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In the complaint, Brad Hougham, a professor in the Department of Music Performance, accused some members of the president’s cabinet of fostering a toxic educational environment. (Julian DeLucia/The Ithacan, File Photo by Abby Brady/The Ithacan).

Ithaca College professor files Title IX lawsuit claiming anti-LGBTQ+ environment

By Prakriti Panwar and Kaeleigh Banda
May 9, 2025
From left, Mickey Huff, distinguished director of the Park Center for Independent Media, and Cyndy Scheibe, professor in the Department of Psychology, hope to integrate media literacy more seamlessly into education.

Leadership work toward making media literacy more accessible at IC

By Sarah Payne and Prakriti Panwar
December 4, 2024
Kari Brossard Stoos, associate professor and associate chair of the Department of Health Sciences and Public Health, will be teaching three new health courses in Spring 2025 called Introduction to One Health, Let’s Talk about Periods and Antibiotic Resistance: The Creeping Pandemic. Brossard Stoos said these courses are an effort to educate health care leaders-in-the-making about the World Health Organization’s objectives and provide a space for students to discuss pressing global health care concerns. 

Q&A: Professor promotes conversations about global health concerns through new courses

By Prakriti Panwar, News Editor
December 4, 2024
Students watch the results of the presidential election crawl in on Nov. 5 at an election watch party organized by the Department of History.

Campus community reacts to results of 2024 general election

By Vivian Rose, Prakriti Panwar, Julian DeLucia, and Matthew Telyczka
November 7, 2024
Over the past month, housing assistance resources in Tompkins County have faced multiple financial and resource-related challenges. While the county is working on adapting to the immediate challenges of the shelter system, two key housing programs that help individuals transition out of homelessness — the Village and Sunflower House — are struggling to remain afloat. 

Tompkins County experiences lack of transitional housing and long-term care services

By Prakriti Panwar and Vivian Rose
October 30, 2024
Eric Steinschneider, associate professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religion, and Eric Machan Howd, director of extended studies, are co-founders of the certificate program.

New certificate program in peace studies formalizes affiliation between IC and Namgyal Monastery

October 30, 2024
Ithaca College sophomore Kit Kelly died by suicide Oct. 15. Kelly was a television and digital media production major in the Roy H. Park School of Communications.

Campus community celebrates life and shares memories of sophomore Kit Kelly

October 16, 2024
Ithaca College sophomore Kit Kelly died by suicide Oct. 15. Kelly was a television and digital media production major in the Roy H. Park School of Communications.

Campus community celebrates life and shares memories of sophomore Kit Kelly

By Prakriti Panwar, News Editor
October 16, 2024
The vigil was organized by Ithaca College Students for a Free Palestine and students sat in a circle playing music, reading poetry and sharing their feelings.

Students grieve death of Palestinians in ongoing war

By Prakriti Panwar, News Editor
October 16, 2024

Flu shot clinic returns to campus after two years

By Prakriti Panwar, News Editor
October 14, 2024
In its answer, the college admitted through its attorneys to have determined reasonable grounds to believe that Casey Stebbins, an employee at Dining Services, violated the college’s intimate relationship and sexual harassment policies, but did not terminate his employment. 

IC admits to have had grounds to believe that former associate dean violated sexual harassment policy

By Prakriti Panwar, News Editor
September 25, 2024
Although Ithaca College's undergraduate enrollment decline outpaces the national dip, the school's graduate enrollment is growing in the face of national decline.

Variations in enrollment patterns lead IC to modernize recruitment strategies

By Sebastian Pickford and Brady Dumas
September 25, 2024
Senior midfielder Connor Tierney battles for possession against Red Dragons sophomore defender Josh Chung. The Bombers fell 2-1, as the Red Dragons took early control of the match.

Men’s soccer overpowered by Red Dragons in 2-1 loss

September 19, 2024
A U.S. district judge ruled that a former student’s claims against Ithaca College for violating Title IX and about Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress against Bryan Roberts, former associate dean of the Roy. H Park School of Communications, will survive. This means that the claims will be further pursued in court.

Title IX violation case against Ithaca College and former associate dean to be pursued in court

By Prakriti Panwar, News Editor
September 11, 2024
From top left, Stanley Bazile, Shadayvia Wallace, Luca Maurer, Erin Foster, McKenzie Murray and Cliff-Simon Vital. The BIPOC Unity Center has paused the search for a director.

