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The Polar Plunge, an annual event that fundraises for Special Olympic New York, was hosted on March 23 by the Student-Athlete Advisory Council. Volunteers that raised over $25 line up to take the plunge in freezing conditions.

Ithaca College athletes dive into Special Olympics support

By Jess Moskowitz, Staff Writer • March 27, 2024
The Ithaca College Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) organized a team for the annual Polar Plunge on March 23, an event aimed at raising money and awareness for athletes competing in the Special Olympics. 

The Snowy 2024 Ithaca Polar Plunge

By Tim O’Dowd, Hunter Holmes, Abigail Singer, and Julia Hargreaves • March 27, 2024

The 2024 Ithaca Polar Plunge took place on Saturday, March 23. People ran into the freezing waters at Taughannock Falls State Park to support local Special Olympics New York athletes.

From left, graduate student Alexa Ritchie and Megan Motkowski '22 will be participating in the Gorges Ithaca Half Marathon that will take place on June 17.

Former lacrosse players take on local half marathon

By David Schurter, Co-Sports Editor • May 3, 2023
Ritchie and Motkowski are training to participate in the Gorges Ithaca Half Marathon, a 13.1-mile race that will take place June 17.
Students pronounce difficult names of places found in Ithaca

Students pronounce difficult names of places found in Ithaca

November 2, 2016
The Ithacan showed 16 Ithaca College students five difficult names of places in Ithaca. We asked them to pronounce each word.
Members of the Ithaca community plunge into the Cayuga lake March 19 at Taughannock Falls State Park.

Ithaca College athletes raise money for Special Olympics

By Jaysha Patel, Contributing Writer • March 22, 2016
The Student Athlete Advisory Committee at Ithaca College raised $686 for the Polar Plunge with the help of the athletic community.
From left, freshmen Tsz Shan Peony Lee and Ryley MacKay, Becky Sibner ’14 and freshmen Robin Reiterman Curtis and Kathleen McAleese dig out trail culverts in Robert Treman State Park.

Ithaca College students dedicate their fall break to service

By Maura Aleardi, Staff Writer • October 21, 2015
Four students traveled to the Rescue Mission in Syracuse, New York, and five to the Finger Lakes parks from Oct. 15 to 18 for the trips, which were organized and hosted by the Office of Student Engagement and Multicultural Affairs.
A man jumps from the cliffs into the water at Second Dam.

Gorge jumping in Ithaca continues despite summer death

By Faith Meckley, Assistant News Editor • August 26, 2015
On July 26, 20-year-old Eric Richardson, a Cortland High School graduate, jumped from a cliff into the water at Second Dam and did not re-emerge.

The Hot Stove: Charity events help students bear weather

By Steve Derderian, Columnist • March 24, 2015
Columnist Steve Derderian offers a way to give back to the community and withstand the cold weather.
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