WICB News Presents: Ithaca Now

WICB News correspondents Michael Memis and Christian Maitre present the third episode of their series focusing on the history of student media at Ithaca College, this time talking about ICTV, and we play an old episode that also dives into the history of IC, but from a different perspective. Originally aired May 1, 2022. Ithaca Now is WICB's weekly news program covering news, issues, and culture i...

News Director Himadri Seth talks to the creator of the Ithaca-based comic Ithaqa, WICB News correspondent Caroline Grass talks about Bitcoin Mining in New York State, WICB News correspondents Michael Memis and Christian Maitre bring you the second episode of the history of student media in Ithaca, focused on VIC Radio, and former news director Jay Bradley covers the recent Electric Vehicles for Ea...

WICB News correspondents Michael Memis and Christian Maitre bring you the history of WICB in the first episode of their series exploring the history of student media in Ithaca College, and news assistants Bec Legato and Emma Kersting, along with news director Himadri Seth continue their conversation with CAPS director Brian Peterson about mental health on Ithaca College’s campus following reopenin...

As things around the Ithaca College campus have opened up over the last year, stress, lack of motivation, and mental health issues have continued to pervade. WICB News assistants Rebecca Legato and Emma Kersting, along with News Director Himadri Seth investigate this issue in this new mini-series. The first episode features an interview with Brian Peterson, the director of CAPS at Ithaca College,...

WICB News correspondent Caroline Grass talks to Ithaca City of Asylum’s newest writer-in-residence Dmitry Bykov, correspondent Christian Maitre looks into  the weekly Xctinction Rebellion protests outside the Chase Bank location in Ithaca, and former news director Jay Bradley speaks with a Cornell student group whose goal is to make the most fuel-efficient vehicle in the world. Originally air...

WICB News correspondent Caroline Grass and co-social media coordinator Emma Kersting break down the IC Office of Student Engagement’s Women Leadership Series, News Director Himadri Seth covers the History Department’s special event on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and correspondent Michael Memis talks to Isaac Schneider from Ithaca College Hillel about recent incidents of antisemitism on campus...

Former News Director Jay Bradley talks to Cornell’s director of labor education research about unionization efforts at Ithaca Starbucks, and News Director Himadri Seth talks to Student Accessibility Services’ Ian Moore in the second part of her story looking at accessibility at Ithaca College. Originally aired February 27, 2022. Ithaca Now is WICB's weekly news program covering news, issues, and c...

Former WICB News Director Jay Bradley talks about Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s bird-watching event and News Director Himadri Seth talks to Ithaca College's Disability Education and Advocacy Resources club's co-president about accessibility at Ithaca College. Originally aired February 20, 2022. Ithaca Now is WICB's weekly news program covering news, issues, and culture in the Ithaca area. For more...

WICB News correspondent Caroline Grass talks to members of the newly re-recognized TEDx club in Ithaca College about their plans for organizing a TEDx event in fall, Former and current news directors Jay Bradley and Himadri Seth explore the world of insects in one of Ithaca's "Darwin Days" events, and we replay an old Valentine's Day story about kindness. Originally aired February 13, 2022. Ithaca...

WICB News correspondents Jay Bradley and Emma Kersting ask Ithaca College students about their views on campus reopening for in-person learning as the pandemic continues to be a concern for many, and Michael Memis talks to Lana Kennedy Brol, an ex-Cornellian who is returning to campus as a student again at 35. Originally aired January 31, 2022. Ithaca Now is WICB's weekly news program covering new...

Some of the best stories produced by WICB News correspondents this semester. This episode features stories by correspondents Jordan Broking, Lauren Leone, Christian Maitre, Michael Memis and Bec Legato about understaffing concerns in Tompkins County, pandemic evictions, polls and what they reveal, and Ithaca College being named a top college for the LGBTQ+ community. Originally aired December 12,...

The second part of WICB News correspondent Andrew Garoppo's interview with students at Cornell Law School about their work helping Afghan refugees in the U.S after the Taliban's takeover. Originally aired December 5, 2021. Ithaca Now is WICB's weekly news program covering news, issues, and culture in the Ithaca area. For more local news, visit wicb.org/news.

WICB News correspondent Andrew Garoppo talks to students at the Cornell Law School about their work helping Afghan refugees in the U.S., including everything that goes into their work and perceptions of refugees in the U.S. Originally aired November 14, 2021 Ithaca Now is WICB's weekly news program covering news, issues, and culture in the Ithaca area. For more local news, visit wicb.org/news.

