The Ithacan

Ithaca College will be releasing “HomerConnect 2.0” later this week, an update to the Ithaca College student and faculty database, which students also use to register for classes.

Junior journalism major and current managing editor Kira Maddox will be The Ithacan’s 2015-16 editor-in-chief.

Leslie Lewis, dean of the School of Humanities and Sciences at Ithaca College has accepted the position of provost and vice president for academic affairs at Goucher College.

Ithaca College President Tom Rochon spoke at a special all-college meeting March 5 regarding the college’s economic and structural future.

The College announced March 2 tuition for next year will be $40,658, a 2.85 percent increase from this year.

Ithaca College raised $735,249 in the first IC Giving Day on Feb. 26, receiving gifts from 2,306 donors.

Beth Harris, a retired associate professor in the Department of Politics, was arrested along with Ithaca resident Ariel Gold and three others for attempting to block the entrance to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee Policy Conference.

Due to an electrical cable failure, multiple Ithaca College buildings are without power and have closed including Williams Hall, Muller Chapel, the entire Campus Center, Gannett Center, including the library, and the Whalen Center.

Academy Award winning actress Geena Davis will be visiting the Roy H. Park School of Communications at the end of the month in the newest installment in the Park Distinguished Visitor Series.

A water main break at South Aurora and Pleasant Street has shut down the street corner while crews attempt to repair the break.

Kid Ink’s newest album, “Full Speed,” bungles his genre with inconsistent style and lack of lyrical prowess.

President Barack Obama’s free community college program could potentially hurt Ithaca College’s enrollment.