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Women's March Madness deserves more spotlight

Women’s March Madness deserves more spotlight

By David Schurter, Sports Editor April 10, 2025

College basketball is one of the country’s most popular sports, due in large part to the annual postseason tournament: NCAA March Madness — featuring the likes of 64 teams together in one bracket....

Funding the arts is funding the future

Funding the arts is funding the future

By The Ithacan April 3, 2025

Children use art for both learning and self expression before they learn how to express their feelings aloud. Kids draw and paint to understand their surroundings, and even learn their letters through...

Students should handle campus wildlife with care

Students should handle campus wildlife with care

By David Tupy March 27, 2025

Nature is chaotic, hindering humanity whether intentional or not. Upstate New York is no exception. As a resident of upstate New York my entire life, I concur that nature is anything but predictable. Therefore,...

We need the courage to stay hopeful about the US

We need the courage to stay hopeful about the US

By Rua Fay March 27, 2025

We are living in a profoundly scary and uncertain time for our country. Politics have gone from a mere matter of opinion to a real indicator of morality and ethics. I, like millions of people across the...

Ithaca College Dining needs to focus on consistency

Ithaca College Dining needs to focus on consistency

By The Ithacan March 27, 2025

Ithaca College’s Terrace Dining Hall has seen some notable changes throughout the 2024-25 school year, with a remodel, and serious improvements in its offerings and events. However, while many of these...

Scholarships for minorities level the playing field

Scholarships for minorities level the playing field

By The Ithacan March 26, 2025

Over 50 universities across the country, including Ithaca College, are under federal investigation for alleged racial discrimination. IC is one of 6 schools being investigated for scholarships that potentially...

Queer art has shaped the world and how we see it

Queer art has shaped the world and how we see it

By The Ithacan March 21, 2025

During the Harlem Renaissance, queer Black artists and writers helped shape American culture, even as they faced persecution from the very same government that was supposed to protect them. Decades later,...

Ithaca must stand with TCAT workers for a fair deal

Ithaca must stand with TCAT workers for a fair deal

By The Ithacan March 20, 2025

Ithaca’s Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit system may soon come to a standstill, but not because of any mechanical failures; the workers who drive and keep the buses running are being pushed beyond...

DEI makes sure that as a woman you get paid the same as a man; it makes sure that you can’t be fired from a job based on your age, race, or sexuality. DEI is the reason why your building has a ramp beside the stairs, and an elevator.

DEI programs are crucial for equitable education

By The Ithacan March 5, 2025

Diversity, equity and inclusion has increasingly been coming under scrutiny by President Donald Trump’s administration, terminating former President Joe Biden’s Executive Order 13985, “Advancing...

Many celebrities have posted on social media trying to relate to their followers, relaying what they have lost to the fires. Yet a millionaire and an everyday person are not affected the same way by the same disaster.

Hollywood celebrities need to put their money where their mouth is

By The Ithacan March 5, 2025
Many celebrities have posted on social media trying to relate to their followers, relaying what they have lost to the fires. Yet a millionaire and an everyday person are not affected the same way by the same disaster.
Editorial: Skating culture can contribute to fostering acceptance among LGBTQ+ community

Editorial: Skating culture can contribute to fostering acceptance among LGBTQ+ community

By The Ithacan February 25, 2025
It’s time to look beyond stereotypes leftover from bygone eras to see how skaters are doing exactly what many groups have never done: creating an accepting community.
Editorial: Title IX is an unfulfilled promise to trans student athletes

Editorial: Title IX is an unfulfilled promise to trans student athletes

By The Ithacan February 19, 2025
Title IX has been a beacon of protection since it was passed in 1972, but it is also a rather weak promise. Students are at the whim of rotating administrations who use policies like Title IX as cannon fodder for their own interests.
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