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The Student News Site of Ithaca College

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The Division of Student Affairs and Campus Life created the Center for IDEAS in 2018 to support underrepresented students at the college.

Director of Center for IDEAS leaves college

By Alyshia Korba, Assistant News Editor • March 17, 2021
RahK Lash, director for the Center for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Social Change (IDEAS), left the college March 15 to pursue another opportunity. 
Members of Sister 2 Sister: Audrianna Evelyn, secretary, and Aryanna Myles, idea coordinator, are putting on events to celebrate Black History Month.

Clubs put on events to celebrate Black History Month

By Bianca Mestiza, Staff Writer • February 14, 2018
Brothers 4 Brothers and Sister 2 Sister are clubs in the African, Latino, Asian and Native American community who are celebrating Black History Month.
Sophomore Daniel Nunez challenges his defender, freshman Tony Luo, during the three vs. three basketball tournament hosted by Brothers 4 Brothers and the Ithaca College Asian American Alliance in the Fitness Center. A total of $240 was raised during the event.

Two student organizations hold basketball tournament fundraiser

By Justin Rouzier, Staff Writer • February 22, 2016
Brothers 4 Brothers and the Ithaca College Asian American Alliance hosted a three vs. three basketball tournament Feb. 20 to fundraise for both organizations. The tournament was open to Ithaca College, Cornell University and the greater Ithaca community.
Matt Orama graduated from Ithaca College in 2014. Since the AEPi and Blue Sky racial controversies, he has been involved in advocacy through several social media movements using hashtags on Facebook and Twitter.

Open Letter to the Board of Trustees: Alumnus demands action on campus racial issues

By Matt Orama • October 21, 2015
The college and its leadership may continue to be silent. We, however, will not.
Photo illustration by Tucker Mitchell

Senior finds his calling through spoken word

By Elma Gonzalez, Special Projects Manager • April 2, 2014
Ithaca College senior Dubian Ade has used his spoken word poetry to voice his opinions on issues in the community.
Part Two: ALANA students want more support

Part Two: ALANA students want more support

By Elma Gonzalez, Special Projects Manager • October 24, 2013

When senior Cedrick-Michael Simmons, president of the Student Government Association, was a freshman, he almost transferred from Ithaca College. Coming from a predominantly white high school, Simmons expected...

Rapper Talib Kweli speaks Feb. 7 to a crowd in Emerson Suites. Kweli said his favorite part of speaking is the dialogue with students that follows.

Talib Kweli shakes up diversity dialogue during campus visit

By Taylor Long, Senior Writer • February 14, 2013
There was something special about the energy in Emerson Suites last Thursday as Talib Kweli took up the mic not to rap, as some students had expected, but to discuss the hip-hop industry and the role of the artist in society.

Carrying the beat

By Allie Healy, Staff Writer • September 13, 2011
Junior Ellis Williams often carries Betty White between classes, waving to passersby as he strolls along the sidewalks of Ithaca College.
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