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From left: Senior Jonathon Cummings and freshman Wilson Vivas convince Plain Street resident Eric Lovett to sign the petition to change the name of Plain Street to honor Nelson Mandela on April 11.

Effort begins to change street name to honor Mandela

By Max Denning, Online News Editor • April 12, 2015
Freshman Sophia Conger, Gabby Malave and Jaylen Young have begun organizing an effort to rename Plain Street, Nelson Mandela Street to honor the former South African president’s passing in December 2013.
IC Pay It Forward passed out cards with compliments and friendly messages written on them during its rush night Feb. 5. The club aims to influence the community with acts of kindness.

New club aims to spread happiness with good deeds

By Alyvia Covert, Contributing Writer • February 12, 2014
IC Pay it Forward, a new club on campus, strives to positively influence the community by helping others and encouraging them to pass it on.
On December 5, 2013, activists for the Tompkins County Workers' Center and Cornell Organization for Labor Action (COLA) gathered at McDonald's for a flash mob in protest of low wages.

Protest for Living Wage at Ithaca McDonald’s

By Stephen Adams, Multimedia Reporter • December 6, 2013
Cornell University students and activists from the Tompkins County Workers’ Center were told to leave the McDonald’s located on Triphammer Road after holding a “flash mob” Dec. 5 to protest low worker wages.

Video: Streetlight Manifesto

By Deanna RomanoffJaclyn CataldiShawn Steiner • April 15, 2013
Streetlight Manifesto, a popular band known for its "ska" music genre, visited Ithaca College and held a concert March 12 in Emerson Suites. Tickets were sold out.

Video: Republicans take a stand

By Deanna Romanoff • January 31, 2013
The student organization IC Republicans discuss their plans for campus recognition.

Video: MLK Scholars make a difference

By Jaclyn CataldiSierra Council • January 24, 2013
Ithaca College celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a program for the MLK Scholars who strive to promote change in their culture.

Video: Ithaca’s Move to Amend rallies for local support

By Jaclyn CataldiSydney Fusto • January 23, 2013
The Move to Amend organization rallies at Autumn Leaves Used Books in the Ithaca Commons to push for a constitutional amendment.
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