THE ITHACAN

New club raises awareness about animal rights

By Gerald Doherty, Senior Writer • December 13, 2012

A group of Ithaca College students have formed a new club on campus, IC Animal Rights, to tackle issues concerning animal rights.

Gender wage gap concerns students

By Gerald Doherty, Staff Writer • November 8, 2012

A study by the American Association of University Women published in October found that college-educated women working full time make an average of 82 percent of their male counterparts’ salaries just one year after graduation.

Affirmative action goes on trial

By Gerald Doherty, Senior Writer • October 25, 2012

As attention surrounding the affirmative action Supreme Court case gains momentum, colleges and universities are preparing for the court's ruling and discussing the implications the policy may have on educational admissions.

College tackles diversity issues

By Gerald Doherty, Senior Writer • October 11, 2012

This year Ithaca College has increased their African American, Latino/a, Asian American or Native American students representation on campus.

Times columnist discusses Trayvon Martin case

By Gerald Doherty, Senior Writer • September 23, 2012

Visual op-ed columnist, Charles Blow, spoke about the Trayvon Martin case Thursday at Cornell University.

College offers more online courses as part of IC 20/20 initiative

By Gerald Doherty, Senior Writer • September 20, 2012

IC 20/20 has charged the Task Force for Instructional Delivery Models with outlining how the college can offer more online courses and degrees and also enable students studying abroad or working in internships to take college courses from their computer.

New York Times columnist to speak at Cornell

By Gerald Doherty, Senior Writer • September 20, 2012

Visual op-ed columnist, Charles Blow, will give a talk about the Trayvon Martin case Thursday at Cornell University.

Ithaca College encourages faculty to submit textbook lists sooner

By Gerald Doherty, Senior Writer • September 13, 2012

Ithaca College is raising faculty awareness about an education law that requires early notification of textbook and class material prices.

College rankings sway enrollment decisions

By Gerald Doherty, Senior Writer • September 6, 2012

Recent revelations of inflated SAT scores, retention rates and other information have cast doubt on the validity of college ranking systems and raised concerns over how colleges manage and report their data.

College outsources email service to improve reliability

By Gerald Doherty, Staff Writer • September 4, 2012

Ithaca College’s Information Technology Services completed a yearlong transition from Webmail to Microsoft Live@edu, a system that includes Outlook Web App as the new email service.

City approves suicide net installation under bridges

By Gerald Doherty, Staff Writer • December 15, 2011

Last Wednesday, the City of Ithaca’s Common Council approved 7-2 a motion by Cornell University to build nets aimed at preventing more suicides under three city-owned bridges.

Students in double majors increase despite workload

By Gerald Doherty, Staff Writer • December 8, 2011

A strong interest in multiple degrees has more students at Ithaca College declaring double majors despite time constraints and increased workload.