While a Hall Monitor was regretfully not created for this issue, Jacob Silcoff ’17 (also known as “Silky J”), known for his controversial column What…
Posts published in “Features”
The Case for Linux
Computer operating systems such as Windows and Mac are familiar to most computer users, dominating the market. Over the course of time, they have become…
That Sounds Like a You Problem: Tips for Success this Valentine’s Day
Q: Hey Abby. So Valentine’s Day is coming up, and I want to do something really special for my girlfriend this year. I’m not that…
Club Feature: Finance Club
If you’ve heard of Finance Club, it is likely that you dismissed it as boring, envisioning it as a club consisting of dull people obsessing…
Capital Corner: A New Family Favorite
Recently, my family and I were craving some good Chinese food. After my parents’ favorite Chinese restaurant in Ithaca closed many years ago, we were…
Stock Market Information
Not long ago I saw the film The Big Short, which tells the story of some of the people behind the infamous housing-market crash of…
BTI: My Experience and Your Options
If they are not out already, pretty soon you will be seeing flyers for BTI around the school and in your science teachers’ rooms. You…
Restaurant Review: Ciao!
“They dim the lights so you can’t see the grease on their food,” and “if the food is overpriced, they’re trying to hide the fact…
Living On Mars Is In Our Future
When we were little, all of us had our own unique dreams and aspirations. Some of us wished to save the world from a fearful…
Hall Monitor: What does death mean to you?
That Sounds Like a You Problem: Improving the Inclusivity of Your Political Discourse
Q: Hi Abby. Recently, I was trying to explain to some of my guy friends why catcalling is offensive. One of them interrupted me, arguing…
Morocco: The Land of Mint Tea and Couscous
ALRIGHT GUYS I DID IT. I promised that my next article would have nothing to do with boxing, so here I am delivering on that…
Club Feature: Physics Club
Odds are that you didn’t know IHS had a Physics Club, and in fact, it didn’t until this November. The concept is not a new…
The Tattler Readership Survey
The results are in! After sending out a survey to every student at IHS a few weeks ago, the Tattler Editorial Board has worked tirelessly…
Brown Butter Cranberry Muffin Recipe
Each year, fresh cranberries start to pop up in grocery stores around Thanksgiving, but they can be used for more than just cranberry sauce. In…
School Lunch Review
As someone who had never before bought school lunch, I decided that it would be embarrassing to graduate high school without having a little taste…
That Sounds Like a You Problem: How to Make the Most of a Rough Start to the School Year
Q: Hi Abby. I’m in 10th grade, and I’m worried that I’m getting off on the wrong foot with my English teacher this year. I’ve…
Becoming a Social Butterfly
This summer, I, a shy 16-year-old, went alone to Germany to live with strangers. As I waited to meet my first German hosts, I realized…
Restaurant Review: Mitsuba
To celebrate my dad’s birthday last month, my family and I made our way to Mitsuba Japanese Cuisine for dinner. At first glance, Mitsuba might…
Orange Pistachio Layer Cake Recipe
Chocolate creations, cakes especially, have always had a special place in my heart and in my gut. If I could eat chocolate cake for breakfast…
Club Feature: Cycling Club
If you’ve ever noticed a group of kids on bikes at the bottom of Renwick Road or heading out of IHS onto Cayuga Street, chances…
Teacher Feature: Richard Horan
I and most other AP Lit students were surprised, to say the least, when our schedules abruptly switched from “Amodeo” to “Horan” right before school…
Rosh Hashanah: A New Year Shofar So Good
There are many different cultures across the globe that have their own New Year celebrations: for example, the Chinese have their New Year, the Ethiopians…
What Steve and Ms. Gray Learned in Georgia
This summer, math teacher Steve Weissburg and science teacher Carlan Gray traveled to Georgia, a small country bordering the Black Sea and Russia. They were…
Hall Monitor
What are you grateful for?
Tips for the College Application Process
Q: Hi Abby. I’m a senior, and I’m starting to get really stressed about the whole college application process. I’ve barely looked at the Common…
A Day at a Farm
I found myself in the rustic fields of Brooktondale, 10 miles or so out from Ithaca, on a clear and sweltering Tuesday morning. A single…