Author’s Note: contains spoilers. A red rose; love. A white mask; fear. A beautiful voice; longing. The Phantom of the Opera is a haunting and…
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Valentine’s Day
By BEN MELLON on February 2026
This dayIs about Love Right? That’s what I thinkThat’s why there are hearts That’s why there are flowers Right? But what if you don’t have…
Morning Chores
By CAMPBELL WRIGHT on February 2026
The cows meet me before the sun does,steam rising from their backslike the day hasn’t decided yetwhat it will become. They are curious creatures,noses pressed…
Live Music Is Not Dead: The Teens of Ithaca Play at Angry Mom Records
By JULIA KLEINBERG on February 2026
I think I’ve found the best way to spend a Friday evening: sitting cross-legged on the linoleum floors of Angry Mom Records on the Commons,…
Bathroom Monitoring is Shit
By THE TATTLER EDITORIAL BOARD on February 2026
“It’s demoralizing. Literally a ‘shitty’ duty. I used to be able to meet with my colleagues like a professional. Now I’m a babysitter. For bathrooming.…
Literary Issue 2026 – Cycles
By THE TATTLER on January 2026
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra: A Review
By JULIA KLEINBERG on December 2025
There’s nothing quite like the moment when the house lights start to dim in a crowded performance hall. The crowd hushes, the stage lights come…
ICSD Must Go Back to Listening to its Students
By THE TATTLER EDITORIAL BOARD on December 2025
Over recent years, student influence on ICSD decisions has decreased substantially. The opportunities for student advocacy are seemingly endless, from activism clubs, to Student Council,…
Women’s Pro Baseball League Announces Four-Team Launch in 2026
By ZADIE WANG on December 2025
If you’ve ever seen A League of Their Own, you may be familiar with the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL), the league that inspired…
Sports Captions
By MATHILDE VAN OSSELAER on December 2025
The nineteenth round of the 2025 Formula One season started out with a shock on only the first corner of the race. In Formula One,…
Non-Traditional Sports Feature: Ear Pull
By ZADIE WANG on December 2025
When we think of the qualities of an athlete, we tend to think of brute strength or impressive flexibility. In reality, physical attributes are only…
James Franklin’s Fallout with Penn State
By KATE THOMAS on December 2025
Author’s Note: this was written for the November issue. After twelve seasons with Penn State, consistently in the upper ranks but never winning a national…
Are the Dodgers Ruining Baseball?
By LIVIA AVGAR on December 2025
On November 1, the Dodgers won their second consecutive World Series, the first to do so since the Yankees accomplished this feat in 2000. When…
Controversial Takes: A Gingerbread House Showdown
By MIA CHO, VIVIAN JIANG on December 2025
What’s a better way to get into the holiday spirit than by crafting a good old gingerbread house? No matter the topping, decoration, architectural, and…
Dear IHS Students
By MR. JORDAN on December 2025
Dear IHS Students, A few of you may know me as your current or former US History teacher, but to most of you, I am…
What Are the Best Holiday Foods?
By LEE CHO on December 2025
It’s December, and thus, the holidays are approaching. Stockings are starting to be hung up, hardware stores are selling themed decorations of all sorts, and…
Why Showing Work on Math Problems Should Be Optional
By JULIA KLEINBERG on December 2025
Since we started doing math in kindergarten, we’ve been taught to show our line of reasoning, whether it’s moving blocks from one pile to another,…
Why You Should Stop Procrastinating
By JAIDA BURKE on December 2025
Have you ever found yourself intentionally putting off doing your homework or assignments because you didn’t have the motivation to complete them? Or, have you…
Trump’s University Compact and Agreement with Cornell
By CHRIS ERRICHIELLO on December 2025
Writer’s Note: This article concerns an ongoing issue and the matters in it may be subject to change. At the beginning of October, the Trump…
President Attracts Largest Single-Day Protest in American History in His Opposition
By CORALLUS MEEKS on December 2025
On October 18, an estimated seven million people organized together across the nation in cities large and small—from San Francisco, to Boston, to Ithaca—in a…
Lieutenant Governor and Gubernatorial Candidate Antonio Delgado Visits Ithaca
By CORNELIA YE on December 2025
Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado visited Ithaca on Sunday, October 26, as part of his campaign for governor. Across two events—a campaign stop at Liquid State…
IHS Model United Nations Club Finds Success at First Conference of the Year
By CORNELIA YE on December 2025
On November 7 and 8, Ithaca’s Model United Nations (MUN) Club attended a conference at Hilton High School in Rochester, New York. Over forty IHS…
ICSD Test Scores are Improving. Here’s What’s Working.
By ACE DUFRESNE on December 2025
Like all school districts, ICSD is still reeling from the severe impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to low test scores in five schools, especially…
Election 2025: Democrats Take Spots in Local Elections and Key US Races
By ELI WARSHOF on December 2025
Democrats scored victories in elections across America on November 4, providing much-needed energy to a party staggering after President Trump’s win last year. Locally, the…
Common Council-Elected Jorge DeFendini and Hannah Shvets Discuss Local Climate Justice
By OLIVIA HAO on December 2025
This November, two young democratic socialist candidates won their elections for Ithaca Common Council: Jorge DeFendini and Hannah Shvets ’23. Just ahead of the election,…
On authorship
By ZADIE WANG on December 2025
Content warning: sexual assault. My parents raised a writer, and so I refuse to surrender the pen of my defiled body to your hand. I…
Querida Llama Pequeña
By SOL JORDAN on December 2025
Oh, pequeña llama azul, cuando no puedo encender un fuego, eres todo lo que necesito.Sigue ardiendo, mi amor, mi cariño,He tenido un día difícil, y…