Nobody could have predicted what was going to happen, and nobody was prepared to deal with it. But, hypothetically, imagine the following. Imagine being confined…
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Defund the Police
By WILL THOMAS on October 2020
Defunding the police is a reform that has gained traction in the wake of the massive Black Lives Matter protests after the death of George…
The Global South’s Stories Must Be Told
By QUINN CHANG-MARTIN on October 2020
In March, the United States of America cut funding to the United Nations appeal for Yemen, greatly limiting access to health care services and exacerbating…
Letter to the Editor: The Israel-Palestine Conflict Is Not One-Dimensional
By ADAM SAAR on October 2020
In the September issue of The Tattler, the article “Israel, Palestine, and the Controversies” analyzed the arguments made by those debating the Israel-Palestine conflict. While…
America’s Election Tampering Problem
By MUKUND GAUR on October 2020
On August 18, 2020, a bipartisan Senate committee released a report detailing Russian interference in the 2016 election. This came as a shock to Americans…
Cornell’s Reopening Warrants Praise, Not Criticism
By ALICE BURKE on October 2020
In the past month, there has been a loud chorus of criticism and skepticism over Cornell’s reopening. Although the university has put in place a…
Social Media Activism Is Not Enough
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT, RAIA GUTMAN on October 2020
With abundant free time due to the pandemic, many of America’s teenagers and young adults have turned to social media to while away the hours.…
Students Get Politically Involved
By ANNA WESTWIG on October 2020
While Cornell students bustle across a collegetown street under a high, equinoctial sun, three IHS students manage a table stocked with flyers, stickers, and pens,…
The Spookiest Guide to an Ithacan October
By DOROTHY HAMILTON on October 2020
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Teachers Attempt to Diversify Book Curriculum
By FRANCES KLEMM on October 2020
In 2017, the students of Ms. Campbell’s eleventh-grade English class went through the IHS bookroom to find every book that was being used in the…
A Series of Short Interviews on the Topic of Canvas
By VICKY LU on October 2020
Vicky Lu ‘22: How has using Canvas been like for you? Margaux Deverin (English Teacher and Theatre Leader): Canvas has a steep learning curve.…
Recipe: Homemade Apple Pie With Chai Spices
By LINDSAY WANG on October 2020
I absolutely love making pie and since it’s fall and I think that everyone could use a bit of cheering up lately, I thought I…
Mulan (2020): Modern-Age Disney Virtue-Signaling Ruins a Heartfelt Classic
By LOKE ZHANG-FISKESJO, VICKY LU on October 2020
Thousands of Chinese children, especially young girls, have felt a sense of awe and empowerment upon seeing an Asian face after the Disney logo of…
Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing is Disturbingly Relevant Today
By AITAN AVGAR on October 2020
Over the summer, Spike Lee’s defining film Do The Right Thing celebrated its 31-year anniversary. The movie takes place on one of the hottest days…
Online Business 101: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
By ELLA KEEN ALLEE on October 2020
This year has undeniably been difficult on everyone. However, we have all found our little ways to create some good every once in a while.…
Shmoop’s Scoop
By ADOWYN ERNSTE on October 2020
Movie Theaters, The Pandemic, and Cinema-Going in Downtown Ithaca
By SAM SACHS on October 2020
I want to talk about one small piece of our massive, new, and confusing pandemic culture, one that’s very important to me: movie theaters. Before…
I’m Thinking of I’m Thinking of Ending Things
By RUBY LAROCCA on October 2020
Why watch Charlie Kaufman’s new film streaming now on Netflix, I’m Thinking of Ending Things? Why watch any of Kaufman’s deliberately difficult, occasionally hilarious, often…
Ten Thought-Provoking Writing Prompts
By ADOWYN ERNSTE on October 2020
Write a poem based on a vivid image that you internalized at one point in your life. Try to incorporate all the details that…
Waterfall
By ROSEMARY MEAD on October 2020
Quiet river floating on the shiny stones, mirror of sunlit ripples. Soon will fall over a smooth cliff, foaming and frothing below. Distant thunder…
Where I Want To Go
By SABA WEATHERSPOON on October 2020
To sleep is where I want to go Not walking to a bus in the snow In my warm blankets is where I want to…
The Based Soothsayer
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT on October 2020
Hello, my dear, The end is near! Tremble in fear! I speak for trees. Come feast your eyes On smoky skies And endless cries…
Don’t Blink
By SABA WEATHERSPOON on October 2020
7:14 One eye peeks open then closes again I blink 7:19 I moan, it’s almost time I blink 7:26 I must not waste another minute.…
Untitled
By ANNA WESTWIG on October 2020
The nostalgia weaves itself like clockwork, smothering you like mist at the edge of the sea, where arthritic hulls rock under the gull calls and…
To Her Coy Mistress
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT on October 2020
Goddess drenched in golden sunlight Let the music swell Run with me into the water Laugh while we rebel Come with me to every wonder…
There was once a man named Harold. Mr. Harold Norman was an extremely wealthy man, drowning in riches and luxury. But Mr. Norman hadn’t always…
October 2020 Haiku Contest
By CAITLIN STRONG, TRISTAN BORDEN on October 2020
Haiku By TRISTAN BORDEN Stay six feet away Social distancing is good Don’t sneeze close to me ______________________________ Haiku By CAITLIN STRONG I…