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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, Assistant News Editor • 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, Assistant News Editor • 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.
Sophomore Sophia Testani writes about her experience with the Title IX process. She discusses the negative impacts of sexual harassment.

Commentary: IC fails students who experience sexual harassment

By Sophia Testani • February 3, 2022

While working as an orientation leader, I was sexually harassed by two male student-athletes at Ithaca College. Having completed countless workplace harassment trainings, I knew what happened to me was...

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.

Title IX update supports students with trauma-related needs

By Lorien Tyne, Assistant News Editor • January 31, 2022
A recent policy update to the U.S. Department of Education’s Title IX process will better support Ithaca College students with trauma-related needs
Editorial: A zine starts conversations regarding sexual assault

Editorial: A zine starts conversations regarding sexual assault

By The Ithacan • December 2, 2021
While education and awareness is necessary, Nelson makes a very important point in the zine: there must be accountability for those who commit sexual assault.
Elyse Nepa, Clery Act and crime prevention coordinator in the Office of Public Safety and Emergency Management, is a part of the Sexual Violence and Prevention Committee.

Program aims to educate students about violence prevention

By Caroline Grass, Staff Writer • November 10, 2021
A new program at Ithaca College, IC Responsibility (ICR), aims to educate students about intervention to ensure that violence prevention education.
There were 13 reported cases of rape in 2018, 14 in 2019 and 10 in 2020. All reported rapes in 2020 occurred in on-campus student housing. The report, released Sept. 29, includes data from the 2018 calendar year through the 2020 calendar year.

Annual report shows little change in sexual misconduct cases

By Lorien Tyne, Contributing Writer • October 6, 2021
The 2021 Ithaca College Annual Fire and Safety Report shows the number of Violence Against Women Act offenses have remained close to previous years.
IC athletic department falls short with Title IX

IC athletic department falls short with Title IX

By The Ithacan • September 16, 2021
The college shouldn't be comfortable with the lack of equal annual wages for coaches of women’s sports teams in comparison with coaches in men’s sports.
Ithaca Colleges proportion of student athletes is nearly the opposite of its undergraduate enrollment, as the proportion of its student body in 2021 is 59% female and 41% male.

Gender equity issues persist within Ithaca College athletics

By Connor Glunt, Spots Editor • September 16, 2021
Ithaca College Athletics is compliant with two out of three parts of Title IX. However, there are still questions about gender equity issues within the athletics department. 
The BOLD Women’s Leadership Network requires that applicants identify as women, but Samantha Elebiary, BOLD Program Director at the college, said nonbinary identifying students are not discouraged from applying. Elebiary said students are not required to disclose their gender identity on the application. 

BOLD program under investigation for Title IX complaint

By Ashley Stalnecker, Senior Writer • February 10, 2021
The U.S. Office for Civil Rights has opened an investigation into Ithaca College’s BOLD program after receiving a complaint of a Title IX violation.
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