How the U.S. gobbles up global resources The U.S. accounts for about 5 percent of the world’s population, but consumes 30 percent of global resources,…
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Part-time professors nationwide seek improved working conditions Higher, livable wages, access to health care benefits and improved job security rank high among the demands by…
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Flanigan is a facilities attendant at IC. Hood Hall is one of 26 residence buildings on campus, all of which are maintained by facilities attendants like Flanigan. He has cleaned many of the residential buildings on campus for the last eleven years and has encountered a variety of student-made messes. He said the worst times of year for excessive messes are holidays, midterms, Cortaca and finals week. -
The air smelled like burning plastic when Alexa Dragoumis stepped out of a bar in Boston on April 15. She was less than a mile away from the finish line, hoping to see her friend’s family finish running the 2013 Boston Marathon. -
Various members of the Ithaca College community have expressed concern about discriminatory comments made in classrooms and across a campus that, in its diversity statement, claims to “commit ourselves to change, growth, and action that embrace diversity as an integral part of the educational experience and of the community we create.”
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Naming a star after someone is often seen as a thoughtful gesture, but the practice has garnered criticism from many astronomers and the International Astronomical Union, the organization responsible for naming stars and other celestial bodies.
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The foundation of the ex-gay movement dates back to 1973, when the American Psychiatric Association (APA) removed homosexuality from its list of recognized mental disorders.
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Post-9/11 politicians used the terror attacks to transform themselves into a new version of the American Superman — one that relied on clichéd election phrases, vague promises and patriot-infused speeches.