Posts published in December 2017
Making Life Multi-Planetary: An Update
Founder and CEO of SpaceX Elon Musk continues to develop and invest in his many projects around the globe, including Tesla and SolarCity. However, he…
Republicans’ Tax Plan May Cost US $2.2 Trillion
On November 16, the House of Representatives passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, set to enact $1.5 trillion in tax cuts. The bill was…
Update from Reps to the Board: Music to Become Part of GPA
Over the past year, the students of IHS, led by the Student Council, have been working tirelessly to incorporate music classes into GPA. After considering…
Dr. Brown Uses Twitter to Give Voice to IHS Students
On October 18, 2017, ICSD Superintendent Luvelle Brown announced that every Friday, he will be turning his Twitter account over to one student in the…
Editorial: How to Increase School Spirit At IHS
When most students think of IHS, the first thing that comes to mind probably isn’t abundant school spirit. Recently, school spirit has remained dormant with…
Editorial: Why The Board Of Education Needs To Improve Communication With Students
In October 2017, students at IHS were shocked to hear rumors that PE classes would be included in the calculation of GPAs. Students were told…
Spain’s Reaction to Catalan Independence is a Problem
Imagine a world in which, in one of the world’s most developed and socially liberal countries, a region’s declaration for independence is met with police…
Affirmative Action Against Asians
In high school, most students are motivated by the same goal: getting into college. High-school students today are forced to push themselves to unbelievable extremes…
Robert Mueller and the End of Trump
A year ago, Donald Trump was elected the 45th President of the United States. The result was a surprise to almost everyone, and emerged out…
Restaurant Review: Tamarind
When we first pulled up to Tamarind, located on Meadow Street, I didn’t know what to expect. The small green cinderblock building surrounded on all…
From the Archives: Excerpts from the Tattler Issues of Yesteryear
Read more online at https://tattlerarchive.wordpress.com/ Note: The current Tattler does not endorse the opinions published in historical Tattlers. June 14, 1918 “FOOD! FOOD!! FOOD!!!”…
Meet the Staff: Ms. Sgrecci
Our school community is more than just teachers and students. There are hundreds of staff working to make the ICSD community function every day. Hopefully…
Club Feature: Tiddlywinks Club
To me, many clubs at IHS fall under two unfortunate categories. Either they are seen as overly pretentious, due to their academic subject matters or…
New Teen Center at Tompkins County Public Library
On Friday, October 13, the Tompkins County Public Library (TCPL) unveiled its brand new teen center. After having been delayed twice, the release party was…
The Origins of Christmas
If you were a Roman on December 25, 200 AD, you wouldn’t be celebrating Christmas, but rather the Day of the Birth of the Unconquered…
Art for Humanity: Tompkins County Human Rights Department Art Competition
This November, artists from around Tompkins County had the opportunity to enter their artwork in a competition held by the Tompkins County Department of Human…
Holiday Season Playlist
“‘Zat You, Santa Claus?”: Louis Armstrong “‘Zat You, Santa Claus” is a bit ominous for a Christmas song; the theme of the lyrics is that…
Movie Review: Human Flow
Chinese artist and filmmaker Ai Weiwei released his film, Human Flow, on October 13. With cinematography by Christopher Doyle and a soundtrack by Karsten Fundal,…
The Truth Behind Netflix’s Tremendous Popularity
Time and again, people fall in love with a television show because of its likable characters, compelling plot, or its overall ability to serve as…
Laying Down the Law: A Look at One of IHS’ Resident Referees-in-Training
In the United States, youth sports are a pretty big deal. Chances are that most people reading this played some kind of organized sport when…
Student Athlete Feature: Mamadou Bah
Last year, the IHS Boys Varsity basketball team had an incredible year, finishing with a record of 18–1 and finishing as runners-up in the…
The Grove
Note: Contains graphic violence From beneath the reeds under the mournful willow trees, there came a hushed voice whispering. A strong wind blew through…
You wake from a deep slumber in a small clearing of a forest to the music of birds harmonizing, singing their routine morning song. The…
Memorial
In the masses they went To combat hate To make peace where sent Death was their fate Lives left unlived Now left in the ornate…
Horoscopes: The Signs as the Things You Wear in Winter
Sagittarius (Nov 22 – Dec 21): Hats. Hats of all sorts. Hats with pom-poms, with ear flaps, with sequins. A beret, a beanie, a raccoon…
The Coolness Spectrum
COOL Igloos Ugly Christmas sweaters Cookie decorating Snow days! Snow (love it or hate it) Varying room temperature throughout the school Black ice It gets…