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In the Spring 2017 semester, the Ithaca College Theatre Department's Instagram was hacked to portray a confederate flag. Over the summer, a former student was charged for the crime.

Update: Former IC student charged in theater department hack

By Sierra Guardiola, Assistant News Editor • August 23, 2017
A former Ithaca College student was charged with computer tampering in the fourth degree for allegedly hacking Department of Theatre Arts Instagram page.
For about a half hour on March 26, the Ithaca College Department of Theatre Arts’ Instagram account was hacked to display the confederate flag as its icon. The image has since been taken down.

IC theater Instagram hacked to display Confederate flag icon

By Sierra Guardiola, Staff Writer • March 29, 2017
The Ithaca College Theatre Arts’ Instagram account was hacked — all content was deleted and its profile picture was changed to a Confederate flag.
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