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The Student News Site of Ithaca College

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Student demographics data begins to be more gender-inclusive

Student demographics data begins to be more gender-inclusive

By Kai Lincke, Staff Writer • January 24, 2023
2022–23 demographics data has become more inclusive after the Common App and the college started recording students’ gender identity.
Senior Annnie Pen-Castellanos has been conducting an independent study on trans-identifying people and their experiences with sexual education — they share their findings.

Commentary: Trans and queer stories are vital to sex-ed

By Annie Pena-Castellanos • May 11, 2022
Many trans and queer people are very much left in the dust when it comes to understanding or knowing what resources are available to them.
From left, sophomores Jay Barrett, Gwyneth Cole and Cecil Decker are the creators of the Open Pages residential community for transgender and nonbinary students.

Students create housing for transgender and nonbinary peers

By Clare Shanahan, Staff Writer • April 27, 2022
Transgender and nonbinary students are able to live in the new Open Pages Residential Learning Community (RLC) starting in Fall 2022.
The findings of The Ithacan Diversity Report shows that 33.4% of The Ithacan's board is represented by persons of color (BIPOC) and 51.9% of the board identify as heterosexual.

The Ithacan Diversity Report 2021-22

By Ithacan Staff • December 8, 2021
This Ithacan Diversity Report serves as a benchmark for future use as The Ithacan sets a standard of transparent reporting for its newsroom.
Editorial: Students show bravery by opposing gender policy

Editorial: Students show bravery by opposing gender policy

December 6, 2018
Events such as the one held Dec. 3 allow space for the nuanced and in-depth conversations that need to be had with communities on campus during these times.
Past Deadline

‘Past Deadline’: Nonbinary students left out

October 14, 2018

Host Sierra Guardiola sits down with Staff Writer Mary Rand to speak about the latest front-page story. Rand’s article focuses on the lack of representation for nonbinary students in data that the...

The Facts in Brief for 2017–18 was the first with a disclaimer indicating that there were students who did not report a binary gender who were not represented in the released data.

Nonbinary students missing from college data

By Mary Rand, Staff Writer • October 10, 2018
At Ithaca College, there is an annual collection of analytical information about all students, which is organized into a document called Facts in Brief.
Senior Sloane Kazim (center) writes that mansplaining hurts transgender students, too, and that nonbinary people need to be included in conversations about dismantling patriarchal structures.

Commentary: Mansplaining hurts trans people, too

By Sloane Kazim • December 12, 2017
Nonbinary people have existed all throughout history; we are nothing new, and it is time we are included in feminist conversations.
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