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News from May 1, 2008
Students gather last night outside Muller Chapel for a vigil for freshman William Jacobson.

Students gather last night outside Muller Chapel for a vigil for freshman William Jacobson.

Max Steinmetz/The Ithacan

Student remembered for insight and intellect

The campus community today is mourning the sudden loss of one of its students.
At a vigil last night, those who knew William Jacobson said they remembered the freshman from St. Paul, Minn., as full of joy and a true intellectual, a quality his mother said earned him the nickname “the Professor.” Jacobson was found dead yesterday in the Farm Road pond after he went missing early Sunday morning.

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ICSD to appeal judge's recommendation
The Ithaca City School District’s Board of Education voted unanimously Monday to file objections to a judge’s recommendation in the case brought against it by Ithaca College student Amelia Kearney, who alleged that the district failed to protect her daughter from racial harassment while at school. Read »
 
Campus event to honor Holocaust Memorial Day
Vladka Meed sat barricaded in the Warsaw ghetto, anxiously awaiting the eruption of violence that would soon break out. Meed and several of her neighbors had collected rocks, bottles and knives to defend themselves against the German soldiers, who stood poised to crush the resistance.
“We had no expectation that we would live beyond the next few weeks. Why not resist when the alternative was death at a time and place chosen by the Nazis,” Meed wrote years later in her memoir, “On Both Sides of the Wall”.
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Class revitalizes historic group with new technology
His hands are like rocks — and after 50 years of construction work, when he reaches out for a handshake, they crease like thick leather mitts. His pinky fingers were broken years ago while racking up a game of pool, and now, they lay slightly crooked. He shakes them out a bit, pulls his tired fingers into fists, and then lets his joints go loose.
“It’s rough, but I’m making it,” he said. “They’re softening up a bit.” Read »
Campus theft marks fourth in two weeks
A Circle Apartment 2 resident reported Saturday that a television, iPod and other items had been stolen sometime between 12:30 and 3:30 a.m. The burglary is the fourth incident of theft to occur on campus during the past two weeks.
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College to host year-end picnic
Ithaca College will host its fourth annual IC Kicks Back, a picnic celebrating the last day of classes, from 2 to 6 p.m. tomorrow on the Campus Center Quad. Read »
HSHP to sponsor new minor
The Department of Occupational Therapy will offer a new minor this fall in occupational science. The program, which will be open to all majors, will teach students about the relationship between a person’s environment and his or her occupation. Read »
School to pilot healthier dining option for Fall 2008
Beginning next fall, Ithaca College students will have a program that offers a pre-portioned meal under 600 calories through a new Dining Services option. The program will be included in every student’s meal plan without an additional cost and will be offered in all campus dining halls. Read »

Public Safety Log

Public Safety Incident Log March 30 to April 1
Selected Public Safety Incidents from March 30 to April 1.
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Student's autopsy results suggest accidental drowning
The results of a forensic autopsy performed this morning on Ithaca College freshman William Jacobson show he drowned accidentally, according to an Ithaca Police Department press release. Read »

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Park administrator selected as new interim grad studies dean

Tuesday | Diane Gayeski, associate dean of faculty and a professor of strategic communication at Ithaca College, has been named interim dean of the Division of Graduate and Professional Studies for the 2008-09 academic year. Read »

News Alert

Board announces new trustees and promotions

Friday | The Ithaca College Board of Trustees announced Tuesday its new student and alumni trustees and several faculty promotions, all of which were decided at the board’s May 17th meeting.  Read »

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Speaker stresses character and preparation

Sunday | A sea of colored umbrellas filled Butterfield Stadium this morning as Ithaca College’s graduating class of 2008 sat on rain-soaked folding chairs and heard associate Minnesota Supreme Court Justice and former NFL player Alan Page stress what he called crucial to his own success: recognizing preparation as crucial to success, and recognizing that fear, not situations, often creates the obstacles that impede it. Read »

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