The Student News Site of Ithaca College

The Ithacan
80° Ithaca, NY
The Student News Site of Ithaca College

The Ithacan
The Student News Site of Ithaca College

The Ithacan
Terri Stewart, director of the Office of Public Safety and Emergency Management, will be leaving the college to take a new job at Nazareth College in Rochester, New York.

Commentary: Public Safety director seeks student input

By Terri Stewart • April 29, 2015
This writing is intended to address the relationship between the members of the Office of Public Safety and Emergency Management and our students.
Senior Maya Cueva leads the discussion at the Collective's latest discussion titled, "Deconstructing Media Tropes of Bodies of Color: What Journalists and the Public Need to Know."

Collective discusses media’s coverage of minorities

By Kira Maddox, Managing Editor • February 9, 2015
In the Collective’s latest discussion in the Assata Shakur Series, students and faculty at Ithaca College came together to observe the tokenizing of black people and other minorities in mainstream media.
Editorial: Students must keep protesting against racial inequality

Editorial: Students must keep protesting against racial inequality

December 10, 2014
Students at the college should keep protesting peacefully in solidarity with other institutions and cities around the country and world.
Kathleen and David Newport encourage students to keep fighting for the rights of all people, but in a lawful, practical way, like registering to vote.

Commentary: Students should re-evaluate protest approach

By David and Kathleen Newport • December 9, 2014

We applaud the Ithaca College students who felt compelled to take to the streets of Ithaca recently to protest and to bring light to national issues of racial and social injustice. It brings us hope that,...

Protest organizers issue list of demands for Ithaca College

Protest organizers issue list of demands for Ithaca College

By Student Organizers • December 9, 2014
Those of us who have been organizing against structural inequality at Ithaca College believe that the status quo is not only untenable but unjust.
Members of the Ithaca community perform a 'die-in' on Aurora Street in honor of Eric Garner, the African-American man who was choked to death by New York Police Department Officer Daniel Pantaleo.

Ithaca protesters hold ‘die-in’ for Eric Garner

By Kira Maddox, Managing Editor • December 4, 2014
About 100 people from Ithaca participated in a 'die-in' on The Commons as a vigil for Eric Garner, who died in the chokehold of New York Police Department Officer Daniel Pantaleo.

Letter to the Editor: The privileged must get involved with Ferguson

By Rebecca Plotkin • December 3, 2014

What role does an affluent white teenager — literally and figuratively thousands of miles away from the Michael Brown case — play in the wake of the decision against the indictment of Darren Wilson?...

Ithaca College students gather together on Dec. 1 at Free Speech Rock outside of Campus Center in a student-organized "Hands Up Walk Out" rally.

Ferguson crisis leads to ‘Hands Up Walk Out’ rally at IC

By Aidan Quigley, Staff Writer • December 2, 2014
Ithaca College students attended a student-organized “Hands Up Walk Out” rally at 1:01 p.m. on Dec. 1 at Free Speech Rock outside of Campus Center.
A Ferguson October participant kneels at a memorial dedicated to Michael Brown on Canfield Drive in Ferguson, Missouri, where he was shot and killed.

Commentary: Police brutality is unacceptable must be addressed

By Sarah Pearson • October 28, 2014
On Oct. 9, exactly two months after Michael Brown’s death, I traveled 875 miles to Ferguson, Missouri, from Ithaca, New York, to attend Ferguson October.
Adam Banks, associate professor and director of writing, rhetoric and digital media at the University of Kentucky, encourages the audience to utilize social media to voice their opinions and bring attention to social issues of race, culture and ethnicity.

CSCRE discusses the use of social media as a gateway to activism

By Aisling Brennan, Contributing Writer • September 11, 2014
The Center for the Study of Culture, Race and Ethnicity invited students to engage in a discussion on the role technology plays in addressing race, racism and resistance on Sept. 9 in Clark Lounge.
Protesters gather outside of the Ithaca City Hall to show support for the families of the teenagers involved in the Aug. 9 incident. Over 200 people held signs and spoke in support of the cause.

Point/Counterpoint: Myrick’s new police proposal sparks debate

By John Joly and Svante Myrick • September 3, 2014
Mayor Svante Myrick proposes a police reform act and meets opposition from the Ithaca Police Benevolent Association, Inc.
Michael Brown shooting brings racial inequality to light

Michael Brown shooting brings racial inequality to light

By Sean Eversley Bradwell • August 27, 2014

I am a 42-year-old black man with a PhD from an Ivy League university. It doesn’t matter. At various times, I was a younger man who stole from convenience stores, swore in public, listened to loud music,...

Load More Stories
Donate to The Ithacan
$3275
$3500
Contributed
Our Goal