The Ithacan

Bees stay busy through campus closure

By Arleigh Rodgers, Life & Culture Editor • October 11, 2020

Jason Hamilton, professor in the Department of Environmental Studies and Sciences, will be left to take care of the apiary on his own.

IC students run course in professor’s absence

By Mary Rand, Staff Writer • January 27, 2019

Ithaca College’s Non-Timber Forest Products class, a course that teaches students how to make and sell products from nature, will be run by students leaders in the Spring 2019 semester.

Students host event at Ithaca College’s Sugar Bush

April 23, 2018

Ithaca College's Non-Timber Forest Products course held an Open House at the college's Sugar Bush on April 21.

Non-Timber Forest Products class struggles with weather variability

By Meaghan McElroy, Staff Writer • April 12, 2017

“Hope springs eternal, and spring is coming back, and we can just start again,” Borst said.

Student makes chess pieces out of fungi as plastic supplement

By Syndey O'Shaughnessy, Staff Writer • April 12, 2017

Donato said that after the fungus grows into the shape he desires, he extracts it from the mold, dehydrates it in an oven and is left with a fully functional chess piece.

College Briefs Feb. 16

February 15, 2017

Sponsored Research to present sessions on acquiring grant funds Sponsored Research will be presenting “Show Me the Money - Grants 101” from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Feb. 16 in the Taughannock Falls...

College Briefs Feb. 8

February 8, 2017

Sponsored Research to present sessions on acquiring grant funds Sponsored Research will be presenting “Show Me the Money - Grants 101” from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Feb. 16 in the Taughannock Falls...

Environmental journal Alluvian plants its roots on IC campus

By Daniel Hart, Contributing Writer • November 9, 2016

Alluvian, which is published each season, is Ithaca College’s only online student-run environmental journal.

Sustainability at IC withers as a result of structural changes

By Sophie Johnson, Staff Writer • November 2, 2016

“There was a golden era of sustainability on this campus, and we’re not in it anymore,” he said.

Ithaca College students monitor return of black bears

By Faith Meckley, News Editor • April 14, 2016

Menges and Miller are animal trackers. They said tracking is more than just following animal footprints through the woods — it is about being aware of their surroundings, and the body language and signals from nearby animals, including other people.

Approved Ithaca College 2016–17 budget raises tuition and aid

By Sophia Tulp, Assistant News Editor • February 18, 2016

The Ithaca College Board of Trustees has approved increases in the tuition, financial aid, salary pool and operating budget of the college during its February meeting.

Q&A: Mark Darling leaves Ithaca College after 29 years

By Faith Meckley and Jonah Swiatek • February 1, 2016

The former sustainability programs coordinator discusses his career at Ithaca College and his views on the college's commitment to maintaining a sustainable community.