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Trump’s pick for the Secretary of Education, Linda McMahon, was the administrator of the Small Business Administration in Trump’s first term. When asked about Title IX, she said she supported the 2024 Title IX regulations being struck down. (Reuters/via SNO Sites/Tierney L Cross/Kevin Lamarque,)

Return to Trump-era Title IX rules raises alarm for transgender protections

By Eamon Corbo, Assistant News Editor • February 19, 2025
The U.S. Department of Education’s 2024 Title IX Regulations, which expanded protections for LGBTQ+ students, were rescinded after a Jan. 9 Federal Court ruling. The changes in Title IX along with President Donald Trump and his administration’s return to Washington, D.C., have created concerns among Ithaca College students and faculty over the protection of transgender students.
Members of the Ithaca community gathered Nov. 8 to participate in a “Unity Against Facism” rally to discuss what is at stake after the election. President-elect Donald Trump won the electoral and popular vote in the 2024 presidential election.

Community expresses concerns about local issues under Trump administration

By Eamon Corbo and Julian DeLucia • November 13, 2024
In the wake of the results of the election, many local groups in the city of Ithaca are expressing concerns about the implications of Trump’s second term.

Ithaca College students react to the 2024 presidential election

By Sarah Cochi, Hannah Coulthurst, Christian Gratto, Chloe Johnston, Makai Yllanes, and Ava Suffredini • November 8, 2024
Ithaca College students respond to the 2024 presidential election. The students were interviewed before and after the results of the presidential election were announced. These responses were selected through brief, impromptu interviews with campus community members. They are not representative of the entire Ithaca College community, and have been edited for clarity and length.
Students watch the results of the presidential election crawl in on Nov. 5 at an election watch party organized by the Department of History.

Campus community reacts to results of 2024 general election

By Vivian Rose, Prakriti Panwar, Julian DeLucia, and Matthew Telyczka • November 7, 2024
On Nov. 6, voters across the U.S. were informed that Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election. Senate Republicans have the majority and as of Nov. 6 gained three seats, while House Democrats lost one seat. The house majority still remains unclear as races continue to be tallied. 
“The Apprentice,” starring Sebastian Stan as a young Donald Trump, premiered at the 77th Cannes Film Festival on May 20, and is scheduled to be released in U.S. theaters on Oct. 11.

Stan masters Trump portrayal in ‘The Apprentice’

By Rua Fay, Staff Writer • September 25, 2024
This year’s Cannes Film Festival in Southern France saw the premiere of many highly anticipated films like “Kinds of Kindness” and “Megalopolis.”  However, audiences were found lining up around the block for a small film directed by Iranian filmmaker, Ali Abbasi. This film was none other than “The Apprentice,” a candid and shocking look at the career of one of the most controversial political figures of the century: former President Donald Trump. Sebastian Stan completely morphs into Trump for what Variety called “2024’s Most Controversial Movie.”
Chris Holmes, professor in the Department of Literature and English, writes about Trump's impact on gun violence.

Commentary: Trump exacerbates gun violence in the U.S.

By Chris Holmes • February 8, 2024
To understand the true danger of a second Trump presidency, one must look with clarity at his party’s relationship to guns and gun violence.
Senior Lily Hosken tells her own story of sexual abuse and dealing with the Title IX office. She says her experience is not unique and needs to be addressed within the campus community.

Title IX update supports students with trauma-related needs

By Lorien Tyne, Assistant News Editor • January 31, 2022
A recent policy update to the U.S. Department of Education’s Title IX process will better support Ithaca College students with trauma-related needs
Brought on campus by the club Ithaca College Republicans, New York state senator Tom O’Mara discussed political issues that affect the Ithaca area on Nov. 18.

Ithaca College Republicans meet with senator Tom O’Mara

By Elijah de Castro, Assistant Life and Culture Editor • December 1, 2021
Brought on campus by the club Ithaca College Republicans, New York state senator Tom O’Mara discussed political issues that affect the Ithaca area on Nov. 18.
Sophomore Connor Watson compares how the US government responded to the AIDS epidemic versus the COVID-19 pandemic.

Commentary: AIDS & COVID-19 are incomparable

By Connor Watson • April 20, 2021
President Ronald Reagan ignored the AIDS epidemic, similar to how President Donald J. Trump ignored COVID-19 as it began to sweep across the country.
Ithaca College senior Michael Deviney, IC Republicans president, writes about the position of the Republican Party after the 2020 presidential election.

Commentary: Republicans were the true winners in this election

By Michael Deviney • December 11, 2020
Although the media declared Biden as the election winner, there are positives in the Republican party from this election that outweigh this.
Ithaca community members celebrate U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's projected win Nov. 7 in Ithaca. Biden’s projected win came at the end of an extremely close race. With a projected win in Pennsylvania, Biden exceeded the needed 270 electoral votes to win the presidency.

Ithaca community has mixed reactions to Biden’s projected win

By Alexis Manore, Ashley Stalnecker, and Mikayla Rovenolt • November 10, 2020
A sense of relief and exhilaration filled the air Nov. 7 on The Commons in Ithaca, an hour after President-elect Joe Biden secured the projected win.
Country artists defy genre's conservative foundations

Country artists defy genre’s conservative foundations

By Eva Salzman, Staff Writer • November 5, 2020
The culture of country music has always been a conservative one, with the music being rooted in Southern tradition.
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