Clean water is a human right “Clean water is a human right!” This is the chant Nia Nunn decided to teach young Ithacans when it…
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By Alexa Salvato Listening to Thao & The Get Down Stay Down’s newest release, A Man Alive, the listener is immediately struck by juxtaposition. The…
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The underreported impacts of climate change When one thinks about climate change, visuals of precious polar bears desperately clinging to ice caps often come to…
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Why undocumented people are unwelcome in the U.S. “This fence has electricity on the top, on the inside and the outside, 220 volts,” Dr. Mike…
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Transwomen fight for admission to female-only spaces “Dear Smith College Board of Trustees and President McCartney, I am writing this open letter to express my…
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Leslie Knope, Primetime Champion
by Alexa Salvato February 26, 2015Network television’s first foray with a feminist lead “I am a goddess, a glorious female warrior, queen of all that I survey. Enemies of fairness…
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What Did the Midterm Elections Really Mean?
by Alexa Salvato December 18, 2014A look at elections at the local, state and national levels Elections are baffling, especially to those who are voting for the first time. Perhaps…
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Colorado high school caught up in AP history curriculum controversy “The committee’s initial projects will be a review of the AP U.S. History curriculum and…
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Creepy Crawlers Invade Cornell University
by Alexa Salvato November 13, 2014Event educates and entertains visitors about insects Kids swarmed through the bug origami room, bustling to get to the table to recreate their favorite insect.…
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Improving the conversation about body image issues Three out of 20 women at Ithaca College have had or currently have a diagnosed eating disorder, according…