mostly familiar faces. Our words were not falling on any new ears, let alone any ears belonging to a person who had the authority to create immediate action and change.

When All Else Fails

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer • October 31, 2014

I clarified to him that our blockade was not going to let anything in or out. "Well, I'm going to open the gates, then!" He declared in a tone that said, 'alright, you asked for it.' The negotiation phase was over; now, they were using intimidation. When he opened the gates, the driver climbed into his truck and lurched forward, blaring his horn.

Editorial: SGA plastics ban needs revision

October 29, 2014

The Student Government Association has passed two bills calling for the ban of single-use plastic water bottles and bags on the Ithaca College campus. The intent of the bills, which were approved on Oct...

First Amendment Rights Don’t Come First

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer • October 3, 2014

...as the excitement from Flood Wall Street died down, I saw that day much differently. I now see how tightly the police controlled us, and, subsequently, how watered-down our first amendment right to peaceably assemble was.

Ithaca marches to bring awareness to climate change

By Aisling Brennan, Contributing Writer • September 24, 2014

Hundreds of thousands of people gathered on Sept. 21 in over 150 countries to speak out for climate change awareness. Among the locations hosting marches were Ithaca and New York City.

South Hill Forest Products spur student learning

By Mary Ford, Contributing Writer • September 3, 2014

Students involved in South Hill Forest Products are farming honey, syrup and mushrooms in the Ithaca College Natural Lands.

Oil drilling in Yasuni, the last resort for a bleak economy

By Jeremy Li • March 26, 2014

Recently I heard from a professor that Ecuadorian government has granted Chinese Developmental Bank a drilling license for oil on an area in the Amazon jungle. The native people that lived there was...

Audio Slideshow: An Everlasting Earth Day

By Jaclyn CataldiJennifer WilliamsRachel Woolf • April 25, 2013

Although Ithaca College student organizations celebrated Earth Day in the Academic Quad on Monday, activities on campus and at the Ithaca Farmers' Market lasted for 12 days.

A week in photos — April 25, 2013

By Ithacan Staff • April 25, 2013

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College celebrates World Water Day

By Noreyana FernandoSabrina Knight, Assistant News Editors • March 21, 2013

Ithaca College students dive into water-related issues for IC Water Week, which celebrates World Water Day on March 22.

Video: Class Harvest

By Michelle Boulé • March 6, 2013

An environmental studies and science class, Natural Resources and Ecology: Farming the Forest, has students producing and selling mushrooms, maple syrup, and honey.

Video: Forward on Climate rally

By Michelle Boulé • February 21, 2013

About 50 Ithaca College students traveled to Washington D.C. to take part in what is being called the largest environmental rally in history.

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