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First-year student Baneet Pukhrambam shares his experience with COVID-19 after the health policy changes in Ithaca College. He believes that the COVID-19 virus should not be treated like the flu yet.

Commentary: Changes in COVID-19 policy negatively affect students

By Baneet Pukhrambam • February 8, 2023
There needs to be better planning and solutions for those diagnosed with COVID-19 and their roommates,
IC ends required COVID-19 testing for unvaccinated people

IC ends required COVID-19 testing for unvaccinated people

By Syd Pierre, Editor In Chief • June 23, 2022
Effective June 22, Ithaca College is ending its COVID-19 testing requirements for unvaccinated students and employees. 
Junior Ian Achterberg discusses his struggle to attend class while in isolation. He opens up a conversation about students’ inability to succeed in classes given the resources Ithaca College has allotted students.

Commentary: Attempting to attend class from isolation

By Ian Achterberg • April 7, 2022
The inability to attend classes only drags isolated students’ mental health downward, adding to boredom and classwork struggles.
After testing positive for COVID-19 in September, Ithaca College sophomore Emily Barkin was sent into student isolation housing at Emerson Hall for 10 days.

Students frustrated with quarantine conditions at college

By Kayla Hammond, Contributing Writer • October 6, 2021
Similar to the 2020–21 academic year, the college has implemented quarantine procedures for students who test positive for COVID-19.
Senior Maggie McAden refects on how COVID-19 has affected her and other LGBTQ+ students. The pandemic left them especially vulnerable after displacing students.

Commentary: COVID-19 created new challenges for LGBTQ+ students

By Maggie McAden • April 21, 2021
I am lucky that who I love, and my gender, has not ended my life, nor worsened my mental health during a time in which everything is unraveling.
Ithaca College will not be making any changes to its mask guidelines for the remainder of the spring semester.

New COVID-19 vaccine and quarantine guidelines released

By Caitlin Holtzman, Editor in Chief • February 20, 2021
Ithaca College students with certain medical conditions are now eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine, according to new New York state guidelines.
At around 10:30 p.m. the night of Monday, Feb. 21, an Ithaca College student was struck twice by airsoft pellets.

Students experience COVID-19 testing delays during move-in

By Caitlin Holtzman, Editor in Chief • February 3, 2021
A delay in COVID-19 test results led a group of Ithaca College students to have extended quarantines after returning to campus.
At the All Student and Family Gathering on March 25, La Jerne Cornish, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, announced that the college is planning to be fully open for Fall 2021.

IC shares new move-in and residential life information

By Caitlin Holtzman, Editor in Chief • November 9, 2020
Ithaca College is anticipating allowing more students on campus for Spring 2021 than Fall 2020, given new New York state travel advisories.
Taylor Swift's new album, "Folklore," is a return to her songs of the past. The songs match acoustic sounds with lyrics telling of love stories- the likes of which fans haven't heard since "Red" in 2012.

Review: Taylor Swift returns to love song roots in “Folklore”

By Jackson Noel, Staff Writer • August 6, 2020
"Folklore" matches acoustic sounds with lyrics telling of love stories- the likes of which fans haven't heard since "Red" in 2012.
To Those Who Stayed

To Those Who Stayed

By Kristen Harrison, Year In Review Photo Editor • May 29, 2020
Kristen Harrison ’20 visited some of the students at their Ithaca homes — from a social distance — to see how they are spending their time in Ithaca.
Staying at home benefits streaming services

Staying at home benefits streaming services

By Dylan Campbell • May 22, 2020

This state of quarantine is no fun. Technologically, however, this pandemic couldn’t have happened at a better time. Streaming services have become more prevalent than ever in the fight against lockdown...

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