The year was 2010. In a large meeting room, some of theworld’s most important faces in soccer gathered for theannouncement of the 2018 and 2022…
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Argentina and the World Cup: A Recap
By MARK KIEFER on February 2023
On December 18, 2022, the world cup concluded onQatar’s National Day. Qatar is a Gulf country on theArabian peninsula. Many people have considered this finalmatch…
Cassiopeia
By ZADIE WANG on February 2023
I used to look up at the stars with you,And in them, see your eyes.I memorized the constellations that you likedbut now I can’t recall…
Dustpan
By ELLA AVGAR on February 2023
she was always quite good at sweepingbringing all out into the openbrushing the hidden things into pilesuntil they were captive in the stark white dustpan…
Persona of the Month: Worm on a Rainy Day
By RUBY ZAWEL on February 2023
Persona poetry tells a story through the voice of a characterother than the author. For this month, the poem is told from theperspective of a…
A Poem for Charlotte
By MAGGIE BONASSAR on February 2023
Dedicated to Charlotte Bonassar (1937-2022) It’s hard to think about—How the world keeps goingWhen you’re not in it You had faith and I didn’tAnd now…
Monkey King
By LILY WANG on February 2023
I am the King of Monkeys,Sun Wukong is my name.Don’t call me ordinary,I’m far from it.I was born from rock,but I’m a ball of energy.…
The Girl, the Dragon, and the Bird
By TANIA HAO on February 2023
There was a girl who lived in the sky.Her family was the dragon with sparkling scales and the birdwith ink pools for eyes. During the…
His Crime
By ZADIE WANG on February 2023
I used to carry with me all the scarsHe forced uponand covered up.It’s like he’s proud of every slash he made‘cause scars don’t burn when…
Futility
By MAGGIE BONASSAR on February 2023
They say ‘all the world’s a stage,’So what are we, then?When we walk so briefly on this earth,Do we too walk in the lights of…
February Events
By ELLA AVGAR on February 2023
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February Horoscopes 2023
By FRANCES KLEMM on February 2023
What would you do ifyou were hit in the facewith a snowball? Aquarius (Jan 20 – Feb 18):You will assume it was thrown bysomeone trying…
The Coolness Spectrum
By THE TATTLER EDITORIAL BOARD on February 2023
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Literary Issue
By THE TATTLER EDITORIAL BOARD on January 2023
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Period Products Should be Plentiful in Every Bathroom
By THE TATTLER EDITORIAL BOARD on December 2022
Anyone who menstruates is familiar with the panic that comes with starting a period unexpectedly without tampons or pads at hand. Luckily for the IHS…
It’s Time to Reconsider the English Core Texts System
By THE TATTLER EDITORIAL BOARD on December 2022
*Correction to the following editorial: There is no rigid core text “system” across grades, as implied in the editorial, and core texts are not chosen…
The 10/25 and 11/15 Board Meetings
By MUKUND GAUR on December 2022
This month, the Board of Education met on October 25th and November 15th. BoE meetings begin with a public comment session, where any community member…
Why Does Math Proficiency Keep Declining?
By LILY WANG on December 2022
A national assessment of math proficiency shows the lowest results in a decade, but in Ithaca, it’s even worse. In late October the National Assessment…
Affirmative Action on Trial
By CAEDMON SETHUPATHY on December 2022
Affirmative action is perhaps one the biggest buzz phrases in this day and age. It describes “The practice or policy of favoring individuals belonging to…
Loss, damage and COP27
By ACE DUFRESNE on December 2022
“We have struggled for 30 year[s] on this path and today in Sharm el-Sheikh this journey has achieved its first positive milestone … It is…
Shein: The Problem with Fast Fashion
By COCO HAMILTON on December 2022
In 2020, Shein, an online e-shopping website based in China, was launched into the public spotlight. It was all anyone could talk about—its user base…
An Impossible Target We Must Strive For: 1.5 Degrees Celsius
By MARK KIEFER on December 2022
World leaders met in Egypt this November for the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) climate summit. A major topic that was discussed is one…
Affirmative Action in College Admissions is Still Necessary
By MARLEY THOMSON on December 2022
Until Brown v. Board of Education in 1954, segregation, especially in southern colleges, was extremely prevalent. My grandmother, a South Carolina native, was prohibited from…
To Shave or Not to Shave
By ZADIE WANG on December 2022
My first experience with a razor was when I was about eight years old. I’d been force-fed lies about the nature of leg hair and…
Cattle Decapitation: The Death of Activist Music
By THEO DUFRESNE on December 2022
Content warning: Mentions of extreme violence in fictional contexts, transphobia, misogyny, and execution. Death metal has always been brutal. Although I’d much rather avoid the…
What Does it All Mean, and Why Should Anyone Live at All?
By MAX WINGE on December 2022
Content warning: This article discusses mental health issues, including anxiety, depression, and suicide. Life is hard, plain and simple. We enter this planet without a…
The Brilliant, Buzzing World of Online AP Courses: An Interview with Polymath Jennette Driscoll
By RUBY LAROCCA on December 2022
I wasn’t exactly looking forward to my hours of online AP Statistics this year. But at every turn, I have been surprised and delighted by…