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Schools and offices closed, but regular recycling and bus schedules for Veterans Day
There are Veterans Day events scheduled around Ithaca and Tompkins County, on and around Veterans Day itself, which is Wednesday, November 11. Public schools, banks, and municipal offices are mostly closed on Tuesday. TCAT bus service and Tompkins County curbside recycling pickup will operate on their regular schedules. [...]
tompkinsweekly.com
Ian Valentine takes over as Newfield athletic director
In 2008, Ian Valentine graduated from Newfield High School as he got set to play baseball at Southern Vermont College. He returned to his alma mater to coach multiple sports, currently the head football coach and the assistant baseball coach. With the athletic director position open this year, it was only natural for someone who’s Newfield through and through to step up.
WETM 18 News
Schiller’s record-breaking day advances Edison to Section IV final, Tioga tops Schuyler in Class D semis
ITHACA, N.Y. (WETM) – The Section IV football finals are set, following a thrilling semifinal Saturday. Edison and Tioga each delivered big wins on Saturday, advancing to their respective Section IV Championship games. In the 8-Man semifinals at Ithaca High School, the Spartans saw a record-breaking day from their senior quarterback, as they rolled past […]
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26 Hidden Costs Of Retiring In A College Town
College towns sell themselves with lecture series, leafy streets, and a campus that doubles as a public park. The brochure leaves out the line items that appear after the moving truck pulls away. Some of these costs arrive on a tax bill. Others show up as a lost Saturday, a donation request, or an insurance ... Read more
theithacan.org
Faculty Council discusses proposed restructuring in executive session
The Ithaca College Faculty Council met for its monthly meeting Nov. 3 where the members discussed the college’s proposed academic restructuring in executive session and continued debating changes to the faculty handbook. Dennis Charsky, professor in the Department of Strategic Communications and chair of the Faculty Council, proposed an...
WETM 18 News
LECOM celebrates 129 students at white coat ceremony
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) — First year students at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine began their medical journeys to become doctors at the LECOM white coat ceremony. There were 129 students that received their white coats during the ceremony. Multiple officials with the LECOM school gave remarks, including a 2024 graduate, and families filled […]
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WETM 18 News
18 Sports Blitz – 11/6
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – The 18 Sports Blitz is back with another thrilling episode. The 18 Sports Blitz continued with a major postseason edition, including a thrilling slate of high school sports from Section IV, Section V, and Pennsylvania’s District IV. Of the big winners on the night, Horseheads rocked Binghamton, Corning topped Ithaca, and […]
Cornell Daily Sun
GUEST ROOM | Cornell’s Faculty Senate Is Playing With Fire
Alexander Thomson is an assistant clinical professor of anesthesiology and pain medicine in the College of Veterinary Medicine. As the Faculty Senate considers a vote of no confidence, the politics of blame threaten to derail the difficult work of real reform. It's bonfire season in Ithaca, and Cornell has no...
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Elmira College inaugurates 16th president, looks ahead to new chapter
Elmira College inaugurated Dr. John F. Dolan as its 16th president, marking a new chapter for the institution. Students share their hopes for campus life, while Dolan outlines his priorities for keeping the college accessible, affordable and sustainable for future generations.
The Ithaca Voice
‘That review is ongoing’: Ithaca College professors, staff fear potential layoffs
Amid Ithaca College’s financial troubles, faculty and staff fear potential layoffs as the school works to address its budget deficit. Voices are AI generated. The Ithaca Voice is not responsible for mispronunciations. The news was shared at an Oct. 20 State of the College meeting, in which President Dr....
WETM 18 News
Elmira College inaugurates 16th President Dr. John F. Dolan
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM)— Elmira College’s new president was officially inaugurated on Friday, Nov. 6. Dr. John F. Dolan is Elmira College’s 16th president, making his inauguration the first in nine years. “It’s a great time to pause, celebrate all we’ve achieved, and then talk about where we’re going in the future,” says Dr. Dolan. Elmira […]
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Ithaca reclaims Class A title; Vestal and Chenango Valley continue XC dominance
Section 4’s top cross-country athletes raced at Chenango Valley State Park in Greene, NY, to reaffirm the best finishers ahead of the 2026 NYSPHSAA Cross Country Championships on November 14. Local high schools from Classes A, B, C and D have crowned several star runners throughout the season. On the girls’ teams, Ithaca’s Tsadia Bercuvitz and Avery Whittaker, Corning’s Kateland Dininny, Vestal’s Hellen Zhang and Kayla Fletcher, Maine-Endwell’s Madison Novotny, Sidney’s Olivia Beauchat, Owego’s Sarah Heath, Chenango Forks’ Clara Little and Chenango Valley’s Lyla Houser have consistently entered conversations about “the best” this season. On the boys’ side, Ithaca’s William Boscia, Corning’s Christopher Lawson, Union-Endicott’s Nicholas Luti, Johnson City’s Connor Smith, Vestal’s Oliver Parsons and Kevin Middendorf, Chenango Valley’s Nikil Datta, Susquehanna Valley’s Aiden Skuban and Delhi’s Jaden Lewis, to name a few, stand out as some of Section 4’s top runners. Ithaca’s cross-country team has produced some of the region's best finishers, with five athletes placing in Section 4's top five in the 5000-meter race. Seniors Boscia and Bercuvitz, junior Avery Whittaker, sophomore Mattea Dauria and senior Skyler Lovenheim emerged as top runners in the Saratoga Cross Country Invitational on October 10. Bercuvitz’s first-place finish, in 16:31.8, placed her
NBC News
4 Cornell lawsuit defendants join effort to oust Letitia James from criminal investigation
NEW YORK — Four men named in a former Cornell University student’s lawsuit are joining an effort to block New York’s attorney general from leading a reopened criminal investigation into the woman’s allegations, according to court filings on Thursday. The men agreed to be added to...
theithacan.org
Former associate dean sues college over alleged discrimination in Title IX investigation
Bryan Roberts, former associate dean of the Roy H. Park School of Communications, filed a complaint against the Ithaca College Board of Trustees on Oct. 7, alleging the college discriminated against him during an investigation of a Title IX complaint in 2023, leading to an erroneous outcome. Roberts filed the complaint with the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York.
theithacan.org
Commentary: Ithaca College’s three-school model is private equity thinking at its worst
Editor’s Note: This is a guest commentary. The opinions do not necessarily reflect the views of the editorial board. Ithaca College’s proposed restructuring from five academic schools to three is a poorly conceived, short-sighted and intellectually lazy idea. But the thinking behind this reorganization is troublingly familiar. Ithaca...
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Editorial: Ithaca College’s proposed school merger must consider alumni
Editor’s Note: The opinions presented in this editorial do not necessarily reflect the views of every editorial board member. Ithaca College’s proposed school merger could affect more than current students, faculty and staff. The college should consider whether consolidating schools truly makes administrative sense, but should also consider how the proposal could affect the reputations and identities of its five schools, and therefore how it could impact its relationship with alumni.
theithacan.org
Ithaca College’s proposed academic restructuring sparks conversation and concern
Ithaca College announced Oct. 13 that it began planning a potential academic restructuring to address student needs and to realign the size of the college’s administration with the size of the student body. The proposed restructuring has sparked conversation, understanding, confusion and concern across the IC community since it was announced.
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Wells College finds new buyer for historic campus
A Chicago-based real estate developer has signed a purchase agreement to buy the former Wells College campus in Aurora with plans for a senior living community. "For now we're still negotiating," said developer Paul Warshauer, who made a $10 million cash offer and signed the agreement last Thursday. "We're in, basically, the due diligence period, the examination period.