IHS is fortunate to have multiple speakers, such as Planned Parenthood representatives, come into IHS health classrooms and present about a wide range of topics.…
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Chain Works District to Succeed Emerson Power Plant
An ambitious plan to wake a “sleeping giant” is well underway on the 95-acre site once occupied by the Emerson Power Transmission Plant. The plant,…
IHS Music Eyes Drastic Curriculum Changes
The Band just can’t fit in the room, with its 114 players nearing the room’s maximum capacity under the fire code. There are literally 15…
Last December, the United Nations held its 21st annual conference on climate change in Paris: the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The conference…
The Importance of Being Politically Aware, Even If You Cannot Vote
On April 12, instead of going to school, I went with my dad and sister to a Bernie Sanders rally. Despite this not being an…
The Importance of Video Games
At heart, I have always been a gamer. I don’t play during the weekdays, when my repository is backlogged with homework, studying, and other tasks…
The Best Distraction: Adventuring
There are some things in your life you get tired of repeating to people whom you’ve just met: how you spell your name, what you…
Bernie vs. Hillary: What’s in it for Me
As a high-school student, I can’t help but wonder what will happen to me once I graduate. Whoever becomes president in January 2017 will influence…
Nadiya Savchenko and Saying It Like It Is
Newspapers’ headlines have lately been graced with the sordid topic of the latest words to fly from Donald Trump’s mouth. But he is not the…
On Tom Reed’s Endorsement of Donald J. Trump
It is an understatement to say that U.S. Representative Tom Reed’s relationship with his constituents in Ithaca is a strained one. His successful reelection campaign…
The EU: A Union without Unity
Since its formation in 1993, the European Union (EU) has tried both to gain more power on the world stage and to move power from…
Center Spread: Teen Pregnancy
Feminism For All
Feminism: the belief that all genders should have equal rights and opportunities. By definition, feminism is for both men and women. Gender equality is necessary…
Tetrisbooks
With a Chromebook in the hands of each student at IHS, you can bet that schoolwork isn’t the only thing the shiny new devices are…
A Pretentious Pondering on Fashions of the Summer
As spring and prom approach, now is the time to refresh your knowledge on the finer points of suiting and sartorial prowess. To allow those…
Restaurant Review: Mia
When I told my dad that I was going to Mia with a bunch of friends, he crinkled his nose and told me that I…
Hall Monitor
Which celebrities would you like to see in a battle to the death? (Pictured above) Spike Jonze (director) vs. Spike Jones (musician) “Because at the…
The Venus of Urbino: A Domestic Deity
“There are pictures of nude women that suggest no impure thoughts—I am well aware of that. … What I am trying to emphasize is the…
Warning: Heavy spoilers for Season 1. The camera centers in on the sleeping face of Sarah Manning, our streetwise antihero, who lies slumped over…
Confronting Nostalgia
When I look back on this past fall, the memories I have are chock-full of moments that I can only describe as angst-ridden, indie-film quality:…
Your Spring To-Do List, Narrated in Song
“Mood Indigo” (1958): Nina Simone Get spring fever. Be overwhelmed. Be sad. Be moody. Be Mood Indigo. “I Think I’ll Call It Morning” (1971): Gil…
Minimalist Playlist
Minimalism (n). Music: a reductive style or school of modern music utilizing only simple sonorities, rhythms, and patterns, with minimal embellishment or orchestrational complexity, and…
Who is Wim Hof?
There exists a special breed of athletes whose impressive accomplishments have been tremendously overshadowed by those of the most well-known athletes of today. This breed…
Pretty Soon, Being a Knicks Fan Might Not be so Bad
Kristaps Porzingis’s Improvement In Porzingis’ first year, he provided Knicks fans some much needed hope and proved that he was worthy of the fourth overall…
Sports in Space
As the human race continues and expands its exploration of space, along for the ride is something besides millions of dollars worth of spacecraft and…
Athlete Feature: Sylvie Studier
Sylvie Studier has been running varsity track for IHS longer than anyone currently on the team—in fact, she has been on the team since the…
The Coolness Spectrum
COOL Shorter library lines Class periods spent just eating Already shopping for college Running for your life (while terrifying and perilous, can often be exhilarating and the…