September 2022

SEPTEMBER 2022 | VOL. 130 | NO. S1 EPTEMBER 2022 | VOL. 130 | NO. 1 IHS TATTLER ALL THE NEWS THAT’S FIT TO TATTLE Establishedin1892 Published 1401Ithacawww.ihstattler.comMonthlyHighSchoolNorthCayugaStreet Ithaca,NY14850 FREE and"How"HowtoMakeCommunityBuildingMoreFuntoMakeCommunityBuildingMoreFunandLessAwkward"(pg.2),LessAwkward"(pg.2), "What's"Time"Staffing"StaffingSetbacksPlagueICSD"(pg.7),SetbacksPlagueICSD"(pg.7),"TimeManagementforMortalTeenagers"(pg.14),ManagementforMortalTeenagers"(pg.14),"What'sHappeningatIHSinSeptember?"(pg.32)HappeningatIHSinSeptember?"(pg.32) Welcome back IHS! Start your year on a good note by writing for The Tattler Join us for our writers' meeting on Tuesday, September 13th, in H Courtyard to contribute. Everyone is welcome!

HowtoMake CommunityBuilding MoreFunandLess Awkward

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OurschoolcommunityatIHSisfractured.Studentsspendmostoftheirtime withthesamegroupsofpeople asaresultofacademicinterests,friendgroups,or simplysimilarages theserelationshipsformearlyonandpersistthroughouthigh school

TheTattleristhemonthlystudent-runnewspaperofIthacaHighSchool.Allcurrently-enrolledstudentsatIthacaHighSchoolarewelcometosubmitwritingandphotographs.

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PastattemptsbytheIHSAdministrationtobridgethesegapsbetweenstudents havebeenunsuccessfulatbestandlaughableatworst.ConsiderIHSConnects:A wellmeaning attempt by the administration to build connections between studentsandstaff Instead,itbecameaglorifiedinformationdisseminator fatal ommunity building Theverymentionofitwillmakemosthighschool studentsscoff,andIHSstudentsarenoexception anythingabout“community”itselfthatwestudentsfundamentallydislike;

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AcademicgroupsareparticularlypervasiveatIHS,asstudentsareoften separatedintoadvancedorregularlevelclassesduringmiddleschooloreven earlierWhileseparatingstudentsintodifferentlevelsofclassesisnotintrinsically problematic,whentheseclasseshavelittletonointeractionwitheachother studentsaren’tabletoconnectwithamorediversegroupofpeople.Instead,they remain fixed in a similar circle of students for most of their high school experience.

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ByTHE TATTLER EDITORIALBOARD itistheawkwardicebreakers,peplesspeprallies,andpoorlyorganizedevents thatbringexasperationtostudentsacrossthenationIfstudentsareputincharge oftheseefforts,however,thesituationwouldbevastlyimprovedAfterall,school communitiesarevital;untilstudentsgraduatehighschool,theschoolcommunity isoftentheprincipalcommunityintheirlivesStrongerinterpersonalconnections canpropelstudentstotakeacademicrisksandsharemoreofthemselves,and interactingwithamorediversegroupofpeoplecanhelpstudentstogrow socially.ItisimperativethatIHStakesstepstofosterthispositivecyclebyhaving studentsleadcommunitybuildingefforts.

Andyet,thereisn’t

Oneargumentthatpeopleuseagainstteachingstrictgrammar rulesinclassesareprogramsthatcorrectyourpapersrobotically suchasGrammarlyThereareseveralproblemswiththisAlthough abasicversionofGrammarlyisfree,thisversionwillonlycatch simplemistakessuchaspunctuationandbasicgrammarrules In ordertofindeverything tofixsentencestructureandflow, grammarlycostsupto144dollarsperyear,unaffordableformany IHSstudents.IfstudentsdopayforGrammarlyPremiumtheyare stillhavingtheirpapersreadbyAIs nothumans.Notonlyis relyingonexpensiveonlineprogramstofixstudent’swriting inequitable,buttheseprogramswhenusedarestillnothuman S

However,too manymistakeswillnotbecaught,asourEnglishteachersare havingtoreaddozensofessaysatonce Theywon’tbeableto catcheveryincorrectpunctuationorwackysentencestructure. Whenteachersdocorrecteverymistakestudentsmake,it’srareto findstudentsporingovergrammaticalcorrectionsorcommitting themtomemory,andsadlymorecomplicatedgrammarruleswill nottranslatethroughosmosis.

fatal mistake of IHS Connects is the same as that of most communitybuildingexercises youcan’tbuildacommunityof studentswithoutconsideringstudentsByputtingacommitteeof studentsinchargeofthecontentofIHSConnects,notjust production,itwouldbeaproductofthestudentbody,notjusta productforthestudentbody Thisisbasedonpastsuccesses initiativessuchaslastyear'sStudentsofColorSummitandthe ClimateActionExpowerehighlysuccessful.

