The Ithacan

Given the housing crisis in Ithaca, the college should become more proactive in assisting students in finding appropriate housing.

This increase in rapes also brings into question how these rapes are being handled by the campus judicial process and Public Safety.

President Tom Rochon is tiptoeing around this issue by giving ambiguous responses to questions that demand serious answers.

There are students on campus who are interested in having discussions on race, and it is the onus of these similarly passionate faculty and staff members to get in contact with these students.

A “safe space” does not have to bear the name for it to be one — it is what the space does for its community that matters.

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.

Rape is not a product of short skirts or too much alcohol — it is a product of toxic masculinity, entitlement and a misunderstanding of sex and consent. More jail time will not solve these deep-rooted, dangerous attitudes about sexual violence.

Though arguments against voting for third parties have persisted throughout many recent elections, voters — and organizations representing voters — should not be cut off from expressing viewpoints either for or against these arguments.

It is crucial that members of the campus community support each other during this time, and that the college prioritize love, support and comfort in the face of violence and despair.

A policy like this that targets alcohol paraphernalia does nothing to protect students against the dangers of drinking. This rule against having alcohol paraphernalia in a dorm room is misdirected in trying to promote safe drinking, and will neither motivate more students to be cautious about drinking nor deter them from drinking.

July 26
Burglary
LOCATION: Circle Apartments
SUMMARY: Caller reported unknown person entered residence and stole bicycle and computer equipment.

College updates alcohol policy
Ithaca College has approved changes to its alcohol policy, which were proposed last spring by the Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Team.