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THE ITHACAN

The Student News Site of Ithaca College

THE ITHACAN

The Student News Site of Ithaca College

THE ITHACAN

Rob Gearhart, interim associate dean of the Roy H. Park School of Communications, is running for Common Council in the City of Ithaca. Local elections take place Nov. 3.

Q&A: IC administrator runs for Ithaca Common Council

By Natalie Shanklin, Opinion Editor October 28, 2015
"The City of Ithaca faces complex issues, and I feel I bring the appropriate experience and attitude to help address those issues."
Junior Menalie Hyde was selected to be the Residence Hall Association representative to the recently created Council on Diversity and Inclusion, which is intended to address diversity and racial bias issues on campus.

Q&A: RHA member is appointed to college’s diversity council

By Natalie Shanklin, Opinion Editor September 23, 2015
"I hope in the future that maybe this council will have an impact on the way that Public Safety officers interact with the students."
Junior Joshua Enderle (pictured on the right in the red shirt) participated in a blockade in the middle of Washington, D.C., traffic May 26 to protest the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the projects it funds.

Q&A: Student participates in environmental activism

By Natalie Shanklin, Opinion Editor September 9, 2015
I think we just need to make it a priority again, and I think now is the time to do it. Now is always the time to do stuff.
Michele Lenhart, director of student leadership & involvement, and six students were invited to attend the 2015 National Conference for College Women Student Leaders held on May 27–30 in College Park, Maryland.

Q&A: Sophomore attends college women leaders conference

By Natalie Shanklin, Opinion Editor September 1, 2015
Equality in the workforce is definitely one of the bigger topics that I’m passionate about.
Sophomore Luis Torres worked with Do Something to petition for the changing of the dictionary definition of the word nude in Merriam-Webster. After seeing the support, Merriam-Webster altered the definition to be more inclusive for people of color.

Q&A: Ithaca College student changes definition of “nude”

By Natalie Shanklin, Opinion Editor August 26, 2015
An Ithaca College sophomore got Merriam-Webster to change the dictionary definition of the word “nude” to be more inclusive for people of color.
Special Report: Evaluating the colleges vision in IC 20/20

Special Report: Evaluating the college’s vision in IC 20/20

By Aidan Quigley, Kayla Dwyer, and Natalie Shanklin April 22, 2015
Evaluating some of the central tenets and initiatives of the IC 20/20 during a time when the college’s overall vision is open to interpretation and reimagination.
Sophomore Tate Dremstedt, transfer student senator, sponsored a bill to recommend action to aid the colleges counseling services.

IC students respond to denial of extra CAPS resources

By Natalie Shanklin, Assistant News Editor April 1, 2015
Ithaca College students have begun to respond in organized ways to the administration’s denial of Faculty Council’s request to expand the resources of the Center for Counseling and Psychological Services.
Campus frustrated by denied request for new CAPS counselor

Campus frustrated by denied request for new CAPS counselor

By Natalie Shanklin, Assistant News Editor March 25, 2015
The Ithaca College administration’s denial of the Faculty Council’s request for a new staff member for the Center for Counseling and Psychological Services has generated disappointment among mental health advocates on campus.
The proportion part-time faculty represented of all teaching faculty at degree granting institutions over time.

A look at unions on college campuses: locally and nationwide

By Aidan Quigley and Natalie Shanklin March 5, 2015
The Ithacan's three-part package on unionization on college campuses: Part One: Colleges weigh-in on value of unions Part Two: Part-time faculty across the nation move toward unionization Part Three: Colleges increase use of adjunct faculty as their role evolves
 Senior Brandon Xing, vice president of business and finance said the Appropriations Committee thought it had about $21,000 in the budget, but a recalculation of the finances showed that only about $17,000 was remaining, and the committee had already committed about $19,000 to a number of student organizations.

IC SGA unable to fund organizations due to money shortage

By Natalie Shanklin, Assistant News Editor February 18, 2015
The Ithaca College Student Government Association will no longer be able to fund student organizations due to a shortage of available money in the Student Activities Fund.
Sophomore Griffin Schultz wrote the bill SGA passed to provide a set of requirements on how to better structure and administer the survey in future years.

Ithaca College SGA passes bill in response to survey results

By Natalie Shanklin, Assistant News Editor February 18, 2015
After the results of the Fall 2012 Campus Acceptance, Inclusion and Fairness Survey were released 2 1/2 years after the survey’s initial distribution, the Ithaca College Student Government Association passed a bill Feb. 16 with a 13–1 vote to provide a set of requirements on how to better structure and administer the survey in future years.
Ithaca College part-time faculty members must go through the above steps before they can officially unionize.

Ithaca College’s part-time faculty move toward unionization

By Aidan Quigley and Natalie Shanklin January 28, 2015
Ithaca College part-time faculty members are taking steps towards unionization.
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