(Content Warning: This article contains mentions of transphobia and suicide) Though 2021 is far from over, this year marks the highest number of anti-transgender bills…
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Editor’s Note: This article was written in response to an opinion article, Distance Learning at IHS: A Clear-Eyed Assessment and a Call to Action, featured…
AP 2021: A Normal Exam for an Abnormal Year
By ADOWYN ERNSTE on May 2021
As the end of the school year draws near, many students are once again faced with their last great hurdle before summer break: the AP…
Why Space Debris Needs to be Addressed
By MUKUND GAUR on May 2021
As far as apocalypses go, being trapped on Earth might not seem too intimidating. However, the rapidly growing problem of space debris could make anything…
Since the early days of his presidency, Joe Biden has faced a mounting immigration crisis at the southern border. As reported by the New York…
Teaching About Racism in IHS English and Social Studies Classes: An Update
By ELLA KEEN ALLEE on May 2021
2020 was notable for several reasons, including COVID-19 and everything that came with it. However, a lesser talked about issue (but certainly no less important)…
Deja Foxx: Future President and Activist
By FIONA HINRICHSEN on May 2021
Deja Foxx is a 21-year-old reproductive rights activist, influencer, and strategist from Tucson, Arizona. In high school, her interest in reproductive rights began as…
Lake Source Cooling: What is it, Misconceptions, and the IHS Connection
By FRANCES KLEMM on May 2021
In July of 2000, the Lake Source Cooling (LSC) Project was officially launched, becoming the United State’s first ever major deep water cooling system. Initiated…
Recapping the 2021 Ithaca Earth Day Rally, and What We Should Do Going Forward
By DOROTHY HAMILTON on May 2021
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Apple Foods
By MAIA KUBICK on May 2021
The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards: #Scammys?
By ALICE BURKE on May 2021
The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards was held in Los Angeles on March 14, 2021. Although this award ceremony has been important to the music industry…
When a sly conspiracist unites with rich American parents desperate to get their children into top-tier colleges, the result is the largest college admissions scandal…
Surrealio
By ETHAN CARLSON on May 2021
Shmoop’s Scoop
By ADOWYN ERNSTE on May 2021
If you haven’t been living under a rock for the last month, you’ve most likely heard the buzz on social media (especially Tiktok) about “Satan…
春短歌 (Short song for spring)
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT on May 2021
Barefoot on the grass Soil blooms with tender shoots Buds turn to flowers Everything is sunshine and Earth has never looked so green
Water at Night
By ALICE BURKE on May 2021
Starlight reflected on the dark lake’s still surface water calm, waiting I fear to look in the lake― Will my own image stare back?
Nostalgia
By LAURA MEAD on May 2021
Nostalgia is strange The past won’t ever change I see my happiness, my pain I see my laughter and as I gain Confidence I’m learning…
Writing Challenges for the Iron-Willed
By ADOWYN ERNSTE on May 2021
Wordbank: Dr. Seuss was once challenged by his editor to write a book using only fifty words, where words could be repeated or reused. The…
Adventures in Adova: The Kidnapping
By CAITLIN STRONG on May 2021
Leon glanced at the silvery watch adorning his left wrist only to discover that he had twenty-five seconds left. That wasn’t nearly as much as…
Happy Story Contest Winner: Letters to Cat
By LAURA MEAD on May 2021
I can’t remember exactly what was wrong that day. It could have been a fight with my sister, an awkward conversation with my mother, or…
The doe places its hooves between moss-filigreed rocks with the delicacy of a wish. Silent, nose twitching, it bends a long, swooping neck to forage…
Happy Story Contest: Inside Every Dark Cloud
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT on May 2021
“I’ve got some good news and some bad news for you. Which would you like to hear first?” The doctor looks at me expectantly. I…
Happy Story Contest: Springtime Dog Walk
By ALICE BURKE on May 2021
The tall food-giver with two legs and head-fur the color of the sun is speaking. Her words escape from her mouth in an unintelligible rush,…
Avian Reminiscence
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT on May 2021
Remember this apocalyptic day When acid rain laid mighty creatures prone The brand-new serpent casts its skin away They watched as twilight ripped the…
May Surrealio
By ETHAN CARLSON on May 2021
May Sudoku
By ETHAN CARLSON on May 2021
May Sudoku: April Solution: