Missy was an odd girl. Out of all the children Lily babysat, she was undoubtedly the most mature, but she could also be the most…
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Your New House Decor, According to Your Star Sign
Aries (Mar 21 – Apr 19): You’ll read a book about how caring for plants can help with stress, and suddenly you’ll have a watering…
December Coolness Spectrum
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ICSD Must Address Gender Disparities within STEM Classes
Note: This editorial will refer to girls and female students as those who identify as female, and boys and male students as those who identify…
Cornell Must Give More Support to ICSD
Cornell University is the largest property holder in Ithaca. As the institution is a non-profit, 2.6 billion dollars-worth of its property is non-taxable. In an…
Climate Change, “Dirty” Banks, and Local Activists
Climate change is widely considered one of the greatest challenges of our time. The result of excessive burning of fossil fuels and environmental destruction, it…
Iranian Prisoner Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
On October 6, it was announced that this year’s Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to 51-year-old Narges Mohammadi, a human rights activist in Iran,…
New Speaker of the House
America is in the midst of a tumultuous period of partisan politics. The left and the right are engaged in a cyclical struggle for power,…
The Lasting Conflict between Israel and Palestine
Note: This article was written in October 2023. Due to the ongoing nature of this conflict, some information may be outdated. The conflict between Israel…
News Bites
Ithaca-Tompkins Airport Awarded 750 Thousand Dollars in Federal Funding By CORNELIA YE On Tuesday, October 3, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Chuck Schumer announced a…
The Problems With an Inaccessible School
It’s happened to all of us before. You might have been entering the music building, coming back from PE, or trying to enter the Quad…
What’s the Point of …“Falling” Back?
On November 5, 2023, we will “fall back,” reverting to standard time from the “spring forward” launched from last March. Observing Daylight Savings Time (DST)…
In Defense of the (Local) Pumpkin Spice Latte
As Ithaca High School moves into its “fall era,” we meet the various corporations and their many seasonal products. Arguably, the one that started much…
Honest Reviews: Where Should You Really Be Shopping in Ithaca?
It’s the most wonderful time of the year—almost. We’re still living through November, which means a whole lot of midterms and big assignments will be…
The Persistence of Patriarchy Within Many of Disney’s Princess Movies
As a little girl, I distinctly remember watching all of Disney’s princess movies in complete awe. I saw these princesses as perfect and astonishingly beautiful…
Everyone can agree that Comic Sans absolutely SUCKS—even the creator of the font thinks of it as a joke. Yet there are two alternatives that…
The Quizzical Etymology of, Well, Quiz
Time for a pop quiz!” you hear your English teacher announce. The whole class groans. But where does this word come from? And could its…
Technology in IHS: A Student’s Perspective
As the world moves steadily into the digital age, IHS has been no slacker in the transition. From Chromebooks to Epson projectors, IHS is brimming…
The IHS Community Closet: A Resource for All
The Community Closet sits behind a nondescript door, in a hallway tucked in the back of the IHS Library. However, when you walk in, you…
STEM Feature of the Month: Apples, Apples, Apples
Fall is the perfect time to bake something bursting with apples and cinnamon and drink a mug full of warm spiced apple cider. You might…
Restaurant Review: Authentic Jerk Restaurant and Grill
You’re walking through The Commons, desperate for a quick and filling bite to eat (you’ve eaten pizza for three days straight, so Sammy’s is out).…
Hall Monitor: Duos Edition
“What is the other person thinking about right now?”
From the Archives: Excerpts from The Tattler Issues of Yesteryear
Though the four cabinets holding bundles of old Tattler issues (and other random objects) have never quite kept a distinct location, their history remains the…
Accelerando Music Program: An Exclusive Interview That Hits All the Right Notes
The following is an exclusive interview with Rani Sethupathy, a freshman musician, and now program director of her music education initiative, “Accelerando.” Accelerando’s rollout has…
Non-Western Artist Feature: Zubeida Agha
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…
Your Bookshelf of Red Flags and What It Says About You
There are several books that are undoubtedly red flags. I think most people can agree that reading Lolita or any Freud, Ayn Rand, or Nietzsche-equivalent…