Hundreds gathered on the campus to witness the protest.

Ithaca Journal reports.

‘We are here, and we demand change’ say IC protesters

The chant: “Tom Rochon. No confidence” echoed across campus Wednesday, shouted by at least a thousand students who took part in a “Solidarity Walk Out” at Ithaca College.

The demonstration was a response to ongoing concerns of racial injustice on the campus of 6,723 students.

“We stand here in solidarity,” a woman standing with POC at IC, People of Color at IC, said into a microphone Wednesday in front of hundreds. “Our hearts are heavy with the pain of Mizzou and Yale and Smith and every person of color on a college campus simply because of the color of their skin, the texture of their hair or their ancestry. This a problem of the nation. However, how can a campus dedicated to preparing us for the real world not actively foster growth to our consciousness of oppression and privilege?”