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WICB and VIC radio attend College Radio Day at the White House

By Syd Pierre, Editor In Chief • October 26, 2022

On Oct. 19, Hibbard, Menard and senior Andy Tell, station manager for VIC radio, attended a College Radio Day event at the White House that was hosted by the Biden-Harris Administration.

IC alum works in the White House with Biden administration

By Chris Tolve, Contributing Writer • February 22, 2021

Rob Flaherty ’13 started his new position as the director of digital strategy for the Joe Biden administration last month.

Student arrested after entering White House checkpoint

By Alexis Manore, Assistant News Editor • January 22, 2020

An Ithaca College student was arrested Jan. 20 after he allegedly rode an electric scooter past a restricted White House checkpoint.

National Recap: White House security clearances raise concern

By Meredith Burke • April 3, 2019

A White House whistleblower alerted lawmakers that dozens of denials for security clearances have been overturned by President Donald Trump’s administration April 1.

National Recap: CNN sues Trump administration

By Meredith Burke, Opinion Editor • November 14, 2018

CNN filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump and several of his aides Nov. 13, seeking the immediate restoration of the press credentials of White House Correspondent Jim Acosta.

National Recap: Manafort indicted in investigation

By Meaghan McElroy, Opinion Editor • October 31, 2017

The special investigation, which started in May 2017, is led by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, former director of the FBI.

Too much focus on the White House

By Evan Popp • September 30, 2017

In the media’s never-ending quest for viewers and clicks, it’s the public — not the Trump administration — that loses.

Obama, did you hear us knocking?

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer • November 7, 2014

I looked around the crowd and saw mostly familiar faces. Our words were not falling on any new ears, let alone any ears belonging to a person who had the authority to create immediate action and change.

Ithaca College to take action against sexual assault through campaign

By Kayla Dwyer, News Editor • September 24, 2014

One day after the White House rolled out a national campaign calling for a stand against campus sexual assaults, the Office of Public Safety and Emergency Management informed the Ithaca College campus about a male-on-male sexual assault that occurred just after midnight on Sept. 21.

Ithaca residents criticize Reed for supporting government shutdown

By Noreyana Fernando, News Editor • October 2, 2013

Ithaca locals and students took to the streets Tuesday opposite the office of Rep. Tom Reed, R-N.Y., on East Martin Luther King, Jr. Street to voice their opposition to a government shutdown.

White House hosts third annual Science Fair

By Amanda Hutchinson, Contributing Writer • April 24, 2013

Kids today have so many more opportunities than I did in school. I never got to bring my science fair projects down to DC to present to the president. Then again, my projects were pretty terrible: one involved slamming Lego boxes together in the tub to mimic plate tectonics and tsunamis, and the other involved…

Hillary Clinton’s mixed legacy

By Rachael Hartford • February 18, 2013

Following former U.S. Senator John Kerry’s quick confirmation by the Senator, the new secretary of state joked he had big “heels” to fill as Hillary Clinton’s predecessor. Clinton is leaving the State Department with unprecedented approval ratings that could pave her way to a 2016 presidential candidacy if she wanted it. She became known for…