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Exchange student brings experience and culture to menâs rugby club, page 23
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The Ithacan
Rochon calls for advisory committee by kelsey husnick contributing writer
Faculty Council has approved a new Faculty Advisory Committee to aid President Tom Rochon in making tough choices regarding Ithaca College. âThere have been many times when I have wished I had a select group of faculty to help me make decisions,â Rochon said. The committee will be composed of two faculty members from each school and Rochon said he may call on the four from the new committee School of Hu- for input. manities and Sciences. Each school is currently in the process of recommending faculty members for the committee. The council approved formation of the committee at its Aug. 31 meeting. Stan Seltzer, Faculty Council chair and chair of the mathematics department, said Rochon has expressed a desire for the formation of such a group in the past. Rochon said the main function of this committee is to assist him and Greg Woodward, interim provost and vice president of academic affairs, in the early stages of strategic planning for the college. Discussion within the committee will not be openly publicized. â[The committee will be used] when the president would like to bounce an idea off some faculty and the idea is in very preliminary stages,â Seltzer said. This announcement comes just a few weeks after Rochon and Woodward announced plans to draft a 10-year strategic plan for the collegeâs future. Provisions in the first draft of the plan, which will be brought to the collegeâs board of trustees this weekend for trustee approval, could be one of the faculty committeeâs talking points, Rochon said. Rochon said the committee could be brought to session multiple times throughout the year, or not at all. Professor Warren Schlesinger, a member of Faculty Council, said Rochonâs decision to ask for a fresh advisory committee is in the best interest of the collegeâs future. He said the president openly expressing his desire for consistent faculty input is a step in the right direction for solidifying the connection between faculty and higher administration. âI see this as a very positive statement about the president and his relationship with the faculty,â he said.
I t h a c a , N . Y. Volum e 7 8 , I s s u e 3
A symphony of support In the wake of music alumnus and pianist Joshua Oxfordâs paralyzing car crash, bandmates and colleagues rally to raise money for his recovery
by taylor long
assistant news editor
The last time Joshua Oxfordâs band, OXtet, rehearsed was July 26, the day the 25-year-old musician came face to face with death. Bandmates were waiting for Oxford at a friendâs house, but he never showed up to rehearsal. After an hour passed, they piled into a van to make sure their friend was OK. Dan Timmons â10, OXtetâs bassist, Oxford was in said it was less a car crash this than 30 seconds summer that left before they ran him paralyzed. into Oxfordâs battered Volvo lying on the side of the road just a mile away from the house. By the time they arrived,
See oxford, page 4 From left, senior Justin Canzano, Mike Capovizzo â10, senior Greg Evans and professor Dana Wilson helped organize a benefit for Joshua Oxford â07, who was paralyzed in a car accident.
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Groups to demonstrate at EPA drilling meeting rebecca webster senior writer
Proponents and opponents of hydraulic fracturing will have the chance to voice their opinions when the Environmental Protection Agency discusses its upcoming study of the relationship between fracking and cleanliness of drinking water Monday and Wednesday at the Broome County Forum Theatre in Binghamton, N.Y. Fracking is a common process oil and gas companies use to tap into natural gas deposits. Natural gas is moved from underground rock formations to wells, by injecting a mixture of water, sand and chemicals into the rock, creating small pathways that release natural gas. Signs and protests opposing fracking started showing up in early 2009 in Ithaca and the Southern Tier, which rest on the Marcellus Shale, a subterranean rock formation filled with natural gas. Matt Ryan, mayor of the City of Binghamton, announced that two areas will be designated for pro- and anti-fracking citizens to stage demonstrations and rallies outside of the
meeting, according to a press release from the City of Binghamton. The information gathered from the EPAâs study will be used to identify any possible risks connected to fracking. Four public meetings were scheduled to accompany the release of the study. The September meeting, originally scheduled for Aug. 12, is the fourth and final meeting of the EPAâs public presentations. It will be followed by oral and written comments from registered speakers on the fracking study. âThis is a proactive measure to balance our commitments to safety and public assembly,â Ryan said in the release. âWe expect that announcing this step well ahead of time will make everything smoother once the meetings take place.â Joyce Lovelace, a member of Neighbors United For the Fingerlakes, an anti-fracking organization, said the staging areas are an important way for citizens to have the opportunity to be involved and get their voices heard. âSince there is a limited number of people who can speak at the
Linda Romano, a protestor, holds an anti-fracking sign outside Attorney General Andrew Cuomoâs campaign stop Aug. 19 in downtown Ithaca.
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meeting, for this and any issue really that people have strong opinions on, itâs important to show up and show to the public and elected officials that this is an issue that is important and that people should be engaged in,â Lovelace said. Lovelace said anti-fracking groups
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and other individuals will be present to speak in the meeting and then gather outside to protest hydraulic fracking, which some view to be unsafe for the environment. Located just a few blocks away
See protest, page 4