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The Liberty League announced Nov. 9 that it will be canceling winter athletic competition because of the COVID-19 pandemic. All of Ithaca College's winter sports will be affected by this decision, including wrestling and gymnastics, which are not sponsored by the league.

Liberty League cancels 2020 winter athletic competition

By Arla Davis, Sports Editor • November 10, 2020
The Liberty League has canceled winter athletic competition because of the COVID-19 pandemic. All of IC's winter sports will be affected by this decision.
SUNY Cortland basketball player Justin Cooper runs up the court at a game against SUNY Oswego Feb. 12, 2017 at Cortland's Corey Gymnasium.

SUNY Athletic Conference cancels winter sports competition

By Arla Davis, Sports Editor • November 2, 2020
The SUNY Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) announced in October that it will not be competing in winter sports this upcoming season. 
COVID-19 is not an excuse for inequity in collegiate sport

COVID-19 is not an excuse for inequity in collegiate sport

By Emily Adams, Senior Writer • October 28, 2020
COVID-19 is not an excuse for Title IX compliance to be pushed aside. IC needs to prioritize equity for its women athletes when making these decisions.
The NCAA released this statement March 12 canceling all remaining NCAA championships for the winter and spring seasons as a precautionary measure during the COVID-19 outbreak.

BREAKING: NCAA cancels all winter and spring championships

By Arla Davis and Emily Adams • March 12, 2020
The NCAA decided to cancel all remaining winter and spring sport championships as a precautionary measure amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
POC Athlete Club President Katelyn Hutchinson and Vice President Allura Leggard speak at the club's first meeting.

Athletes of color create new club to foster community

By Ariel Dowdy • February 5, 2020
SAOC was recently started and is intended to provide a forum for student-athletes of color to discuss their experiences.
Junior golfer Alex Perry and junior swimmer Cody Conte are openly transgender athletes competing for varsity teams at Ithaca College. They met approximately a year ago and are now close friends.

Playing with Pride: Transgender student-athletes reconcile sport and identity

By Emily Adams, Sports Editor • October 23, 2019
Junior golfer Alex Perry and junior swimmer Cody Conte identify as transgender and use masculine names and pronouns while competing for women's varsity teams.
Junior Alyssa Haber receives her ticket for Cortaca 2019 at the Ithaca College on-campus ticket sales on Sept. 20. The 2019 competition will be played off-site at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

2019 Cortaca Jug shatters ticket sale record for Division III football

By Emily Adams, Sports Editor • October 3, 2019
Ithaca College and SUNY Cortland announced Oct. 3 that the 2019 Cortaca Jug game broke the record for tickets sold for a Division III football game.
Erienne Roberts, deputy director of athletics and senior woman administrator at Ithaca College, will be starting a new job as the Deputy Athletic Director for Internal Operations at the University of Chicago on June 1.

Database provides resources for athletic community

By Jack Murray, Staff Writer • September 4, 2019
The Ithaca College athletic administration released the Optimum Performance Strategy webpage, a new database offering helpful resources for athletes.
Senior Josh Mitnick spends hours shooting and editing videos for the Office of Intercollegiate Athletics.

Senior discusses creating videos for athletics

By Dani Pluchinsky, Sports Editor • September 9, 2018
Senior cinematography major Josh Mitnick makes highlight reels and training camp videos for the Office of Intercollegiate Athletics.

Blue Crew struggles to make impact in attendance

By Danielle Allentuck, Columnist • April 25, 2018
While the Blue Crew was created to motivate more people to attend athletic events, it has become another incentive for people who would already be going.
Luca Maurer, Program Director for the Center for LGBT Education, Outreach and Services on campus, speaks with graduate student Steve Ganett during the second annual PRIDE night.

PRIDE Night promotes positivity during basketball games

By Matt Maloney, Staff Writer • February 13, 2018
The second annual PRIDE night occurred during the Bombers' double-header against Clarkson University on Feb. 9.
From left, junior pitcher Matt Eiel, senior second baseman Nick Skerpon, senior pitcher Tyler Hill and junior first baseman Jackson Smith participated in the Dave Clark Foundation Dream and Do Day on Sept. 9.

Athletes participate in various community service events

By Tyler Evans, Contributing Writer • September 27, 2017
Athletes have worked with organizations locally and nationally to give back to the Ithaca community and have done a lot with cancer organizations.
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