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The Student News Site of Ithaca College

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Paula Turkon, assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Studies and Sciences, and her students work on the hydroponic system located in the greenhouse located in the Center for Natural Sciences.

Hydroponics and aquaponics systems to expand on campus

By Emily Snyder, Contributing Writer • February 19, 2018
The hydroponic and aquaponic systems on campus allow fresh produce to be made available to the campus community year-round.
Sophomores Unagh Frank, Mia Reingold and Brianna Ruback hold up the Spoon University sign. They are all members of the college's chapter, which gives college students the tools to write, photograph, create videos and host events focused on food.

Club focuses on food to bring community together

By Sierra Guardiola, Life and Culture Editor • February 6, 2018
Spoon University is an organization that gives college students the tools to write, photograph, create videos and host events focused on food.
Junior rugby player Mark Hassett, a vegan, has a hard time finding nutritious meal options during Late Night at Terrace Dining Hall due to the lack of offerings.

Late Night does not have nutritional meals for athletes

By Jeb Biggart, Staff Writer • November 16, 2017
After late night practices or games, athletes do not have the correct foods to refuel their body available to them at Late Night in Terrace Dining Hall.
From left; junior Christian Conyers, sophomore Michaela Koetzner and sophomore Andrew Kenney package food for SWIFT.

SWIFT expands to double local food donation goals

By Ryan King, Staff Writer • October 27, 2016
This semester, the IC Environmentalists Club added an additional day of food gathering to its Stop Wasting Ithaca’s Food Today program.
Pictured above is the newly built fire pit outside of the McDonald Lounge. This addition was a part of Ithaca College's Master Plan, a key aspect of which is to create more student gathering spaces like this one.

Ithaca College increases gathering spaces under Master Plan

By Devon Bedoya, Contributing writer • September 23, 2016
This year, several outdoor gathering spaces will be built on campus as one of the first installments of Ithaca College’s Master Plan.
At the start of the semester, Terrace Dining Hall was having issues —long lines, food shortages and a lack of student employees made it a rough start to the year. Since then, some of these problems have been resolved but students are still noticing issues.

Terrace Dining Hall faces backup from lack of student staff

By Sierra Guardiola, Contributing writer • September 19, 2016
Though the Terrace Dining Hall at Ithaca College underwent major renovations this year, it has experienced new problems with staffing and operations. Jeffrey Scott, Sodexo area general manager, said attendance in the dining hall has been up about 10 percent so far this semester, which he said could be attributed to the renovations. However, the dining hall experienced a shortage of student employees and is also missing a chef manager.
Jeffrey Scott, general manager for Sodexo at Ithaca College, addresses the Student Government Association at their first meeting of the year Aug. 30 in Terrace Dining Hall.

Ithaca College SGA prepares for elections in first meeting

By Kyle Arnold, Assistant News Editor • August 31, 2016
The Ithaca College Student Government Association held its first meeting of the 2016–17 academic year in the newly-renovated Terrace Dining Hall, where it hosted a guest speaker from Sodexo and prepared for its upcoming elections.
The Terrace Dining Hall at Ithaca College celebrated its 50th birthday this year with a new look, which features upgraded interior decor, food stations and floor space.

IC’s Terrace Dining Hall debuts new look after renovations

By Ana Borruto, Staff Writer • August 22, 2016
Ithaca College’s Terrace Dining Hall celebrated its 50th birthday this year with a facelift, including renovations to the infrastructure, floor space and interior decor.
Larry Workman, general manager of contract staffing for Challenge Workforce Solutions, said the program allows workers from a variety of circumstances with physical or intellectual disabilities and language or work-experience barriers to have “meaningful employment.”

Ithaca College partnership helps defeat employment barriers

By Sophia Tulp, Assistant News Editor • February 24, 2016
On the other side of the dish room, a ceramic plate fell through an employee's hand as he stacked them coming off the machine, shattering on the ground. It was his first week on the job. Nobody yelled or scolded him — instead, a fellow employee grabbed a broom and helped him sweep up the shards.

Winter storm system delays travel back to Ithaca College

By Kathleen McAleese, Contributing Writer • January 26, 2016
After a winter storm crippled much of the East Coast and severely hindered traffic on major roadways and delayed thousands of airline flights, many students returning for the spring semester were set back in their travels.
Students who live in the Sustainability Community, now known as the Organic Gardening and Cooking Community, cook food from the organic gardens on campus, including the one on the roof of Terrace Dining Hall that was planted in the Fall.

IC students to revitalize Terrace Dining Hall rooftop gardens

By Kyle Arnold, Staff Writer • December 15, 2015
Students and faculty have teamed with the Office of Residential Life and the Office of Facilities at Ithaca College to revitalize the rooftop of the Terrace Dining Hall with possible micro-gardens, artwork and other decorations.
Junior Kayla VandeSande took this picture of a caterpillar in her salad from Terrace Dining Hall. Courtesy of Kayla VandeSande

Caterpillars found in food at Ithaca College’s Terrace Dining Hall

By Aidan Quigley and Sophia Tulp • September 2, 2015
Two caterpillars have been found in food from Terrace Dining Hall during the last week.
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