At 10:00 am, March 14, hundreds of students at IHS, Newfield High School, and high schools across the nation walked out of their school buildings…
Posts published in “Byline: MAGDALENA SMITH”
Legacies: An American Resurgence
By MAGDALENA SMITH on May 2018
We stand on the shoulders of giants The warriors at Stonewall refused to be silenced They said no longer will we tolerate this violence Against…
Gun Control Must Be Liberationist
By MAGDALENA SMITH on May 2018
The voices of liberation movements are rarely heard Rarely prioritized, often deterred In the fight against gun violence We silence the marginalized The world only…
Aziz Ansari and the Case for Female Agency
By MAGDALENA SMITH on March 2018
On January 14, 2018, Katie Way from Babe.net published a short but contentious article titled “I went on a date with Aziz Ansari. It turned…
Ambition’s Intangible Clockwork
By MAGDALENA SMITH on March 2018
Ambition dripped like thick molasses through the clear, crystal air, practically palpable to the palate and tangible to the touch. Every student inhabiting the fastidiously…
11/9
By MAGDALENA SMITH on March 2018
“There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.” —Elie Wiesel…
Train Ride
By MAGDALENA SMITH on March 2018
Correction: Part of this piece was not included in the Literary issue, and here is the full version 1 Ragged jeans, rough, wispy brown hair,…
Republicans’ Tax Plan May Cost US $2.2 Trillion
By MAGDALENA SMITH on December 2017
On November 16, the House of Representatives passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, set to enact $1.5 trillion in tax cuts. The bill was…
GrammaTech Awarded $9 Million Cybersecurity Grant by US Government
By MAGDALENA SMITH on November 2017
In October, Ithaca company GrammaTech received a $9 million grant from the U.S. Government’s Office of Naval Research for research and development (R&D) on cybersecurity…
New Plant-Based Vegan Restaurant to Open in Downtown Ithaca
By MAGDALENA SMITH on November 2017
A new plant-based restaurant, Nikki Green, is scheduled to open the first weekend of November on 320 East State Street. Owner and restaurateur Jacky Falkenberg…
Decarcerate Tompkins County Stops Local Jail Expansion
By MAGDALENA SMITH on October 2017
Decarcerate Tompkins won a major victory in Ithaca when the Center for Governmental Research (CGR) decided this past July that it did not need to…
Book Review: Words Will Break Cement: The Passion of Pussy Riot by Masha Gessen
By MAGDALENA SMITH on October 2017
Words Will Break Cement: The Passion of Pussy Riot by Masha Gessen is a book that follows the story of the Russian feminist punk band…