The Ithacan

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The Ithaca College men’s club rugby team has resumed practices this spring in preparation for resuming competition in the fall.

Club sports teams will be allowed to practice and train on campus during the spring semester but will not be allowed to compete.

The Fitness Center — located between the Upper Quads and Lower Quads residential halls — reopened its doors to students on Jan. 25.

“Cook Like an Ithacan” was a YouTube series created to connect the Ithaca College community to campus while away for the semester.

The Ithaca College Fitness Center climbing wall was expanded over the summer. The purpose was to increase the safety of the participants.

Ithaca College has announced the members of the search committee for the college’s ninth president. The committee of 15 is made up of six members of the Ithaca College Board of Trustees, one dean, three faculty members, two staff members, two students and one alumni representative.

Among the respondents, 48 percent said they had no confidence, 33 percent said they had confidence and 19 percent chose to abstain.

After the Staff Council meeting Dec. 17, Sean Reilley, the chair of Staff Council, said, the council will be moving forward with a vote of no confidence in Rochon.

Staff Council will be launching a survey after its Dec. 15 meeting asking staff whether or not they would like to move forward with a no confidence vote, according to an email acquired by The Ithacan.

Following rallies about the racial climate on campus, Ithaca College will hold an event titled “Addressing Community Action on Racism and Cultural Bias,” which aims to list possible actions about this issue that could be undertaken immediately.

Since the Fitness Center’s construction in 1999, the roof has undergone a series of repairs, which have grown in frequency in recent years.

The Office of Recreational Sports recently delegated a new budgeting system for the 2015-16 academic year.