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Cornell Sued Over Sophomore's Suicide After Alleged Loving House Harassment Campaign
A federal lawsuit filed against Cornell University claims administrators failed to intervene as a harassment campaign escalated inside the school's flagship LGBTQ+ residence hall, a campaign the suit says ended with 19-year-old sophomore Fionn Ivar Knutson dying by suicide in November 2024. The complaint, filed October 26 in the Northern District of New York, accuses the university of not adequately supervising the Loving House community even as tensions between students mounted for months.
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....
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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.
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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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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.
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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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Elmira Notre Dame high school launches new preparatory basketball program
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WENY) - Notre Dame High School in Elmira, New York, has launched a new preparatory basketball program that is drawing student-athletes from all over the world. Players from China, Cameroon, Australia, and France have joined the inaugural team, bringing a mix of cultural diversity and passion for basketball to the Southern Tier of New York.
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.
Cornell Daily Sun
Cornell Fraternities Can Host Parties at Off-Campus Annexes, SFL Says
Cornell Sorority and Fraternity Life has released a policy clarifying that Cornell Interfraternity Council fraternity parties and social events are permitted in third-party spaces, which includes off-campus annexes, according to the SFL website. Social events and parties held at on-campus fraternity houses remain barred for the duration of the academic...
Cornell Daily Sun
GUEST ROOM | Kotlikoff, Ban the Frats
Elise Carpenter '28 is a student in the Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Sciences. She is a member of Greek Life. She can be reached at esc229@cornell.edu. Many girls today are raised on the premise that if they work hard and get educated, they can escape the age-old system of being objectified by men. I believed it. I worked my way to the top of male-dominated organizations in high school and wrote one of my Cornell admission essays about the misogyny I endured along the way. Cornell was supposed to be a haven where I would be seen for my mind instead of my gender. Instead, I have found a sexist, degrading culture, and fraternities are to blame.
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Dean of Students to leave Ithaca College next week
Marsha Johnson, dean of students, will depart from Ithaca College on Nov. 13 to become the dean of students at the College of Staten Island. The announcement was made via a campus-wide email from President La Jerne Cornish on Nov. 2. “While we will miss her care for our students...
The Star Gazette
Elmira College shakes up leadership structure, appoints 2 senior VPs
Elmira College has reorganized its leadership team, naming Patricia Ireland and Paula Lee Hobson the college's first senior vice presidents as it works to sustain enrollment and fundraising growth. Ireland and Hobson began their new roles Oct. 19, according to a community announcement. Both continue to report to Elmira College President John F. Dolan, along with Dennis Kelly, vice president of enrollment management. The college said the new structure is intended to streamline its executive team, speed decision-making and establish clearer reporting across campus. Over the past three years, Elmira College has welcomed three of its largest incoming classes in the past decade and experienced significant growth in donor support, according to the announcement. Ireland, Hobson and Kelly will work together to build on that growth. "I made a commitment to the Board of Trustees to take the steps necessary to move Elmira College forward, including evaluating our leadership structure," Dolan said. "This reorganization reflects that commitment and ensures we will have the necessary focus to sustain our enrollment growth, strengthen the student experience, and ensure the College will remain strong well into the future." Patricia Ireland takes expanded administrative role Ireland, who joined Elmira College as provost in 2021,
WETM 18 News
Elmira Junior Express football wins STYFC Championship
JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. (WETM) – The Twin Tiers has new champions of the gridiron. The Elmira Junior Express B Division Team outlasted Vestal for the Southern Tier Youth Football Conference Championship, on Sunday. Elmira earned the STYFC Super Bowl title in their first appearance, with a 7-0 victory at Johnson City’s Wildcat Stadium. The Junior […]
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Section IV soccer champions crowned
GREATER BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – High school soccer is starting to wrap up in the Southern Tier and some of the sectional champions have already been crowned. Starting off with the girls, Owego Free Academy has been named the Class A Champions.The River Hawks took down the Maine-Endwell Spartans 2-1, giving OFA its first title […]
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Cornell students to hold peaceful protest for SA survivors
ITHACA, N.Y. (WETM) – We Are The Bear, a survivor-led movement, will be holding a peaceful protest rally at Cornell University in early November. The peaceful protest rally will take place on Saturday, Nov. 7, at 4:30 p.m. at Ho Plaza on the Cornell University campus. The protest will advocate for student safety, stronger survivor protections […]