BIPOC Unity Center pauses search for director, focuses on fortifying existing leadership

By Prakriti Panwar, News Editor
September 11, 2024

Q&A: Professor talks sustainable business management in accounting

By Vivian Rose, Prakriti Panwar, and Ethan Kaufman
September 9, 2024
Some examples of student employees who will be subject to these checks include resident assistants and anyone who has designated responsibilities, like holding a master key to important locations on campus.

IC to initiate background checks for some student employees starting in January

By Prakriti Panwar, News Editor
September 3, 2024
Editor-in-Chief Syd Pierre, Managing Editor Malik Clement and News Editor Prakriti Panwar sat down to talk with President La Jerne Cornish about the current campus climate, including free speech and diversity at the college.

Q&A: President La Jerne Cornish discusses campus climate, free speech, and diversity, equity and inclusion

By Syd Pierre, Malik Clement, and Prakriti Panwar
May 1, 2024
The “Liberated Zone” encampment was created at Cornell University on Thursday April 25. The encampment was created by the Pro-Palestine group Coalition for Mutual Liberation and it is intended to stay in place until Cornell agrees to their eight demands.

Blog: Cornell University Encampment

By Syd Pierre, Ryan Johnson, Prakriti Panwar, Mariana Contreras, Vivian Rose, Ray Milburn, and Grace Vanderveer
April 29, 2024
Caroline Levine, professor of humanities at Cornell University, addresses the crowd on The Commons. Levine said she played a key role in Cornell’s decision to divest from fossil fuels in 2020. Cornell’s fossil fuel divestment movement aimed to stop the university from investing in oil and gas companies and contributing to climate change through its endowment. 

Local groups urge climate justice action, engage with politicians ahead of equity proposal vote

By Prakriti Panwar, News Editor
April 23, 2024
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The college worked with Rankin Climate, a company that assesses institutional climate and specifically works with the college’s working committee, to compile the results of the survey.  The survey was made up of 117 questions, 16 of which were open-ended. Questions from the 2016 Campus Climate Survey were used as a basis and reviewed again by the college. 

Underrepresented communities on campus report lower levels of comfort in climate survey

By Prakriti Panwar, News Editor
April 22, 2024
President La Jerne Cornish stands in the Athletics and Events Center while student demonstrators participated in a die-in during an admissions event for admitted and prospective students at Ithaca College.

Campus community reacts to ICSFP protests held during Ithaca College Open House

By Ryan Johnson, Prakriti Panwar, and Vivian Rose
April 20, 2024
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Quincy Davidson, associate vice president for Engagement, will be departing from Ithaca College, according to an Intercom announcement made by Laine Norton, vice president for Philanthropy and Engagement, April 16.

Associate Vice President for Engagement departs Ithaca College

By Prakriti Panwar, News Editor
April 18, 2024
Senior pitcher Sean Kelly winds up and kicks his leg as he gets ready to fire a pitch to home plate on April 9. The Bombers held off a late rally and defeated the Continentals 12–11.

Baseball holds off late comeback and puts away Continentals

April 10, 2024
From left to right, first-year student Hee Jin Cho, Student Success Coach Trisha Mukherjee and graduate student Vaishnavi Devi Kumar take a selfie in their solar eclipse glasses.

College Briefs 4/10

April 10, 2024
Anne Hogan, dean of the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance, will be leaving at the end of the academic year and taking up the role of Dean of the College of Performing Arts at Chapman University in Southern California.

Inaugural dean of School of Music, Theatre, and Dance announces departure from IC

By Prakriti Panwar, News Editor
April 8, 2024
From left, Sean Eversley Bradwell, assistant professor in the Department of Education and chair of CSCRE, facilitating a conversation with Gayogo̱ hó:nǫˀ Learning Project members Michelle Seneca, outreach and engagement lead; Stephen Henhawk, language and culture lead; and Advisory Board Member Jim Wikel.

Members of the Gayogo̱ hó:nǫˀ community discuss importance of coexistence in Ithaca

By Prakriti Panwar, News Editor
April 4, 2024
ICSFP’s demands presented March 23 were: a school-wide statement acknowledging the genocide of Palestinians, a statement of support for Palestinian students and an apology for not making the statement sooner; a Boycott, Divestment and Sanction (BDS) audit which would provide access to information about if the college receives funding from any Israeli or Zionist corporations; and for Birthright trips to stop being run through Hillel at Ithaca College.

