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Matt Orama graduated from Ithaca College in 2014. Since the AEPi and Blue Sky racial controversies, he has been involved in advocacy through several social media movements using hashtags on Facebook and Twitter.

Open Letter to the Board of Trustees: Alumnus demands action on campus racial issues

By Matt Orama • October 21, 2015
The college and its leadership may continue to be silent. We, however, will not.
Senior Kyle James, SGA vice president of academic affairs, said the campus community should continue to let their voices be heard and take a stand against racism on campus.

Commentary: SGA vice president calls for continued advocacy

By Kyle James • October 21, 2015
Let's all get involved so those who are exhausted from carrying the banner thus far can get the support that they deserve and their voices amplified.

The term “people of color” includes Asian Americans

By Frances Johnson, Columnist • October 21, 2015
If I’m not a person of color, and I’m not white, then what am I?
From left, Jeff Ives, professor in the exercise and sport sciences department; Derek Wallace, assistant to the dean in the music department; and Julie Hickman-Godoy, associate director for financial aid, participate in the Blue Sky Reimagining Kick-Off event discussions Oct. 8.

Open Letter: Faculty disappointed with Blue Sky kickoff

By Ithaca College Faculty • October 19, 2015
In its guiding assumptions, the event appeared to dismiss and even disparage the idea that a rich and valuable undergraduate education is critically tied to what happens in the classroom, where close, diligent and serious attention to intellectual ideas, problems and texts are the central focus.

Being perceived as a biracial liaison ignores character

By Marissa Booker, Columnist • October 10, 2015
Over the past 18 years I have grown tired of being tokenized even though I know it has just begun.
The week of Oct. 4–10 is Mental Illness Awareness Week, which aims to raise awareness about and eliminate the stigma surrounding mental health issues.

Commentary: Depression turns the world black and white

By Chris Biehn • October 7, 2015
"I accept that the best attitude is to make the most out of every possible moment, for not every moment is possible to enjoy.”
Editorial: College should continue to seek diverse faculty

Editorial: College should continue to seek diverse faculty

October 7, 2015
Diversity among faculty is essential to enhance the overall educational experience for all students attending college.
William Jacobson, a professor at Cornell University, spoke at Ithaca College on Oct. 7 about the controversy surrounding a Palestinian activist Bassem Tamimi, who presented to a class of third-graders at Beverly J. Martin Elementary School.

Q&A: Cornell professor discusses local controversy

By Kyle Arnold, Staff Writer • October 7, 2015
"This was not an appropriate presentation regardless of where someone may come down on the Israeli-Palestinian issue."

Editorial: College should send students to historic events

October 7, 2015
It is clear that connecting students with important historic events is beneficial to their college experience.

Letter to the Editor: Diversity in the history department

By Michael Smith • October 7, 2015
It is manifestly untrue that subjects related to diversity and the struggle to create a pluralistic society don't come up in the history department.
Kathleen Mulligan, associate professor in the theater department, has been working with Theatre Wallay to develop a play about the 1947 Partition between India and Pakistan. She hosted a screening of her documentary on the Voices of Partition project Oct. 2.

Q&A: Theater professor discusses “Voices of Partition”

By Maura Aleardi, Staff Writer • October 7, 2015
"Partition was a pretty painful period in history, but it’s also getting to hear stories of just everyday people and realize how much we’re alike."

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.
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