Wouldn’t it be fun to go on a high school field trip to an entirely new country? In early October, a group of about 40…
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From the Archives: Excerpts from the Tattler Issues of Yesteryear
By AURORA WULFF on November 2018
There are a small handful of people at IHS who know about a very small, very pink room at the very end of the…
Hall Monitor: Where do you see yourself in twenty years?
By TONY YANG, VALERIE CHEN on November 2018
LYNNE WALKER ‘19 “Obsessively searching for the loch ness monster in a decked out rowboat” CHRISTOPHER RACHLINSKI ‘19 “I hope I will be homeless…
Center Spread: The Best Planets Discovered By NASA
By ANNA WESTWIG on November 2018
Review: Cayuga Sound Festival Year 2
By IRENA ROSENBERG on November 2018
The second annual Cayuga Sound Festival, hosted and curated by the X Ambassadors, was held at Stewart Park on September 21 and 22. The festival…
In Classic Michael Moore Fashion, Fahrenheit 11/9 is Dismal but Inspiring
By CHLOE MOORE on November 2018
Acclaimed filmmaker Michael Moore is not known for being subtle, so the fact that his new film, Fahrenheit 11/9, was shocking came as no…
Tin Can
By ADOWYN ERNSTE on November 2018
Will IHS Ever Have an Esports Club?
By RYAN CUNNINGHAM on November 2018
The official IHS esports Club has many students excitedly waiting on the edge of their seats, wondering whether this conceptual gaming club will, at last,…
New York NFL Teams: How Do They Rank?
By EWAN TODT-TUTCHENER on November 2018
New York has never been a powerhouse when it comes to producing Super Bowl winning teams. There have been some exceptions—the 1968 Jets and, more…
The Unparalleled Success of Ithaca Girls’ Swim and Dive: An Interview with Team Captains
By ASHA DUHAN on November 2018
The Girls’ Swim and Dive Team has enjoyed unprecedented success for numerous years. With an undefeated season this year and historically strong performances in…
Figure Skating Changes: Young Russian Girls’ Quads and New Rules
By KATIE LIN on November 2018
Figure skating is a stunning sport that maintains the perfect balance between artistry and hard-core athleticism. As a figure skater myself, I compete in singles…
November Haiku Contest: Untitled
By EMILY HERMAN on November 2018
Deep below the sea Beauty is flowing freely Colors mottled art
November Haiku Contest: On Preparing For College
By ANDREANNA DOWNING ZHENG on November 2018
the most important field to fill when you apply? “no, do not send mail”
November Haiku Contest: Path of the Forest
By YOONSUH KIM on November 2018
Blight, Deep, Fierce Forest Shambling All About the Road There’s Somewhere to Rest
November Haiku Contest: Stress
By WYNNE WILLIAMS-CECI on November 2018
Junior year is here: APs, SATs, no sleep. Will June ever come?
November Haiku Contest: Fall in Ithaca Haiku
By ZACHARY FOLEY on November 2018
Fall in Ithaca Warm and cold are together Leaves fall from the trees
November Haiku Contest: Hayk-Coup
By JOSEPH YOON on November 2018
Hayk Shakhzadyan, confronted with injustice, will now overthrow
November Haiku Contest: The Return to the Womb “Theory”
By LELAND XU on November 2018
Thanatos, death drive Send me back into the womb Sigmund Freud was right
November Haiku Contest: Wolf
By KYESON BRADLEY on November 2018
Composure, decreased An old, dreamy wolf wallows above a flower.
November Haiku Contest: 200 (Ha) IQ
By REYNOLD GAO on November 2018
I am a rebel I don’t follow the rules Ha, that’s only six
November Haiku Contest: Untitled
By SANKOFA MCLAURIN on November 2018
I really want to win this It better be good I hope this poem wins this big
Fall Feelings
By ANNA ROSE O’BANNION on November 2018
Falling Leaves, pumpkins That is the smell all of fall cozy, hot cocoa
As The Sun Shines
By SANKOFA MCLAURIN on November 2018
Flurries of orange fall from branches brimming with green He likes how the red of her dress matches the red of the nearby trees Conversation…
Still Cows
By ZACHARY FOLEY on November 2018
Cows, stoic as they stand Watching over the green land When their presence on the grass Has come to pass The plants will grow long…
Lucid Dreams
By CHANCE FREELAND on November 2018
I’m airborne, lost but Able to hold the storm down But only tonight As tomorrow comes I awaken, and wish I slept For tomorrow…
Horoscopes: The Signs as Paintings of Dogs
By SOPHIE WRAY on November 2018
Scorpio (Oct 23 – Nov 21): Sagittarius (Nov 22 – Dec 21): Capricorn (Dec 22 – Jan 19): Aquarius (Jan 20 – Feb 18): Pisces…
The Coolness Spectrum
By THE TATTLER EDITORIAL BOARD on November 2018
COOL Fleece lined pants Apple cider season Voting A really good hat that keeps your ears nice and toasty Thanksgiving meat alternatives Gorge trails are…