It’s that time of the year again—the (unenthused) start of a ten-month journey as we eagerly await for the next summer. Many things will stay…
Posts published in “Opinion”
Sandwich Wars: Rectangular Perfection or Triangular Superiority?
By ATHENA NIE, DINITHI SENEVIRATHNA on September 2023
You’re out with your friends on a sunny day and you find the perfect spot for a picnic. A good friend of yours has packed…
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…
ICSD Must Prioritize Student Nutrition
By THE TATTLER EDITORIAL BOARD on June 2023
Content Warning: mentions of eating disorders and body dysmorphia We all know how it goes. You have a big test, and you don’t have time…
Many students are aware that the minimum grade teachers are allowed to administer has been in flux over the past few years at IHS. Before…
The Dangers of Artificial Intelligence
By LOLA RINZEL on June 2023
Artificial intelligence (AI) technology is being used for malicious purposes, especially as we have become increasingly electronic and mobile as a society. It provides an…
What’s the Point of … Flip-Flops?
By MIA CHO on June 2023
Ouch!” your family members comment simultaneously as you’re walking along the shore. It just so happens that you landed yourselves at a beach—with millions of…
Political Theory Should Be More Readable
By HANNAH SHVETS on June 2023
As of late, I’ve been trying to get back into reading political theory to prepare myself for college. I started out by reading a collection…
Teacher retention is at a historic low throughout ICSD—largely due to teacher burnout, lack of communication from district administration, and poor salaries, but Cayuga Heights…
Bring Back Reading
By THE TATTLER EDITORIAL BOARD on May 2023
It’s been weeks since you’ve picked up a book (not counting the Shakespeare play you’re reading for English class). There just doesn’t seem to be…
GPT-4 Is Out, And It’s Writing Itself
By TARAN KNUTSON on May 2023
OpenAI unveiled its new multimodal AI language model, GPT-4, on March 14, 2023. This model is much more capable than its predecessors, scoring much higher…
Controversial Takes: Pineapple on Pizza?
By BRENNA LUCIO-BELBASE, CLAIRE PARK on May 2023
Pineapple on pizza is a common debate that has not been reconciled. Neither side is willing to concede to the other, but hopefully at least…
As some students may remember, before this year’s system of Universal Lunch (UL), last year we had a staggered lunch schedule: students would eat in…
Content warning: violence, school shootings Police officers took seventy-four minutes to end the Uvalde massacre, three hours to shoot the gunman at the Pulse nightclub…
I remember through my elementary school years, there was always a poster in the classroom that stated the Golden Rule– to treat others the way…
Op-Ed Contest Second Place: How Reducing Salt Intake Can Benefit Your Health and the Environment
By MARLEY THOMSON on May 2023
As summer approaches, one thing is constantly on our minds–hydration. Those blistering hot days seem to extract the life out of us. This feeling is…
Op-Ed Contest Third Place: Is Democracy Really the Best Form of Government?
By ELIJAH KELLY on May 2023
Lots of things are democratically run, something many participants take pride in. I am one of those people, but I also feel that democracy is…
IHS is Literally Falling Apart
By THE TATTLER EDITORIAL BOARD on April 2023
Maintenance issues have been piling up at IHS, inconveniencing students, teachers, and staff. Broken air conditioners and heaters, leaking pipes, and rodent infestations around the…
The January 24 and February 28 Board of Education Meetings
By MUKUND GAUR on April 2023
The Board of Education (BoE) has had two voting meetings in the past two months: January 24 and February 28. The February 14 meeting was…
For a Just Implementation of the Ithaca Green New Deal
By ACE DUFRESNE, ROSEMARY MEAD on April 2023
According to the City of Ithaca’s website, the Ithaca Green New Deal (IGND) is a “government-led commitment to community-wide carbon neutrality by 2030 that focuses…
I’m betting that most people reading this checked their phones shortly before doing so. What you were doing on your screen is not my business,…
Without Accessible Childcare, School Breaks are Not Equitable
By THE TATTLER EDITORIAL BOARD on March 2023
School breaks are widely celebrated as a time of relaxation and freedom from the monotony of school and homework, but for working families with young…
Why Students Should Try To Limit Their Time Spent on Social Media
By THE TATTLER EDITORIAL BOARD on March 2023
Social media impacts all aspects of our life. From the way we view the world to the way we view ourselves, our use of social…
Controversial Takes: The Incomparable Quantity of Wheels and Doors
By BRENNA LUCIO-BELBASE, CLAIRE PARK on March 2023
This month marks the anniversary of when the Wheels Vs. Doors debate went viral across social media platforms. It’s a simple question, really, for how…
The Ethical Dilemma of Medically Assisted Death
By LILY WANG on March 2023
Medical assistance in dying (MAID), or euthanasia, has sparked debate in recent years. This is the action of ending a terminally ill patient’s life with…
The Sexualization of Jeffery Dahmer
By JAYA BHOJRAJ on March 2023
For the longest time, people loved the shining hero who defeats the big bad villain. Good defeats evil, everybody’s happy, end of the story. Now,…
Rethinking Our Views On Grades
By MIA CHO on March 2023
“A mark indicating a degree of accomplishment in school”, is the Merriam-Webster Dictionary definition of the school-term grade. This is what grades have become; a…