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Senior Kerry Schulz boils sap during the Ithaca College Non-Timber Forest Products class.

Non-Timber Forest Products class struggles with weather variability

By Meaghan McElroy, Staff Writer • April 12, 2017
“Hope springs eternal, and spring is coming back, and we can just start again,” Borst said.
National Recap: Trump freezes environmental protections

National Recap: Trump freezes environmental protections

By Celisa Calacal, Opinion Editor • April 5, 2017
Trump solidified his anti-environmental policies when he signed an executive order March 28, rolling back environmental protections.
Greg Lischke, director of energy management and sustainability, and Nga Ruckdeschel, a sophomore sociology major, listen to one of the three finalists for the sustainability coordinator position who were brought onto campus for open interviews in late January and early February.

Ithaca College hires a new sustainability coordinator

By Meaghan McElroy, Staff Writer • February 21, 2017
“I’m glad that we got someone that seems very excited and has experience,” Enderle said.
Editorial: Investing in fossil fuels unsustainable for college

Editorial: Investing in fossil fuels unsustainable for college

February 8, 2017
The college has not provided a convincing argument as to why it should not make the pledge, or at least study the potential outcomes of doing so.
Ithaca College refrains from fossil fuel divestment

Ithaca College refrains from fossil fuel divestment

By Sophie Johnson, Assistant News Editor • February 8, 2017
“I’m trying to uphold my institution to the same values it was teaching me,” Braverman said.
Ithaca College announced March 30 that as of February 2018, the college has transitioned to clean energy and will only be purchasing through Green-e certified wind farms.

Ithaca College solar array is officially operational

By Sophie Johnson, Assistant News Editor • December 24, 2016
The college is not receiving the energy produced from the array directly — it is dispersed in the New York State power grid.
From left, faculty members Jason Hamilton, Kathryn Caldwell, Julia Lapp and Mary Bentley held a forum for faculty on how they can incorporate sustainability into their curriculums.

Professors hold forum to encourage sustainability in curriculum

By Madeline Veneziano, Staff Writer • December 2, 2016
Faculty and students gathered at the Center for Faculty Excellence to discuss ways to incorporate sustainability into their course curricula.
Sustainability at IC withers as a result of structural changes

Sustainability at IC withers as a result of structural changes

By Sophie Johnson, Staff Writer • November 2, 2016
“There was a golden era of sustainability on this campus, and we’re not in it anymore,” he said.
Editorial: Sustainability weakens during Rochon's tenure

Editorial: Sustainability weakens during Rochon’s tenure

By The Ithacan • November 2, 2016
Though provosts have come and gone, the common denominator during the period of deterioration of sustainability initiatives, is Rochon.
Eco-Reps is a group under the umbrella of the Resource and Environmental Management Program at Ithaca College that promotes sustainable behaviors on campus for students, faculty and staff, and works to help the college reduce carbon emissions, according to its website.

Ithaca College finds fund to compensate Eco-Reps

By Sophie Johnson, Staff Writer • October 4, 2016
“This is definitely the year … that we can start getting programs running and having sustainability here,” Enderle said.
Greg Lischke, director of the Office of Energy Management and Sustainability, said the college is on track with its plan for carbon neutrality by 2050, but the planet will likely reach a temperature threshold by 2030.

Q&A: New IC sustainability director discusses future goals

By Sophie Johnson, Staff Writer • September 13, 2016
Now in his first semester as director of energy management and sustainability at Ithaca College, Greg Lischke says he plans to increase student involvement in sustainability programs and that the college has some renewable energy projects in early stages.
As Tompkins County experiences the worst drought since monitoring began in 2000, Ithaca College is increasing its efforts to conserve water, both through the Office of Facilities and The Office of Residential Life. One of the measures facilities has taken is a 50 percent reduction of the height of the Dillingham Fountain.

Severe drought persists in Ithaca as students return to campus

By Daniel Hart, Staff Writer • August 31, 2016
With over 25,000 students returning to the Ithaca area, Ithaca College is in the process of assessing long- and short-term water conservation efforts in the midst of the worst drought in Tompkins County since 1999. Despite recent rain, the drought is still in effect.
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