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A crowd gathers for a rally Jan. 28 on The Commons to protest President Donald Trumps recent Muslim ban, which restricts travelers and refugees from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S.

Commentary: Rochon cowers in response to Muslim ban

By Zack Ford • February 7, 2017
When people feel targeted, powerless, and vulnerable, the last thing they need is to also be made to feel invisible.
Sandra Bruno, associate immigration attorney at Miller Mayer LLP, speaks about immigration at a town hall meeting Feb. 2.

IC holds town hall meeting to discuss Trump’s executive orders

By Falyn Stempler, Staff Writer • February 6, 2017
Attendees raised issues about applying for jobs as an international student, renewing visas, and the constitutionality of the executive orders.
Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick speaks during a Common Council meeting Feb. 1 in City Hall.

City of Ithaca officially declares itself sanctuary city

February 2, 2017
The City of Ithaca Common Council unanimously approved a sanctuary city ordinance at its Feb. 1 meeting, which dozens of Ithaca residents attended.
Bob Iger ’73, CEO of The Walt Disney Co., will take over the role of executive chairman to ease the transition until the end of his contract on Dec. 31, 2021. Iger has previously said he would be stepping down in 2021.

IC alumnus Bob Iger joins Trump committee

By Max Denning, Staff Writer • February 1, 2017
Ithaca College alumnus and CEO of the Walt Disney company Bob Iger ’73 is facing scrutiny for his relationship with President Donald Trump.
Seeking sanctuary: IC debates sanctuary campus status

Seeking sanctuary: IC debates sanctuary campus status

By Sophia Adamucci, Assistant News Editor • February 1, 2017
Students on campuses across the United States are demanding their schools become sanctuary campuses following Donald Trump’s election.
Pictured above is a rally held Jan. 28 in the city of Ithaca in response to President Donald Trumps rhetoric toward immigrants. On Jan. 27, President Trump signed an executive order severely limiting travel from seven predominantly muslim countries into the United Sates.

Trump’s immigration order impacts Ithaca College community

By Erin Conway and Grace Elletson • February 1, 2017
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Jan. 27 severely restricting travel from seven Muslim-majority countries.
Ithaca College students stand in different locations around the campus for the #takeitback campaign. Attached to each photo on Facebook is a written post in which the subject explains their struggles with labels. Awwad has compiled over 35 images of students and the collection is still growing.

#takeitback: Student combats labels with social media campaign

By Kate Nalepinski, Life & Culture Editor • February 1, 2017
Alisar Awwad created the #takeitback Project in an effort to “take back” her own identity and empathize with others.
Sophomore Isaiah Horton performs an improvisational rap with Brü on Jan. 27 for the Sinfonia Ball in the Whalen Center for Music. The musician later put on a wig designed to look like President Donald Trumps hair and performed a rehearsed political rap.

Ithaca funk bands raise money for Southside Community Center

By Kate Nalepinski, Life & Culture Editor • February 1, 2017
To raise awareness for homelessness in Tompkins County, the Delta Chapter of the Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia hosted the Sinfonia Ball Jan. 27 in the Whalen Center for Music.
Christina Moylan, director of public health emergency preparedness, first began working at the college in 2015 as an assistant professor in the Department of Health Promotion and Physical Education in which she specialized in health policy and management. She then went on to work as associate dean of the School of Health Sciences and Human Performance in 2018.

Commentary: Affordable Care Act rests on shaky ground

By Christina Moylan • February 1, 2017
The “replace” options floated so far are rehashed been-there-done-that approaches long favored by conservatives.
Katelyn Harrop ’16 and Emma Rizzo ’16 were compelled to start Over It! after the Presidential Election and subsequent strife divided the nation.

‘Over It!’ brings together IC alumnae for political podcast

By Daniel Hart, Staff Writer • January 31, 2017
Two Ithaca alumnae took their passion for journalism and social justice to create the politically charged "Over It!" podcast.

Resistance through Federalism

By Kyle Stewart • January 31, 2017
We now look to Washington to solve every issue in our diverse nation, but those solutions often make people more bitter and divided.

News exists outside the US

By Isabella Grullon • January 31, 2017
I am here to remind you that the U.S. is not the only country undergoing political and cultural changes.
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