Content warning: violence. For now her soft white tee isunsullied Soft againsther skinThe wind chill making veins constrictNumbness overtaking as the road narrowsShe thinks she…
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Quintet of Limericks
By DHILAN SETHUPATHY on February 2026
They say don’t cry over spilled milk,But cry if it spills on good silk,For when you lay your headOn your now-soiled bedThe silk will be…
Still World
By DHILAN SETHUPATHY on February 2026
I know I am not alone here now. I know there are homes and parksAnd cars and motorbikesAnd birds and deerAnd countless things. But these…
STEM Feature of the Month: Ig Nobel Prize
By LILY WANG on February 2026
Can you levitate a frog? Are cats solid or liquid? What type of pizza do lizards prefer? These are real questions that guided award-winning research.…
Onyx, Son of Audior
By DHILAN SETHUPATHY on February 2026
Content warning: suicide, slavery, violence. There’s no way I could possibly explain how I got here. I cannot recount every battle, every day spent puzzling…
WRFI Community Radio: a Beacon of Hope
By JULIA KLEINBERG on February 2026
Across the US, public media is under attack. With government funds cut to National Public Radio (NPR), Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), and more, it is…
Innocent
By CHRIS ERRICHIELLO on February 2026
“Fantastic.” Mia stared as her precious bag of pounds floated down the river of perfectly glorious gunk that is the Hudson. Her dreams were slipping…
Finding Your Event: Science Olympiad Offers Students A Chance to Apply Their Interests
By CORNELIA YE on February 2026
Every Monday after school, a group of students crowds into H104, gathering around a whiteboard as their officers deliver rousing remarks in preparation for upcoming…
Rediscovery of Music’s Hidden Gems: Bach’s Lost Organ Works Revealed
By ASHLEY PARK on February 2026
Recently, following the discovery of Stravinsky’s “Chant funèbre”, the authentication and premiere of two previously unknown organ works by Johann Sebastian Bach captivated the music…
From the Archives: Excerpts from the Tattler Issues of Yesteryear
By COCO HAMILTON on February 2026
Nestled away at the very back of E-wing rests a dozen old, rusted filing cabinets. Within these cabinets are bundles upon bundles of bygone editions…
NWOBHM at Forty-Five: Why it Still Matters in Today’s Musical Landscape
By GRIFFIN BRAHLER on February 2026
It was the late 1970s in Britain. The economy was collapsing. There were few jobs due to the de-industrialization of the workforce. Before the 1970s,…
Hall Monitor
By BEATRICE OWENS, LINNEA NIEMACK on February 2026
“If you could add any word to the dictionary, what would it be and what would it mean?” “Emonstipated: emotionally constipated. You just need to…
A Movie Review: The Phantom of the Opera
By RANI SETHUPATHY on February 2026
Author’s Note: contains spoilers. A red rose; love. A white mask; fear. A beautiful voice; longing. The Phantom of the Opera is a haunting and…
Valentine’s Day
By BEN MELLON on February 2026
This dayIs about Love Right? That’s what I thinkThat’s why there are hearts That’s why there are flowers Right? But what if you don’t have…
Morning Chores
By CAMPBELL WRIGHT on February 2026
The cows meet me before the sun does,steam rising from their backslike the day hasn’t decided yetwhat it will become. They are curious creatures,noses pressed…
Live Music Is Not Dead: The Teens of Ithaca Play at Angry Mom Records
By JULIA KLEINBERG on February 2026
I think I’ve found the best way to spend a Friday evening: sitting cross-legged on the linoleum floors of Angry Mom Records on the Commons,…
Bathroom Monitoring is Shit
By THE TATTLER EDITORIAL BOARD on February 2026
“It’s demoralizing. Literally a ‘shitty’ duty. I used to be able to meet with my colleagues like a professional. Now I’m a babysitter. For bathrooming.…
Literary Issue 2026 – Cycles
By THE TATTLER on January 2026
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra: A Review
By JULIA KLEINBERG on December 2025
There’s nothing quite like the moment when the house lights start to dim in a crowded performance hall. The crowd hushes, the stage lights come…
ICSD Must Go Back to Listening to its Students
By THE TATTLER EDITORIAL BOARD on December 2025
Over recent years, student influence on ICSD decisions has decreased substantially. The opportunities for student advocacy are seemingly endless, from activism clubs, to Student Council,…
Women’s Pro Baseball League Announces Four-Team Launch in 2026
By ZADIE WANG on December 2025
If you’ve ever seen A League of Their Own, you may be familiar with the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL), the league that inspired…
Sports Captions
By MATHILDE VAN OSSELAER on December 2025
The nineteenth round of the 2025 Formula One season started out with a shock on only the first corner of the race. In Formula One,…
Non-Traditional Sports Feature: Ear Pull
By ZADIE WANG on December 2025
When we think of the qualities of an athlete, we tend to think of brute strength or impressive flexibility. In reality, physical attributes are only…
James Franklin’s Fallout with Penn State
By KATE THOMAS on December 2025
Author’s Note: this was written for the November issue. After twelve seasons with Penn State, consistently in the upper ranks but never winning a national…
Are the Dodgers Ruining Baseball?
By LIVIA AVGAR on December 2025
On November 1, the Dodgers won their second consecutive World Series, the first to do so since the Yankees accomplished this feat in 2000. When…
Controversial Takes: A Gingerbread House Showdown
By MIA CHO, VIVIAN JIANG on December 2025
What’s a better way to get into the holiday spirit than by crafting a good old gingerbread house? No matter the topping, decoration, architectural, and…
Dear IHS Students
By MR. JORDAN on December 2025
Dear IHS Students, A few of you may know me as your current or former US History teacher, but to most of you, I am…