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Ithaca Teachers Association Pickets Outside Cornell’s Town Gown Awards Ceremony
By ACE DUFRESNE on December 2024
Principal Martha Hardesty signing the ITA’s petition on the way to the Town Gown Awards Ceremony. Ace Dufresne On the chilly Saturday morning of November…
ICSD Must Prioritize the Special Education Department
By THE TATTLER EDITORIAL BOARD on December 2024
In the 2012 ICSD Continuous Improvement Plan for Special Education, one of two major goals outlined by the district was “students identified as Students with…
Coalition Hosts Youth Mental Health and Well-Being Town Hall
By ACE DUFRESNE on November 2024
Shawn Goodman presents his new book, How to Survive Your Parents. Josiah Brooks On October 5, about thirty community members gathered in the Tompkins County…
ICSD’s Quick Cuts: Substitutes Dismissed
By THE TATTLER EDITORIAL BOARD on November 2024
Per-diem substitute: According to the 2024-2025 job posting for per-diem substitute teachers, those in this role “lead instruction in assigned classrooms in the absence of…
German Foreign Exchange Students Come to IHS
By JULIA KLEINBERG on November 2024
Leading up to October 10, classrooms and households prepared to welcome newcomers to Ithaca as excited chatter passed among IHS students: “The Germans are coming!”…
Inside the Calls for Reparations for Black Ithacans
By ADA IYER on November 2024
Calls for reparations for Black Ithacans have recently been circulating among the community and in the Common Council. These calls focus on righting the historical…
Student Representatives to the Board of Education Update
By CAEDMON SETHUPATHY on November 2024
Now several months into the school year, the student representatives to the Board of Education are working on several investigative and policy-related projects, both at…
Teachers and Community Members Rally for Ten-Million-Dollar Donation from Cornell
By ACE DUFRESNE on November 2024
Crowd watches panel discussion. Kathryn Drake On October 16, about one hundred community members rallied at the Bernie Milton Pavilion on the Commons to demand…
News BiteNew Cooking and Baking Club at IHS
By BRUNYALEXIS ELOUNDOU MVOGO on November 2024
This school year, a new club has come to IHS: the Cooking and Baking Club. The club welcomes anyone interested, whether they’re a seasoned chef…
The Sophie Fund Hosts Ninth Annual Ithaca Cupcake Baking Contest
By ZADIE WANG on November 2024
First Place Awardee Sadie Hays and with Baking Contest Emcees. The Sophie Fund n October 19, The Sophie Fund hosted its ninth Annual Ithaca Cupcake…
Is Nikocado Avocado Actually “Two Steps Ahead?”
By ASHLEY PARK on November 2024
A mukbang star known for his outrageous eating habits and dramatic persona has recently undergone a huge transformation. News of his 250-pound weight loss has…
Colleges’ Impact at COP29 on Climate Action
By BENJAMIN YOU on November 2024
The United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP29, will bring people from all over the world together in November. Countries gather for this significant event…
Controversial Takes: The Necessity of Daylight Saving Time
By CLAIRE PARK, MIA CHO on November 2024
Twice a year, millions of people adjust their clocks forward or backward by an hour to observe daylight saving time (DST). This year, DST will…
Hall Monitor
By Phoebe Colvin, RUBY ZAWEL on November 2024
“Who’s someone at IHS who makes you happy?” “Julius Milano” – Oscar Giblin ’25 “Maria Paz” – Carmen Esposito ’25 “Claira Sine” – Lucia Gore…
Checking in with Former Members of the 2023-24 Tattler Editorial Board
By MIA CHO on November 2024
When I sat down at our first Tattler meeting this year, I was thrilled to be working with the new board, but I couldn’t help…
From the Archives: Excerpts from the Tattler Issues of Yesteryear
By Phoebe Colvin on November 2024
Nothing will tell you more about the past of IHS than the archives of The Tattler. Nestled into the back of E wing, in a…
STEM Feature of the Month: Interview with Cornell Biologist Dr. Carolyn Adler
By LILY WANG on November 2024
Earlier this year in my AP Biology class, I got to do an experiment on planarian worms. Planarians are flatworms that, when cut into pieces,…
Changing Plans for Good Omens Season Three
By NATALIE PATRONE on November 2024
Michael Sheen (left) and David Tennant (right) in Prime Video’s series Good Omens. Hollywood Reporter Warning: This article contains spoilers for the Prime Video television…
Pickleball vs. Tennis
By AIDEN XIE on November 2024
Pickleball has quickly emerged as the fastest growing sport in the United States, boasting an explosive 223.5 percent growth rate over the last three years…
My Take On Extreme Sports
By OLIVIA HAO on November 2024
Extreme sports are physical activities that incorporate an element of danger and risk. Every year, there are about 490 million people around the world who…
A Chat with Varsity Soccer Player Tanner Kratil
By AARON MARTINEZ on November 2024
Tanner Kratil is ready to kick during a game against Elmira. Theo Tuori Aaron Martinez ’26: Could you introduce yourself and tell me a little…
Waterworks
By JULIA KLEINBERG on November 2024
I curse the divine being who invented the duct: Rome’s revered creation, Aztec architectural marvels which became the lead-lined pipes in elementary school fountains which…
Blue Skies
By ACE DUFRESNE on November 2024
The mattress groaned, giving the man away. “John?” his wife asked, the quiver in her voice plucking at her husband’s heartstrings. “Yes, Char?” “Where are…
Beautiful, Bridal, Alive
By ZADIE WANG on November 2024
Content warning: Blood, gore. As I pull the sleeves of my wedding dress over my shoulders, I feel a dead woman squirm. She’s uncomfortable in…
Tashlich
By JULIA KLEINBERG on November 2024
Release Lay yourself down in the river and let the rocks chip away at your soul and it will not be a sharp thing, but…
Untapped beauty
By CORALLUS MEEKS on November 2024
Pigments stream unphased through the prism, where unseen within she is hidden. Then absorbed in her colorless flesh dancing light rests, untapped beauty on unspoken…