New housing option available to seniors and graduate students
Ithaca College seniors and graduate students will have the opportunity to live on campus at a reduced-cost beginning in the 2022–23 academic year.
Ithaca College seniors and graduate students will have the opportunity to live on campus at a reduced-cost beginning in the 2022–23 academic year.
Following Ithaca College’s decision to eliminate the 2021–22 off-campus housing approval process, many rising juniors are frustrated by the housing process.
Lower enrollment projections at Ithaca College have resulted in the elimination of the off-campus application process for juniors for the 2021–22 academic year.
The Ithaca College SGC passed three bills, provided updates on bills and confirmed one member to the Appropriations Committee at its Feb. 8 meeting.
SGC passed the Fall 2020 Tuition Transparency Request Bill, the 60 Calendar Day Title IX Recommendation Bill, the Rent College Pads Recommendation and the Constitutional Resignation Policy Amendment.
According to the Office of Residential Life and Judicial Affairs, approximately 238 juniors were accepted to live off campus, and 470 applied.
The college has a responsibility to make a stressful process like housing selection as effective and straightforward as possible.
A housing development aimed at Ithaca College students to provide an alternative to on-campus apartments, is going to be built.
Housing issues in the areas around Ithaca College and Cornell University pushed the City of Ithaca’s Common Council to pass legislation.
The overlay zoning district prohibits properties in South Hill neighborhoods from constructing buildings that are usually rented out by students.
A local movement among frustrated local residents on South Hill against Ithaca College students is gaining momentum. Many residents are upset with their rowdiness.
Given the housing crisis in Ithaca, the college should become more proactive in assisting students in finding appropriate housing.