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Junior Jadena Wiliams discusses Title IX’s sexual assault stigma overshadowing its goals. She gives background on Title IX’s creation and thinks that colleges should create awareness about its original goal.

Commentary: The original goal of Title IX is shadowed under stigmas

By Jadena Williams • March 7, 2023
Today, Title IX has grown to incorporate more than providing women equal access to academic and extracurricular activities and opportunities.
The Feb. 7 Faculty Council meeting discussed including trust issues between Ithaca College faculty and administration, shared governance responsibilities and a controversial Title IX report.

Faculty Council discusses long-standing issues and Title IX report

By Noa Ran-Ressler, Managing Editor • February 8, 2023
The Feb. 7 Faculty Council meeting discussed including trust issues between Ithaca College faculty and administration, shared governance responsibilities and a controversial Title IX report.
Editorial: Regulations are essential to prevent crimes at frats

Editorial: Regulations are essential to prevent crimes at frats

By The Ithacan, The Ithacan • December 7, 2022
Fraternities have become so powerful over time that they are hardly held accountable for the crimes they commit.
Senior Lily Hosken tells her own story of sexual abuse and dealing with the Title IX office. She says her experience is not unique and needs to be addressed within the campus community.

Commentary: Rape culture remains prominent at Ithaca College

By Lily Hosken, Lily Hosken • November 30, 2022
I would like to warn you that reading this article will most likely make you uncomfortable.
As the Supreme Court re-evaluates Affirmative Action, Ithaca College grapples with the debate surrounding race-based opportunities in its own community.

College grapples with debate around race-based opportunities

By Prakriti Panwar, Staff Writer • November 8, 2022
As the Supreme Court re-evaluates Affirmative Action, Ithaca College grapples with the debate surrounding race-based opportunities in its own community.
2021 crime statistics call attention to violence prevention

2021 crime statistics call attention to violence prevention

By Lorien Tyne, Editor-in-Chief • October 5, 2022
At Ithaca College in 2021, there were increased reports of domestic violence, stalking, aggravated assault and fondling, according to the 2022 Annual Security & Fire Safety Report.
The Office of Public Safety and Emergency Management (OPS) is working to increase use of Rave Guardian, the college’s public safety app, among the campus community and at other Ithaca College campuses. While Rave Guardian was introduced to the college’s campus in April 2021, Samm Swarts, associate director of Emergency Preparedness and Response, said the app was launched at the Ithaca College London Center (ICLC) on Aug. 23 and will be available at the Ithaca College Los Angeles campus starting in Spring 2023.

Rave Guardian app sees increased use as access expands

By Clare Shanahan, Former Opinion Editor • August 31, 2022
As engagement with the Rave Guardian app at Ithaca College rises, the program is being expanded and implemented at new locations.
Senior Alexis Manore, editor in chief for The Ithacan, discusses the impacts of Ithaca College's failure to hold abusers accountable. This pattern invalidates survivors and normalizes violence within the campus community.

Commentary: IC does not hold abusers accountable

By Alexis Manore • May 8, 2022
As a survivor of both sexual harassment and sexual assault, it has been extremely disheartening to see how the college has supported and enabled abusers and offered minimal support to survivors. 
Editorial: Students must weigh the limitations of Title IX policies

Editorial: Students must weigh the limitations of Title IX policies

By The Ithacan • April 28, 2022
The collegiate justice system continues to fail students as non-comprehensive policy succeeds and supportive representation from the Title IX office remains in question.
Despite increasing awareness of the widespread issue of sexual violence, the college has had increasing numbers of Violence Againt Women Acts (VAWA) reported to Title IX recently. According to the AFSR, the college recorded 11 reports of on-campus rape in 2017, 13 in 2018, 14 in 2019, 10 in 2020.

Title IX failures reveal systemic flaws in policy

By Lorien Tyne, Editor-in-Chief • April 27, 2022
Emma Taylor ’21 is one of many students who never won their Title IX hearing, never received protection and feels that the collegiate justice system has failed them.
With Ketanji Brown Jackson on the verge of being the first Black woman on the Supreme Court, members of the IC community are voicing their support.

IC civil rights groups voice support for Ketanji Brown Jackson

By Elijah de Castro, News Editor • April 5, 2022
With Ketanji Brown Jackson on the verge of being the latest justice to join the Supreme Court, members of the IC community are voicing their support.
At the SGC’s meeting it talked with Linda Koenig, Title IX coordinator, and Leonardo Wise, Title IX investigator and prevention specialist, about some of the nuances of the legal process. 

SGC discusses Ithaca College’s Title IX process

By Lorien Tyne, Editor-in-Chief • February 23, 2022
At its Feb. 21 meeting SGC spoke with representatives from Ithaca College’s Title IX Office about resources and the legal process cases go through.
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