While there is a widespread feeling of gratitude that the administration responded to the backlash, the sudden and short-lived [media] policy has stirred lingering questions regarding how such a broad policy could be instituted with such little explanation or discussion as to why.
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The unofficial renaming of Dewitt Park to “Shawn Greenwood Park” by members of the Occupy Ithaca movement inspired the formation of the Shawn Greenwood Working Group, through which addressing issues of racism in Ithaca has become a part of localizing the national movement.
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Q&A: Dicken Schrader, of Cover of Depeche Mode’s “Everything Counts” with Milah & Korben
You might know Colombian video artist Dicken Schrader from his cover with his two children of Depeche Mode’s “Everything Counts,” which went viral a few weeks ago. Buzzsaw catches up with the artist here!
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There is no doubt that the Occupy Ithaca movement is still going strong.
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“Mic check!”
“MIC CHECK!” the participants in the rally at Cornell University on Saturday echoed the familiar call of the people’s mic after several similar calls that day.
“Dance!”
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Reiki is a type of energy healing based off of Eastern concepts of medical healing. It offers a treatment that is holistic, treating the whole body, as opposed to the more acute treatments associated with Western practices.
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“The “journalism major” / j-school = best examples of hyper-commoditization culture in higher education. Bubble’s got to burst soon.” – Michael Tracey
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A man from the Occupy Rochester movement cited his main grievance as the fact that corporations are given the same rights as people, decrying policies that are created for the interests of corporations instead of the people voting.
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Hear from the Occupying protesters themselves in this collection of conversations from people throughout the country committed to echoing the plights of the 99 percent.