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Hierald Osorto, director of religious and spiritual life, speaks at the open forum held with IC Color and members of the college administration Oct. 30. The event was held in the Athletic and Events Center.

Tensions rise during LGBTQ forum

By Alexis Manore and Erika Liberati • October 31, 2018
Members from the Ithaca College administration and IC Color held an open forum Oct. 30 for the college community to have a dialogue about creating a safe environment for LGBTQ students.
Rev. James Touchton, chaplain of the Ithaca College Protestant Community, will resign from his position at the end of Fall 2018, according to a statement Touchton posted in an ICPC alumni Facebook page as well as an Intercom announcement posted Oct. 25.

UPDATE: Community reacts to Protestant Community chaplain resignation

By Grace Elletson and Krissy Waite • October 26, 2018
Rev. James Touchton, chaplain of the Ithaca College Protestant Community, will resign from his position at the end of Fall 2018.
Senior writing major Vanessa Zimmerman writes that the college has not done enough the address the anti-LGBTQ sentiment in its Protestant community, nor the pain it has caused.

Commentary: IC Protestant Community is not fixed

By Vanessa Zimmerman • September 26, 2018
It’s time for Ithaca College to stop profiting off marginalized communities they don’t even listen to.
The petition was created in response to several cases of alleged exclusion of LGBTQ and students of color from the Protestant community. It was delivered to President Shirley M. Collado in May with a request for the demands to be met by July 1.

IC Color plans to protest for further change in PC

By Phoebe Harms, Staff Writer • September 19, 2018
IC Color is planning to protest for further change after the administration did not completely meet demands listed in the group’s petition.
Junior Vanessa Zimmerman and junior Annalise Haldeman speak about their experiences of homophobia in the Ithaca College Protestant Community at their event April 26.

IC Color delivers petition to President Shirley M. Collado

By Maggie McAden, Staff Writer • May 2, 2018
A petition with approximately 2,000 signatures from Ithaca College community members and others demands that change be made within the Ithaca College Protestant Community.
From left, freshman Madeleine McElfresh, sophomore Julia Williamson, freshman Lindsey Caliga and sophomores Erin Kohler and Clara O’Connor attend the Spectrum event April 19.

IC Color Week celebrates diversity on campus

By The Ithacan • April 17, 2016
A weeklong series of events called IC Color will celebrate the spectrum of identities that make up the Ithaca College campus.
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