THE ITHACAN

Tangled: How women of color are brushing away hair stigmas

By Celisa Calacal and Kalia Kornegay • April 5, 2017

“Natural hair is intimidating to them — it signifies pride,” she said. “It puts them off because it shows how we have found beauty within ourselves."

‘Vagina Monologues’ fights stigma linked to female anatomy

By Colette Piasecki-Masters, Staff Writer • February 22, 2017

All proceeds from the play benefited “V-day,” a global activist movement dedicated to increase awareness of violence against women.

Letter to the Editor: Term ‘stigma’ is a verbal assault

By Harold A. Maio • November 4, 2015

There are times, through habituation, long cultural exposure, redundantly repeated usage, that words choose us.

Stigma surrounding mental illness needs to be eliminated

By Amelia Erikson, Columnist • October 7, 2015

It is exasperating, sometimes, that we need specified days to remind us to take action to prevent hurting other human beings.

My Mom is a Bartender

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer • October 21, 2014

Amidst a swirl of budget cuts and an ever-increasing workload, Mom resigned from her job as a school psychologist at the Watkins Glen School District in 2012. After resigning, she took up a profession she had been doing on and off since she was 18 and in college: bartending.