THE ITHACAN

Editorial: Giving for self-fulfillment perpetuates inequality

By The Ithacan • April 26, 2023

Normalizing donations to sources that are simply for self-fulfillment holds people back from being part of an actual change.

Editorial: Tenure system needs to be about advancing education

By The Ithacan • April 5, 2023

The original purpose of the tenure system was to promote academic freedom, encourage exploring new concepts and challenge the classroom with new ideas

Commentary: Why I choose Manolos over men

By Angel Sohu • March 23, 2021

As I grew older, I began to realize a pattern: I tend to have an urge to buy a new pair of shoes every time a romantic endeavor fails.

Racial politics in higher ed

By Mahad Olad • November 6, 2019

On Sept. 30, Harvard University won a lawsuit against Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), a conservative legal organization hell-bent on wiping out affirmative action programs on college campuses in the...

Student-run production explores coming of age in the ’80s

By Emily Lussier, Contributing Writer • March 28, 2018

The play is a coming-of-age story about three privileged teenagers — Warren, Dennis and Jessica — who are living in the Upper West Side of Manhattan.

Progressive stacking used to address inequality in classrooms

By Brontë Cook, Staff Writer • November 15, 2017

“When privilege is normal in your life, equity feels like oppression — that’s the epitome of what we're talking about here,” Nolan Cabrera said.

Commentary: Race is a social construct

By Valerie Foster Githinji • February 10, 2016

Indeed, the concept of ‘race’ as it pertains to human beings is scientifically null and void — but of course, it certainly has a lived, biological reality.

How privilege and ignorance protect racism

By Marissa Booker, Columnist • November 11, 2015

When one is accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression.

Letter to the Editor: The privileged must get involved with Ferguson

By Rebecca Plotkin • December 3, 2014

What role does an affluent white teenager — literally and figuratively thousands of miles away from the Michael Brown case — play in the wake of the decision against the indictment of Darren Wilson?...

I too, am Harvard…

By Jeremy Li • April 16, 2014

Diversity is something often talked about here at Ithaca College. Right now the College is going full-out on implementing series workshops and classes on "Microaggression," which is the aggregated hurtful...

Commentary: Weekend retreat shapes college experience

By Tessa Crisman • October 23, 2013

I heard about the Cross-Cultural Leadership Retreat, which is Nov. 8–10 this year, during my first year at Ithaca College from a few friends in my residence hall who participated in it. While it sounded...