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Editorial: Medical Amnesty Policy needs more clarification

Editorial: Medical Amnesty Policy needs more clarification

By The Ithacan • September 28, 2022
The majority of students would not know all of these details, because they are mostly reserved from the purview of students unless they specifically seek it out.
The Medical Amnesty Policy was created in Fall 2010 and the policy is advertised through magnets posted on the doors of residence hall rooms, floor meetings between students and their Resident Assistant (RA) and student orientation.

Students feel frustration with college Medical Amnesty Policy

By Aubren Villasenor, Contributing Writer • September 28, 2022
Confusion about Ithaca College’s Medical Amnesty Policy (MAP) has caused some students to call for clarity.
From left, Tamana Ahmadi, Sepehra Azami, Diana Ayubi and Simah Sahnosh are attending Cornell University for Spring 2022 after fleeing Afghanistan in August 2021

Ithaca community welcomes Afghan refugees to Cornell

By Olivia Stanzl, Assistant News Editor • February 9, 2022
Diana Ayubi arrived in Ithaca months after escaping Afghanistan as the Taliban gained control of the country.
Junior Resident Assistant David Florentin leaves the ground floor lounge of East Tower on March 21 while doing his rounds.

Resident Assistants feel increased stress due to COVID-19

By Alyssa Beebe and Eleanor Kay • May 5, 2021
During the first in-person semester since the COVID-19 pandemic, some Resident Assistants have said they have felt increased anxiety and stress in their roles as both authority figures and students.
Katie Newcomb, assistant director of the Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards, said the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act (DFSCA) requires federally funded schools to not only comply with the federal illegalization of marijuana and other drugs but also to run a drug and alcohol abuse prevention program. 

Marijuana legalization will not affect campus policy

By Elijah de Castro, Staff Writer • April 14, 2021
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill legalizing recreational marijuana in New York state March 31, but not much will change for Ithaca College students.
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