THE ITHACAN

Guest commentary: ‘Ready’ for anything despite indecision on career path

By Catherine Smyth • March 5, 2014

If I could go back to a certain time in my life, it would be to the time I first walked past the big yellow number countdown on the window of the Office of Career Services and I didn’t understand what...

Guest commentary: Protest arrest clarifies stance on pipeline

By Faith Meckley • March 5, 2014

"You must leave the closed portion of the White House sidewalk now. All persons remaining on the closed portion of the White House sidewalk will be arrested. This is your third and final warning.” Our...

Editorial: Dialogue divide

By The Ithacan • March 5, 2014

Cooperation from both sides of the American Studies Association boycott debate must replace partisanship.

Editorial: No Greek odyssey back to Ithaca

By The Ithacan • March 5, 2014

Current national and local attitudes about Greek life suggest affiliation is not in the interest of the college or its groups.

One Month In, Silver Setting A Precedent

By Nik DeCosta-Klipa • March 5, 2014

It’s only been just more than a month since Adam Silver took the reins from David Stern as NBA commissioner, but the 51-year old is already making his mark and showing receptiveness to more structural...

I’m Giddy Just Thinking About “The Basketball Tournament”

By Nik DeCosta-Klipa • March 1, 2014

So this is incredibly cool. On Friday, Grantland’s Zach Lowe reported the details of a forthcoming national basketball tournament open to all United States residents over the age of 18 and not an...

Why More Moves to the MLS Only Help Soccer in the States

By Nik DeCosta-Klipa • February 28, 2014

Though the weather might indicate otherwise, we’re just about a week away from soccer season again here in the United States. The first week of Major League Soccer (MLS) kicks off next Saturday, March...

Interns can gain without any pay

By Frances Johnson • February 26, 2014

Across the United States, thousands of college students are applying for internships. An internship is a great way for students to develop professional skills while working in the field, such as written...

Editorial: A fresh voice

By The Ithacan • February 26, 2014

The Student Government Association voted in freshman Kaitlin Logsdon as Class of 2017 senator at its Feb. 17 meeting. Logsdon said she planned to confront the confusion surrounding the Integrative Core...

Editorial: Jail must move beyond bars

By The Ithacan • February 26, 2014

The Tompkins County jail expansion is going forward, but the government must still be pressured to move from incarceration toward rehabilitation

Guest commentary: Group-based class model can boost instruction methods

By Matthew Price • February 26, 2014

The work we have presented in our paper, “Implementing Comprehensive Reform of Introductory Physics at a Primarily Undergraduate Institution: A Longitudinal Case Study,” is a result of a six-year study...

Guest commentary: Residential behavior betrays code of conduct

By Kelsey Johnson • February 26, 2014

People are defined by the communities they are a part of, so how do students react when their chosen college community fails to live up to the standards that it has set? Ithaca College’s code of conduct...