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The Student News Site of Ithaca College

The Ithacan
Ithaca Buddhist Meditation
The Student News Site of Ithaca College

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Freshman Alexia Michitti, who plays for the Ithaca College women's soccer team, was born without her right hand. She has played soccer since the age of three, but was only introduced to adaptive sports in 2021.

Freshman athlete works to be a force for change in adaptive sports

By Dustin Terry, Staff Writer • April 27, 2022
When Alexia Michitti, who was born with no right hand, was cut from a middle school basketball team, it was the first time she was told she could not do something because of her upper limb difference.
Senior defender Justinian Michaels celebrates with his team after scoring the first goal of the game against New York University on Aug. 30. Michaels spoke at the ceremony before the game honoring Jase Barrack, a club soccer player who died suddenly in May.

Men’s soccer dominates in game dedicated to club soccer player

By Emily Adams, Sports Editor • September 1, 2019
The Ithaca College men's soccer team honored Jase Barrack, a club soccer player who died suddenly in May, during their game against NYU on Aug. 30.
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