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Junior Marissa Booker writes about the imperialist history of photography and urges professors and students at Ithaca College to engage with this history while discussing media rather than ignore it.

Commentary: Photography is a display of power

By Marissa Booker April 10, 2019
The classroom is also implicated in this imperial power structure as it has risen from the same inequities.

Racism defines white identity

By Marissa Booker February 10, 2016
The white U.S. identity would have nothing without the populations they are still standing upon.

Bowie leaves mixed legacy

By Marissa Booker, Columnist January 27, 2016
The real problem here is if we are able to disconnect celebrities from their humanity, what does that say about the way we view each other?

Rochon’s comments indicate incompetence and disconnection

By Marissa Booker, Columnist December 2, 2015
Verbal violence from the lips of the president indicate a lack of connection and compassion for students, faculty, and staff experiences at Ithaca College.

How privilege and ignorance protect racism

By Marissa Booker, Columnist November 11, 2015
When one is accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression.

Addressing a community with racism and cultural bias

By Marissa Booker, Columnist October 27, 2015
There is a culture of fear here at Ithaca College.

Being perceived as a biracial liaison ignores character

By Marissa Booker, Columnist October 10, 2015
Over the past 18 years I have grown tired of being tokenized even though I know it has just begun.
Ithaca College freshman Marissa Booker volunteered with Jumpstarts Community Plunge on Aug. 20–22. Her original service project was to petition to raise the minimum wage in Tompkins County, but requested to change projects because it went against her values.

Commentary: Volunteer work should align with personal values

By Marissa Booker August 25, 2015
People should volunteer because they want to make a difference that reflects their hopes and their ideals.
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