THE ITHACAN

Ithaca College students seek to preserve free speech

By Jonah Swiatek, Staff Writer • April 19, 2016

“Make tuition free.” “Bernie 2k16.” “I’m late for class to write on a ball.” These are a few of the many messages scrawled in Sharpie across a giant beach ball inside the Campus Center on April 11.

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.

Ithaca College environmental studies minor to reopen Fall 2016

By Jonah Swiatek, Staff Writer • January 28, 2016

The Department of Environmental Studies and Sciences expects its updated environmental studies minor to be available in the course catalog for the Fall 2016 semester.

Ithaca College political clubs host forum to bolster membership

By Jonah Swiatek, Staff Writer • November 10, 2015

Ithaca College’s four political organizations hosted a forum aimed at bolstering club membership and helping interested students better understand which clubs’ ideology best aligns with their personal political stance.

Ithaca College Dining plans to release food ordering app

By Jonah Swiatek, Staff Writer • October 20, 2015

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.

Art historian gives talk on community revitalization

By Jonah Swiatek, Contributing Writer • October 11, 2015

Hayes told the audience firsthand accounts of her experiences with “broken and fractured systems” — organizations like municipalities, nonprofits and developers that failed to address racial and socioeconomic problems within their respective communities. A main focus of the talk was race, and racial issues were very closely intertwined with much of Hayes’ work.

New 3-D printer and scanner broadens opportunities for students

By Jonah Swiatek, Contributing Writer • September 30, 2015

Over the summer, the School of Humanities and Sciences added a third 3-D printer to its existing fleet. The new printer and its accompanying scanner will allow students and staff members across a wide academic spectrum easier access to 3-D replication equipment.

Student political organizations prepare for election season

By Jonah Swiatek, Contributing Writer • September 15, 2015

Despite differences in political ideologies, IC YAL, IC Progressives, Ithaca College Democrats and IC Republicans are all hoping to increase student participation in politics and voting, especially as the 2016 election season warms up.