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Sandra Steingraber gives a presentation on expanded gas storage in old salt caverns on Seneca Lake Feb. 24 at Cornell University. She was the keynote speaker April 13 at an Ithaca College panel, sharing her experience dealing with climate change in Ithaca and at the United Nations in December 2015.

Ithaca College hosts panel on climate change

By Annika Kushner, Staff Writer April 16, 2016
Ithaca College’s Textor 102 was crowded with almost 300 students, faculty, staff and community members April 13. Experts offered firsthand accounts of international sustainability efforts, urging audience members to get involved with local efforts any way they can.
Tiffani Ziemann, Title IX Coordinator, receives complaints of sexual harassment, sexual assault and discrimination at Ithaca College. The office of Title IX will receive an increase in funding for the 2016–17 academic year, the first time it will have a dedicated budget.

Options for reporting sexual assault at Ithaca College vary

By Jessica Ferreira, Staff Writer March 2, 2016
The report of two rapes, which took place between August and October 2015 and appeared in the Feb. 4 Public Safety Log, has brought increased attention to Ithaca College’s policies for victims of sexual assault and harassment.
Students board an outbound Route 11 TCAT bus at the Seneca Street Station the night of Feb. 6. Nancy Oltz, TCAT operations manager, said the company often brings on additional buses at peak times on Friday and Saturday nights to accomodate large amounts of student riders.

Ithaca College students max out TCAT buses on weekend nights

By Michael Pyskaty, Staff Writer February 11, 2016
The bus pulls forward, and then the driver hits the brakes. The mass of students lurches forward. One man loses his balance and stumbles toward the driver. A woman repeatedly says “I’m not drunk! I’m just tired,” and then promptly tries to fall asleep standing up...
Senior Marni Blumenthal rallies a ball over the net Sept. 14 during the women’s tennis teams match against Nazareth College at Wheeler Tennis Courts.

Lone senior serves as leader of the women’s tennis team

By Justin Rouzier, Contributing Writer October 26, 2015
Senior Marni Blumenthal of the women's tennis team has embraced the challenge of being the only senior.
Flu shot project gauges Ithaca Colleges emergency preparedness

Flu shot project gauges Ithaca College’s emergency preparedness

By Elena Piech, Contributing Writer October 21, 2015
With an average wait time of three minutes, approximately 600 students, staff and faculty received a free flu shot Oct. 20 at the Ithaca College Fitness Center.
Chris Allinger, WQNY’s Q Country radio show host, walked around Tompkins County to raise money and awareness for the Food Bank of the Southern Tiers BackPack Program.

Q&A: Radio host walks across county to raise money

By Kyle Arnold, Staff Writer September 30, 2015
If we filled my backpack, we could fill the kids’.
From left, Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick and Pete Meyers, coordinator and co-founder of the  Tompkins County Workers’ Center, call for more living wage employers at the TCWC’s living wage celebration in January 2014.

Commentary: Minimum wage should be a living wage

By Carl Feuer and Pete Meyers September 9, 2015
There is a sustainable and sure solution, and that is raising the minimum wage to a living wage.
Ithaca College freshman Marissa Booker volunteered with Jumpstarts Community Plunge on Aug. 20–22. Her original service project was to petition to raise the minimum wage in Tompkins County, but requested to change projects because it went against her values.

Commentary: Volunteer work should align with personal values

By Marissa Booker August 25, 2015
People should volunteer because they want to make a difference that reflects their hopes and their ideals.
Students rally at Take Back The Night April 25, 2014.

Commentary: Change requires community action

By Samantha Weil April 22, 2015
In order to truly create a change, we need our whole society to take action, not just one group.

Senator calls for safety audit of Ithaca intersection

By Kyle Stewart, Staff Writer February 17, 2015
New York Sen. Charles Schumer called for a federal safety audit of the intersection that was site to the fatal tractor-trailer crash at Simeon’s restaurant last June.
From left: Cornell University juniors Neha Dutta and Alex Gribbin were present at Downtown Ithaca Childrens Centers Harvest Dinner on Nov. 13. Donors may choose to give to partner agencies, like DICC, through United Way.

United Way campaign seeks donations to help Tompkins County

By Ramya Vijayagopal, Assistant News Editor November 19, 2014
Ithaca College has continued its campaign to raise funds through an online donation system for United Way, a national network of nonprofit organizations.

Public Safety Log: Oct. 9 – Oct. 19

November 5, 2014

October 9 Possession of marijuana Location: J-Lot SUMMARY: Officer reported odor of marijuana. Three people judicially referred for unlawful possession of marijuana. Master Patrol Officer Dan Austic. Off-campus...

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