The tower stands deserted It looms over the plains Where once there was a village Nothing but this remains A mute, imposing monolith With lonely…
The Tattler
Satisfied
By ANNA WESTWIG on April 2021
Wake up, all froth and sea foam, and scrawny dreams. You swear your blood is crystallizing; from the pattering leaf-shade, watch the lift of seven…
Questions
By LILY GROVER on April 2021
Why is it that nature Is so inspiring? That when I hear a bird chirp I want to sing along and Flit from my world…
Discordia
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT on April 2021
Te extraño más que nunca Sin que yo sepa por qué Has salido en la noche Y mi corazón se fue My entire persona was…
Writing Prompts
By ADOWYN ERNSTE on April 2021
Write about something that is perfect in every way except for one. How much can happen in a single moment? Devote one paragraph (or stanza)…
April Surrealio
By ETHAN CARLSON on April 2021
April Sudoku
By ETHAN CARLSON on April 2021
April Sudoku: March Solution:
Aries (Mar 21 – Apr 19): Good Ending: You read the entirety of this newspaper, and you have never felt happier. Taurus (Apr 20…
Coolness Spectrum
By THE TATTLER EDITORIAL BOARD on April 2021
Debra Haaland: An Overview
By WILL THOMAS on March 2021
In December 2020, President Joe Biden historically nominated Debra Haaland as the Secretary of the Interior, responsible for overseeing a myriad of federal agencies dealing…
Flip-Through Version of March 2021
By THE TATTLER EDITORIAL BOARD on March 2021
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Board of Education, Students’ Trust Requires Transparency
By THE TATTLER EDITORIAL BOARD on March 2021
On November 22, 2020, Ms. Anjanette Brown, the ex-wife of superintendent Luvelle Brown, submitted more than 200 pages of emails, reports, and legal documents alleging…
Amazon employs more than a million workers across the globe, is worth around a trillion dollars, and, in its 26-year history, has undercut, outstripped, or…
Thinking Past Reform: The Case for Prison Abolition
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT on March 2021
On January 26, 2021, Joe Biden signed an executive order to phase out private prisons by refusing to renew federal contracts with them. This decision…
Can We Get Vaccine Rollout On Track?
By MUKUND GAUR on March 2021
It has been no secret that America’s vaccine rollout was chaotic from the start. At the end of January, all 50 states were reporting vaccine…
Distance Learning at IHS: A Clear-Eyed Assessment and a Call to Action
By RUBY LAROCCA, TANIA HAO on March 2021
For many students, the phrase “distance learning” calls to mind a solitary student crouching in some cramped corner of the house, staring listlessly at a…
The (Hot) Chocolate Take
By ELLA AVGAR on March 2021
While it may be March, it’s pretty clear that the Ithaca winter is not scared of blowing into the spring months. And if the winter…
I Shouldn’t Be Scared Of Jews In Government
By ADAM SAAR on March 2021
Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, Attorney General Merrick Garland. Chief of Staff Ron…
How Blokus Questions the Idea of Winners and Losers
By MANU BOSTEELS on March 2021
Blokus is a very special board game. For those of you unfamiliar with it, Blokus is quite simple. Participants play on a gridded board upon…
Commercialism, Screen Time, and Tantrums: ICSD Elementary Families on Virtual Learning
By TANIA HAO on March 2021
For most of us, elementary school looked a lot different than it does right now. We went on field trips, had lunch with our friends,…
Managing Stress During the Pandemic: A Conversation with Dr. Haltom, PhD, CEDS
By ALICE BURKE on March 2021
This March marks one year since COVID-19 invaded our lives in Ithaca and changed all we were accustomed to; the pandemic has impacted everything from…
Influential Women in History—Women’s History Month 2021
By FIONA HINRICHSEN on March 2021
Throughout history, women have been uncredited and unrecognized, so we need to celebrate some of these incredible, intelligent, and inspirational women who have paved the…
Gideon the Ninth is Worth Coming Back from the Dead to Read
By ANNA WESTWIG on March 2021
Some books you devour; some books devour you. Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir is one of the latter. Muir’s prose is not just hungry,…
Reading Recommendations in Celebration of World Book Day!
By ALICE BURKE on March 2021
For those of you who love to read, March 5 is World Book Day! Hopefully we can all spend some time indulging in our favorite…
Bridgerton: Is it worth watching?
By SILVER VINCENT-FARIS on March 2021
(Spoilers ahead! Content warning—the show covers topics that may not be appropriate for all audiences, such as sexual content, sexual assault, toxic relationships, and death.)…
Surrealio
By ETHAN CARLSON on March 2021
Shmoop’s Scoop
By ADOWYN ERNSTE on March 2021