Content warning: sexual assault. Recently, I sat down to watch Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing on Netflix. The three-episode series centers around social…
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Things You Must Do Over Summer Vacation
By VIVIAN JIANG on June 2025
School is officially wrapping up soon! This means that the majority of us will have a lot of time to spare. Instead of using this…
Children’s Games Featured in the Hit Netflix Show, Squid Game: Guseulchigi (Marble Game)
By ASHLEY PARK on June 2025
If you’ve watched Squid Game, I’m sure you’ll remember the game from one of the most emotional episodes. Guseulchigi (구슬치기), or the Korean marble game,…
Hall Monitor
By KATE THOMAS, LEA TESCHL on June 2025
“What are your plans for the summer?” “Just hang out with my friends, not go anywhere too crazy, I don’t know, a summer job maybe.”…
Lea Teschl, Graphics Editor, ’27: Tacos CDMX “My favorite quick bite in Ithaca is Tacos CDMX, located in Press Bay Alley. Their delicious tacos are…
Spring Cleaning: My Face-Off With the Paper Monster
By CORNELIA YE on June 2025
A pile of papers had slowly been growing on my windowsill. Festering there since who knows when, it included everything from field trip forms to…
STEM Feature of the Month: The Discovery of Ozempic
By LILY WANG on June 2025
Billions of dollars are spent annually on diabetes medication, and the most famous of them is Ozempic. I bet you’ve heard of Ozempic, and maybe…
There is no overstating the importance of a good teacher on a student’s education. Having a good relationship with a teacher can provide students with…
Cooperstown’s Incomplete Story
By JACK PIERETTI on May 2025
Baseball is a game of numbers, history, and legacy. It is also constantly evolving, and like it or not, performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) are part of…
The Worst Trade in Sports History
By HUGO TEMPLIER on May 2025
On February 2, 2025, Luka Dončić was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, changing the basketball landscape forever. Before we examine it, though, what is…
Non-Western Short Films to Watch
By ZADIE WANG on May 2025
If you’re interested in exploring cinema beyond the restrictive Hollywood lens, non-Western short films are an excellent option: they offer important perspectives, tell stories intricately,…
Before the curtains in Kulp Auditorium opened for this year’s musical, a few members of the cast stepped forward and spoke a few words beforehand…
Part 2: Blood in the Water
By THEODORE DUFRESNE on May 2025
There’s a calm after the slaughter,That no one’s left to witness.There’s blood in the waterThat the earth’s left to digest. But when the wounds run…
My heart doesn’t fit right, too large for its contentsCompacted by ribs that have nowhere to go nowBut in It’s one step from cracking–an empty…
When Fear is Dream’s Excuse
By CORALLUS MEEKS on May 2025
Author’s Note: This poem is a translation and interpretation of “Cuando el miedo es el pretexto de los sueños” by Yanira Marimon. Fear,a trite word.The…
Home
By ACE DUFRESNE on May 2025
The cage was beautiful.Bars plucked like harp strings.Stinging imprints on fingertipsSacrificed for sound. The cage embraced me.My cushions custom-made.A letter to my liberators:Conditions humane. The…
Elegy for Pogačar
By NATALIE PATRONE on May 2025
For sure, I felt the call of gods on highWhile reaching forward, smiling from my teeth,I glanced out far and watched the fading sky,And left…
Every March, we lie to ourselves. We stare at the blank NCAA bracket like it’s a sacred puzzle, thinking: This is my year. We run…
Heating Up The Ice At The 2025 NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Frozen Four Championships
By ANDREW GAO, MICHAEL QI on May 2025
Every year, the NCAA Men’s Frozen Four captures the attention of college hockey fans throughout the country, showcasing the determination, skill, and passion of student-athletes…
Gemini (May 21 – June 20): You’ll be ready as soon as Indian Creek Farm opens to pick fresh produce! You’ll enjoy their slushies and…
the Cliffs
By ZADIE WANG on May 2025
The cliffs were once stoic and shoulder-broadLauded by the deep ocean below forNursing fossils in their stone armsAnd wearing time like armor. But now they…
Where I Won’t Die
By CAEDMON SETHUPATHY on May 2025
So long little humdrum worldThe blue dot that I seeDisappears before me Farewell little-known cherry treeFor we won’t meet againUntil final victory Goodbye baby dollI’ll…
The “Unimportant”
By CAEDMON SETHUPATHY on May 2025
Brown chestnut falling;Catching the little glints,Those sun-kissed ridges of a long-grown shell. Passing aimlessly,Unencumbered by the passing breeze,Uncertain of direction and nonplussed by dissection. If…
In February, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York announced the return of a 2,700-year-old bronze griffin head to Greece. This artifact, dating back…
On March 31, 2025, nearly 1,900 elected members of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released an open letter warning that the White…
The Science Behind What Athletes Wear
By SHAINE WEI on May 2025
In the world of sports, victory often comes down to milliseconds and millimeters—and what athletes wear can make all the difference. Thanks to breakthroughs in…
Weight loss medications, particularly those in the GLP-1 receptor agonist class like Ozempic and Wegovy, have become increasingly popular for their effectiveness in aiding weight…