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llege aca Co ications sur An Ith mmun its poten ting Co on input Marke hering vey gat identity nd ter- Keep the disng. tial bra Vo lu live yes n goi sio BY PAtRicK DUPReY me 7 went cus on ning. ment staff writer day eve survey Comsur vey at The staff writer .org. Senior Molly Wernick anticipates a career in the nonpants the partici ies theithacan s ask profit sector, so she applied to Ithaca College’s Washington After a recent leap in apa ser 90 ed judge 35 ign . to and des H.R Semester Program, knowing the nation’s capital is also the plications, nts ages er Code the Ithaca College of im advertiseme lege is Off the col capital of national nonprofits. After being awarded a comOffice of Admissions will pick potential nicate that fident, promu munications and membership internship at the Center for the class of 2015 from the largto com thinking, con and ready d Nonprofit Advancement, Wernick was ready to spend a seest selection pool of students in “forward , well-prepare a mester in Washington, D.C. three years. fessional ure”. features fut ad the for “This experience is kind of like my training wheels The college received 13,424 posed and deOne prostudent cellist music to what comes May 23 when I am no longer in college,” applications lege’s of a 1? photo how the col ts for their 201 Wernick said. for the 2011t gus s au other scribe es studen m school fro12 However, this personal and professional experience year prepar duation. An lID l of oo va sch gra a photo CoUpon after comes with often frustrating inconveniences. — almost 300 features l hallway lives nt By Pa me oo ise Though several students said while they enjoy the promore than last advert high sch ts are preand eltrick duP s in a to studen gram and do not regret their decision to enroll, they also year and 700 locker ma services s. ce g how list of in stratin ching career the colathan Staff Gonza Commer of illu expressed concerns with limited course options, housing more ing eas Write . Library o for for tea Cornell er t. ore rel rS the U.S pared sed log containing wheth Augus policies and the stagnant low interest in the program. ely bef es2009-10. po ed on ntative. in Unive ing vat lain pro ca pri e ard exp rese Colle Th rsity ion shield Servic deb Soph uld be nal rep e om ate reg last offer are h “Ithaca Tom Bohn, the former Washington Program director gressio a blu ls, sho nite deliberat and Human d The of the orewit ferent ge have each an ing details r local con ue its sparke trol pil anne lege is said e to the you d. Full plans ite letter take nt has th con l contin ent of HealthMAgUiRe from Spring 2005 to Summer 2008, said the program was time admissionse a defi ent to include of ” in wh played outsid carlin, a action endme ing bir bill would hav counter, and wil tm “IC ives areut the amendm am lud par applications for me ept inc De dis the the . , regard mber r the e” es, designed in the mid-to-late 1990s after the Los Angeles simin contraccerns abo tethe U.S its proposal ing tw of the ceptiv If included, reached Colleg ased ove con scriptio e. nd sta rch blu ce contra scholarships . bra o la pu e t of pre questions or in Sin rec ine bo Program began to flourish. Bohn said he and faculty memlar highs was ion be cos the the lleg dic r Initia ipt ent right student said rtray Only the. Direct any can Co proscr ventative meincreased. they can n. tive in nK ngton, deaths. Reuben igned to po t creates Ameri Since tio in 2008, when or not website promoti bers were seeking an internship-focused program like L.A., Washi ian ra as pre legisla dents by the dents. A f is des titution tha ctors in By Brff writer ng So classified college stu ludapplications stu t e r ed in the legetotaled to lid appeal to students of different majors, such as politics, 13,546. In ment er 15 do stA ins ” — the to aft an ari Co on ady inc w col t as ty, ned rn allo ell ssio 4 impac vey of application numbers college s who are “Re l not be 0 sur journalism,pro arttes and 2009-10, ier to sw Unirights. ts sociology. commi s or ms wil , page saw versity against e pill” eas reproductive dicine, were mmogram e condo ding to a 201 a drop of more