THE ITHACAN

Guest commentary: Documentary shoot focuses on Ecuador conservation

By Jackson Eagan • February 12, 2014

After a long, sleepless overnight flight from Mexico City, Mexico, my plane’s wheels finally hit the dark tarmac of the Quito International Airport with a puff of smoke. Rubbing my eyes, I shouldered...

Guest commentary: Gillibrand’s vision provides benefits for women

By Paula Twomey • February 12, 2014

The excitement was palpable as 1 p.m. approached Feb. 3 for those of us waiting to hear U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand speak on campus. At 1:10 p.m., when the side door opened, we all rose to enthusiastically...

Editorial: Green is good

February 12, 2014

Ithaca College’s Athletics and Events Center was awarded a Gold designation in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design in January. The new designation makes the A&E Center the third campus...

Editorial: Survey says: Tell us now

By The Ithacan • February 12, 2014

Ithaca College has not participated in The Chronicle of Higher Education’s Great Colleges survey in three years. President Tom Rochon said at an All College Meeting in Spring 2011 that the survey did...

How (Not) to Use a Basketball City

By Nik DeCosta-Klipa • February 12, 2014

The forecast this week in Seattle calls for rain. And while the residual excitement from the Seahawks’ Super Bowl Victory still surely lingers enough to brighten Seattleites’ collective mood, as...

Excited for Michael Sam

By Nik DeCosta-Klipa • February 10, 2014

Upon hearing University of Missouri football player and NFL draft prospect Michael Sam announce publicly that he’s gay Sunday, I had conflicted reactions. The first was celebratory. Sam, an All-American...

A Punishing Season Hurt Us All

By Nik DeCosta-Klipa • February 6, 2014

Ravaged by a plague of injuries, the 2013-14 season in the National Basketball Association has been a particularly agonizing one for players and fans alike, with some feeling the hurt more than others,...

Tensions flare with Obamacare

By Dylan Maloney • February 5, 2014

Those who watched President Obama’s State of the Union Address on Jan. 28 may have noticed his wonderful use of anecdotal evidence. The president used the story of Amanda Shelley, a single mother working...

Point/counterpoint: Opposition to boycott spurs debate

By Samantha Weil • February 5, 2014

Israel's growth transcends boycott and disagreement Drip Irrigation, the ReWalk and the PillCam are all inventions from Israel that are improving people’s lives on a daily basis. With the amount...

Letter to the editor: Divest IC aims for dialogue

By Rebecca Billings • February 5, 2014

Divest IC often receives constructive criticism; most commonly, we hear that we are neglecting the complex process behind the divestment of our endowment. We have taken this criticism in stride by doing...

Editorial: Reveal the real

By The Ithacan • February 5, 2014

The college’s African Students Association released a photo campaign that has drawn international attention. Titled “The Real Africa,” it features photos of students wrapped in African flags and...

Editorial: Pay raise reveals disengagement

By The Ithacan • February 5, 2014

Ithaca College’s 990 form, which gives the IRS information about our institution, for the fiscal year of 2011 indicated President Tom Rochon received a 12.2 percent salary raise.