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Letter to the Editor: Help liberals flip the House

Letter to the Editor: Help liberals flip the House

By Kathy Zahler • September 5, 2018
Summertime polling indicates that only about a quarter of young adults plan to vote in 2018. Let’s prove those polls wrong and #FlipTheHouse.
From left, freshmen John Bourdelais and Emma Lewis show their support for their respective presidential picks, Republican candidate Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders.

Young voters increase turnout and influence in 2016 elections

By Evan Popp, Staff Writer • April 6, 2016
“I think this 2016 election has probably been one of the most interesting in at least the past 100 years,” sophomore Kyle Stewart said. “Definitely in my short lifetime of 20 years.”
From left, President Tom Rochon; Staff Council Chair Sean Reilley; Ben Rifkin, provost and vice president for educational affairs; and Faculty Council Chair Peter Rothbart sit in the “Addressing Community Action on Racism and Cultural Bias" forum Oct. 27. Among the respondents to the staff vote, 48 percent said they had no confidence.

48 percent of Ithaca College staff voters have no confidence

By Faith Meckley, Assistant News Editor • January 18, 2016
Among the respondents, 48 percent said they had no confidence, 33 percent said they had confidence and 19 percent chose to abstain.
Peter Rothbart, chair of Faculty Council, speaks at the Nov. 10 Faculty Council meeting. Rothbart has received criticism for Faculty Council's decision to release the results of the faculty vote of "no confidence" to President Tom Rochon and the Board of Trustees before the rest of the campus community.

Faculty Council gave president early access to vote results

By Grace Elletson, Staff Writer • December 14, 2015
Faculty Council is being criticized by faculty members for releasing the results of the faculty no confidence vote to Ithaca College President Tom Rochon and the Ithaca College Board of Trustees before the rest of the college community.
Members of the Ithaca College faculty hold up "No" signs at the Oct. 27 "Addressing Community Action on Racism and Cultural Bias" event in the Athletics and Events Center. Faculty share their responses to Rochon's announcement that he will be retiring at the end of the 2016-17 school year.

Ithaca College faculty vote no confidence in President Rochon

By Faith Meckley and Kyle Arnold • December 14, 2015
A majority of faculty members have voted no confidence in President Tom Rochon as the results of the Faculty Council no confidence vote were released the morning of Dec. 14.
Members of the Ithaca College faculty chant "Tom Rochon, no confidence" along with students who took stage at the “Addressing Community Action on Racism and Cultural Bias” event in the A&E Center Oct. 27.

Open Letter: H&S faculty argue for Rochon no confidence vote

By H&S Faculty Senate • November 16, 2015
As our rationale for an all-college vote of no confidence, we focus upon two explicit failures of the President’s administration.
Peter Rothbart, chair of Faculty Council, speaks at the Nov. 10 Faculty Council meeting. Rothbart has received criticism for Faculty Council's decision to release the results of the faculty vote of "no confidence" to President Tom Rochon and the Board of Trustees before the rest of the campus community.

Faculty Council votes to hold no confidence vote

By Grace Elletson and Max Denning • November 10, 2015
Ithaca College faculty members will vote in a referendum on the issue of confidence in President Tom Rochon.
Mara Baldwin, director of the Handwerker Gallery, and Carla Golden, professor in the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies, participate at the Oct. 27 meeting in the Athletics and Events Center.

H&S and Park School faculty recommend no confidence vote

By Grace Elletson and Kyle Arnold • November 4, 2015
In the wake of faculty discussions about initiating a vote of no confidence in President Tom Rochon, two out of five schools have voted for recommending Faculty Council conduct a vote, while one has voted against holding such a vote.

Mayor Myrick re-elected, IC associate dean elected to 3rd Ward

By Jessica Ferreira, Contributing Writer • November 4, 2015
Svante Myrick was re-elected Mayor of the City of Ithaca and Rob Gearhart, interim associate dean of the Roy H. Park School of Communications, was elected alderperson in Ithaca’s 3rd Ward Nov. 3.
Members of the Ithaca College faculty chant "Tom Rochon, no confidence" along with students who took stage at the “Addressing Community Action on Racism and Cultural Bias” event in the A&E Center Oct. 27.

Ithaca College faculty discuss no confidence vote in president

By Aidan Quigley, News Editor • October 28, 2015
Members of the Ithaca College faculty are discussing holding a vote of no confidence in President Tom Rochon.

Do humans cause climate change? Let’s vote.

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer • January 23, 2015
Can you imagine what would happen if our representatives sat down to vote on whether homosexuals are born with their sexuality or if they choose it? Or what if there was a vote deciding that, despite hard numbers clearly demonstrating women are paid less than men for the same work, this was not actually the case?

Video: Students give feedback during election night 2012

By Jaclyn Cataldi • November 8, 2012
Ithaca College students gathered in Emerson Suites to get updates and hear poll results. Hear about student reactions during election night.
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