President Cornish rejects IC Students for Palestine’s demands

By Prakriti Panwar, News Editor
March 29, 2024
When construction begins, the staircase closest to the loading dock right outside the Terraces dining hall will be closed, meaning that the mail package lockers inside that space will be inaccessible. According to the Intercom post, Terraces residents will relieve their packages in the Towers mailroom. 

Terraces elevator construction to commence next week, will impact parking spaces and mailroom

By Prakriti Panwar, News Editor
March 29, 2024
From left, Vernard McBeth '71, Dennis Byron '71 and Steven Centeno '73 participated in the march to occupy the space where former college President Howard Dillingham's office was, protesting against Educational Opportunity Program budget cuts.

Alumni of color and allies commemorate 1970 protests at Ithaca College for the first time

By Prakriti Panwar and Alyssa Beebe
March 27, 2024
Seniors Sarake Dembele and Fabiha Khan present and discuss with the audience about what Ramadan is, what it feels like to fast during Ramadan and why Ramadan is observed in Islam.

First-ever Eid Bazaar celebrated in Emerson Suites

By Prakriti Panwar, News Editor
March 27, 2024
Senior midfielder Caroline Wise runs and battles a University of Scranton defender in a 13–9 victory February 25. The Bombers stand atop the Liberty League with a 7–0 conference record.

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During the die-in, sophomore Quincey Fireside, President of ICSFP, listed three demands: a school-wide statement acknowledging the genocide of Palestinians, a statement of support for Palestinian students and an apology for not making the statement sooner; a Boycott, Divestment and Sanction (BDS) audit which would provide access to information about if the college receives funding from any Israeli or Zionist corporations; and for Birthright trips to stop being run through Hillel at IC.

Ithaca College Students for Palestine hold die-in on Admitted Students Day

By Ryan Johnson, Staff Writer
March 23, 2024
Tim Downs, vice president for Finance and Administration at Ithaca College, gives the Student Governance Council a presentation on the college's finances in April 2022. Downs updated the campus community on Ithaca College’s projected deficit and its capital priorities in the first ‘Dollars and Sense’ presentation of Spring 2024 on March 14. 

Ithaca College’s deficit projected to reduce by about $5M by end of FY24

By Prakriti Panwar, News Editor
March 18, 2024
Chandler Silva (Junior) and Aleksander Burke (Sophomore)

From left to right, February Schneck (Junior), Elouane Rogers (First Year), Owen Umiker (First Year)

Gwyneth Cole (Left, Senior) and Clare Martin (Right, Senior)

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Lila Mohler, Sophomore (2026)

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Junior Resident Assistant Isabella Sloan said residents waited outside for about 30 to 40 minutes before OPS said it was safe for them to go back inside. She said about 15 minutes after OPS evacuated students out of the building, the firefighters arrived.

Holmes Hall evacuated after residents report burnt clothes as cause of fire alarm

By Prakriti Panwar, News Editor
March 4, 2024
Title IX investigator and prevention specialist departs college, interim to start in March

Title IX investigator and prevention specialist departs college, interim to start in March

By Prakriti Panwar, News Editor
February 28, 2024
Bombers' senior midfielder Caroline Wise fights for the ball in the Bombers victory against the University of Scranton Royals on Feb. 25.

Senior midfielder Caroline Wise runs after the ball while being chased by a Royals' player. The Bombers ran away with a 13–9 victory after trailing in the first half.

Women's lacrosse starts season strong with win over Royals

February 25, 2024
Christina Moylan will serve as the new Dean of the School of Health Sciences and Human Performance. Moylan will start March 1. 

Christina Moylan becomes Dean of the School of Health Sciences and Human Performance

By Prakriti Panwar, News Editor
February 22, 2024
Christina Moylan will serve as the Dean of the School of Health Sciences and Human Performance. Moylan will start March 1. 

Caroline Feindel ’09 is a renter in Ithaca who lives in Fall Creek, a Special Flood Hazard Area that warrants flood insurance for the property. Feindel said that having flood insurance is important, even though it may not seem like it.

Proposed revisions to flood maps could add costs and impact rent affordability for tenants

By Prakriti Panwar, News Editor
February 21, 2024
An Ithaca College student filed a civil lawsuit against the college and a former associate dean of the Roy H. Park School of Communications in November 2023.

College and former associate dean reinforce dismissal of claims in Title IX, sexual harassment lawsuit

By Syd Pierre and Prakriti Panwar
February 21, 2024
Lauren Goldberg, executive director of Hillel at IC, announced her departure from Ithaca College. Goldberg served as the executive director of Hillel for seven years and actively engaged with the campus community by organizing events like speaker series, shows by stand-up comedians and weekly Shabbat for students. 

