Jack Kempner, senior and bartender at Moonies, said although he has not seen a change in the amount number of people, he has seen business pick up earlier.
“Silence is deadly,” Edwards said. “Society often believes that silence is consensus. When people don’t speak up, then the majority are driven by the minority opinion.”
Ithaca residents and students gather Jan. 28 on The Commons to protest President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration, which was signed Jan. 27.
“It’s not just a business,” Pichel said. “It’s also been a social experiment both for those of us behind the counter and those on the other side of the counter.”