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California reels from mass shootings: As mourners were gathering the evening of Jan. 23 for a candlelight vigil in Monterey Park, California, for 11 people killed by a gunman at a dance studio, word spread of another mass shooting in Half Moon Bay, California.

World News Jan. 26

By Tribune News Service • January 25, 2023

Classified documents found at former vice president’s home A lawyer for former Vice President Mike Pence found 12 classified documents in a search of his Indiana home in the latest development related...

County health department offers vaccine clinic for monkeypox

County health department offers vaccine clinic for monkeypox

By Syd Pierre, News Editor • September 21, 2022
The Tompkins County Health Department s holding a monkeypox vaccination clinic from 1 to 4 p.m. Sept. 22. 
Senior Devon Tyler writes about her experience with a gluten allergy. Gluten-free diets have become increasingly trendy over the years, causing the food industry to unfairly overprice gluten-free products.

Commentary: Gluten-free trend harmful to people with intolerances

By Devon Tyler • March 20, 2019
Gluten-free products should not be more expensive than regular products, especially for those who don't have a choice.
Editorial: The FDA's deferrals are backward and outdated

Editorial: The FDA’s deferrals are backward and outdated

November 29, 2017
Though the policy is more lenient than the FDA’s previous indefinite ban on men who have sex with men donating blood, it is still a backward policy.
A group of Ithaca College students and alumni are covering themselves in fake blood for a photo campaign called "My Blood is Good," protesting what they say are discriminatory blood donation guidelines by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Ithaca College students protest FDA in bloody photo campaign

By Mary Ford, Senior Writer • June 16, 2016
The photos, which have gone viral this week after the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12 and World Blood Donor Day on June 14, are part of a campaign by Ithaca College students and alumni called “My Blood Is Good.”
Protesters gathered on Oct 12 across the street from Wegmans to call for the permanent boycott of all Genetically Modified Organisms.

Locals join worldwide protest against Monsanto GMOs

By Noreyana Fernando, News Editor • October 14, 2013
Nearly 40 protesters in Ithaca joined more than 400 cities across the globe in the worldwide March Against Monsanto rallies on Saturday, calling for the permanent boycott of genetically modified organisms and harmful agrochemicals in food.
Change in the air: e-cigarettes are a growing trend among students

Change in the air: e-cigarettes are a growing trend among students

By Lewis Kendall, Contributing Writer • September 18, 2013
As e-cigarette use becomes more prevalent, student policies have yet to be clearly defined.
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