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In 2016, then-senior Eli Gobrecht moves the ball down the field against Morrisville State College as a defender on the Ithaca College men's lacrosse team.

Lacrosse alum takes his talents to the pros

By Jacob Infald, Co-Sports Editor • December 4, 2024
Eli Gobrecht ’16, Ithaca College men’s lacrosse alum, is leaving an impact on the sport by playing with two professional lacrosse teams, representing his country on the global stage and coaching the next generation of lacrosse players.
Head coach Johan Dulfer huddles and instructs the team during the Bomber Invitational on Aug. 31, 2018 in Ben Light Gymnasium.

Longtime volleyball coach announces retirement

By Billy Wood, Sports Editor • March 19, 2024
Ithaca College Athletics announced March 18 that longtime volleyball head coach Johan Dulfer has decided to retire.
From left, former Harvard offensive lineman Alec Bank stands in the tunnel with his Ivy League teammates prior to the Dream Japan Bowl on Jan. 21. The Ivy League All-Stars rostered four former Cornell University players in the 52 man roster.

Ivy League football players culminate conference careers in Dream Japan Bowl

By Billy Wood, Sports Editor • February 7, 2024
A cultural experience and a culmination of collegiate football careers occurred in Tokyo, Japan, on Jan. 21, 6,752 miles away from Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca. This was not an average Ivy League football game — this was the Dream Japan Bowl.
China’s leadership grab on climate change

China’s leadership grab on climate change

By John Tagliani • November 26, 2020
With most news this year eclipsed by the global pandemic, it was easy to miss China’s declaration in September of carbon neutrality by 2060.
National Recap: COVID-19 vaccine shows success in U.S. tests

National Recap: COVID-19 vaccine shows success in U.S. tests

By John Turner • November 17, 2020
A second COVID-19 vaccine is proving to be effective in preventing illness following the contraction of the virus.
Skeletons aren't the only things haunting us this year. As COVID-19 cases rise around the U.S., Halloween celebrations are extra tricky.

Costumes, candy and COVID-19: Halloween festivities adapt to the pandemic

By Ithacan Staff • November 1, 2020

Halloween is usually the time of year that brings people together to dress up and go door to door at strangers’ houses. Kids dressed in an array of costumes walk around their neighborhoods digging through...

National Recap: Pope Francis appoints America’s first Black cardinal

National Recap: Pope Francis appoints America’s first Black cardinal

By John Turner • October 27, 2020
Pope Francis appointed Wilton Gregory to the position of cardinal, making him the first Black American to receive this position.
Idrissou Mora-Kpai, assistant professor in the Ithaca College Department of Media, Arts, Sciences and Studies, is an award-winning filmmaker.

Q&A: Professor releases documentary on racism and gentrification

By John Turner, Opinion Editor • October 17, 2020
I just want people to have more awareness on these issues. A film like “America Street” extends awareness.
Kamala Harris, hypocrisy and the black professional class

Kamala Harris, hypocrisy and the black professional class

By Zachary Myles, Staff Writer • March 6, 2019
America does not need another black face wearing a white mask. We had that for eight years with Barack Obama.
Softball head coach Deb Pallozzi is in her 31st year at the helm of the Ithaca College squad, and recently announced that she will retire at the end of the 2019 season. Pallozzi hopes to lead the team to a national title.

Softball coach plans to retire after 31st season

By Matt Vander Plaat, Staff Writer • March 5, 2019
Ithaca College softball coach Deb Pallozzi has announced that she will retire at the conclusion of the 2019 season, her 31st at the helm.
Senior Chris Jones writes about the United States' problematic reliance on oil, its resulting relationship with Saudi Arabia and what it could mean for future diplomacy issues.

Commentary: U.S. dependence on Saudi oil causes major conflict

By Chris Jones • February 20, 2019
The US-Saudi relationship is a toxic one, based in faulty economic and diplomatic premises that have the United States supporting a tyrannical government for obtuse and increasingly regress reasons.
"High Flying Bird" exposes the hidden relationship between politics and sports that is not often seen in media. The movie is a refreshing take on sport's movies.

Review: “High Flying Bird” shoots and scores

By Noa Covell • February 19, 2019

The new Netflix film “High Flying Bird,” which was shot completely on an iPhone, delves deep into the relationship between sports and the politics of the United States’ capitalist society. With...

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