First Place Awardee Sadie Hays and with Baking Contest Emcees. The Sophie Fund n October 19, The Sophie Fund hosted its ninth Annual Ithaca Cupcake…
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Beautiful, Bridal, Alive
By ZADIE WANG on November 2024
Content warning: Blood, gore. As I pull the sleeves of my wedding dress over my shoulders, I feel a dead woman squirm. She’s uncomfortable in…
Little garden tainted
By ZADIE WANG on October 2024
A flower wilts in my soul when you bring me close. I mourn the death of a lily intangible as I feel the flowers in…
Saving Face: A Movie Review, Two Decades Too Late
By ZADIE WANG on October 2024
Warning: This article contains spoilers for Saving Face. As I settled in for another cozy movie night, I scrolled through lists of the best queer…
mother tongue
By ZADIE WANG on September 2024
i felt a burning in my throat when i cut out my mother tongue. i let the blood pool in my gums before i spit…
What’s Your Next Big Accomplishment, According to Your Sign?
By ZADIE WANG on September 2024
Virgo (Aug 23 – Sep 22): All of that practice in the kitchen will pay off soon–you’ll be able to cook an entire breakfast, lunch,…
A Playlist for the Rusty Academic Weapon
By ZADIE WANG on September 2024
As September rolls around, it’s time to get back on the study grind that you’ve gotten to avoid for the past two months. While the…
A Night of Queeriosity at the Museum of the Earth
By ZADIE WANG on September 2024
For twenty-five years, June has been officially recognized as Pride Month, a month dedicated to celebrating and supporting the rights of LGBTQIA+ people. Since then,…
The Ramblings
By ZADIE WANG on June 2024
I listen to the ramblingsof an unhappy man.His words slur into incoherent sentencesas he tiptoes between benign topics and those that strike chords.I feel my…
Tompkins County History Center Hosts First AANHPI Heritage Month Celebration
By ZADIE WANG on June 2024
Since 1990, May has been celebrated as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, an opportunity to honor and celebrate the AANHPI (Asian American, Native…
Welcome to the Cabaret: A Colorful IHS Tradition
By ZADIE WANG on May 2024
In late March, I was honored to attend the Ithaca High School Orchestra’s annual Cabaret, a joyous event filled with food, laughter, and performances from…
Your New Favorite Food(s), Based on Your Sign
By ZADIE WANG on May 2024
Taurus (Apr 20 – May 20): You’ll find yourself mourning the cannoli dip from the cafeteria and embark on a quest to make your own,…
Hall Monitor
By ZADIE WANG on March 2024
“What’s your favorite quality about yourself?”
A Soupy Attack on the Mona Lisa
By ZADIE WANG on March 2024
Over the years, many forms of activism have emerged to incite change. From hunger strikes to boycotts, there are many strategies that activists have used…
suck in
By ZADIE WANG on March 2024
Suck in All the fat and the waste Learn when you take up too much space. Let your stomach become as small as you feel…
Student Council’s Menstrual Product Accessibility Project
By ZADIE WANG on February 2024
Picture this: you’re sitting in class, listening to your teacher drone on about scientific notation or the quadratic formula when suddenly you feel a familiar…
A Valentine’s Song For Everyone
By ZADIE WANG on February 2024
It’s the season of love. Thousands of chocolates flood the markets, Cupid makes guest appearances on TV commercials, and people are expressing their love all…
Solo swim
By ZADIE WANG on February 2024
Content warning: Suicide Dip your toes in. Cold, cold, cold. Water kisses your ankles and rushes back into the ocean. Wade into the water. Let…
Scheiss Book Is The One-Woman Show You Need to See
By ZADIE WANG on December 2023
In early November, I had the pleasure of attending the opening night of Scheiss Book at the Kitchen Theatre. As I walked into the theater…
One Team, One Dream: The Return of IHS Girls’ Hockey
By ZADIE WANG on December 2023
For twenty-five years, Ithaca High School proudly supported both a girls’ and a boys’ varsity hockey team. IHS’s inaugural season of girls’ hockey began in…
Non-Western Artist Feature: Zubeida Agha
By ZADIE WANG on November 2023
Born in modern-day Pakistan, painter Zubeida Agha initially studied Philosophy and Political Science at an all-women’s college. However, after experiencing a recurring dream about the…
The Princess Visit
By ZADIE WANG on November 2023
CW: Death, disease. I don’t think I was given the correct address. I’m all dressed up in my Cinderella costume, as my Subaru Forester and…
How Will Your Sign Stay Warm This Month?
By TARAN KNUTSON, ZADIE WANG on November 2023
Scorpio (Oct 23 – Nov 21): You think winter clothes are for suckers and instead will choose to wear four or five layered T-shirts. It…
Class of 2027, Please Don’t Make the Same Mistakes I Did
By ZADIE WANG on September 2023
Freshman year—a year of excitement, new beginnings, and learning; a year of tests, Regents exams, and stress. Since elementary school, I couldn’t wait to attend…
A Full Day of Downtown Grub
By ZADIE WANG on September 2023
It’s no secret that the Ithaca Commons has some of the best places to eat in town. After living just a few blocks from the…
Your New Obscure Community, According to Your Star Sign
By ZADIE WANG on September 2023
Aries (Mar 21 – Apr 19): You may have never imagined that the pet food taste-testing community would be for you, but it certainly is.…
Many teens nowadays think of filmmaking as whipping out a phone to make a TikTok. But for Luna King-O’Brien ’23, it’s a way for her…