It’s December, and thus, the holidays are approaching. Stockings are starting to be hung up, hardware stores are selling themed decorations of all sorts, and…
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Why Showing Work on Math Problems Should Be Optional
By JULIA KLEINBERG on December 2025
Since we started doing math in kindergarten, we’ve been taught to show our line of reasoning, whether it’s moving blocks from one pile to another,…
Why You Should Stop Procrastinating
By JAIDA BURKE on December 2025
Have you ever found yourself intentionally putting off doing your homework or assignments because you didn’t have the motivation to complete them? Or, have you…
Trump’s University Compact and Agreement with Cornell
By CHRIS ERRICHIELLO on December 2025
Writer’s Note: This article concerns an ongoing issue and the matters in it may be subject to change. At the beginning of October, the Trump…
President Attracts Largest Single-Day Protest in American History in His Opposition
By CORALLUS MEEKS on December 2025
On October 18, an estimated seven million people organized together across the nation in cities large and small—from San Francisco, to Boston, to Ithaca—in a…
Lieutenant Governor and Gubernatorial Candidate Antonio Delgado Visits Ithaca
By CORNELIA YE on December 2025
Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado visited Ithaca on Sunday, October 26, as part of his campaign for governor. Across two events—a campaign stop at Liquid State…
IHS Model United Nations Club Finds Success at First Conference of the Year
By CORNELIA YE on December 2025
On November 7 and 8, Ithaca’s Model United Nations (MUN) Club attended a conference at Hilton High School in Rochester, New York. Over forty IHS…
ICSD Test Scores are Improving. Here’s What’s Working.
By ACE DUFRESNE on December 2025
Like all school districts, ICSD is still reeling from the severe impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to low test scores in five schools, especially…
Election 2025: Democrats Take Spots in Local Elections and Key US Races
By ELI WARSHOF on December 2025
Democrats scored victories in elections across America on November 4, providing much-needed energy to a party staggering after President Trump’s win last year. Locally, the…
Common Council-Elected Jorge DeFendini and Hannah Shvets Discuss Local Climate Justice
By OLIVIA HAO on December 2025
This November, two young democratic socialist candidates won their elections for Ithaca Common Council: Jorge DeFendini and Hannah Shvets ’23. Just ahead of the election,…
On authorship
By ZADIE WANG on December 2025
Content warning: sexual assault. My parents raised a writer, and so I refuse to surrender the pen of my defiled body to your hand. I…
Querida Llama Pequeña
By SOL JORDAN on December 2025
Oh, pequeña llama azul, cuando no puedo encender un fuego, eres todo lo que necesito.Sigue ardiendo, mi amor, mi cariño,He tenido un día difícil, y…
“He’s still feeling something,” says my friend.
By SOL JORDAN on December 2025
Oh. You keep me to your back,flickin’ your eyes back fast, when you passafraid that your gaze might catch? You vaulting over the handrail, walk…
Reminiscing of Christmas
By KAITLYN BURKE on December 2025
It was Christmas morning, and the living room was a whirlwind of colors. Red and gold streamers crisscrossed the ceiling, rainbows of color reflecting in…
im calling it honesty
By JULIA KLEINBERG on December 2025
twist up my words in a tangleand tell me im trying too hardas if it isnt you who curdlesthe words which flow from my wriststhey…
The Greatest Treasure
By ELEANOR CLARK on December 2025
It is late, almost midnight. The station’s high glass ceiling would reveal a glorious view of beautiful stars to anyone who cared to look up.…
I wantto press flowers between the pagesof my favorite bookswithout worryingthat the petals will stainthe words I’ve readover and over again I wantto name my…
fibers of what once was
By CORALLUS MEEKS on December 2025
devoted to the tree of whispering allurementI fit figures of arboreal grace along ridges of bark enamored with silent coercion I fight what’s wretched whelve…
The Artist
By CHRIS ERRICHIELLO on December 2025
He twists your regrets, painting you as less than the crowd less than a glance at the dreary landscape you’ve brushed yourself into his studio…
The Great Guide to Gift Giving
By TAKUO KAWATE on December 2025
As the final leaves fall to the ground, the first snowflakes fall, and the cold wind hits your face. You know winter is here. One…
The Impact and History of FeederWatch
By SUSANNE GUIMBRETIERE on December 2025
Bird feeders are a staple of suburban America, whether they are window-mounted or hopper feeders, filled with sunflower seeds, peanuts, or thistle. Hundreds can be…
Candy Canes: Sugar Made to Shush
By MIA CHO on December 2025
My parents have always teased me on how quickly I could go from having a full-blown tantrum to being completely silent. The trick? A sweet…
STEM Feature of the Month: Hot Chocolate
By LILY WANG on December 2025
I love hot chocolate. It’s the perfect winter drink, with endless possibilities of festive flavor. Due to its lack of caffeine, it has honestly become…
Hot Buns Served Up by Two Hot Buns
By FRIDA JEFFERIS on December 2025
If you take a stroll past the normal hibernational storefront of well-loved Ithaca staple Sweet Melissa’s, you might catch the scent of cinnamon in the…
Rediscovery of Music’s Hidden Gems: Stravinsky’s Chant funèbre
By ASHLEY PARK on December 2025
Following the discovery of a previously unknown Chopin waltz, we now delve into a lost chapter of early twentieth-century music: Igor Stravinsky’s Chant funèbre, also…
Your Favorite Winter Activity Based on Your Star Sign
By FRIDA JEFFERIS on December 2025
Sagittarius (Nov 22 – Dec 21): Winter is the perfect skiing season. But while everyone is flocking to Greek Peak’s slopes with their gear, so are…
Winter Activities to Suit Any Sort of Unpredictable Ithacan Weather
By MIA CHO on December 2025
Winters in Ithaca are… interesting. Some days you’ll wake up to a frigid, yet aesthetic winter wonderland. Other days, it’s rainy and muddy, with gray…