THE ITHACAN

Commentary: IC students shouldn’t be allowed to return in Spring 2021

By Zeyneb Henderson • November 5, 2020

If Ithaca College follows through with its plan to reopen, I hope its students would come back with respect for the community.

Editorial: Uncertainty remains at IC as enrollment drops

By The Ithacan • October 2, 2020

There can be no Ithaca College without students. Clear messaging is key in order to retain a student body and ensure that students keep coming back.

Commentary: The justice system failed Breonna Taylor

By Kamira Armstrong • September 30, 2020

When Black people say that the police are a direct threat to our livelihoods, it isn't some trivial thing that we’re saying to gain sympathy.

Commentary: College sport amateurism is a tool of oppression

By Ellen Staurowsky • September 29, 2020

The NCAA’s principle of amateurism is the linchpin that perpetuates systemic racism through its policies and practices.

National Recap: No indictment against officers who killed Breonna Taylor

By John Turner, Opinion Editor • September 28, 2020

Let's think about that. Her walls that are in her apartment got more justice than Breonna Taylor losing her life.

Reflections on the death of George Floyd

By Mahad Olad • September 28, 2020

I did not think Floyd's case was going to become a watershed moment. I also didn't think this city carried the potential for such an explosion.

SGC starts the semester with hopes of reform

By The Ithacan • September 19, 2020

The Ithaca College Student Governance Council hit the ground running this academic year, at its Sept. 14 meeting.

Editorial: College must be proactive in anti-racism efforts

By The Ithacan • September 11, 2020

The issue of racism within the Department of Theatre Arts and beyond will not be resolved overnight.

Nonprofit proposes extensive science ed reform plan

By Amanda Hutchinson, Contributing Writer • April 12, 2013

Several studies by the US Department of Education show that American students are academically behind on STEM – science, technology, engineering, and math – subjects as compared to their peers in Europe and Asia. Personal struggles with the subject become more pronounced when students specialize in college: I have friends in the humanities who loathe…