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The Student News Site of Ithaca College

THE ITHACAN

Empowerment explored with Black History Month events

By Elena Piech, Staff Writer February 1, 2016
IC will be celebrating Black History Month during February, with various organizations hosting movie screenings, student panels, and performances.
Tuesday night, Belisa Gonzalez, director of the Center for the Study of Culture, Race and Ethnicity, facilitated a teach-in on the topic of “Allyship vs. Saviorship.”

POC at IC occupies Peggy Ryan Williams Center for third day

By Elena Piech and Parita Desai December 9, 2015
Members of the student protest group POC at IC continue their occupation of Peggy Ryan Williams Center Dec. 9. As of 6 p.m., around 30 members and supporters of POC at IC sit in the lobby and second floor of PRW.
Students of color hold signs at the Oct. 24 Black Lives Matter solidarity march. The march began on The Commons and ended at the Beverly J. Martin Elementary School.

Local Black Lives Matter event draws new people into movement

By Melanie De Lima, Contributing Writer October 28, 2015
“Black lives matter.” “I can’t breathe.” “No justice, no peace, no racist police.” Around 300 people chanted these phrases during a Black Lives Matter solidarity march Oct. 24 that started from the Bernie Milton Pavilion on The Commons and went down Seneca and Tioga Streets to Beverly J. Martin Elementary School.
Ithaca College releases new minority faculty hiring policies

Ithaca College releases new minority faculty hiring policies

By Sabrina Knight, Senior Writer September 30, 2015
Ithaca College instituted new guidelines for recruiting candidates from underrepresented backgrounds for new faculty positions Sept. 21, and new guidelines for staff will be implemented by mid-October.
Maylei Blackwell spoke about transborder gender and identity as a part of a discussion series hosted by Ithaca College’s Center for the Study of Culture, Race, and Ethnicity.

Ithaca College kicks off “Beyond Community” discussion series

By Meredith Husar, Contributing Writer September 23, 2015
Maylei Blackwell presented her work on “Transborder Gender and Indigeneity” Sept. 21 as the first speaker in this year’s discussion series hosted by Ithaca College’s Center for the Study of Culture, Race, and Ethnicity.

College Briefing: April 16

April 15, 2015
Faculty Council seeking part-time representative, Fall 2015 course to offer winter trip to Costa Rica, and more

An open letter to President Tom Rochon

By Native American Student Association December 9, 2014
While some institutions provide outreach to Native students, the retention rates are diminishing due to a lack of awareness and failure to implement programs that integrate Native students into a predominately white institution.
Protest organizers issue list of demands for Ithaca College

Protest organizers issue list of demands for Ithaca College

By Student Organizers December 9, 2014
Those of us who have been organizing against structural inequality at Ithaca College believe that the status quo is not only untenable but unjust.

College and City: April 24

April 23, 2014
Business school to hold farewell reception for Dean Zuckerman, Grab and Go offers lunch at library cafe, and more.

Ithaca couple to stand trial in Texas

By Sabrina Knight, News Editor April 9, 2014
The Texas district attorney at the Cameron County Court in Brownsville, Texas, dropped a charge for resisting arrest, search or transport against Ithaca resident Omar Figueredo on April 8.
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.

College and City: March 6

March 5, 2014
Facilities department fills administrative position, film screening to discuss human and plant relations, and more.
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