IC faculty navigate expensive housing market

By Kaeleigh Banda, Staff Writer • October 16, 2025

As the cost of housing continues to increase in Ithaca, many Ithaca College faculty members are navigating the real estate market on lower wages than necessary to sustainably live in Ithaca.

The quest for roommates continues on at mixer event

By Giancarlo Messina, Staff Writer • April 5, 2023

The Residence Hall Association held the Room and Board Games: Roommate Mixer event with the aim of allowing returning students to meet their potential roommates for the next academic year. 

Students find housing and communities on Facebook

By Hannah Fichter, Staff Writer • January 31, 2023

In order to fill off-campus housing vacancies some students have taken to Facebook to post ads in specific groups run by sources outside of Ithaca College.

To Those Who Stayed

By Kristen Harrison, Year In Review Photo Editor • May 29, 2020

Kristen Harrison ’20 visited some of the students at their Ithaca homes — from a social distance — to see how they are spending their time in Ithaca.

Editorial: Housing selection raises student concerns

November 14, 2019

The college has a responsibility to make a stressful process like housing selection as effective and straightforward as possible.

Ithaca College faculty struggle to find adequate housing

By Grace Elletson, Staff Writer • November 4, 2015

Ithaca College faculty are faced with the challenge of finding both affordable and suitable housing in Ithaca — a city that isn’t necessarily known for either, said several faculty who have experienced the housing and rental market.

Students keep unauthorized pets on and off campus

By Grace Elletson, Contributing Writer • September 23, 2015

Ithaca College has strict rules against having pets on campus, as do some off-campus landlords, but students are finding their way around the rules rather than leaving their pets at home.

Residential Life restores block housing

By Candace KingElma Gonzalez, Assistant News Editor and News Editor • November 8, 2012

The Office of Residential Life is rethinking some parts of the First Year Residential Experience plans in response to negative views from students.

Commons construction project has potential to create jobs

By Patrick Feeney, Staff Writer • November 8, 2012

The project, headed by L Enterprises, LLC in Horseheads, N.Y., will renovate a block on The Commons known as “Harold’s Square.” The project is currently under site review by the Planning and Development Board.

IC 20/20 causes housing process change

By Emily Masters, Staff Writer • October 25, 2012

Beginning next year, current students will face different requirements for housing options to align with the Ithaca College First Year Residential Experience Program in IC 20/20, Ithaca College's strategic 10-year plan.

College changes off-campus application deadlines

By Nicole Ogrysko, Senior Writer • October 4, 2012

The Office of Residential Life will now approve students for off-campus housing during the fall semester.