Name ‘Bomber’ has negative connotation

By Eric Maguire • April 13, 2011

For those who have spent some time at Ithaca College, the name Bomber means something. For some, the term transcends its dictionary meanings to symbolize a rich and formative experience. Commitment, pride and hard work are just a few of the words that one hears described as common characteristics and values. Though it was never…

Mascot should represent patriotic WWII bomber

By Keith Hannon • April 13, 2011

As the mascot debate rages on in cyberspace and on campus, there is a growing number of alumni who are expressing concern over the new symbol of Ithaca College. College officials have made it very clear that the name “Bombers” would not be dissolved, which put many of our concerns to rest. However, upon seeing…

Peer to peer

By The Ithacan • April 13, 2011

In addition to receiving advice from professors and advisers, now underclassmen in the Roy H. Park School of Communications can have an upperclassman mentor.

Creating safer routes

By The Ithacan • April 13, 2011

Walking to and from campus next year will not only be easier for students but also safer.

Planned Parenthood offers low-cost contraceptives

By Marissa Speno • April 6, 2011

For more than 50 years, the birth control pill has played an integral role in American women’s daily lives. Many argue that this tiny pill has been a powerful catalyst for social and cultural change. It revolutionized life and redefined the role of women in our society. For the first time in history, women were…

Working class holds rallies to show dissatisfaction

By Paula Ioanide • April 6, 2011

The world seems to be in a process of reawakening. From the remarkable uprisings in the Middle East against authoritarian regimes to protests in Wisconsin and local social justice struggles, more and more people are expressing their unwillingness to withstand conditions that are detrimental to their lives.

A smash success

By The Ithacan • April 6, 2011

Despite losing two days of classes and anticipating parking woes for students, the 2011 National Conference on Undergraduate Research at Ithaca College was a success.

College mascot finalists bomb

By The Ithacan • April 6, 2011

It’s a phoenix. It’s a flying squirrel. It’s a lake beast. No, it’s Ithaca College’s mascot.

Staff member waits to hear from family in Japan

By Yuko Mulugetta • March 30, 2011

I was born and raised in Akita City, Japan, 110 miles northwest of Sendai, a city that is now too familiar to Americans as the center of the earthquake disaster and the horrific scene of the tsunami swallowing everything in its path.

Cutting degrees

By The Ithacan • March 30, 2011

A Republican proposal to cut $5.7 million in Pell Grants will leave college students across the country struggling to earn a degree. The proposal will include a 15 percent cut to the maximum amount of Pell Grant money a student can receive. The cut will decrease the maximum, $5,500, by $845. According to the Chronicle…

A deficit of interest

By The Ithacan • March 30, 2011

Washington, D.C., may be bustling with the latest news and politics, but not with Ithaca College students. Of the college’s three satellite campuses — Los Angeles, London and Washington, D.C. — students have shown less of an interest in studying in our nation’s capital than in the other two. This spring, there are 68 students…

Students spend break building homes in Georgia

By Emily Holland • March 30, 2011

Every spring break, Habitat for Humanity International has a program called “Collegiate Challenge” for college teams to build houses at certain affiliates throughout the United States. This spring break, Ithaca College’s campus chapter of Habitat for Humanity traveled to Columbus, Ga., to work with the affiliate there.