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IC ends required COVID-19 testing for unvaccinated people

IC ends required COVID-19 testing for unvaccinated people

By Syd Pierre, News Editor • June 23, 2022
Effective June 22, Ithaca College is ending its COVID-19 testing requirements for unvaccinated students and employees. 
Prior to the announcement, the college required students to use the badges to enter spaces like the Campus Center Dining Hall, Terraces Dining Hall and in some classes at the discretion of the professor. 

IC Health Badge requirement to be discontinued

By Elijah de Castro, News Editor • April 4, 2022
Starting Monday, April 11, Ithaca College students will no longer have to fill out daily COVID-19 health screenings and show their IC Health Badge.
SGC approved two new members of the council: junior Harley Grossman as senator for the School of Humanities and Sciences and junior Himadri Seth as the international senator.

SGC approves two new council members and new chief of staff

By Riley Garand, Contributing Writer • February 15, 2022
The IC Student Governance Council met with the assistant director of Emergency Preparedness and Response, to discuss COVID-19 at its Feb. 14 meeting. 
Ithaca College has moved to a Yellow: Low to Moderate Risk COVID-19 operational status following a rise in COVID-19 cases.

IC raises COVID-19 status to yellow as cases rise

By Syd Pierre, Assistant News Editor • December 8, 2021
Ithaca College has moved to a Yellow: Low to Moderate Risk COVID-19 operational status following a rise in COVID-19 cases.
In an email to the campus community Sept. 3, the college announced that random individuals will be selected to participate in newly-reimplemented surveillance testing. Students who are selected to test each week receive an email on Monday morning and have the option to submit a test Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday.

Some students concerned over randomized surveillance testing

By Nathan Moone, Contributing Writer • September 22, 2021
Some Ithaca College students have voiced disappointment with the lack of clear communication from the college as it has reimplemented surveillance testing.
Three fully vaccinated Tompkins County residents die of COVID-19

Three fully vaccinated Tompkins County residents die of COVID-19

By Caitlin Holtzman, News Editor • September 14, 2021
The first fully vaccinated Tompkins County resident has died of COVID-19. Tompkins County reported a total of 252 active cases Sept. 13.
Freshman Rosie Bostian picks up a new saliva self-collection kit Feb. 10 2021. All students were required to get tested twice weekly during the spring 2021 semester.

College to reimplement campus-wide surveillance testing

By Caitlin Holtzman, News Editor • September 3, 2021
In an announcement Sept. 3, the college said that the surveillance testing will be done by selecting a group of vaccinated students, faculty and staff by random.
The college began welcoming students and faculty back to campus Aug. 10 for the fall semester and for in-person classes with few health and safety guidelines still in place. In order to return to campus, all students were required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19.

Ithaca College students react to return to normal

By Jillian Bleier, Assistant News Editor • September 2, 2021
Ithaca College has gradually returned to in-person classes and normal dining services, but reinstated mask wearing indoors for Fall 2021.
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