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…
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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…
Ithaca High School’s The Little Mermaid: A Triumph for ICSD’s Theatre Department
By ZADIE WANG on May 2023
Note: In this production, the roles of Ariel, Ursula, and Sebastian were double-cast. Henceforth, the symbol “^” will refer to the blue cast (Friday night,…
Fashion Club: IHS’s Very Own Style Gurus
By ZADIE WANG on April 2023
Did you know that IHS has its very own fashion club? This club gets together every Tuesday after school to sketch and design clothes together.…
What Sign Secretly Loves (or Hates) You?
By ZADIE WANG on April 2023
Aries (Mar 21 – Apr 19): Remember that one time you lost your cool and lashed out at a classmate in middle school? You bet,…
“If They Doubt You, Just Show ‘Em Up”: The Importance of Female Teachers in Engineering
By ZADIE WANG on March 2023
As I got ready for freshman year, I looked at my first-semester schedule and the classes I was taking. All the standard courses, naturally, as…
Hall Monitor
By ZADIE WANG on March 2023
Cassiopeia
By ZADIE WANG on February 2023
I used to look up at the stars with you,And in them, see your eyes.I memorized the constellations that you likedbut now I can’t recall…
His Crime
By ZADIE WANG on February 2023
I used to carry with me all the scarsHe forced uponand covered up.It’s like he’s proud of every slash he made‘cause scars don’t burn when…
To Shave or Not to Shave
By ZADIE WANG on December 2022
My first experience with a razor was when I was about eight years old. I’d been force-fed lies about the nature of leg hair and…
Just an Intermission: A Wishful, Engaging Debut Album
By ZADIE WANG on December 2022
Note: Zak Kasian uses he/they pronouns. This article uses both pronouns interchangeably. Born and raised in Ithaca, Zak Kasian (’26) has always loved music. Since…
Authenticity
By ZADIE WANG on November 2022
Trigger Warning: This story contains descriptions of an emotionally abusive relationship and alcoholism. Author’s Note: If you need to talk about intimate partner and/or sexual…
Here’s What to Look Out for This Month, Based on Your Sign
By ZADIE WANG on November 2022
Capricorn (Dec 22 – Jan 19): Be extra cautious about your health this month. Your constant agitation could lead to an unwelcome physical response. Aquarius…
You’re Contributing to Homophobia and Transphobia, Whether You Know it or Not
By ZADIE WANG on October 2022
As a member of the LGBTQIA+ community, I’ve comeacross plenty of people who have made their anti-gaystance clear. It deeply troubles me that anyone would…
If You’re Not Listening to these Queer Artists, I Don’t Know What You’re Doing
By ZADIE WANG on October 2022
You may have heard of Pride Month in June, but did youknow October is Queer History Month? In honor of this,I’ve compiled a list of…
The Unit
By ZADIE WANG on October 2022
Content warning: This story is set in a psychiatric ward and mentions suicidal ideation and depression. Seven knew that she had let Quinn down. She…
Words of Wisdom For The Signs
By ZADIE WANG on October 2022
Scorpio (Oct 23 – Nov 21):You’ve been compromising yourmental health lately. Make sure toconnect with yourself–what has beenweighing you down?Sagittarius (Nov 22 – Dec 21):It’s…