The 2019 freshman orientation received mixed reviews after being condensed into eight days of events instead of across weekends during the summer.

Ithaca College’s Student Governance Council opened the spring semester by appointing two new members to its executive board.

“You can study through books, but by personal experiences, you get to master it,” he said. “The books won’t show you the language of the street. You need to go out and, for example, learn slang. These communities would help with the oral component.”