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From left, Traci Hughes and Carlos Velez, class of '85, flip through old photo albums Oct. 12 at the Higher Education Opportunity Program's 50th Anniversary celebration in the James J. Whalen Center for Music.

HEOP celebrates 50 years at Ithaca College

By Sydney Keller, Staff Writer October 23, 2019
The Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) — a program that aims to increase college accessibility — is celebrating 50 years at Ithaca College.
A student begins to light a scarecrow meant to represent the administration during a protest in 1969.

Ithaca College’s history full of racial strife

By Evin Billington, Senior Writer December 9, 2015
The college is no stranger to political unrest, especially in matters regarding race. In some ways, the current POC at IC movement is echoing past upheavals, particularly protests in 1969.
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