When she speaks, listen. Nod in assent, but don’t interrupt. Maintain eye contact. Try to see past the surface, but only just slightly. Only as…
The Tattler
Christmas Eve
Snake! He yells And betrayal cuts like a knife, stings like bleach in the eyes of a just-now blind man Anger flares like the wings…
The Future
IS IT COOL TO BE FREAKY, OR FREAKY TO BE COOL the question is mysterious, the answer is obscure bio—one’s life, course or way of…
The Problem
“Life” is a problem set, a good-sized packet, spiral-bound with time. Question follows question, annoyingly repetitive, each asking, “How shall I live this day?” So…
March
March falls between the cracks, people pass it by. February is romantic winter and April is dewdrop spring, but what is March? A leprechaun’s lament?…
A Haiku
when winter was both Tomorrow and yesterday But today sun shined
Tristan’s Angst: America’s Leadership in 2020
Horoscopes
Aries (Mar. 21–Apr. 19): Take yourself on a date and get to know YOU better. Dinner for one? No, dinner for three: you, yourself, and…
The Coolness Spectrum
COOL Morocco New exoplanets Gucci Mane is coming Asghar Farhadi The Knee Defender La-Moonlight Suppression of the press The Long March UNCOOL
Women March for Rights and Respect
Down every side street, women and men clad in pink “pussyhats” shuffled forward to join the already overflowing mass of people marching down Pennsylvania Avenue.…
Code Red Robotics Build Season Begins
Code Red Robotics’ Build Season has officially begun! Code Red Robotics is a student-run club at IHS and one of 3,000+ teams that compete in…
Editorial: Give Humanities More Attention
Many high-school students are at a delicate point of uncertainty and determination: some may still struggle to find a clear direction in life, while others…
Editorial: On Teaching Good Writing
If you look through any published essay collection, you won’t see a single piece that even remotely resembles what students are taught in high school.…
Cuomo Proposes Free SUNY Tuition
A college education is one of the most expensive financial endeavors of people’s lives. People pay thousands, even hundreds of thousands of dollars just for…
Opinions on the College and Career Services at IHS
As many students are aware, applying to college can be nerve-wracking. Upperclassmen look for guidance from parents, college tutors, and SAT prep courses. However, IHS…
IHS Food Drive: A Success
Link Crew’s annual food drive has come to a close, and it was definitely a success. Mrs. Bergman, an IHS teacher who assisted in the…
In Defense of Milo Yiannopoulos
In the spring of 2016, through the magic of YouTube I discovered a most interesting political “analyst.” This man seemed to be a living paradox,…
The Best Thing on Netflix
Netflix is like a refrigerator full of food. No matter how many options there are, or how low you may think your standards are, sometimes…
This Is an Intervention, America
Wake up, America: 2016 is over, long over by now, and you are still not over it, still hungover from that terrible last night when…
What Triggered Jacob This Month: Summer Vacation
I can hear it already: “Really Jacob? Summer vacation? Is nothing sacred?” Well, I’m glad you’re catching on, IHS—nothing is sacred, and certainly not your…
Student Feature: Jacob Silcoff
While a Hall Monitor was regretfully not created for this issue, Jacob Silcoff ’17 (also known as “Silky J”), known for his controversial column What…
The Case for Linux
Computer operating systems such as Windows and Mac are familiar to most computer users, dominating the market. Over the course of time, they have become…
That Sounds Like a You Problem: Tips for Success this Valentine’s Day
Q: Hey Abby. So Valentine’s Day is coming up, and I want to do something really special for my girlfriend this year. I’m not that…
Club Feature: Finance Club
If you’ve heard of Finance Club, it is likely that you dismissed it as boring, envisioning it as a club consisting of dull people obsessing…
Capital Corner: A New Family Favorite
Recently, my family and I were craving some good Chinese food. After my parents’ favorite Chinese restaurant in Ithaca closed many years ago, we were…
Stock Market Information
Not long ago I saw the film The Big Short, which tells the story of some of the people behind the infamous housing-market crash of…
A Series of Unfortunate Events Season 1: A Review
On Friday the 13th of January, Netflix released a new original show, which, as usual, was quite well-envisioned and executed. It is based off A…