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December 2019 Book List
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT on December 2019
We have a nice winter break coming up, so I wanted to share a few book recommendations! There are a variety of different genres represented…
Book Review: The Lager Queen of Minnesota
By ZACHARY FOLEY on December 2019
Now that summer is a distant memory, many people have trouble finding time to read for fun when they have schoolwork, clubs, and sports. Although…
December Events in Ithaca
By RAIA GUTMAN on December 2019
December can be a beautiful month, with snow on the ground and free time during break, but sometimes we find ourselves with nothing to do.…
winter — found poem
By CHLOE MOORE on December 2019
I would like to decorate this silence, but my house grows only cleaner. What old December’s bareness everywhere The sky moves in its whiteness…
Winter Haunts
By ANNA WESTWIG on December 2019
(Inspired by “Stopping in the Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost) I do not know whose woods these are. They must belong…
The Letters
By ABIGAIL LEONARD on December 2019
Unsent messages, Notes on a paper, Many unsaid words saved for later. Crammed in a drawer, Or crumbled on the floor. They contained secrets,…
The Interrogation
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT on December 2019
It’s a sunny day, bright and brisk. The air tastes like winter, and trees are shedding their exhausted leaves left and right. The impatient little…
Untitled
By ANIA PILLARDY on December 2019
Everything you need to know if you find yourself speaking in tongues you do not recognize: Do not panic, this is most likely because…
December Haiku Contest
By THE TATTLER EDITORIAL BOARD on December 2019
What Will Your New Year’s Resolution Be?
By ETHAN CARLSON on December 2019
Sagittarius (Nov 22 – Dec 21): To be a better person (on the inside). Capricorn (Dec 22 – Jan 19): To learn a new…
The Coolness Spectrum
By THE TATTLER EDITORIAL BOARD on December 2019
Cool Writing for the Literary Issue Snow “Ok boomer” Highland cattle Disney+ E-boys Winter homework Six months of snow Playing Christmas music before December…
Editorial: The “Athlete Advantage” in College Admissions
By THE TATTLER EDITORIAL BOARD on November 2019
As many seniors can testify around this time of year, college admissions are a nerve-wracking and stress-inducing process. Every aspect of one’s high school career,…
Rising Voices: Mothers in Activism
By GRACE LIM on November 2019
Recently, many people have heard of (or participated in) the Global Climate Strike, a large-scale movement that encourages mainly young people to “walk out” of…
Analysis of the Fourth Democratic Debate
By FRANCES KLEMM on November 2019
On October 15, the Democratic candidates for President gathered in Ohio for the fourth Democratic debate. Earlier, on October 1, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont…
House of Representatives Opens Impeachment Inquiry
By WILL THOMAS on November 2019
A reckoning may have arrived for President Trump. On September 24, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced a formal inquiry into the impeachment of…
Hall Monitor: Underclassmen Edition
By KATIE LIN on November 2019
If I told you the world was going to end tomorrow, what would you do right now? SAGE KORFINE ‘23 “I would get on…
Recipe Review: Chef John’s Chicken Kiev from Allrecipes
By MJ STUELKE on November 2019
This is one of my favorite recipes! I make this for my family all the time and they love it! I made a couple of…
Teacher Feature: Suzanne Nussbaum (Part One)
By ANNA WESTWIG on November 2019
Suzanne Nussbaum, the only Latin teacher at IHS, is one of the school’s little wonders. Her office, hidden in the confines of K-Building, is stocked…
A Statistical Look at Stress in IHS
By FRANCES KLEMM on November 2019
National Stress Awareness Day falls on November 6 this year. This important day isn’t a holiday, but a gentle reminder to people worldwide that stress…
Highlight: Brain Team
By HEEWON AHN on November 2019
The IHS Brain Team attended Nittany Lion Novice, its first tournament of the year, earlier this month. Four members of the team offered us their…
History of Thanksgiving in the United States
By LELAND XU on November 2019
There is a certain dialectic between how American students have perceived Thanksgiving over the course of their education. In elementary school, Thanksgiving is taught as…
An Experiment in Jazz: November 2019 Spotify Playlist
By LELAND XU on November 2019
Honestly, I’m not much of a jazz person. But I’ve been trying to get into it as we enter fall because life is very short,…
Joker: Where the Hero Becomes the Villain
By JINHO PARK on November 2019
“What do you get when you cross a mentally ill loner with a society that abandons him and treats him like trash?” Joaquin Phoenix’s…
Tea Station Review
By MJ STUELKE on November 2019
Looking Through the Cracks: An Analysis of the Exhibition “How the Light Gets In”
By ETHAN CARLSON on November 2019
Since September, the Johnson Museum of Art has been hosting a remarkable exhibit entitled “How the Light Gets In.” Organized by Andre Inselman, curator of…
Shmoop’s Scoop
By ADOWYN ERNSTE on November 2019