We expect this kind of controlling policy from secretive government and business entities, not from an institution that claims to cherish academic and press freedoms.
As current students and alumni committed to truth, transparency, and critical examination of our surroundings, this new policy flies in the face of everything we are taught to practice as journalists.
This controlled and limited dialogue and prohibition of multiple perspectives diminishes our ability to act honestly and independently, a virtue held high in Journalism Ethics, while impeding the goal of upholding the value of objectivity.
884 million people lack access to clean water; that is almost three times the United States population, according to Water.org. Ithaca College student groups like Take Back the Tap and Food for Thought brought water issues to the forefront during what they dubbed “Water Week.”
Residents supporting the Occupy Ithaca movement held a general assembly today in DeWitt Park. Topics discussed at the meeting ranged from announcing upcoming community events the Occupy group plans to support, such as the May Day celebration, to discussing current events and bringing new motions to the floor.
“We’ve seen these kids. We’ve heard their cries. This war must end. We will not stop. We will not fear. We will fight war.”
The Ithaca College Board of Trustees has officially approved the tuition for the 2012-2013 school year, upping the current $35,000 price by 4.7 percent.
On Tuesday, Park School Dean Diane Gayeski hosted a “State of the School” meeting in Park Auditorium to go over what’s new with the Roy H. Park School of Communications – including more students, new majors, and Ithaca College’s possible expansion downtown.
In November, Bill Doggett, often referred to as “Bill the Homeless Man,” passed away from a heart condition at the age of 58. His passing marked a surprising change in the daily lives of many Ithaca residents.
I am a part of a generation of young adults who are thought to have vivid, hyper-specific memories of September 11, 2001, the event that ultimately shaped our collective lives and psyche.