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Senior Mariana Batista addresses the complex topic of unpaid internships through the lens of hidden systems of white privilege.

Commentary: Unpaid internships enable white privilege

By Mariana Batista • April 7, 2022
Our society’s history of systemic racism has made it difficult for BIPOC to move up the financial and corporate ladders. The white privilege hidden in unpaid internships is yet another barrier.
'The Intersection' - A Conversation with Catriona Ferguson

‘The Intersection’ – A Conversation with Catriona Ferguson

By Frankie Walls, Frankie Walls • May 6, 2021

The Ithacan · 'The Intersection' - A Conversation with Catriona Ferguson Host Frankie Walls sits down with junior Catriona Ferguson to discuss Ferguson's experiences as a white-passing mixed woman...

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.

Ithaca College students discuss how to be a white ally

By Natalie Shanklin, Assistant News Editor • December 12, 2014
In a discussion sponsored by Ithaca College club Feminists United, students discussed how to be a white ally during racial injustice protests and discussions.
Junior Cedrick-Michael Simmons, Intersectionali-Tea Time participant, said the group is an excellent outlet for students to engage in difficult dialogue. Intersectionali-Tea Time aims to offer a platform for discussion outside the classroom.

Students create group to discuss social issues

By Cady Lang, Staff Writer • November 29, 2012
Intersectionali-Tea Time is a new meeting series that provides students with a platform for discussion on social equality issues such as affirmative action and white privilege.
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