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Senior Catherine Proulx of IC Progressives writes that the policies of the Green Party are akin to many beliefs held by the far left. However, there is opposition to voting for these third parties.

Commentary: Third parties deserve a fair chance

By Catherine Proulx • September 28, 2016
We don’t have a democratic society if a portion of the voting population actually can’t vote for the candidate that they want to vote for.
Junior Julia LaJuett, a member of Ithaca College Young Americans for Liberty, writes that voters should consider third parties for president.

Commentary: Gary Johnson prioritizes individual liberty

By Julia LaJuett • September 28, 2016
Consider all candidates running for office this November. Don’t feel pressured or obligated to vote for the two names most mentioned by the media.
Sophomore Leonard Slutsky, vice president and co-founder of Take Back the Tap, speaks during the club’s first meeting Tuesday in Campus Center.

Commentary: Selling bottled water on campus is not sustainable

By Leonard Slutsky • September 18, 2012
As a college, we should join the growing number of institutions that pass policies preventing on-campus groups from using school funds to buy single-serving bottles of water.
Operations Crossroads Africa volunteer Shayla Black teaches kindergartners in a Ghana classroom over the summer. The nonprofit sends young people, including Ithaca College students, all across Africa.

Commentary: Operation Crossroads Africa volunteering alters activism views

By Shea O'Meara • August 27, 2012
During my summer volunteering in Ghana, in a makeshift open-door school with dirt floors that turned to mud every time it rained, I learned there are some things we can’t change, no matter how much we scream.
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