The Tompkins County Human Rights Commission shared a resolution Dec. 18, 2023, calling for the community to promote peace by advocating for a federal ceasefire and supporting local Jewish and Muslim community members. At Ithaca College, this call for peace is happening just as fervently among students.

We had just crossed over from the Republic of Ireland to Northern Ireland, and I was looking for some telltale sign that we were in a different place.

Above Maté Factor on The Commons is a small bright room. Large windows let light into the simple, intimate studio where yoga students slowly lift their arms above their heads and pause, breathe and focus.