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Cyndy Scheibe, Dana professor in the Department of Psychology at Ithaca College and executive director and founder of Project Look Sharp, said she gives trigger warnings a couple of days in advance of her classes and allows students to set up a private meeting with her to go over the topics. 

Cornell’s trigger warning resolution sparks debate in higher ed

By Prakriti Panwar, Assistant News Editor April 26, 2023
The Cornell University Student Assembly passed a resolution that encouraged faculty to use trigger warnings, which reignited a debate about its use.
From left, Senator-at-Large Cat Proulx, Business School Senator Taulant Gashi, Ithaca College President Tom Rochon and Senator-at-Large Seondre Carolina discuss debates within higher education regarding academic freedom and free speech.

Ithaca College President Tom Rochon addresses the SGA

By Kyle Arnold, Assistant News Editor September 20, 2016
Ithaca College President Tom Rochon joined the Student Government Association’s Sept. 19 meeting.
Editorial: Trigger warnings sensible in classroom, not in public

Editorial: Trigger warnings sensible in classroom, not in public

By The Ithacan September 14, 2016
It is not conducive to intellectual discourse to capitalize on the term “trigger warning” and demand them in every instance of public discussion of sensitive issues.
Students write messages in Sharpie across a giant beach ball inside the Campus Center on April 11. The beach ball was a part of Freedom Week, an event put on by IC Young Americans for Liberty to advocate for free speech.

Ithaca College students seek to preserve free speech

By Jonah Swiatek, Staff Writer April 19, 2016
“Make tuition free.” “Bernie 2k16.” “I’m late for class to write on a ball.” These are a few of the many messages scrawled in Sharpie across a giant beach ball inside the Campus Center on April 11.

Letter to the Editor: Trigger warnings are necessary

By Sam Lloyd April 18, 2016
If triggers were just "oh, I'm uncomfortable," it wouldn't be a big deal. But they don't work like that.

Trigger warnings should not be used as they prevent growth

By Amelia Erikson, Columnist December 2, 2015
Trigger warnings prevent open dialogue, an important part of education on a college campus.
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