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The Student News Site of Ithaca College

THE ITHACAN

The Student News Site of Ithaca College

THE ITHACAN

Senior Joe Cruz writes about the current U.S.-Mexico border issues and how biases against Americas 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.
Junior Joe Cruz, pictured above during a fundraising campaign, writes that students must be aware of cultural appropriation and racial stereotypes as Halloween celebrations begin.

Commentary: Remedying the ignorance outbreak

By Joe Cruz October 25, 2017
These cold temperatures bring about an outbreak of illnesses on campus, but also a sickness that I believe can take more time to heal from: ignorance.
Students and members of the campus community attended the 25th annual Educational Technology Day on March 19, 2015. The free event generally brings in over 1,000 visitors from the area annually.

Ithaca College Educational Technology Day showcases innovation

By Joe Cruz, Contributing Writer March 23, 2016
Among the featured speakers is robotics activist and quadriplegic Henry Evans. He will make a digital appearance from his home in Palo Alto, California, through the use of Suitable Technologies’ BeamPro Smart Telepresence System — a new robotic video conferencing tool.
More than 90 blue-light emergency phones dot Ithaca Colleges campus. Terri Stewart, director of the Office of Public Safety and Emergency Management, said the bulk of calls received from the phones are nonemergencies.

Ithaca College’s blue light system underutilized by students

By Joe Cruz, Contributing Writer February 17, 2016
“I was doing rounds for SASP, and this girl walked by on the phone repeatedly saying ‘I think someone is following me.’” Fleming said. “I was mostly scared for her, but also thought to myself, ‘That could’ve been me.’”
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