Saltwater aquariums are everywhere in the US, everywhere from offices to homes, and the delightful colors of their aquatic inhabitants are singularly wonderful. It may…
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Turn On The Subtitles, Please
By MANU BOSTEELS on February 2021
It’s Friday night. I click on the infamous red logo, and there appears Netflix’s selection of Scandinavian television, an endless supply of series that all…
Teachers can choose to grade anonymously with just one click. Why aren’t they doing it?
By ONDINE MORGAN-KNAPP on February 2021
In today’s age of Canvas and digital grading, grading anonymously could hardly be easier: all a teacher has to do is click the checkbox marked…
The GOP Needs to Leave Trump Behind
By MUKUND GAUR on February 2021
On Wednesday, January 6, 2021, as Trump supporters chanted outside the Capitol building in DC and smashed through security barriers, this is what Trump’s Twitter…
Why Elizabeth Warren is the Progressive Voice We Need
By KAIA MOORE on February 2021
With a tumultuous year behind us, America is yearning for leadership. It’s beyond clear that the American people need progressive change. On January 20, Chief…
The Problem With Compromise in 2021
By MANU BOSTEELS on February 2021
I often hear that in order to make change, people on opposing sides of an issue need to reconcile and come to a compromise in…
Guide to Helping a Friend Through Violent Relationships, Sexual Assault and Suicidal Thoughts
By FRANCES KLEMM on February 2021
High school can be hard, as all students have to juggle constant school work, new interests, and just developing as a person. It can be…
21 Good Things to Come in 2021
By RAIA GUTMAN on February 2021
Having trudged through ten months of a pandemic, impeached a president twice, and watched the state of the planet deteriorate with little hope for recovery,…
IHS Students’ Views on Asynchronous Day Placement
By DOROTHY HAMILTON on February 2021
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The Definitive 2020 Timeline
By SIRAN “JAY” JIA on February 2021
By the time you read this, there is at least a month of separation between you and the raging hellfire we call the Year 2020.…
Why ICSD Students and Teachers Don’t Want Regents This Year
By FRANCES KLEMM on February 2021
Ever since the pandemic fully cancelled the January Regents exams for the first time ever, the question has been circulating whether the exams should be…
Don’t Get Rejected! Your Guide to Recycling in Tompkins County
By ANNA COHEN on February 2021
As of November 2, 2020, Tompkins County collectors will reject curbside recycling bins that contain contaminants, whereas previously, collectors only issued warnings. The Department of…
Thoughts on Evermore
By JINHO PARK on February 2021
Last December, when a few friends on the Tattler board told me that Taylor Swift was releasing another album, Evermore, I didn’t believe them. For…
Regal Cinemas Loses Its Crown
By MAYA BLANCHARD on February 2021
Eyes blinking to adjust from the stark fluorescent hallways of the Ithaca Mall, you stare into the sparsely lit lobby that somehow seems expansive and…
Shmoop’s Scoop
By ADOWYN ERNSTE on February 2021
Athlete Profile: Ben Ruth
By AYA OULIDA on February 2021
Benjamin Ruth ‘23 has been playing baseball since he was four, starting with the Lansing Baseball Program, and he’s never let his commitment to the…
Writing Prompts
By ADOWYN ERNSTE on February 2021
Write a somber poem about clutter, trinkets, and broken things. Set a timer for three minutes to create a character or story premise. Develop the…
February 2021 Haiku Contest
By ALICE BURKE, ANNA COHEN on February 2021
Winner: 1/6/21 By ALICE BURKE They attack Congress Raise the Confederate flag Our country bleeding ______________________________ A Breath of Fresh Air By ANNA COHEN A…
Nonets
By RAIA GUTMAN on February 2021
I: Transcendental Above the forest floor, see the trees. The trees, under a clouded sky, Stretching like hands, stretching toward What to them is so…
Santo Stefano
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT on February 2021
They watched us from the central tower We crept, for fear of being caught But now the cries of battle Drown out our secret plot…
Castellammare
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT on February 2021
The word “Vesuvius” evokes images of lava spurting from a massive volcanic crater, people running in terror and succumbing to the suffocating clouds of ash…
Wrapped Gut
By ZEKE LAWRENCE on February 2021
I listen to music, alone in my room, Waiting for my thoughts to bloom. It’s from the Renaissance, And I know what you’ll assume: This…
Pictures of Dreams
By LILY GROVER on February 2021
I can spin With my feet on the ground My head in the sky And I feel like I am falling Tumbling down Without moving.…
February Surrealio
By ETHAN CARLSON on February 2021
February Sudoku
By ETHAN CARLSON on February 2021
February Sudoku: December Solution:
How Does Your Morning Start? Perhaps This Horoscope Can Find Out
By ETHAN CARLSON on February 2021
Aquarius (Jan 20 – Feb 18): You do have an alarm set, but, admittedly, snooze it at least three times before actually getting up. …
Coolness Spectrum
By THE TATTLER EDITORIAL BOARD on February 2021
Cool February Break GME Stonks (To the Moon!) Federal Prisons no longer privatized No more subject tests! (Only) Halfway through the school year Quarantine Valentines’…