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From left, Usman Ali Ishaq, Sara Gutierrez and Jahmar Ortiz onstage during "A Bicycle Country."

Student-run play ‘A Bicycle Country’ tells immigration story

By Maia Noah, Contributing Writer • October 2, 2018
“We don't have to erase aspects of who we are, but rather are given an opportunity for our identities to bloom and flourish in the rehearsals.”
Alisar Awwad, right, talks with junior Mirza Abdul Ahad Rauf, left, before taking his photograph. On Facebook and Instagram, Awwad documents subjects’ images and experiences of beauty as people of color.

Photo campaign redefines Eurocentric beauty standards

By Sierra Guardiola, Life and Culture Editor • May 1, 2018
Awwad compiled what makes participants feel beautiful and what beauty means to them, highlighting the experiences of people of color on campus.
Ithaca College students stand in different locations around the campus for the #takeitback campaign. Attached to each photo on Facebook is a written post in which the subject explains their struggles with labels. Awwad has compiled over 35 images of students and the collection is still growing.

#takeitback: Student combats labels with social media campaign

By Kate Nalepinski, Life & Culture Editor • February 1, 2017
Alisar Awwad created the #takeitback Project in an effort to “take back” her own identity and empathize with others.
Students perform in the Department of Theatre Arts' production "A Chorus Line," which showed in November of 2015. The department recently conducted a survey for students on diversity issues, and one topic that appeared in responses was colorblind casting.

Theater arts department discusses diversity with students

By Elena Piech, Staff Writer • April 19, 2016
The Department of Theatre Arts at Ithaca College has hosted several meetings to discuss issues regarding diversity within the department.
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