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The Student News Site of Ithaca College

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The Ithaca College Campus store has stopped purchasing plastic bags in response to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s plastic bag ban. The ban will begin in March of 2020.

Campus store to stop using plastic bags following NY state ban

By Alyshia Korba, Staff Writer • May 1, 2019
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a law April 22 banning plastic bags from the state, and it will be implemented by March 2020.
125th Anniversary Celebration increases business for local shops

125th Anniversary Celebration increases business for local shops

By Emily Snyder, Contributing Writer • November 1, 2017
In addition to the college’s birthday bash, the college will be hosting the annual family weekend and alumni weekend.
Starting this school year, Mac’s has foregone all bags, paper or plastic, and students will be responsible for carrying their purchases home.

Campus store stops offering disposable bags to customers

By Krissy Waite, Contributing Writer • October 2, 2017
Mac’s General Store will no longer be providing plastic bags to their customers.
Sustainability falls low on administration's to-do list

Sustainability falls low on administration’s to-do list

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer • April 29, 2015
Amid many other concerns Ithaca College is facing — successfully instituting IC 20/20, part-time faculty unionization and the demand for better mental health services — initiatives to keep the college a leader in environmental sustainability no longer seem to be a priority, according to students and faculty involved in sustainability effo
Junior Anna Angione, a cashier at Mac's, swipes a card after a student makes a purchase at the store.

Mac’s accepts all forms of payment

By Lauren Mazzo, Staff Writer • October 1, 2012
After summer alterations, Mac’s General Store now accepts debit and credit cards and allows joint checkouts with the bookstore.
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