Last Saturday, my friend Amalia Walker ’17 and I trekked across Cornell’s campus to Cornell Cinema, located in Willard Straight Hall. We were there to…
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Mr. Robot Review
After watching every episode of Mr. Robot, some more than once, I can say with certainty that it is one of the best shows on…
NBA Top 15 Lists
It’s that time of year: as you walk down the halls or sit in the library, you may hear “LeBron is the best player in…
Boxing: The Next Varsity Sport?
By It’s interesting that all three of the articles I have written for The Tattler have had to do with boxing in some way or…
College Football: Midseason Update and Predictions
As I write this, the college football season has already reached the halfway point. Most teams have already played at least six or seven games,…
Sporty Seniors
Charlotte Williams Q: What sport do you play? A: “Cross Country.” Q: How long have you been playing your sport? A: “Like seriously running? Only…
I’m Tired.
I’m tired of long hours Looking at a tiny screen Just because I have The aching need And I can’t control myself. I’m tired of…
The Value of Adventure
You get up, you get dressed, you brush your teeth, you go to school, You play sports, you do clubs, you make art, you get…
Haiku of the Month: 2016
Braggadocious Trump Strong-willed gal tryna make history It’s up to you, chump
Autumn Morning
Walking through the grass In the morning Dew still gleaming on the blades Sounds of feet on the forest floor The stream gurgling softly If…
Where’d You Go?
“My ghost, where’d you go? What happened to the soul that you used to be?” “Ghost” by Halsey blares from the car speakers. I’m standing…
“What if they don’t listen to me?” “How will I know if I’m doing a good job?” These questions race through my head. The knots…
End of an Era
The sky, filled with the iron remnants of a civilization risen on the backs of stone. Falling, clattering together, exploding, fiery tornado of clutter coming…
Dead Serious
The time has come, please don’t get mad It happens to us all. Let me introduce to you a charming lad I’m sure you’ll have…
Drowning in the fluid that is filling his lungs, my cat Mason is wrapped and restrained in towels, still giving a desperate kick to escape…
Record Scratch
Yup that’s me. You’re probably wondering how I ended up in this situation…
Tristan’s Angst: The Danger of the Bathrooms
Most students are aware that school bathrooms are the least clean places in the school, fraught with foul odors, unknown liquids, clogged toilets, and the…
Horoscopes
Virgo (Aug. 23–Sept. 22): The same letters that spell Untied also spell United. It’s about what you’re made of, not the cards you’re dealt. Libra…
The Coolness Spectrum
COOL Cubs vs. Indians Ken Bone costume Election results Surreal cereal that is so real Apathy Snow?! Kitty Kat costume Tax fraud (WOI) The Last…
Editorial: Get Rid of the A+
In today’s high-pressure, must-get-into-college climate, many high-performing students attempt to maximize their scores before anything else. They grade-grub and burn the midnight oil studying to…
Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars of NYS Club Funds Were Not Accounted For
On June 17, 2016, Thomas P. DiNapoli, the New York State Comptroller, released an audit called “Extra-Classroom Activities,” which disclosed how ineffectively officials (school principals,…
Music Department Takes on Fresh Look
The IHS Music Department is beginning the school year with new faces and a dramatic change in class structure. William Makin was hired as the…
Behind the Creation and Changing of School Schedules
School schedules are a complicated animal to pin down. The nature of course requests ensures that some students will inevitably be dissatisfied with the schedule…
The Hardest Year of High School
As a senior at IHS with all the typical worries and fantasies on my mind—college applications, Casino Night, graduation, etc.—I have realized that senior year…
Voters Are Right To Be Concerned Over Hillary’s Health
Is Hillary Clinton on the verge of death, or is she perfectly healthy and all claims otherwise are just part of yet another vast right-wing…
What Triggered Jacob This Month: Dress Codes
IHS, just like nearly every other school in the world, has a dress code. If students are caught violating it, they may be taken out…
Sentimentality vs. Development
“How much development is desirable?” prompts Downtown Ithaca 2020 Strategic Plan, published in 2010. Cited as “A plan for Revitalization, Development, Management and Promotion of…