4-H Winter Craft Series: Tompkins County 4-H welcomes families to the final Winter Craft Series session on December 3. Each evening provides a hands-on seasonal…
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Holiday Playlist
By CORALLUS MEEKS on December 2025
“Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!” by Dean Martin: A cheerful winter tune celebrating the coziness of being indoors with loved ones…
The Video Store
By GRIFFIN BRAHLER on December 2025
Hello, and welcome to the first iteration of “The Video Store”, a column where I will review movies. Let’s jump in! Movie Number One:…
Negative Effects of Extreme Class Sizes
By THE TATTLER EDITORIAL BOARD on November 2025
Recent budget cuts to ICSD, compiled with staffing shortages and low teacher retention, have forced the implementation of minimum class size requirements which have led…
Best Study Spots in Ithaca
By FRIDA JEFFERIS on November 2025
Now, it’s not quite midterm season yet, but as we make decent headway into the school year, I know I have certainly been locked in.…
Your Morning in the Coffee Shop, According to Your Sign
By CORALLUS MEEKS on November 2025
Scorpio (Oct 23 – Nov 21): Sipping mysteriously in the corner of the coffee shop, you’ll catch the eye of a curious Cancer who’ll come…
Rediscovering Music’s Hidden Gems: Unknown Waltz in A Minor by Chopin
By ASHLEY PARK on November 2025
After exploring Mozart’s youthful Serenade in C Major, K. 648, we now turn to a rediscovery that sent ripples through the classical world last year:…
Murder Has Two Faces: A Glimpse Into the Crisis of Missing and Murdered BIPOC Women
By ZADIE WANG on November 2025
Content warning: sexual assault, murder, child murder. On Friday, October 10, New York State Senator Lea Webb hosted a screening of Murder Has Two Faces…
The “Walking-to-Waterfall Ratio”: My Scale for Ithaca’s Gorge Trails
By CORNELIA YE on November 2025
Whenever a friend visits Ithaca, there’s always one thing I have to show them: a gorge. It’s the most quintessential Ithaca experience. Over time, I’ve…
My Favorite Fall Activities
By LILY WANG on November 2025
Fall is one of the most beautiful seasons in Ithaca. The leaves change into varying shades of orange and red, and the weather finally comes…
STEM Feature of the Month: Gel Nail Polish
By LILY WANG on November 2025
I, like many other teenagers, love to get my nails done, whether it’s a simple color or a fun design. I’ve always known that gel…
Still
By ACE DUFRESNE on November 2025
She held the box to her heart. Either it was warm, or she was cold. Ralphie had insisted on tying the ribbon that morning, its…
wretched, you
By CORALLUS MEEKS on November 2025
tranquility in time to which pulses that throb inside me swords lain at the altar where rest my swollen woundsblood seeping down steps foundation soaked…
Cries the Wolf (Irish Wolfhound X Grey Wolf)
By GRACE CORNELL on November 2025
Wolf-hearted wolf-hunter, coin-flipping self-eater, Dragon-mother, knight-father, Grizzled-hide tale-twister, Wolfhound and his antonym, Paradox that contradicts: Break your bones, fetch your sticks.Bite-baulker, man-stalker, Wood-skulker, night-sulker, Tail-chaser,…
The First Frost
By JACK PIERETTI on November 2025
The summer wanes, her warmth begins to flee;A fading sun sinks low beyond the hill.The fields lie still beneath a sleeping tree,Their golden hum replaced…
The Collectors
By JULIA KLEINBERG on November 2025
The pebble went tumbling down the road, first in the way she had intended it to go: straight and narrow, an extension of the line…
Everywhere
By NAIMA DEGE on November 2025
I am a bystanderA bystander to it all Two years have passedsince Hell Broke Loose And though a Pillar standsthe Sky still falls All I…
Of Therapy:
By SOL JORDAN on November 2025
She’s too gentle, really. Quiet. We sit. I sit, absurdly, normally, my feet resting on the ground, my hands draped off opposite arm rests. Tick-tock.…
Shattered Vase
By SUSANNE GUIMBRETIERE on November 2025
Cold isthe rage that lies shielded behind close-lipped disappointment spilling out of pinched and scowling eyesonto the tiles belowjoining the shattered pieces of the sentrywho…
With My Last Breath (continued)
By SUSANNE GUIMBRETIERE on November 2025
Content warning: suicide That night in the refectory our table feels quieter than usual. I swear I’m the only one who’s eating, the rest watch…
To my grandmother, who toiled over the name I rarely turn my head to
By ZADIE WANG on November 2025
did you plant mea shoot beneath the soilwith steel roots tearing into the dirt like letter openersand kelly stalks bending at the waist when the…
Food Banks, School Nutrition Programs Scramble as Federal Funding Sources Thin Out
By ELI WARSHOF on November 2025
Earlier this year, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it was cutting a pair of major nutrition funding programs: the Local Food for…
Government Shutdown Paralyzes U.S. as Funding Impasse Continues
By KAITLYN BURKE on November 2025
Author’s Note: This article was written in mid-October. It may not accurately reflect the state of the shutdown at the time of print. The United…
Student Representative to the Board of Education Update: Cell Phone Ban
By LILY COWDER on November 2025
As the beginning months of the school year come to a close, let’s look back on the student opinions regarding the cell phone ban. Recently,…
Controversial Takes: The Impacts of Caffeine on High School Students
By MIA CHO, VIVIAN JIANG on November 2025
“In this world, nothing can be certain, except death and taxes.” These are two inevitabilities noted by none other than Benjamin Franklin. However, for approximately…
Why You Should Stop Doomscrolling
By JAIDA BURKE on November 2025
Have you ever found yourself scrolling for hours on your phone, while you could’ve been using that time more productively? This is known as doomscrolling,…
Why Apple Pie is Superior to Pumpkin Pie
By OLIVIA HAO on November 2025
Recently, the leaves have begun changing colors, and a chill breeze has settled into the crisp autumn air. It’s the season of oversized sweaters, pumpkin…