ICSD’s cafeterias use approximately 268,740 single-use spoons and forks every year, according to Beth Krause, director of the ICSD Child Nutrition Program. A combined effort…
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The Lifeguard Shortage in New York City: How Corruption, Greed, and Union Shenanigans May Be the Explanation
By MAX LINDENBERG on October 2023
New York City is home to the largest lifeguard organization in the United States. Over 1,300 guards patrol the fourteen miles of beach and fifty-three…
Prime Minister Modi and Bharat
By SEJIN OH on October 2023
In early September, the G20 Summit was held in India. The summit of about twenty countries meet annually to discuss global issues and strengthen national…
News Bites ZADIE WANG
By CORNELIA YE on October 2023
Mississippi State University Choral Director Charged with Embezzlement By ZADIE WANG Choral Director Gary Packwood of Mississippi State University has been charged with sending thirty-nine…
ICSD Needs to Provide Support for Teachers Taking Parental Leave
By THE TATTLER EDITORIAL BOARD on September 2023
As students, we frequently struggle with finding a balance between school and our personal lives, yet we’re not the only ones with this problem. The…
IHS Should Address the Worsening Opioid Crisis
By THE TATTLER EDITORIAL BOARD on September 2023
Content Warning: Drugs, Overdose, Death In recent years, opioid overdoses have surpassed motor vehicle accidents and become the leading cause of accidental death in the…
News Bites
By CAEDMON SETHUPATHY, MUKUND GAUR on September 2023
New Email Accounts and Website By CAEDMON SETHUPATHY As of August 21, all ICSD student emails have been transitioned to a new format. A first…
Gender Affirming Care Options and Their Effects
By Leo Sagan on September 2023
Gender affirming care, as defined by the World Health Organization, refers to a range of social, behavioral, and medical interventions designed to support one’s gender…
IPEI Launches Student Leadership Grant
By MUKUND GAUR on September 2023
Ithaca Public Education Initiative (IPEI), an Ithaca-based non-profit organization that aims to facilitate community connections and support for students and staff within the Ithaca City…
An Update on the War In Ukraine
By SEJIN OH on September 2023
Ever since Ukraine was attacked by Russia in 2021, the war in Ukraine has been one of the largest of the 21st century, with rapidly…
Ithaca’s Jungle and the Emergence of Second Wind
By MAX LINDENBERG on September 2023
For decades, the “Jungle” has been a staple behind Walmart as Ithaca’s largest homeless encampment. Dozens of people live there full-time, while some just stay…
Ithaca’s Democratic Primaries for Common Council
By ACE DUFRESNE on September 2023
The Common Council is the legislative body of the City of Ithaca and plays an important role in the lives of Ithaca’s residents. Its decisions…
Islands are Sinking, Yet We Are Focused On Ourselves
By MARK KIEFER on September 2023
In the second week of June in 2023, a week before Regents exams, large amounts of smoke and pollution particles fell over the entire state…
Spikeball Duo Dominates at Math Competition
By CLAIRE PARK on June 2023
Two IHS seniors swept to victory in a Spikeball tournament during the New York State Mathematics League (NYSML) Competition hosted on April 22, 2023 at…
Ding Liren Wins World Chess Championship
By TARAN KNUTSON on June 2023
On April 9, 2023, the World Chess Championship (WCC) began in Astana, Kazakhstan. Ding Liren of China and Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia competed in a…
Balloons: Weather or Spies?
By KATHERINE THOMAS on June 2023
f you have TikTok, you might have seen a video of a Chinese “spy balloon” being shot down, possibly accompanied by the screech of a…
An Artistic Canceling
By LINNEA NIEMACK on June 2023
Since the beginning of human civilizations we have made art. From the oldest known cave paintings in Indonesia, to the papyrus scrolls of Egypt, the…
The Rivalry Between Two Generals Causing War in Sudan
By ISIA PATIE on June 2023
Disclaimer: This article was written in early May 2023 and may be outdated by the time of publication. On April 15, 2023, violence erupted in…
King Charles III is Crowned in Thousand-Year-Old Ceremony
By MARK KIEFER on June 2023
On May 6, 2023, King Charles III of the United Kingdom of Great Britain, Northern Ireland, Canada, and Australia was officially crowned. The ceremony marked…
IHS’s Code Red Robotics Attends Two Regional Competitions By JENNIFER ZHAO This year’s build season for Code Red saw a lot of challenges due to…
Sexual Harassment Procedures: Update
By HANNAH SHVETS on May 2023
Last academic year (2021-2022), The Tattler Editorial Board wrote an editorial about sexual harassment and assault at IHS. The issues mentioned then are still very…
Are Ithaca’s Plans to Combat Homelessness Working?
By COCO HAMILTON on May 2023
Homelessness in 2022 in the United States increased by 3.1 percent—and this increase is nothing new. Every year, we see the homeless population continue to…
Reviewing ICSD’s Equity Report Card
By FRANCES KLEMM on May 2023
Each year, ICSD voluntarily releases its Equity Report card, an expansive report of how the district has fared in terms of enrollment, state test scores,…
Job Shortages in Ithaca from Lack of Labor
By MAX LINDENBERG on May 2023
Businesses in Ithaca are struggling. Ever since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, unemployment has skyrocketed. The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics recorded a…
Disclaimer: This article was written in early April 2023 and may be outdated by the time of publication (May 2023). On March 16, 2023, President…
A Look Into the Grading Policies at IHS
By MARK KIEFER on April 2023
At IHS, teachers generally are not allowed to give extra credit—work that is done in excess of usual classwork and is not required for the…
Earthquake Hits Kahramanmaras in Turkey; Death Toll Surpasses 50 Thousand
By MARK KIEFER on April 2023
On February 6, a deadly earthquake of magnitude 7.8 on the Richter scale struck the Turkish city of Kahramanmaras and heavily affected the surrounding area.…