The Ithacan

Tackling mental health challenges during the pandemic

By Mahad Olad • October 20, 2020

Now more than ever, tending to our mental health is incredibly crucial as college students. We have a lot on our plates.

Reflections on the death of George Floyd

By Mahad Olad • September 28, 2020

I did not think Floyd's case was going to become a watershed moment. I also didn't think this city carried the potential for such an explosion.

Racial politics in higher ed

By Mahad Olad • November 6, 2019

On Sept. 30, Harvard University won a lawsuit against Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), a conservative legal organization hell-bent on wiping out affirmative action programs on college campuses in the...

Policing Athiesm

By Mahad Olad • October 3, 2019

I'm urging fellow outspoken atheists to understand that their crude approach toward religion inadvertently nurtures the sort of fundamentalism they are supposedly against.

Racial epithets have a space in the classroom

By Mahad Olad • September 19, 2019

Do racial epithets have any place in the classroom? They certainly should. Classes are spaces where no controversial topic is off the table.

Identity politics go beyond race

By Mahad Olad, Staff Writer • August 29, 2019

Fact: President Donald Trump's racist and xenophobic rhetoric inspires white nationalism. The recent mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, were committed by deranged men whose motives ranged...

Why I support the BDS movement on campus

By Mahad Olad, Staff Writer • April 10, 2019

There are countless examples of activists who’ve had their professional and personal lives destroyed for speaking out against the discriminatory practices of the Israeli state.

Trump’s free speech executive order misguided

By Mahad Olad • March 25, 2019

But I doubt this flexing will achieve much, considering the fact that Trump’s order can easily be overturned by a democratic administration.

Mental health needs to be addressed in POC communities

By Mahad Olad, Staff Writer • March 5, 2019

I think it would be beneficial if Ithaca College put wellness into the curriculum.

Ilhan Omar is right to criticize AIPAC

By Mahad Olad, Staff Writer • February 19, 2019

Omar shouldn’t have apologized for her remarks on AIPAC. And I’m glad to see her and Tlaib become the first two American politicians refusing to toe the pro-Israel line.

Who gets to say the N-word

By Mahad Olad, Staff Writer • February 5, 2019

I will probably never be comfortable with nonblack usages of n---a and especially n---er, even if they’re merely referring to it and not using it.

Free speech, inclusivity and open dialogue: A response to Dr. Bradwell

By Mahad Olad, Staff Writer • December 11, 2018

We need to recognize that although these conversations may be taxing, they are necessary, and we need to talk about how to effectively approach them.