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Junior Marshall Long, co-vice president of ICSFP, reads a speech to a crowd of about 15 people, including President La Jerne Cornish, at Free Speech Rock during the “ICE Off Campus" rally.

IC Students for Palestine organizes rally in support of non-citizen student activists

By Julian DeLucia, Assistant News Editor • April 14, 2025
On April 12, Ithaca College Students for Palestine led an event in front of the Campus Center at Free Speech Rock. The event was titled “ICE Off Campus,” in dedication and support of pro-Palestinian activists who have been threatened with deportation, targeted and detained in the U.S.
On April 5, thousands gathered on the Ithaca Commons to march against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk.

Ithaca community marches against Trump amidst national ‘Hands Off!’ protests

By Julian DeLucia and Eamon Corbo • April 8, 2025
On April 5, thousands gathered on the Ithaca Commons to march against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk. The march was organized by Indivisible Tompkins as part of the national “Hands Off!” protests held on the same day. 
Ithaca community members gathered at Rally for Hope and Justice on Feb. 7 at the Bernie Milton Pavilion on The Commons.

Photo Essay: Ithaca community members organize three rallies against ICE and in support of sanctuary status

By Lucia Iandolo, Photo Editor • February 13, 2025
On Jan. 30, Jesus Romero-Hernandez was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Tompkins County Department of Social Services. Community members came together to promote unity and protest against ICE’s presence in Ithaca. There were three demonstrations, two taking place on The Commons and one in City Hall. 
During the die-in, sophomore Quincey Fireside, President of ICSFP, listed three demands: a school-wide statement acknowledging the genocide of Palestinians, a statement of support for Palestinian students and an apology for not making the statement sooner; a Boycott, Divestment and Sanction (BDS) audit which would provide access to information about if the college receives funding from any Israeli or Zionist corporations; and for Birthright trips to stop being run through Hillel at IC.

Ithaca College Students for Palestine hold die-in on Admitted Students Day

By Ryan Johnson, Staff Writer • March 23, 2024

About 25 Ithaca College students huddled in the cold by the Dillingham Fountains holding pro-Palestine signs and donning keffiyehs, a traditional headdress worn by men in the Middle East, at 8:45 a.m....

Six speakers from IC Rise Up presented their list of demands that aim to improve the experiences of students of color at Ithaca College. KALYSTA DONAGHY-ROBINSON/THE ITHACAN

IC Rise Up presents its demands for the college

April 14, 2023

[slideshow_deploy id='47239']   As members of the Ithaca College community gathered April 12 in the Campus Center, IC Rise Up distributed a list of eight demands for the college and proceeded...

Written statements highlighting personal accounts from students of color about experiences of microaggressions, racism and discrimination were collected, printed, and posted by IC Rise Up, a student group that primarily functions through its Instagram page.

Students of color share experiences in IC Rise Up campaign

By Prakriti Panwar, Assistant News Editor • March 3, 2023
Printed statements appeared across the IC campus March 2 and 3, highlighting personal accounts from students of color about experiences of discrimination.
About 100 members of the Ithaca community gathered at the Bernie Milton Pavilion on The Commons to rally in support of the right to an abortion. Protestors held signs that read, “Abortion is a human right,” “Women should have more bodily autonomy than a corpse,” “I stand with Planned Parenthood,” “Safe abortions save lives” and “Not your body, not your life, not your business.” 

Ithaca community protests draft decision to overturn Roe v. Wade

By Alexis Manore and Elijah de Castro • May 5, 2022
Despite legal precedent and public opinion, the United States Supreme Court intends to overturn Roe v. Wade. May 3 the Ithaca community gathered in protest. 
Laura Lewis, acting Mayor of Ithaca, delivers a proclamation recognizing the power structures that leave groups vulnerable to sexual violence and the need in the Ithaca community to support survivors, especially those from marginalized groups.

Students march at Take Back the Night after two years online

By Clare Shanahan and Olivia Stanzl • May 4, 2022
April 29 Ithaca College students marched to The Commons for the 43rd annual Take Back the Night event in Ithaca after two years of online observation.
Zillah Eisenstein, professor emerita in the Department of Politics at Ithaca College, was one of the speakers at the rally and talked about the importance of not only keeping abortions legal, but also making them accessible. 

Ithaca community members rally for reproductive rights

By Alyshia Korba, Senior Writer • October 6, 2021
Community members from Cornell University, Ithaca College and the greater Ithaca area rallied for reproductive rights Oct. 2.  
Students voice their opposition to the faculty cuts at a protest organized by the Open the Books coalition Feb. 22. Protesters held a banner at the crosswalk outside the Peggy Ryan Williams Center.

Students protest faculty cuts with sign display at PRW

By Jordan Broking, Staff Writer • February 23, 2021
The Open the Books coalition held a fifth protest demanding financial transparency regarding faculty and program cuts.

IC community holds protest against upcoming faculty cuts

November 16, 2020

Students for Labor Action hosted a rally Nov. 14 at Ithaca College to protest the Academic Program Prioritization process and impending faculty and staff cuts.

Voters line up to cast their ballots early Oct. 25 at the Crash Fire Rescue in Ithaca.

Americans rally, protest and cast their votes

By The Ithacan Staff • November 5, 2020

Rallies, protests and early-voting lines highlighted the weeks leading up to the 2020 general election. With voters able to send in their absentee ballots weeks ago and increased early voting in some states,...

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