THE ITHACAN

Ithaca College faculty and students join Seneca Lake protests

By Kyle Arnold, Contributing Writer • September 16, 2015

Activists protest the use of caverns for storage of natural gas and blockade the entrance to the Crestwood plant.

Do humans cause climate change? Let’s vote.

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer • January 23, 2015

Can you imagine what would happen if our representatives sat down to vote on whether homosexuals are born with their sexuality or if they choose it? Or what if there was a vote deciding that, despite hard numbers clearly demonstrating women are paid less than men for the same work, this was not actually the case?

Learning the Jails

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer • December 8, 2014

Before myself and my comrades began lining up in front of Crestwood Midstream's gates on Route 14 just north of Watkins Glen, I never put much thought into the area jails. I had no clue that there was a jail in Watkins Glen right across the street from the picturesque state park, and I admit to not even knowing that there was a jail in each county. Now I find these various jails to be at an almost constant forefront of my mind.

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.

Sandra Steingraber released from jail

By Noreyana Fernando, Assistant News Editor • April 25, 2013

Ithaca College distinguished scholar-in-residence Sandra Steingraber was released from the Chemung County Jail at about 12:20 a.m. Thursday, according to her spokesperson.