iveS t and graduate s tagline. Sodexo sopho During his tenure as director, Bohn said, program en800 to 12,752. ma find “th n’s abl Ceptthan reques ing gn’ more Accor ’s lic wome Institute of Me es, such as n may Afford campai en said after ntra brand Wome the future of ies tu rollment never reached his goals of po between 20esand 30 servic Protection and ment manof the See Co Eric Maguire, vice president of Reub Desdun George s for the ing, the ne tative t day in mbers posal By es wa t spr pro D.C., defi doctors, me men’s preven to the Patien ski. The amend n. students per semester, double the average enrollment. enrollment and communication, Ic Squa nico de las found s review le ndpower, me kul re. re maSta ment These for wo h MioG ry Enrollment has remained steady at an average of 10-15emIly parK/th said the college’s acceptance limit In pro ject we rbara Mi eening for wo uary yesterday nd o de delines ing an amend wit ff sk Ba ad an d bra . ma Fe gui Wr a b. 25, effeort e Ithac worke clarify and scr gs since Jan r by Sen Sodexocolleg follow , on iter and Cornell col ley said the tog pro students throughout the program’s history. for 2011-12 is set around 9,000 an firmmo last yea ive services ations, etin ve rev lege will em ati tin me ok the plo vaccin introduced tat te alit rke ed memb a ma yees at colle qu a living not elop students, equating to 67 percent t ee public preven ers of the using Ithaca ternity’s one fra- adopt any new to dev wage Care Ac urance cover the last of thr the co ge regarding ntity dback Colle es for ide for all mpan of the applicant pool. recog- alcohol pol its co e feeco held the LaantitaIth tivaca nition. , stu dates ins ge. un ge mittee mm icies. ssa qu bor Initia The co y’s treatmen ntracWith t “Week ut far dents an In me wi ” Maguire said 8,500 students a limited number of course options, Bohn said ity the The com abo th are joi d ow Sodexo t of So lle of Actio“Ready tivetivine is aft College Ithacaning for dexo em n emplo ge has made and n.” is initia Pr freshma ermath of Ith for om have been admitted so far, and students are discouraged from enrolling in the program LIPS, the o oti clog 20 plo a de yee “Th ng are w n Vic clear dis aca ath, the memb ye The co s awarene a studerenttha n a ne said. “We Soelidarity’ ers of the college has set next year’s tinction es. llege gu are different college toria Cheng’s org s siv sh ma en an ss mo the irt ub hen ke fro ho iza of labor e,” Re tiocom thawasHingtOn, s and page 4club arante has de pre ur, the no forma m Sode See t its has be enrollment goal at 1,650 new es its cided iss s a n that ini xo worke living(Jane) chen uniform black en foc Colleg tiative l policy pants to wore blue em 50 by yu-chen Acco ing confrnding aim DeSIGn s to,rai wage using takue college and bu , put change to mimic students — the same as last for To ployees $11.1 rs. held bra ontinon se for cents. Alfred rgund sity pre rding to a Co emplo underon s. g , vision a So nnOr mp a silent masking tap 1 e-waidecampr aig Ki co l rnell Un yees missi the nership ss relea O’COedi year’s goal. So far, 297 students colleg tor e over dexo employee y de receiv n tothe overalllege, sta Sodexo in Ga ng, director kins County, per Cente ring to ou lsey a role ive se, alc their mo r for 45 monstration ’s t ties e a liv rting wa By KeistAnt news reases en plus sure all of publi ithersbu Worke since lasttha in De ohol pla rlic fractu te’s inc have submitted paid deposits, ing rau ” fal e. in uth mi and Ass sdunes’ l wi rs’ wa Coom ge for c relati IC Squa rg, M lleg . nutes s yed rk sta tal hyd Sophom is carbs InnSpa aca Co gepso IC20/20thofthe and su Center, an ons de re in Ca and horizon t of New Yo July 1 202 of which were from early ore An . rt- aff $8.19. Brian Sodexo em d., said the mpSim said pports the To , senior inv ath. Jody orglity izaIth To mpus the gers of kins Co on for ployee M airs an tional wo visibi an est mp tiornand The dan to the forefr ks down for ale moradecision applicants. unty s at the lowest pa the demons ne Carlin, a ponsible ndpowe d cam cAree, vic level, LI rkers’ Mi thares Departm kins Coun igator at Sh rticipan tra h 26 Sode ing t vo memb college er tic PS has issue