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Spencer Whitmore, who grew up in poverty in the Ithaca area, has noticed the changing scenery and increasing economic stratification of his hometown.

Students native to Ithaca feel changes from gentrification

By Elijah de Castro, News Editor • February 9, 2022
In Ithaca, gentrification has been silently changing the scenery of The Commons as well as pricing out and displacing lower-income Ithacans.
Ithaca College junior Emily Obando writes about the gentrification she has seen in her hometown of Brooklyn, New York, and relates it to the gentrification and housing disparities she has seen in Ithaca.

Commentary: Gentrification: all that glitters is not gold

By Emily Obando • October 27, 2020
When gentrification happens within a community, it leads to the displacement of long-term residents who are not able to benefit from the new changes.
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