THE ITHACAN

Review: Avril Lavigne comes back with empowering record

By Ashley Stalnecker • February 25, 2019

Avril Lavigne’s voice finally broke through the silence she has left her fans in for years with her new album, “Head Above Water,” released Feb. 15. Almost five years after being diagnosed with Lyme...

Natural Lands staff track impact deer have on ecosystem

By Tessie Devlin, Contributing Writer • November 8, 2017

The college runs three deer exclosure projects in the Natural Lands that help staff see how overeaten vegetation will exist without the presence of deer.

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.

Metal use in Lyme disease bacteria could lead to future treatments

By Amanda Hutchinson, Contributing Writer • March 25, 2013

Bacteria form a very diverse group of organisms, from the harmless ones in our digestive tract and on our skin that make up 90% of our cells to the ones everyone hears about that cause nasty infections or even death. Antibiotics can often eliminate a bacterial infection, but in other cases, alternate intervention is necessary.…