THE ITHACAN

Ithaca student’s love for cards aims to revitalize poker club on campus

By Mary Ford, Staff Writer • December 10, 2014

Students with a passion for poker aim to revive the game on campus.

Ithaca community celebrates Streets Alive!

By Bethany George, Emma McQuade, Jaclyn Cataldi, Julia Williamson, and Train Schickele • September 10, 2014

Experience Streets Alive! Ithaca, a celebration on a street closed for people to enjoy walking, biking and moving in other ways.

Economic claims overlook industry

April 30, 2014

The New York Times reported April 22 the U.S. was tied with Canada for highest median income, at $18,700, in 2010. Canada appears to have surpassed us at this point. The sad part is this number has been...

Guest Commentary: Responsible journalism must come from the ground up

By Megan Devlin • April 30, 2014

Arriving at Ithaca College four years ago, I never imagined spending one of my first Sunday afternoons in a staff meeting for the Accent section of The Ithacan. Looking around the room half full of seasoned...

Guest Commentary: May Day brings attention to student debt

By Patricia Rodriguez • April 30, 2014

It was merely two years ago that the Occupy Wall Street movement engaged in International Workers’ Day, or May Day, rallies in places like New York City and San Francisco. May Day provides an opportunity...

Editorial: Adjunct Funk

April 30, 2014

The number of part-time faculty at Ithaca College this academic year has increased by 67 percent since 2004. However, a greater number of part-time professors may harm the ability of students to succeed...

Editorial: Transparent SGA puts up wall

April 30, 2014

According to Dominick Recckio, current vice president of communications in the Student Government Association, 18.2 percent of the student body, 1,223 students, voted in the April 17–18 election and...

Racism in Sports Met With Transcontinental Rejection

By Nik DeCosta-Klipa • April 29, 2014

In the midst of an extraordinary start to the NBA Playoffs, the timing of the racist comments by Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling is unfortunate. Not that there is ever a good time to be a...

The Good Kind of Loans

By Nik DeCosta-Klipa • April 24, 2014

Tuesday’s UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg between soccer clubs Chelsea and Atlético Madrid featured a sight unfamiliar to most American sports fans. And no, this goes beyond the United...

Court ruling has unequal results

April 23, 2014

The Census Bureau estimates that people of minority status will be the majority of the American population by 2043. Within the next two decades, minority applicants to college will also become the majority....

Guest commentary: Buddhism program in India forms disciplined mindfulness

By Gabriel Lefferts • April 23, 2014

A defining feature of my collegiate career has been the presence of Buddhism. It all began freshman year when I took Introduction to Buddhism with Brian Karafin, assistant professor of philosophy and...

Guest commentary: Ship desertion reveals cultural differences

By Jeremy Li • April 23, 2014

On April 16, news of the sunken South Korean ferry Sewol shocked the world, not only because more than 150 casualties were confirmed as of April 23, but also because Captain Lee Joon-seok decided to leave...