Executive director of Hillel at IC announces departure from college

By Prakriti Panwar, News Editor
February 15, 2024
Christina Moylan, interim dean of the School of Health Sciences and Human Performance, was the second candidate in the School of HSHP Dean search. Moylan’s presentation outlined two goals that Moylan said she wished to add in order to improve the current vision of the school.

Interim dean outlines ideas to better meet HSHP and industry needs in candidate presentation

By Prakriti Panwar, News Editor
February 15, 2024
The lawsuit was filed against the college and Bryan Roberts, former associate dean of the Park School of Communications, in November 2023.

Student files to deny Ithaca College and former associate dean’s motions to dismiss Title IX, sexual harassment lawsuit

By Syd Pierre and Prakriti Panwar
February 13, 2024
VITA at the college, which has been providing free tax service at the college for more than 25 years. This year, VITA at the college has around 200 clients.

IC program works with international students and local refugees to provide tax filing support

February 20, 2024
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From left, Saints' sophomore guard Jackie Malley slides right to try and intercept driving Bombers' first-year guard Tori Drevna in the Bombers' 60–51 victory Feb. 9.

Women's basketball locks down Saints

February 10, 2024
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Aphasia is damage to the brain that impairs a person's expression of communication. the School of Health Sciences and Human Performance offers a free support group to individuals with aphasia and is looking for new participants to join the support group.

Student-facilitated group provides support to individuals with aphasia in local community

By Liam McDermott and Prakriti Panwar
February 1, 2024
Ithaca College is welcoming seven new members of faculty and administration in Spring 2024, including members in roles that were recently created at the college.

IC hires staff and administrators in new and existing positions for Spring 2024

By Prakriti Panwar, News Editor
January 24, 2024
An Ithaca College student filed a civil lawsuit against the college and a former associate dean of the Roy H. Park School of Communications, alleging that he was sexually abused and harassed by four then-employees of the college. The Defendants in the lawsuit both filed motions on Jan. 22 seeking to dismiss all or a majority of the claims in the original complaint.

Defendants file motions to dismiss claims in lawsuit against Ithaca College

By Syd Pierre and Prakriti Panwar
January 23, 2024
Public Safety Alert issued for reported burglaries and criminal trespasses

Public Safety Alert issued for reported burglaries and criminal trespasses

By Prakriti Panwar, News Editor
January 23, 2024
In addition to new student groups being formed, the local community of Tompkins County has also pushed for more action. At the Jan. 2 and Jan. 16 Tompkins County Legislature (TCL) meetings community members urged the legislative body to develop a local resolution calling for a ceasefire. 

Students continue to seek support from IC while community urges for Israel-Hamas war resolution

January 24, 2024
The lawsuit was filed against Ithaca College and Bryan Roberts, former associate dean of the Roy. H Park School of Communications.

Ithaca College student files sexual abuse, harassment, Title IX lawsuit against IC and former Park School associate dean

By Syd Pierre and Prakriti Panwar
January 19, 2024
From left, Bombers' junior guard Aidan Holmes drives right down the baseline as Yellowjackets' junior forward Logan Jagodzinski tries to defend the penetration into the lane.

Second half surge leads men's basketball to victory over Yellowjackets

December 8, 2023
Elizabeth Kaletski, an associate professor in the Department of Economics at Ithaca College, speaks about her research, her time teaching at the college and the intersection of economics and human rights.

Q&A: Economics professor researches human rights during sabbatical

December 6, 2023

Q&A with Ven. Geshe Lhakdor

By Prakriti Panwar and Ray Milburn
November 29, 2023
Experiences of BIPOC students in performing arts reveal patterns of discrimination at Ithaca College

Experiences of BIPOC students in performing arts reveal patterns of discrimination at Ithaca College

By Prakriti Panwar, Assistant News Editor
November 15, 2023
A promotional campaign from the campus climate survey which was conducted in 2016. Ithaca College has extended the deadline to complete the 2023 Campus Climate Survey to midnight Nov. 17. 

IC extends Campus Climate Survey deadline to Nov. 17

By Prakriti Panwar, Assistant News Editor
November 13, 2023
From left, senior Jason Pohl, sophomore Kalyani Jagadale and senior Shakthe Priya Sankar dance to Bollywood music at the 'Light It Up' festival Nov. 12 in IC Square. This event celebrated Diwali, an Indian Festival of Lights that celebrates the victory of good over evil.

