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Justice50: Reducing Climate Crisis Disparities in Ithaca
By CORNELIA YE on March 2024
In 2019, the City of Ithaca’s Common Council unanimously adopted the Ithaca Green New Deal (IGND) resolution, committing to community-wide carbon neutrality by 2030. The…
Lake Source Cooling on Cornell Campus and Beyond
By CORALLUS MEEKS on March 2024
In 1994, the exportation and importation of Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) were banned in the United States due to their active role in the depletion of the…
Climate Column: Carbon Dioxide Fracking in Tompkins County and Its Implications
By TANIA HAO on March 2024
The Southern Tier region of New York has always been coveted by oil and gas companies, and new fracking initiatives in the region have recently…
Non-Western Artist Feature: Takashi Yoshimatsu
By KAI IMANI on March 2024
The Romantic era of classical music, famous for composers like Chopin and Tchaikovsky and known for its expressive melodies and gorgeous harmonies, ended in the…
April Playlist
By JACK BONASSAR on March 2024
It’s April, with a plethora of different things anyone can do. As such, this playlist should cover everything someone would experience in the month of…
The Hidden Art in Cooking
By NATALIE PATRONE on March 2024
When asked what cooking is, you’re bound to get many different answers. Some say that cooking is a science, with a chef’s job as precise…
Lifeline
By ACE DUFRESNE on March 2024
On our timeline It feels like days ago That I held you last Not long ago When we last fell together In loose laughter What…
An Interview With Ms. Valletta
By MAX LINDENBERG, Phoebe Colvin on March 2024
Stephanie Valletta, The Coordinator of Scholar Wellness does so much for our school and is also that person that will always be down to chat.…
No Time To Spare
By ELLA AVGAR on March 2024
in a room no time to spare the heart awakens a pulse laid bare look for me what do you find a teasing, dancing, lonely…
House of Birds
By TANIA HAO on March 2024
There was a girl whose mother was a bird. Her mother’s mother was one, too, and her mother before that. In her mother’s stories, they…
Each Sign’s New Get-Rich-Quick Scheme
By TARAN KNUTSON on March 2024
Pisces (Feb 19 – Mar 20): You’ll stumble across an enormous supply of a commodity the whole country needs. Air. You’ll pack as much as…
ICSD Must Adopt a Climate Action Plan with Measurable Goals
By THE TATTLER EDITORIAL BOARD on March 2024
ICSD currently stands at a critical juncture on our path to a sustainable future. The adverse effects of the climate crisis are being felt more…
The student representatives to the Board of Education have somewhat less to report this issue. They have continued the recycling program, but have experienced difficulty…
News Bites
By CAEDMON SETHUPATHY, JUJU CRANE on March 2024
ICSD Second Semester Commendation Ceremony By CAEDMON SETHUPATHY IHS hosts two district commendations ceremonies throughout the year. The first, in January, has come and gone,…
New Delhi Pollution
By CAEDMON SETHUPATHY on March 2024
New Delhi, the capital city of India, is one of the most polluted urban areas in the world. At some times of the year, a…
Trump Emerges As Forerunner of Republican Primary
By MUKUND GAUR on March 2024
As the Republican primaries begin in states across the country, what appeared to be a wide field of challengers to former President Donald Trump has…
Hall Monitor
By ZADIE WANG on March 2024
“What’s your favorite quality about yourself?”
IHS Needs More Spirit
By KATE THOMAS on March 2024
As a lover of all things tacky, I have always dreamed IHS could have every bell and whistle of school spirit. A full marching band,…
Why Are We Always Tired—And What Can IHS Do About It?
By MUKUND GAUR on March 2024
Im tired.” Or, “I’m sooo tired.” This, or some variation of it, is a phrase that we’ve all heard more times than we can count…
The Future of Ithacan Winters
By MIA CHO on March 2024
When you think of Ithaca, a few things might come to mind: the beautiful gorges scattered across town, an Ivy League university, local festivities like…
Controversial Takes: The Great Economic Impacts of Inflation and Shrinkflation
By CLAIRE PARK on March 2024
Today, consumers are increasingly confronted with the effects of inflation and shrinkflation on their purchasing power. Inflation is the general increase in prices of goods…
From the Archives: Excerpts from the Tattler Issues of Yesteryear
By MIA CHO on March 2024
Who would’ve thought that in a dusty corner of IHS, a little room with pink walls holds just a few cabinets with bundles of old…
IHS Community Market Provides Food For All
By ISIA PATIE on March 2024
Ithaca High School librarian Rachel McDonald grew up in a restaurant family and battled food insecurity as a young adult. For her, food is not…
STEM Feature of the Month: Why Do People Dream?
By LILY WANG on March 2024
Dreams are such a mysterious thing. You could have the most terrifying nightmare and wake up in the middle of the night with a cold…
Investing in Our Teachers—An Interview with ITA President Kathryn Cernera
By ACE DUFRESNE on March 2024
I recently had the pleasure of speaking with the president of the Ithaca Teachers Association (ITA) Kathryn Cernera. For more than twenty years, she taught…
Book Review: Barracoon: The Story of the Last Black Cargo
By RANI SETHUPATHY on March 2024
Grief. Longing. Trauma. Home. Barracoon: The Story of the Last ‘Black Cargo’ is full of these motifs. Anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston visited Kossola, also known…