While many of their peers embark on journeys home for the holidays, some international students often find themselves grappling with the complexities of staying behind. In what is usually a campus buzzing with busy energy, the quiet campus and the hushed corridors of residence halls become the backdrop for a different narrative. Navigating the winter break as an international student at Ithaca College presents a unique set of challenges that often go unnoticed. 

Winter athletes returned to South Hill early from winter break to train while growing closer to their teammates.

Another Circles resident, who asked to remain anonymous, was in her apartment when a man trespassed into her residence through the second-floor balcony over winter break.