ty Sh xo emplo pus life, sai e president rcellus met wit cates onfirmvey, ad “We are still very confident in ts togeth tion brought er of are com as the tim gh,sthe eri polic stualcohol ent, has said of stude purou bo LIPS, facto Ma shedingforthe asurloc al ancti stude This we yees do no d 40 out of former he belie ff’s attention n of the de nt sp y that stipu er to stand d ve our ability to hit those numbers na prospe t of po launch upas res factor was also a ered by fracin protes nt and staff sio col-lege wa ved eak as lates co ns ge durin ek, members make a living about 120 in conclu lic toethe gro ban ord co on y t Ch to fro ntr its Boehner said spending cuts are crunext year, ” he said. rau us of mp e BY nicole ogRYsKo rar vis en mber the ibuting foc a Sode . po wa ir any em g an g’s death of LIP der tal hyd tem “There voice. Coom xo torium y 1, the tem S defin ge. staff writer dents on the st and Sep ployee horizon Executive Or on ized club hand information cial the federal debt insa Maguire said the college took a weto re reducing perso ed a into Ch bs said the . On Jul Paterson on epitom peop must ses ed out over. en Augu inv eng’s de al review vid at month. betwe what they felt nScarbornew recruiting measure by hiring After Ithaca College sophomore brochure sion Monda living the nallypress will be did releaselelast ath is on estigation Gov. Da “fracking” r environment fracking in y, where m becau n’t even kn the demonstra out Chen s. On Tu Simpso arate tal findfooting or spending istio crititwo regional admissions counselShane Galley had difficulty ow, yet se“Cutting esday, we we federal turing n tha es furthe sure horizon college. ducted a sep and Feb. 26 g was found going. I felt co about requir re all economic res tou cal to reducing ors in Boston and New York City. his tuition bill for school, hethe took als offo con at colleges to dead nnected t I standing uncertainty, high-p No. 41 Depar Ave. Th tside 380 By Br on ough thod of vey ntry to rk State review togethinvestPe sur Yo rou cou nn encouraging private-sector Maguire said scholarship the second semester of his freshman w ia the me Se ch gh interv the sylvan er to fig Ne to n rank resear e ac said inv rk. Sta ia across es the nservation college. iew ental est Write New Yo on, pa ment andti creating a better environ- ht programs on campus have seen year to workffand earn rsities Findin er requir ironm ivepay ns of the s, photo l Co r moneyunto time lin igators have s, Coombs g a pa ceptio The ord vironmenta lyze the env July 1, no the jty e of Ch 4 country,” de ment for job creation ge in our a boost in applications. This troubfor rkingreturning togatcamher per Ga Wantka moana lescollege. of En up to eng’s ev veloped a g. Until can be ome in Since Mattrde sp e theartpro Lyon nts and ment rackin dAp wh ments ents lea can be psean he said. year, the college received 359 todaypus, picked working 20Sen toior Ithaca upac comme ontal hydrof ontal fracking se, llsaiwi a glim ’s NaGalley FuHa the fre en residents din d as ll for tio public Bg no riz riz ha got it na Lo tor n-parti sh ve limnd fir t by Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) applications for the Martin Lu- dergrad ine 25ua hours a lweek at Starbucks toedi Confe ts of ho h pressure ho ed is, bu ite new bra t save discuss man, but he st spotted magaz cip “hydro ren impac tlince an e’sts. te Reseafirm of d access hig , ou nal or leg e str for tio Br on g col on de an d ts spoke out against Pell Grant cuts ther King, Jr. Scholar Program, for school. ee own sai like at to cli y speci Unt clean thering rch anaca. cturin groun permi related at the k the gaing town Ith d aaCa fic inf ned to said ab lic fra of wh on“Mostly g under a sp to ron bene could during a visit to Cornell University a scholarship for minority stu-inf if I want here, I out ght loo deting s. He otation college orm issued. ontal hydrau of extractin . It involves He ITH to uti down investiga the investiga ormation ntity mi3,0’s00mepe inuth logo, expe ithaca earl/Tmake ideco ngSo ental es ophlethe nferenine tio Horiz the process fin and work nm , sand ural gas on Monday. Besides expressing the dents. After the amount for