College Briefs Nov. 15

November 15, 2023
About 200 people gathered Nov. 9 at Klarman Hall in Cornell University at a die-in to protest against genocide and express solidarity with Palestine amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war that began Oct. 7.

Community members express solidarity for Palestine during die-in protest held at Cornell University

November 12, 2023
From left, Belisa Gonzalez, professor of sociology and dean of faculty, equity, inclusion, and belonging, and David Gondek, associate professor in the Department of Biology and chair of the Faculty Council, discuss the low response rate for the Campus Climate Survey which is currently about 15%.

Faculty Council discusses Campus Climate Survey and benefits enrollment for employees

By Prakriti Panwar, Assistant News Editor
November 9, 2023
Senior SK Aptacy writes about the historically discriminatory background of fraternities and sororities and how this has manifested at Ithaca College.

Commentary: Greek life must be more clearly regulated by the college

November 1, 2023
Stanley Whittingham, a 2019 winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on the development of lithium-ion batteries, presented two lectures Oct. 19 and Oct. 21.

Nobel laureate discusses lithium-ion batteries and reneweable energy production

October 24, 2023
From left, Stacia Zabusky, associate provost of academic programs; Michael Trotti, legal studies coordinator and professor in the Department of History; Dave Gondek, associate professor in the Department of Biology and chair of Faculty Council; Carly Jo Hosbach-Cannon, associate director and graduate program chair of the Department of Speech, Language, Pathology and Audiology and Lauren Steele, vice chair of the faculty council and assistant professor in the Department of Media Arts, Sciences, and Studies assess the success of the summer onboarding and registration model.

Faculty council discusses success of pre-registration process and convenes new sub-committee

By Prakriti Panwar, Assistant News Editor
October 4, 2023
On Sept. 19, Azerbaijan launched what it claimed to be an anti-terrorist operation in Nagorno-Karabakh. Within 24 hours, the operation ended with a ceasefire agreement between Azerbaijani and Armenian forces. Ithaca's Armenian community is now calling for education and action amid the conflict.

Ithaca’s Armenian community calls for education and action amid Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

By Prakriti Panwar, Assistant News Editor
September 29, 2023
Sophomore Rishabh Sen, vice president of campus affairs, went over the details of writing a bill and explained the different types of amendments to new members of the Student Governance Council.

SGC gives overview of responsibilities to new members and lays out upcoming plans

By Prakriti Panwar, Assistant News Editor
September 26, 2023
Members of Faculty Council met on Sept. 5 for its first meeting of the Fall 2023 semester to discuss faculty searches, grievance policies and future meeting times.

Faculty Council discusses revisions to grievance policy

By Prakriti Panwar, Assistant News Editor
September 6, 2023
Popular international student health insurance improved to meet IC's requirements

Popular international student health insurance improved to meet IC’s requirements

By Prakriti Panwar, Assistant News Editor
August 30, 2023
The Ithaca College Student Governance Council discussed the procedures for upcoming elections and confirmed members to the Elections Committee during the first meeting of the semester August 29.

SGC hears from Elections Committee candidates ahead of upcoming elections

By Prakriti Panwar, Assistant News Editor
August 29, 2023
The Student Health Insurance Plan costs $3,066 from Aug. 10 to Aug. 9, 2024. For incoming students attending the college in Spring 2024, the coverage will last from Jan. 1, 2024 to Aug. 9, 2024, but the cost of insurance for this time period has not been determined yet. 

College switches Student Health Insurance Plan for 2023–24

By Prakriti Panwar, Assistant News Editor
June 30, 2023
From left, Casey Kendall, who will be serving as Deputy CIO for the division and as vice president for applications and infrastructure and David Weil, who will be spearheading the division as Vice President and CIO for Information Technology and Analytics.

Offices merged to form new Division of IT and Analytics

By Prakriti Panwar, Assistant News Editor
June 24, 2023
IC closes COVID-19 testing location and ends wraparound care

IC closes COVID-19 testing location and ends wraparound care

By Prakriti Panwar, Assistant News Editor
June 1, 2023
All of the candidates for the executive committee ran unopposed. Michael Trotti, professor in the Department of History, said the executive committee has been primarily composed of faculty from the School of Humanities and Sciences and proposed that the council wait until its August 2023 meeting to see if members from the other schools would nominate themselves for the positions.

Faculty Council elects executive committee, reviews proposals

By Kai Lincke and Prakriti Panwar
May 3, 2023
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