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The Student News Site of Ithaca College

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Editorial: Indigenous history plays essential role in higher ed

Editorial: Indigenous history plays essential role in higher ed

November 21, 2019
The college is one of many institutions that exist as a result of the violent and unethical redevelopment of indigenous land.

Editorial: Campus should continue push for action on racism

January 27, 2016
POC at IC has again raised these issues to the forefront of campus discussion, and it’s up to everyone to keep them there.
Senior Errold Jones speaks to protesters rallied on Dec. 4 in the Peggy Ryan Williams Center in support of a more inclusive Native American Studies minor.

Students push for revised Native American studies minor

By Natalie Shanklin, Assistant News Editor • January 21, 2015
Ithaca College student organizers are pushing for the College to offer a more racially and ethnically inclusive Native American Studies minor.
Kayla Young spoke at the “Hands Up Walk Out” demonstration on Dec. 1. She wants the college to restructure the Native American Studies minor, which ties into understanding structural violence.

Commentary: Native American Studies is essential for equality

By Kayla Young • December 9, 2014
Native American Studies is essential to understanding the violence of colonialism against black and brown people here in the United States.

An open letter to President Tom Rochon

By Native American Student Association • December 9, 2014
While some institutions provide outreach to Native students, the retention rates are diminishing due to a lack of awareness and failure to implement programs that integrate Native students into a predominately white institution.
Protest organizers issue list of demands for Ithaca College

Protest organizers issue list of demands for Ithaca College

By Student Organizers • December 9, 2014
Those of us who have been organizing against structural inequality at Ithaca College believe that the status quo is not only untenable but unjust.

Professor discusses importance of botany

By Lauren Mazzo, Staff Writer • October 2, 2012
Jack Rossen, associate professor and Native American Studies coordinator for the department of anthropology, traveled to Chile to speak at a conference and Easter Island to study archeaobotany in August.
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