thehasslBuildi have toJamdo for myself Hillit ev cts College wit tosom magaz ce isfi results tors are await n. He said pactsding the atte- d and nat lons of water s. ” is en im bued do an enviro Community e for facult altern how mo but ad ental“Working ing au y annm g, Inc., from re . a partfracking s such as oil ma ource importance of investing in educas dissat edt him awardgeincreased ative pa students the esofnot by en for it,” he said. n gal n’s $18,000 NCUR a Unava topsy ded tha timeta stuem he wa ny ind pe erging of a and fac 5 millio ract these res Ithaca Tar tin the Wome d yet ila enviro d are dent rking tion, t ll wi rem ople ble for tha parkista resource upwards of at ., doingKa Toxics$25,000 s. from willuse availa ble Parking the cuts would ulty said jobsigrestricts me during Hinchey testime ies t be bring ve know whichthy Le their rel t there’s no ent of toyes lls to ext ends to terday last year, 217 applicaing, Inc will ne ble Pa n migh spllin get gesfacilitnifisca t siu the EPA ng dri ntl Da ac sis presid rackingtions k, Tar tha pumping cals into we , which ext le formatio , rki y hic ed vid the eas tan Co NC hly pa ng ng red xic on campus, it make it difficult were submitted. ever, les. extra activities e. rkingge 4 llethe to Cornell t for higuc so it gets Ur we for 2,200 Maley, Ha To thing mi ail rof ge stu t is ofav Shale abter tor of ck sha en 168 to Walter le tha ekend. find of hyd associat and che area of , pre sid deent ng an to Ith e in the Offi parkirv rcellus nthard. eyd, pa services asmedia is a bla we ngers s, ste”wa students afford tuition. Malinda director thed ng pretty in theof an e direc aca area. Smith, The Ma nsylvania, ceSu college rel alult s. an the da ates wa fac tains bet lter Haforceg cre of Publi traffic servic office See Wapa d in the me micalyhe Pen ndous to comment. uceprogram, does no ations, said kin some ate con l gas. d sta y chefin Mike Morosi, press secretary for declined rki Galley said gets scholarships to is c es rac rod nit ng Sa d. tre un and rof int ff t mu through logists estim ing fet s sai s, ura anhd sal sure d altern the hyd t y, said hicles trave ndouMatthew ng wa ,” he director saidof t of nat Ithaca com Congressman Hinchey, said more de any new reg plan on ad the a l$5,550 Pell the Wted witand ative a federal coming of the numb to do J. Fee, arranpa if fracki the exthat geo n cubic fee a treme thing ge 5Grant, Lake.” opttamina hen the philipS nt alcoh ula , geme enou lio than 80 ion about cking , pen e feel it’s uctive Park fiTneSS for coli CayugaProgram, nts. for low i- aconschol14,000 college students in the gh space , and there er of veScholar financial and lleng tat the co Dr hallthan 516 tril rday, more ol use. tions on stu “W il fra geaidmainitiative destr CenTer es from Agency est should nferen “We a presen s of hydro vironfor stu Yeste surely water comarship Mof n 20 cost Williareceive Pell Grant aid. its pu 22nd District ariaan See middle covering then full incomedestudents. Hecam saves tio ce thr ended most mS our ha certainly do plication ., an en ers att ee years bid ings, s farther fro dents to park be Brown, nking l Protec up more tha wdri nta n’t bo nd and im rgeting, Inc information memb ur me m Ho “We’re going to work to make communication student’s educa$8,000 he earns from his part-time ke s ard er su on thr “O academi ago, and say ch as ow B viron l ma 2020. membrg NC UR ex e ord es be in lots and Ci ca n.o c bu ply by ecutiv by Toxics Ta that compil w York state The En shale gas wiltion,sup er for tan ectuition bill. Sophomore Galley, who has a Pell Grant, speaks toQuSusan Mott, a sure uthat in that process, these cuts students,’” he , ‘Students up a new year’s andnext t ha rcle Ap for Shane to the job . gas said his program sent th eit Ne recogniz the Te ildthat special utive will adS said. “B artme put on ww w. ab in Ithaca blems in rraOffice mates of the total U.Selectronic newsletter Brown representative in the e to Pell Grants Cn are something thatus targeting a recent out 60 provosBut, assis- Republican ces of Student Financial Services, on Monday. ut lin e. l firm t, saiwith said the nts. 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