WICB News correspondents Andrew Garoppo and Inbaayini Ambarasan continue their conversation with Tompkins County DA Matt Van Houten in the second part of WICB News’ series looking into crime and criminal justice in Ithaca and Tompkins County. Originally aired November 7, 2021 Ithaca Now is WICB's weekly news program covering news, issues, and culture in the Ithaca area. For more local news, visit...

WICB News correspondent Jordan Broking breaks down the many events that took place in Ithaca and Tompkins County over Halloweekend, Bec Legato covers the Rocky Horror Picture Show performed by Ithaca College's student-run club Macabre Theatre, and Caroline Grass covers this fall's Friends of the Library Book Sale in Tompkins County. Originally aired October 31, 2021 Ithaca Now is WICB's weekly new...

WICB News correspondents Andrew Garoppo and Inbaayini Anbarasan talk to Tompkins County DA Matt Van Houten about his perspective on crime and criminal justice in Ithaca, in light of rising reports of violent crime in Ithaca, and News Director Himadri Seth talks to Zoë Van Nostraand and Ben Sandberg from the History Center about Halloween events organized by them this spooky season. Originally aire...

WICB News correspondents Lauren Leone and Jordan Broking continue to look into Tompkins County’s employment landscape and how the amount of understaffing is affecting the local economy, and correspondent Grant Johnson talks to Bob Roth, a Cornell Alumni who is the co-creator of the new Disney show "The Ghost and Molly McGee." Originally aired October 10, 2021 Ithaca Now is WICB's news program cove...

In this episode, WICB News correspondent Caroline Grass takes a look at this year's theatre season at Ithaca College, dubbed "a celebration of the return of live theatre to the school" by the theatre department, correspondent Michael Memis talks to One Pollster's Don Levy to learn more about the polling process, and Christian Maitre has a conversation with Michael Rowell, master beekeeper and co-o...

Jordan Broking talks about understaffing in various organizations in Tompkins County and Emma Kersting talks to students in Ithaca College and Cornell University who got COVID-19 after being fully vaccinated and how being vaccinated affected their quarantine experience. Originally aired September 26, 2021 Ithaca Now is WICB's news program covering news, issues, and culture in the Ithaca area. For...

Christian Maitre talks to Ithaca OAR about evictions during the pandemic, Jordan Broking looks into the reopening of the State Theatre in Ithaca and we go back to an episode from earlier this year talking to Pete Panek - WICB's own Blues icon, from when he turned 70. Originally aired September 19, 2021 Ithaca Now is WICB's news program covering news, issues, and culture in the Ithaca area. For mor...

Grant Johnson and Himadri Seth dive into local events in the Ithaca Area on the 20th anniversary of 9/11, Bec Legato talks to IC Prism, an Ithaca college LGBTQ+ support organization in the wake of Ithaca College being named on Campus Pride's list of Top 50 LGBTQ+-friendly colleges and universities, and Caroline Grass and Jack Dunphy cover the AIDS Ride for Life 2021. Originally aired September 12,...

Jay Bradley, Laura Koch and Michael Memis talk about the study abroad experience in the midst of reopening and concerns surrounding the delta variant, Jordan Broking and Gia Guido explore the circumstances surrounding President Collado's departure from Ithaca College including what some students have to say about it, and Emma Kersting along with Caroline Grass talks to Ithaca College students abou...

The sixth episode in our summer series focusing on the culture, religion, concerns, and personal stories of members of the Asian and AAPI community in the Ithaca area. In this episode, producer Vedant Akhauri spoke to retired Cornell Asian Studies professor Thak Chaloemtiarana on his experiences and the evolution of the Asian community in Ithaca and the nation as a whole Ithaca Now is WICB's news...

The fifth episode in our summer series focusing on the culture, religion, concerns, and personal stories of members of the Asian and AAPI community in the Ithaca area. In this episode, producer Vedant Akhauri talks to Mahmud Burton, president of the Al-Huda Islamic Center in Tompkins County, about the Muslim community in the Ithaca area and how their presence and expression has expanded over the y...

The fourth episode in our summer series focusing on the culture, religion, concerns, and personal stories of members of the Asian and AAPI community in the Ithaca area. In this episode, producers Vedant Akhauri and Jordan Broking talk about AAPI history and culture in Ithaca, from the importance of colleges for the Asian Community in Ithaca in the 19th and early 20th centuries, to Buddhist influen...