Host senior Emma Kersting dives into last week’s top stories in News, Sports, and Life and Culture by interviewing the Ithacan’s reporters to get a closer look at Ithaca College and beyond campus. This week, Kersting spoke with senior writer Alyssa Beebe, senior Jess Moskowitz, and sophomore Taylor Borash.
Ithaca College hosted the first-ever commemoration in 54 years of a march and sit-in that was organized in 1970 by the college’s then Afro-Latin Society (ALS). Beginning April 9, 1970, a series of week-long events began after about 40 students marched from Egbert Student Union — now called the Campus Center — to occupy the space inside Job Hall, where former college President Howard Dillingham’s office resided.
Ithaca College is hosting various events that promote this year's theme of Black History Month, focusing on black women gaining respect and equality in modern society.