The Ithacan

Ithaca College will no longer be purchasing plastic straws for its on-campus retail locations. Instead, the plastic straws will be replaced with compostable ones.

Ithaca College Dining Services implemented an array of changes to IC Square prior to the beginning of the Fall 2018 semester.

Jeffrey Scott, director of dining services, said it would be easier for students to pick up an order if they pre-ordered their food.

“Anyone from any political background, I think, will be able to watch this, will be able to enjoy this,” Christopher Morales said.

Steve Whiting goes about his day like most Ithaca College students: He studies in IC Square, walks to class through Textor Hall and says hello to his peers. However, at 57 years old, with trimmed gray hair and a briefcase, Whiting could easily be mistaken for a professor.

Just as ecosystems thrive with more biodiversity, sustainability initiatives thrive when diverse sets of people adopt it into their practices.

Ithaca College Dining Services is working to release a mobile app that will enable students and faculty to preorder and prepay for their food from Sodexo-run facilities on campus.

This Halloween, Ithaca students wore a variety of costumes to celebrate the spooky holiday. IC After Dark also hosted the Halloween-themed “953 Danby Manor” event in IC Square on Oct. 31.

Administration to inform faculty on budget plan
The second installment of a discussion series titled “Dollars and $ense” by Gerald Hector, vice president for finance and administration, which will focus on the topic of Zero Base Budgeting, will be available to faculty at 9 a.m.

The Student Government Association executive board that was elected in May 2014 has centered its 2014–15 agenda on a key concept: inclusion.

Retail locations accept donations to Food Bank, faculty program to include Mexican political culture, and more.

Dan Mills ’07, actor and musician, will return to the college with his band, Dan Mills and the Fairweather Band, at 7 p.m. March 27 in IC Square.