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Commentary: Protestors’ calls for democracy must be heard

By Sharon Li • October 22, 2014

The reason behind the protest is not just to express Hong Kong people’s voices. It is to raise awareness for the rest of the world about how China is treating Hong Kong.

The Hot Stove: Golf’s popularity fluctuating in United States

By Steve Derderian, Columnist • September 30, 2014

While golf's popularity is fluctuating in the United States, it is beginning to flourish in other countries.

Professor exposes global commodity chain

By Michael Tkaczevski, Staff Writer • April 9, 2014

Bhavani Arabandi, assistant professor in the Department of Sociology, gave a presentation that investigated the global industries of iPhones and surrogacy clinics April 7 in the Clark Lounge.

Crazy thing is happening in China, and I don’t even know what it is…

By Jeremy Li • March 3, 2014

A horrendous act of crime was committed in Kunming, a city in Southwestern China. On March 1st, a group of men and women have their faces covered, ran into Kunming railway station and stabbed people...

Week in Rewind: Feb. 23 – March 1

By Stephen Adams • March 2, 2014

National and international headlines from the week of Feb. 23 - March 1.

Even in China, it’s Social Media activism, not slacktivism…

By Jeremy Li • February 23, 2014

When we talk about activism on social media, we immediately think about the students uprising during the Arab Spring or Occupy Wall Street. We can easily think of democratically/politically motivated online...

Editorial: The greatest wall

By The Ithacan • October 10, 2013

Ithaca College President Tom Rochon confirmed a commitment to discuss the proposed China center at Shanghai Normal University. This will be the first center, besides the London Center, that the college...

Ithaca College to open China center in Shanghai

By TinaMarie Craven, Staff Writer • October 2, 2013

Ithaca College President Tom Rochon signed an agreement last week confirming the college’s commitment to discussing the proposed China center at the Shanghai Normal University.

Fellow countrywomen lead golf squad

By Jake Siegel and Karly Redpath • October 2, 2013

The leading golfers have more in common than their skills on the links.

Sophomore founds adoption awareness club

By Sara Kim • September 26, 2013

Last semester, Emily Quinn founded the Adoption Support and Awareness Alliance club at Ithaca College to share her adoption story with the college community.

Will North Korea spark a new war?

By Rachael Hartford • April 4, 2013

Last week, North Korea announced that its missiles would be ready to strike the U.S. mainland. A report distributed through its state-run news agency, KCNA, shows the country’s leader Kim Jong Un and his top military chiefs planning military attacks on Hawaii, Washington, D.C., Austin and Los Angeles. North Korea cut its military hotline with…

Part three: China offers business opportunities

By Michael Tkaczevski, Staff Writer • March 28, 2013

As Ithaca College looks to China, faculty have designed study abroad programs to prepare students for possible careers in the nation with the fastest growing economy in the world.