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Effective activism needs to go beyond social media

Effective activism needs to go beyond social media

By The Ithacan May 1, 2025

Generation Z is often hailed as “the activist generation,” but social media has complicated what activism looks like. In recent years, major humanitarian crises have gone viral, only to be forgotten...

Holocaust survivors stories teach important lessons

Holocaust survivors stories teach important lessons

By The Ithacan April 25, 2025

This week, students from Ithaca College were preparing to attend a powerful event: an in-person talk with a Holocaust survivor. But, just days before the visit, the speaker, Judy Altmann, fell ill and...

The future of our climate depends on affordability and accessibility

The future of our climate depends on affordability and accessibility

By The Ithacan April 24, 2025

With the Ithaca College campus observing Sustainability Week and the broader community coming together for Earth Day, it’s a time to reflect not just on environmental progress, but on the deeper meaning...

Classrooms must adapt for the incoming usage of AI

Classrooms must adapt for the incoming usage of AI

By Charles Phipps April 18, 2025

Artificial Intelligence  has revolutionized the way our world works. It has made it much easier to gain direct access to questions people may have and it works even faster than the Internet. With that...

International students face the burden of being grateful

International students face the burden of being grateful

By Sonya Mukhina April 18, 2025

Watching injustice from afar is always difficult, but being torn between two worlds and still expected to be grateful for it is even worse. As we face a massive shift of political narratives around the...

Women's March Madness deserves more spotlight

Women’s March Madness deserves more spotlight

By David Schurter, Co-Sports Editor April 10, 2025

College basketball is one of the country’s most popular sports, due in large part to the annual postseason tournament: NCAA March Madness — featuring the likes of 64 teams together in one bracket....

Students should handle campus wildlife with care

Students should handle campus wildlife with care

By David Tupy March 27, 2025

Nature is chaotic, hindering humanity whether intentional or not. Upstate New York is no exception. As a resident of upstate New York my entire life, I concur that nature is anything but predictable. Therefore,...

Ithaca College Dining needs to focus on consistency

Ithaca College Dining needs to focus on consistency

By The Ithacan March 27, 2025

Ithaca College’s Terrace Dining Hall has seen some notable changes throughout the 2024-25 school year, with a remodel, and serious improvements in its offerings and events. However, while many of these...

Scholarships for minorities level the playing field

Scholarships for minorities level the playing field

By The Ithacan March 26, 2025

Over 50 universities across the country, including Ithaca College, are under federal investigation for alleged racial discrimination. IC is one of 6 schools being investigated for scholarships that potentially...

Queer art has shaped the world and how we see it

Queer art has shaped the world and how we see it

By The Ithacan March 21, 2025

During the Harlem Renaissance, queer Black artists and writers helped shape American culture, even as they faced persecution from the very same government that was supposed to protect them. Decades later,...

Ithaca must stand with TCAT workers for a fair deal

Ithaca must stand with TCAT workers for a fair deal

By The Ithacan March 20, 2025

Ithaca’s Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit system may soon come to a standstill, but not because of any mechanical failures; the workers who drive and keep the buses running are being pushed beyond...

DEI makes sure that as a woman you get paid the same as a man; it makes sure that you can’t be fired from a job based on your age, race, or sexuality. DEI is the reason why your building has a ramp beside the stairs, and an elevator.

DEI programs are crucial for equitable education

By The Ithacan March 5, 2025

Diversity, equity and inclusion has increasingly been coming under scrutiny by President Donald Trump’s administration, terminating former President Joe Biden’s Executive Order 13985, “Advancing...

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