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Bomber Nation: A look into the history of the Bomber name

Bomber Nation: A look into the history of the Bomber name

By Angela Weldon, Assistant Life and Culture Editor • February 25, 2016
The Ithacan examines the complex past of how "the Bomber" came into existence to embody the identity of Ithaca College.
Students board an outbound Route 11 TCAT bus at the Seneca Street Station the night of Feb. 6. Nancy Oltz, TCAT operations manager, said the company often brings on additional buses at peak times on Friday and Saturday nights to accomodate large amounts of student riders.

Ithaca College students max out TCAT buses on weekend nights

By Michael Pyskaty, Staff Writer • February 11, 2016
The bus pulls forward, and then the driver hits the brakes. The mass of students lurches forward. One man loses his balance and stumbles toward the driver. A woman repeatedly says “I’m not drunk! I’m just tired,” and then promptly tries to fall asleep standing up...
Students of color hold signs at the Oct. 24 Black Lives Matter solidarity march. The march began on The Commons and ended at the Beverly J. Martin Elementary School.

Local Black Lives Matter event draws new people into movement

By Melanie De Lima, Contributing Writer • October 28, 2015
“Black lives matter.” “I can’t breathe.” “No justice, no peace, no racist police.” Around 300 people chanted these phrases during a Black Lives Matter solidarity march Oct. 24 that started from the Bernie Milton Pavilion on The Commons and went down Seneca and Tioga Streets to Beverly J. Martin Elementary School.
Members of the Ithaca community perform a 'die-in' on Aurora Street in honor of Eric Garner, the African-American man who was choked to death by New York Police Department Officer Daniel Pantaleo.

Ithaca protesters hold ‘die-in’ for Eric Garner

By Kira Maddox, Managing Editor • December 4, 2014
About 100 people from Ithaca participated in a 'die-in' on The Commons as a vigil for Eric Garner, who died in the chokehold of New York Police Department Officer Daniel Pantaleo.

College and City: April 17

April 16, 2014
Izzy Awards to recognize independent journalists, film director to present documentary screening, and more.

ITHACA TODAY: Monday, Oct. 7

October 7, 2013
Your daily guide to local news and events of Monday, Oct. 7.
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