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BoE Confronts Discipline Problems at DeWitt Middle School

By VAYNU KADIYALI on May 2019

The Board of Education (BoE) meeting on April 23 was the most packed in the last year, with parents and educators from around the district…

LACS Presents to Board

By VAYNU KADIYALI on April 2019

On Tuesday, March 12, the monthly Board of Education (BoE) voting meeting was especially exciting due to a half-hour long presentation by the new principal…

Restaurant Review: Pasta Vitto

Restaurant Review: Pasta Vitto

By VAYNU KADIYALI on April 2019

If you’ve driven on Aurora Street past the Marriott hotel in recent weeks, chances are that you noticed an oversized, colorful chalk sign on…

IHS Students Create Anti-Gun Violence Organization

By VAYNU KADIYALI on April 2019

Since the Parkland, Florida school shooting of 2018, high schoolers around the country have advocated for gun control legislation through their participation in March…

Board Meeting—Enfield Update and LACS Initiative

By VAYNU KADIYALI on March 2019

The Board of Education (BoE) meetings in late January and February were a time of reflection upon successes in the district over the past…

Restaurant Review: Shahi Pakwan

By VAYNU KADIYALI on March 2019

Having been a loyal customer of Mehak for nearly the past decade, I was hesitant to change my ways by trying Ithaca’s newest Indian…

Knicks Fans—Don’t Get Your Hopes Up

By VAYNU KADIYALI on March 2019

At the NBA’s February 7 trade deadline, for the sixth straight season, the New York Knicks remained out of the playoff picture. On paper,…

January 15 Board Meeting Recap

By VAYNU KADIYALI on February 2019

The January 15 Board of Education (BoE) meeting was one of the most wide-ranging in recent memory, with topics discussed ranging from childhood nutrition to…

Remembering Imaan

Remembering Imaan

By VAYNU KADIYALI on February 2019

Imaan Grewal ‘18 passed away in December after a lengthy battle with cancer. While at IHS, Imaan was an active member of many communities—he was…

Contention and Change at November Board Meeting

By VAYNU KADIYALI on December 2018

The ICSD Board of Education (BoE) meetings in November were some of the most intense and significant of the school year, with a sizeable…

Film Museum to Come to Stewart Park

By VAYNU KADIYALI on December 2018

On October 18, New York State Senator Tom O’Mara attended an event in Ithaca celebrating a $450 thousand grant from the state government that will…

Reed Campaign Comes to IHS

By JULIAN PERRY, VAYNU KADIYALI on November 2018

On October 22, the Republican candidate in the election for New York’s 23rd Congressional District, incumbent Representative Tom Reed, came to IHS to speak to…

Mitrano Campaign Comes to IHS

By JULIAN PERRY, VAYNU KADIYALI on November 2018

On October 15, Democratic congressional candidate Tracy Mitrano spoke to IHS seniors enrolled in Government and Economics about her life, civic engagement, and her…

IHS Will Count PE in GPA

By VAYNU KADIYALI on October 2018

PE teachers at IHS started off the year by announcing a major change—that PE would now count towards student GPAs. This news caught students by…

Drastic Changes Coming to AP World History

By VAYNU KADIYALI on October 2018

In July, the College Board shocked high school educators and administrators around the country when it announced sweeping changes to its Advanced Placement World History…

IHS Football Team Ends Losing Streak

By VAYNU KADIYALI on October 2018

For the first time in nearly two years, on August 31, the IHS Boys Varsity Football team won a game. The 51-8 rout came on…

Movie Review: Uncle Drew

Movie Review: Uncle Drew

By VAYNU KADIYALI on September 2018

In the long-running tradition of the NBA’s stars branching out into different entertainment arenas, All-Star Kyrie Irving acted as the title character in Uncle Drew,…

An Interview With New Associate Principal Corey Mitchell

An Interview With New Associate Principal Corey Mitchell

By VAYNU KADIYALI on September 2018

At the final Board of Education (BoE) meeting of the 2017-18 school year, Superintendent Luvelle Brown announced several administrative changes at IHS. Along with the…

ICSD Creates Race Workshops for Students and Administrators

By AURORA WULFF (Staff Writer), VAYNU KADIYALI on June 2018

In the aftermath of the controversy over casting in the IHS production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, a series of discussions about race…

Syracuse Basketball: Looking Forward

By VAYNU KADIYALI on May 2018

The perennially underrated Syracuse Orange Men’s Basketball Team once again busted brackets and broke hearts in the 2018 March Madness tournament, finishing in the Sweet…

IHS Students Walk Out to Protest Gun Violence

IHS Students Walk Out to Protest Gun Violence

By VAYNU KADIYALI on April 2018

Significant winter weather on March 14 did not stop IHS students from standing in solidarity with an estimated 1 million students nationwide to remember the…

The Future For The Knicks

By VAYNU KADIYALI on April 2018

As usual, this season started off well for the New York Knicks, and as always, positive momentum was completely derailed. On February 6, in a…

Restaurant Review: Bōl

By JULIAN PERRY, VAYNU KADIYALI on March 2018

One Friday night, after a long week of school, we decided to treat ourselves by eating out at one of Ithaca’s newest restaurants. Bōl, a…

Student Athlete Feature: Silas Derfel

By VAYNU KADIYALI on February 2018

Silas Derfel ’18, a member of the Ithaca Boys Cross Country team, recently won the New York State Class A Cross Country State Championship. I…

Local Elections on November 7

By VAYNU KADIYALI on November 2017

On November 7, New York State voters will head to the polls to make important decisions about local and state politics. All seats in the…

Restaurant Review: Mix Social Dining

Restaurant Review: Mix Social Dining

By ISAIAH GUTMAN, VAYNU KADIYALI on October 2017

Looking to try a new eatery in Ithaca, we decided to visit Mix Social Dining on Elmira Road for dinner on a Saturday evening. The…

Knicks Season Preview 2018

By VAYNU KADIYALI on October 2017

After seven tumultuous seasons as a member of the New York Knicks, Carmelo Anthony and the team finally parted ways on September 23, when Anthony…

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