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THE ITHACAN

Freshman Frankie Walls is compiling “Into the Garden”: a book of poetry and other art aimed at encompassing and empowering womanhood. She is working to expand the collection and acquire a publicist.

Student publication plants seeds of empowerment

By James Baratta January 22, 2019

Ithaca College freshman Frankie Walls was sitting in the Rowland Hall lounge, having a study session with her friends when she shared some poems she wrote about female identity and sexual assault. Walls...

Junior Maria Moreno, treasurer of Queen Strength, writes that the club goes beyond athleticism and focuses on community involvement and female empowerment.

Commentary: Club emphasizes empowerment and community involvement

By Maria Moreno October 23, 2018
When joining the e-board, I realized that Queen Strength was much more than just working out with a group of girls. Queen Strength is essentially a women’s empowerment club on campus.
Chelsea Deegan, freshman integrated market communications major, writes that the potential appointment of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court bodes poorly for the future of womens reproductive rights.

Commentary: Women’s reproductive rights are in danger

September 18, 2018
As a woman who faces challenges every day based on just that fact, it is unsettling to hear that the future of women’s reproductive rights lies in the hands of a man.
Senior Lauren King, secretary of Girl Up at Ithaca College, writes that it is important to  remember that many girls around the world still have their rights violated on a daily basis.

Commentary: Girls around the world still need our help

By Lauren King September 12, 2018
Be thankful for the education you are receiving, and if you have the opportunity, please give some of your time to help these girls.
Chrissy Guest, assistant professor in the Department of Media Arts, Sciences, and Studies, has been working on her documentary Beyond Ink & Paint for approximately the last five years. The film tells the story of the women who were and are important in the animation industry with the hope of bringing attention to their unappreciated accomplishments.

Professor’s documentary spotlights women in animation

By Jake Leary, Assistant Life & Culture Editor September 2, 2018
“having worked in the broadcast industry for over a decade, I knew firsthand what it was like for women to be behind the scenes,” Guest said.
Sexual abusers include women

Sexual abusers include women

By Mahad Olad August 30, 2018
This begs the question, “why are people more inclined to give women who are alleged sexual abusers the benefit of the doubt?”
The second season of The Bold Type continues to explore complicated socio-political issues through the lens of Jane (Katie Stevens), Kat (Aisha Dee) and Sutton (Meghann Fahy), three friends who work at a fictional version of Cosmo magazine.

Review: Workplace drama makes bold political statements

By Liza Gillespie, Staff Writer August 26, 2018
“The Bold Type” demonstrates that a show can prioritize both high-stakes subject matter alongside personal drama.
Editorial: Advocating for survivors of sexual assault is crucial

Editorial: Advocating for survivors of sexual assault is crucial

May 2, 2018
In tandem, these movements contribute to the larger, widespread reckoning of perpetrators of sexual abuse that has taken our nation, and the world, by storm — and rightfully so.
Ariana Blossom, a researcher who served as a chemical specialist in the U.S. Army for four years, discussed her experiences with unhealthy masculinity in the military on April 2.

Speakers raise sexual assault awareness by sharing stories

By Hannah Fitzpatrick, Staff Writer April 11, 2018
“We have become accustomed to live comfortably and to turn our heads away from these horrific events, and that’s privilege at its finest."
Agatha Beins, associate professor at Texas Womans University and author, presented findings from her latest book, “Liberation in Print: Feminist Periodicals and Social Movement Identity, on March 29.

Author discusses impact of periodicals on 1970s feminism

By Phoebe Harms, Staff Writer April 2, 2018
Beins discussed some of the issues with feminism in the early 1970s, including the lack of a space where information could be centralized.
Sophomore Farwa Shakeel writes that women must become more actively involved in politics at all levels.

Commentary: Women need to be politically involved

By Farwa Shakeel March 7, 2018
Get out there and vote. Get out there and run for office. Get out there and change your world.
Senior Sloane Kazim (center) writes that mansplaining hurts transgender students, too, and that nonbinary people need to be included in conversations about dismantling patriarchal structures.

Commentary: Mansplaining hurts trans people, too

By Sloane Kazim December 12, 2017
Nonbinary people have existed all throughout history; we are nothing new, and it is time we are included in feminist conversations.
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