On September 8, 2022, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland died. She was a bridge to the UK’s…
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Ithaca Mayoral Race Intensifies Ahead of November Election
By MUKUND GAUR on October 2022
This fall, three candidates will face off to complete former Mayor Svante Myrick’s term, after the latter announced in early January that he would be…
Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L: The Next Precedent For Students’ Speech?
By JINHO PARK on June 2021
The last day of tryouts is always emotion al. On that day, coaches announce who’ll be coming to the first practice and who’ll be staying home.…
Meet the Contenders: Six Republicans Who Could Make a Strong Presidential Run in 2024
By SAMMY DEOL on June 2021
Courtesy of The Florida PhoenixLeft to right: Governor Ron DeSantis, former president Donald Trump, Governor Kristi Noem It feels like a recent memory, but seven…
Admissions To Prestigious Universities Is Unsurprisingly Difficult
By ADAM SAAR, JINHO PARK on May 2021
3.4, 4.6, 3.6—these are the acceptance rates for Harvard, Yale, and Columbia from the 2020-2021 college admissions cycle. These acceptance rates are astoundingly low, even…
On Sunday, April 18, the Ithaca Asian-American Association (IAAA) hosted a food distribution event in downtown Ithaca, at Shortstop Deli. An impressive number of volunteers…
The Disturbing Wave of Anti-Trans Legislation
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT on May 2021
(Content Warning: This article contains mentions of transphobia and suicide) Though 2021 is far from over, this year marks the highest number of anti-transgender bills…
Lead in School Water Finally Eradicated
By CRAZY RICH ASIAN on April 2021
In a stunning turn of events, Ithaca City School District (ICSD) Superintendent Luvelle Brown triumphantly announced at the Board of Education meeting last night that…
Board of Education Doxes Student Reps to the Board
By CHILD WELFARE ADVOCATE on April 2021
In the most heated Board of Education (BoE) Zoom meeting yet, the student representatives to the board hailing from Ithaca High School delivered a public…
Virtual Swim Unit Flounders
By MICHAEL PHELPS on April 2021
It began with the buses: the kiddie pools didn’t fit. ICSD, used to accommodating every orientation, tried sideways, vertical, and diagonal to no avail. Finally,…
Big Luve in GQ
By THE STUDENT REPS TO THE BOARD on April 2021
Ithaca City School District (ICSD) students were surprised to find an interview with Superintendent Luvelle “Big Luve” Brown on the website of popular magazine GQ…
CollegeBoard to Use uQuiz to Administer AP Exams
By A BENEDICTINE MONK on April 2021
The one-year anniversary for the school shutdown has just passed, and that means AP exams are rolling around the corner like a high-speed car with…
Serial Face Thief Still at Large
By MAXI LO FACIAL on April 2021
“I’m terrified,” one student wrote in a recent anonymous survey. “I thought I would be safe in my own home, but now that I know…
The Pandemic’s Onslaught of Anti-Asian Hate
By TANIA HAO on April 2021
It’s an ordinary February day in New York City. 61-year-old Noel Quintana boards a train in Brooklyn, heading to the first of his two jobs.…
Crisis in Myanmar: Military Seizes Power
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT on April 2021
(Content warning: This article contains mentions of rape, genocide, and murder) On February 1, 2021, Myanmar’s nascent democracy was thrown into turmoil. The country’s military,…
Debra Haaland: An Overview
By WILL THOMAS on March 2021
In December 2020, President Joe Biden historically nominated Debra Haaland as the Secretary of the Interior, responsible for overseeing a myriad of federal agencies dealing…
Amazon employs more than a million workers across the globe, is worth around a trillion dollars, and, in its 26-year history, has undercut, outstripped, or…
Updates on the COVID-19 Vaccine in Ithaca
By FIONA HINRICHSEN on February 2021
As of December 21, 2020, the Cayuga Health Department began to administer the COVID-19 vaccine. Starting January 11, 2021, New York entered stage 1b, which…
Agricultural Reform in India Leads to Historic Protests
By AITAN AVGAR on February 2021
In September of last year, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi supported the passage of three new laws with the intent to deregulate Indian agriculture by…
Finalmente: Argentina Legalizes Abortion
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT on February 2021
On December 30, 2020, the Argentinian senate voted to legalize abortion, joining Cuba, Guyana, and Uruguay as the only Latin American nations to do so.…
Teachers and Students Share Opinions On IHS Learning
By MONTY ABED on December 2020
As IHS reopens its doors to students, the eccentric schedule has sparked many diverse perspectives. Whether they attend school online or go in-person, students and…
Anti-Semitism Persists In Ithaca
By HANNAH SHVETS on December 2020
Throughout the last week of October, anti-Semitic vandalism and hate speech have spread over Ithaca, remaining mostly underreported and barely mentioned on social media. The…
Yemen Conflict: An Overview and Current Effects of COVID-19
By MOUNIR MORA-KPAI on December 2020
Over the past year, the COVID-19 outbreak has been a devastating force to nations all over the world, narrowly sparing only countries that took swift…
Recap of the Vice Presidential Debate and Town Halls
By FRANCES KLEMM on November 2020
Disclaimer: at the time of writing, the results of the 2020 Presidential Election were unknown. On October 7, Americans saw Senator Kamala Harris and Vice…
Cluster of COVID Cases At The White House
By HANNAH SHVETS on November 2020
Disclaimer: at the time of writing, the results of the 2020 Presidential Election are unknown. As COVID-19’s presence has become common fare for the…
QAnon: Extreme-Right Conspiracy Theory Goes Global
By MOUNIR MORA-KPAI on November 2020
Few conspiracy theories have scaled to the global size that QAnon has achieved within the past few months. Beginning in 2017, an individual under the…
Leaked Tapes Show New Side of Melania Trump
By MANU BOSTEELS on November 2020
Disclaimer: at the time of writing, the results of the 2020 Presidential Election are unknown. Throughout Donald J. Trump’s presidential campaign and his near four-year…