Winter break, the long-awaited time of the school year that lets students rest and give them the strength to ace their midterms during the holiday…
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Teacher Feature: Suzanne Nussbaum (Part 2)
By ANNA WESTWIG on December 2019
Last month, I interviewed Latin teacher Suzanne Nussbaum with a series of questions centered around her early life and how she came to be a…
I Am a Mental Health Warrior
By MELANIE WIRTZ on December 2019
Content warning: This story mentions self-harm and suicide. Active Minds Club is a place for students to meet and talk freely and safely about mental…
DIY Gift Ideas
By MJ STUELKE on December 2019
With the holidays approaching, we’re going to be thinking more and more about gifts that we can get our loved ones and friends. But of…
Hall Monitor: What is the Worst Holiday Gift You’ve Ever Received?
By JEFFERSON SHENG, JUSTIN HEITZMAN on December 2019
“Socks, I guess.” Joshua Ha ‘20 “My sister gave me a pillowcase with Tom Hiddleston on it for Christmas.” Abigail Leonard ‘22 …
Recipe Review: Curry Puffs from Tasty
By MJ STUELKE on December 2019
Curry Ingredients: 1 tbsp vegetable oil ½ medium white onion, diced 1 ½ lb chicken breast, cubed 2 tsp salt 1 tsp black pepper 1…
The Worst Songs To Die To
By WILL THOMAS on December 2019
Throughout the history of music, there have certainly been amazing songs and bands galore. There have also been awful songs that can ruin your day…
Cute Things to Do for Your Pets During the Holidays
By MJ STUELKE on December 2019
Highway 13 Revisited: Bob Dylan at Ithaca College
By LELAND XU, RYAN CUNNINGHAM on December 2019
When one goes to a Paul McCartney concert, the audience member usually knows what they’re getting themselves into; McCartney will play hits that the majority…
Two Perspectives on Jane Yolen’s Mapping the Bones
By ADOWYN ERNSTE, ANNA WESTWIG on December 2019
The year is 1942, and Chaim and Gittel, Polish twins, are forced from their beautiful home and made to live in the Łódź Ghetto. Their…
Twelve Days of Christmas Films
By FRANCES KLEMM on December 2019
Each of these films has a special part in every holiday season. I hope that, regardless of what holidays you celebrate or don’t celebrate during…
Shmoop’s Scoop
By ADOWYN ERNSTE on December 2019
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…