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Seniors Desiree Holz and Lucy Calderon interviewed Katherine Kitteredge, professor in the Department of Literatures in English, for their documentary on book banning.

Documenting national issues for class projects

By Noelle Cook, Staff Writer • April 5, 2023
Documentaries have been the backbone of film since the beginning, and Ithaca College is no exception to this history.
Editorial: Strict visa regulations are hindering peoples’ dreams

Editorial: Strict visa regulations are hindering peoples’ dreams

By The Ithacan • March 8, 2023
For many students, there are no visa expiration issues because they did not even get a chance to move abroad in the first place.
Hierald Osorto, executive director of student equity and belonging and executive director of the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life, will teach the three-week course.

Students will participate in collaborative course during May session

By Elizabeth Kharabadze, Former Newsletter Editor • May 6, 2021
During the May session, students at Ithaca College and Houghton College in Houghton, New York will participate in a mini-course dedicated to discussion about immigration.
National Recap: Over 5,400 children split from parents at border

National Recap: Over 5,400 children split from parents at border

October 30, 2019

A new tally states the number of children separated from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border exceeds 5,400 since July 2017. U.S. immigration authorities conducted more than 1,500 of these separations...

Members of the Ithaca College community attend the opening keynote event for the 2019 Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival April 1. The event featured a presentation from Palika Makam, U.S. program coordinator for WITNESS, and Diana Rosa, operations associate for WITNESS, on how to record crimes against humanity

FLEFF kicks off with event on immigration

By Krissy Waite, Assistant News Editor • April 3, 2019
Ithaca College hosted the opening keynote event April 1 for the 2019 FLEFF on how to use technology to document abuses against immigrant communities.
Protesters hold up signs expressing their opposition to President Trump's recent declaration of a national emergency at the Mexico border. The rally took place on President's Day Feb. 18.

Locals protest Trump’s national emergency declaration

By Ryan King, Assistant News Editor • February 18, 2019
Some locals took to the Commons Feb. 18 to protest President Donald Trump’s recent declaration of a national emergency to build a wall on
Senior Joe Cruz writes about the current U.S.-Mexico border issues and how biases against America's indigenous people and Mexicans are further escalating the issue and increasing the tensions surrounding it.

Commentary: Walls are built from thoughts, not just by blood and bricks

By Joe Cruz • January 30, 2019
Despite our shared dystopian circumstances, we must remain optimistic, not for ourselves but for one another.
National Recap: Asylum seekers at southwest border increase

National Recap: Asylum seekers at southwest border increase

By Meredith Burke, Opinion Editor • December 12, 2018
According to the DHS, 92,959 claims of credible fear were made in the 2018 fiscal year by migrants who were attempting to enter the U.S. southwest border.
Editorial: Students provide example for immigration activism

Editorial: Students provide example for immigration activism

November 28, 2018
Now more than ever, we need to be addressing issues of immigration compassionately and with sound logic.
National Recap: Birthright citizenship under threat

National Recap: Birthright citizenship under threat

October 31, 2018
For years, Trump has decried “anchor babies,” who he claims cause unauthorized immigrants to stay in the U.S. However, this is the first legal action Trump has planned on taking against them.
Jake Staffin, Ithaca College Young Americans for Liberty's club ambassador, and Charlie Kane, the organization's president wrote with their editorial board that immigrants should be welcomed into the U.S., and that the hateful and racist rhetorics surrounding them are untruthful.

Commentary: Immigration benefits the economy

By IC YAL Executive Board • September 12, 2018
That is what IC Young Americans for Liberty stands for on immigration. This would allow for the freer mobility of people to better their lives, while also contributing what they can to our society.
Sophomore Salko Camo, far right, writes that his immigration to the U.S. might not have been possible if anti-immigrant ideas were present.

Commentary: From blood and bullets to a new beginning

By Salko Camo • March 21, 2018

Growing up in the former Yugoslavia, prior to the war during which hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians were killed, with millions more displaced, my family lived a happy and peaceful life. My father...

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