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Pippi to Ripley4 presents: A Conversation about Nerdcore, Race, and Representation

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3:15-4:15 Friday, April 21 (Taughanock Falls, Campus Center)

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Feminist Nerdcore Rap Artist Sammus (and Cornell PhD student) will perform on Friday, April 21 at 8pm in Emerson Suites at Ithaca College. $3 for Students; $5 General Public. Tickets available at the door and at the IC Campus Center 11am-2pm Wednesday and Thursday

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Pippi to Ripley4: Gender and Sexuality in Fantasy, Science Fiction, Children’s Lit. and Comics. April 21 & 22, 2017. Ithaca College’s Feminist Pop Culture Conference is FREE and open to the public.  Join geek scholars of all ages and stages to talk about texts that range from The Wizard of Oz  to The Walking Dead. Keynote speaker: Enongo Lumumba-Kasongo/Sammus.  

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 Do you like food, music, inflatables, and helping your campus community?! Come volunteer at IC Kicks Back right here on campus! 

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 Does your Student Org need a space to work, hold office hours, and store supplies? Are you interested in connecting with other student orgs? Apply to be a SAC Tenant by April 24th! 

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Submitted on behalf of Dr. Roger Richardson, Associate Provost and Interim Chief Diversity Officer.

The Climate Study Workgroup (CSWG) will host two campus presentations on Tuesday, April 25th. The presentations will be held in Textor Hall 103 from 12:00-1:30 p.m. and from 4:00-5:30 p.m.

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The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures is offering the course LNGS 19407 Madness and Power in Latin America as part of the ICC Identities and Power and Justice themes. This course focused on Latin American Literature and Film in translation and will look at cultural productions from Argentina, Perú, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Cuba and Uruguay, among other countries.  

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Students, staff and faculty are welcome to attend focus groups hosted by the Office of Civil Rights on Wednesday, April 20th and/or Thursday, April 21st. More information about these focus groups can be found here.

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April 20 12:10-1:00 pm in Business 301

Institute for Policy Studies fellow Phyllis Bennis directs the New Internationalism Project at IPS, working as a writer, activist and analyst on Middle East and UN issues. She is also a fellow of the Transnational Institute in Amsterdam. She writes and speaks widely across the U.S. and around the world as part of the global peace movement. She has served as an informal adviser to several top UN officials on Middle East and UN democratization issues.Phyllis has written and edited eleven books. Among them are her new Understanding ISIS & the New Global War on Terror: A Primer, the 6th updated edition of her popular Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict, as well as Before & After: US Foreign Policy and the War on Terror and Challenging Empire: How People, Governments and the UN Defy U.S. Power.

Sponsored by the IC Politics Dept.

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Do you love DIY crafts? Do you want to make free crafts to take home? Come join IC Art for Service and Recreation and Leisure Program Planning students for a night of crafting, DIYs and fun! On Wednesday April 19th from 6pm till 8pm in Friends 207 we will have bracelet making, crocheting, arm knitting, DIY personalized photo clip boards and you can make your own essential oil diffusing necklace!

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The 2017 CP Snow Lecture: Bridging the sciences and the humanities

Cathy O’Neil (http://mathbabe.org) is the author of the New York Times bestselling Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy. In her talk, Cathy will expose the mathematical models used by government and corporations that shape our future, both as individuals and as a society. These “weapons of math destruction” score teachers and students, sort résumés, grant (or deny) loans, evaluate workers, target voters, set parole, and monitor our health.

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Local law enforcement agencies are searching for a wanted individual who was involved in a trespassing incident on property across Rt. 96B from the college. The suspect may be armed. He is described as a 42-year-old bald white male. While he was not seen on campus and there is no known threat to the college community, you should remain on alert until further notice. Call 911 if you see the suspect.

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Ithaca, NY- Ithaca College Theatre is pleased to present a production of a rarely staged Restoration-era comedy, “The Rover.” The play is directed by Greg Bostwick, professor of theatre arts.

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contributed on behalf of Vanessa Brown, Business Intelligence Application Architect

ACE/Argus will be unavailable starting April 24, 2017.

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Faculty and staff, you are invited to join your colleagues and join the conversation at the next Dollars and $ense meeting, which is scheduled on Thursday, April 20th, at 9:00 a.m., in Emerson Suite A.  This month, we will learn about enterprise risk management and get an update about year-to-date financials.

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UPDATE (4/19/17): We just got word that Claudia de la Cruz has encountered travel difficulties and is unable to be in Ithaca in time to make the noon presentation.  Today's D&I Discussion Circle will be our regular weekly gathering without a presentation.  

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The Diversity and Inclusion Discussion Circle invites members of the campus community to attend its weekly gatherings on Wednesdays at noon in Klingenstein Lounge.

At our next gathering on Wednesday, April 19, Claudia de la Cruz will present on the power of hip-hop to influence social change, and her work as part of Rebel Diaz Arts Collective (RDAC) in the South Bronx. Through bilingual musical performances and educational workshops, RDAC is a space for cultural exchange and education around timely social justice issues.

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 On Saturday April 22, the IC Musicians of Color will be hosting an interest meeting for Fall 2017 at 3:30 PM in Iger (Whalen 2105).

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Please be advised of a toner scam that is targeting various individuals and departments on campus.

Such scams may involve receiving a phone call asking for your copier's model and serial number and/or telling you that your toner is low.

Toner is included in the maintenance contracts for all fleet copiers managed by Print Production.  Order toner by calling the toll free number listed on the copier and providing the serial number.  Never pay for or order toner from an outside supplier.

Contact me with questions at 4-5701.