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THE ITHACAN

The Student News Site of Ithaca College

THE ITHACAN

Hundreds of protestors gathered on The Commons on May 31 to memorialize George Floyd, a black man who was killed in police custody, and protest against police violence against black people. This was the first gathering, which will be held weekly.

Ithaca community gathers to protest police brutality

By Madison Fernandez, Editor in Chief May 31, 2020
Floyd’s death has been a catalyst for people around the nation to come together to protest the killing of black individuals.
Six of the seven Kings Bay Plowshare 7 defendants stand with a banner after being found guilty Oct. 24 in Brunswick, GA. Garry Thomas, an Ithaca resident and professor emeritus of anthropology at Ithaca College, reported on the trial for Ithaca news outlets.

Q&A: Ithaca resident reports on trial for local media outlets

By Brontë Cook November 13, 2019
Garry Thomas, an Ithaca resident and professor emeritus of anthropology at Ithaca College, spent the month of October in Brunswick, Georgia, reporting on the trial of the King Bay Plowshares 7 .
The Global Climate Strike occurred internationally Sept. 20. Ithaca was one of approximately 1,500 locations in 150 countries that participated in the strike.

Students fight against climate change at Global Climate Strike

By Falyn Stempler, Senior Writer September 22, 2019
The Ithaca College Eco-Reps led hundreds of students, faculty and staff downtown to meet up with the larger event occurring on The Commons.
Members of OURstory is not HIStory gathered at Free Speech Rock outside of Campus Center to protest the sexual violence against women of color.

Students protest sexual violence against women of color

By Alexis Manore and Ashley Stalnecker May 3, 2019
The protest, “Walk Out: The Fight for What’s Right,” was run by OURstory is not HIStory: Femmes of Color Embracing our Truths, an organization that was created this semester.
Protesters hold up signs expressing their opposition to President Trumps recent declaration of a national emergency at the Mexico border. The rally took place on Presidents Day Feb. 18.

Locals protest Trump’s national emergency declaration

By Ryan King, Assistant News Editor February 18, 2019
Some locals took to the Commons Feb. 18 to protest President Donald Trump’s recent declaration of a national emergency to build a wall on
The evening event at the Bernie Milton Pavilion was one of over 200 rapid response protests happening nationwide. The series of protests is part of an ongoing national campaign called Nobody is Above the Law.

Ithaca locals protest the resignation of Jeff Sessions

By Ben Kaplan, Senior Writer November 9, 2018
A large crowd of locals Ithacans gathered on The Commons to protest the recent resignation of former Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
Around 30 people gathered for the rally at the OHR across from the State Theatre in downtown Ithaca to listen to various speakers from Black Lives Matter Ithaca and show public support for the facility.

Black Lives Matter holds rally for the Office of Human Rights

By Elizabeth Henning, Contributing Writer September 12, 2018
The Black Lives Matter group in Ithaca organized a rally for the Office of Human Rights (OHR) in Tompkins County on Sept. 11.
Students lined the hallway in Textor, protesting Larry Pratt, a conservative gun advocate who spoke at the college Nov. 9.

WATCH: Gun advocate speaker Larry Pratt incites protests at IC

By Ben Kaplan and Sophia Tulp November 13, 2017
Students lined the hallway in Textor, protesting Larry Pratt, a conservative gun advocate who spoke at the college Nov. 9.
Larry Pratt, retired executive director of Gun Owners of America, will speak at the college on Nov. 9. He has been criticized in the past for making controversial statements about gun-rights.

Students plan to protest right-wing gun advocate speaker at IC

By Brontë Cook, Staff Writer November 6, 2017
Larry Pratt, executive director of Gun Owners of America, will speak at the college on Nov. 9 and has made controversial statements about gun-rights.
Black Students United at Cornell University interrupted a University Assembly’s meeting to demand changes to the college’s campus code of conduct regarding free speech after a series of racial incidents that happened on or near Cornell Universitys campus.

Cornell Black Students United protests in wake of racial incidents

By Laura O'Brien, Contributing Writer September 20, 2017
Following a series of racially charged events, Black Students United at Cornell University interrupted a University Assembly’s meeting.
Ithaca residents gather at the Bernie Milton pavilion in support of a Mexican national arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. SAM FULLER/ THE ITHACAN

Emergency Rally: I.C.E Out!

May 3, 2017
An Emergency rally was held at the Bernie Milton pavilion on the Ithaca Commons on May 3rd in support of an Ithaca resident arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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