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Senior Mary Turner urges the college to reconsider allowing the esports club to participate in first-person shooter games because they allow for a safer and more diverse environment for female or female-identifying players.

Commentary: First-person shooter games are vital for diversity

By Mary Turner • September 29, 2021
I will be harassed for being a woman playing video games. If I have a more “feminine” username I receive threatening messages from both enemies and allies.
Sharifa Abukari is a junior journalism major. She hopes that after this Black History Month, non-Black people will continue taking action year-round.

Commentary: Performative activism is not allyship

By Sharifa Abukari • February 17, 2021
It is hard to enjoy a month dedicated to the excellence of Black people knowing that we are excellent year round. 
Editorial: Students are forced to take matters into their own hands, yet again

Editorial: Students are forced to take matters into their own hands, yet again

By The Ithacan • November 22, 2020
Students are saying that they want more communication and transparency regarding these faculty cuts. Students are also requesting basic information.
College students should be involved in Ithaca community

College students should be involved in Ithaca community

By The Ithacan • November 1, 2020
The hills that Ithaca College and Cornell University sit on distance students from the community not only physically but psychologically as well.
Letter to the Editor: Anthem protests about racial injustice

Letter to the Editor: Anthem protests about racial injustice

By Todd Bernstein • October 5, 2017
Protests during the National Anthem are about racial & social justice, not the song.
Deja View: 'Ghost in the Shell' and white washing in Hollywood

Deja View: ‘Ghost in the Shell’ and white washing in Hollywood

By Kendyl Bennett, Podcast Editor • April 4, 2017

In this week’s episode of Deja View, Assistant Life & Culture Editor Jake Leary sits down with Contributing Writer Patrick Pinney to discuss his review of “Ghost in the Shell.” Then, Jake...

Sophomore Emma Green, freshman Sushma Saha and senior Paige Washington perform “The Vagina Workshop,” a skit where women get to know their bodies, Feb. 19.

‘Vagina Monologues’ fights stigma linked to female anatomy

By Colette Piasecki-Masters, Staff Writer • February 22, 2017
All proceeds from the play benefited “V-day,” a global activist movement dedicated to increase awareness of violence against women.
Juniors Kaylee Warner and Barbara Chelchowski read pagan texts during the Sept. 20 meeting of the IC Pagan Community. The group holds several seasonal celebrations that parallel similar holidays in other religions and cultures.

Crystal clear: IC Pagan Community connects uncommon faiths

By Olivia Riggio, Staff Writer • December 7, 2016
In describing the religion, Belkin said paganism is an umbrella term for a number of different earth-based systems of belief.
History documentary "13TH," directed by Ava DuVernay, explains how the United States has become the country with the highest population of incarcerated people in the world.

Review: Netflix documentary ’13TH’ spawns racial discussions

By Celisa Calacal, Opinion Editor • November 4, 2016
One of the strongest qualities about “13TH” is its reckoning with a history that has consistently sought ways to oppress black Americans.

The End Game of Equality in a World of Gender Limitations

By Sarah Pittman, Blogger • October 1, 2015
What is it that makes gender a source of so many problems? How can the XX or XY chromosomes differ that significantly that a person’s sex dictates certain categories that they fall into?

I too, am Harvard…

By Jeremy Li • April 16, 2014

Diversity is something often talked about here at Ithaca College. Right now the College is going full-out on implementing series workshops and classes on "Microaggression," which is the aggregated hurtful...

What resources should the college give to support same-sex married employees, besides tax returns?

Snap Judgment– supporting same sex

By Emma McQuade • April 2, 2014
What resources should the college give to support same-sex married employees, besides tax returns?
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