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FewstudentsatIHScanrememberhavingalessondevotedto grammarintheiryearsofhighschoolandmostofuscan’t rememberagrammarlessonafter5thgrade.Perhapsteachers forgetthatwehaven’tbeentaughtthebasicssinceweweretenor maybeourcurriculumjustdoesn’tseegrammarassomethingthat requiresanyindependentfocus.Itshouldbebroughttotheir attentionthatstudentsneedhelpwithgrammar.

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Studentshaveshownorganizationalskillinclassofficer positions.Forinstance,seniorandjuniorpromareorganizedby studentclassofficerswithonlyastaffadvisor,alongwithawhole hostofsmallerevents,includingmovienights,bakesales,and trivianightsHowever,theseofficersfacevarioushurdles,despite their valuable contributions to the school community Class officershavetoconducttheirownfundraising,forexample,which posesabarrierintheorganizationoftheseevents.Moreresources forthesepositionscouldprovetobehighlybeneficialtoIHS,as studentscouldcombinetheirabilitytoorganizeeventstogether withtheadministration’sabilitytobringstudents whomaynot otherwiseknoweachother together.Whilenotallstudentswill beinterestedinorganizingsuchevents,pastyearsshowthatafew, dedicatedstudentscanorganizefarmoreeffectivelythanateamof administratorswithoutstudentinput

Rightnow,mostofourgrammareducationreliesonturningin papersandreceivingtheteacher’sgradingMaybetheteacherwill correctafewgrammaticalerrorsintheprocess

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emicolonsareconfusing;whereshouldyouusethem?

BuildingcommunityatIHSwillnotonlyfosteramore supportive and compassionate environment, it will also build strongerrelationshipsbetweenpeersandstaff.Byworkingto institutestudentleadershipofinitiativessuchasIHSConnects, providingincreasedfundingtoclassofficers,andbyholdinga generaleventtoincreaseclubexposure,IHScansponsorstudent ledcommunitybuildingefforts.Withstudentinput,IHSwillbe abletobuildasuccessfulstudentcommunity

Intheseevents,asincloselyknitextracurriculargroupssuchas sportsandmusic,thekeytoformingacommunityisdirect connectionwiththestudentbody.Lastyear’sClimateActionExpo isagreatexample:manydifferentclubs,fromartistictopolitical, gatheredtoshareinformationonclimatejusticeInasimilarvein, IHSshouldholdageneraleventforclubsinthefirstfewweeksof school,wheretheycangainexposureandstudentscanlearnabout the50plusclubsavailableThiseventwouldfurtherallowstudents tomeetpeoplewithdiverseinterestsandofallages Allinall, collaborationbetweenstudents,withsupportfromteachersand administrators,hasproventobeincrediblyeffectiveingenerating lastingrelationships.

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Whatabouta:colon?Or getthis whenshouldyoube usinganemdash?Whetherit’splacinganapostrophein therightplaceorphrasingasentencecorrectly,manystudents seemtohavemissedoutonapropereducationregardingthese topics.ThroughoutourIHSEnglisheducation,we’llreadarticles, books,listentopodcasts,writeshortandlongresponsestoteacher promptsandmoreButthereisonethingthatisremarkablyrareto seeinyouraverageIHSEnglishclass:theinstructionofgrammar

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Notteaching thesubjectthoroughlyleavesIHSstudentsatadisadvantageifthey choosetopursuehighereducationoranycareerinwhichtheir writing is a part of their job performance. We do want to acknowledgethatcorrectEnglishgrammarisnotavitalworkor socialskillanddifferentdialectswilladdressEnglishgrammar differently

Theywon’treadlikehumansandbeabletorewriteapassageas flawlessly as a student with grammar skills could. Nothing competes with actually knowing sentence structure and the Englishlanguageandfixingityourself

OntarioTechUniversitybelievesthat,“Whileitcanbeargued thatgoodgrammarknowledgewillnotnecessarilymakeyoua betterwriter,itisrecognizedthatitwillhelpmakeyouamore effectivewriter.”Teachingstudentsrulesthatmaketheirwriting morecoherentandorganizedwillservethemthroughouttheirlife nomatterwhatonlinetoolthereistohelpthemout.

Inaschoolwithanoverwhelming82percentofgraduates goingtocollege nearlydoublethenationalaverageof44percent, IHSisinauniquepositionwherestudentswilllikelybeassessed onacademicwritingforawhileaftergraduation

AlthoughafterJohnsonsurvivedthenoconfidencevoteit seemedthathemightretainhisposition,theBritishFinance Minister,RishiSunak,resignedalongwithBritain'sMinisterof Health,SajidJavid,inearlyJuly.Followingtheseresignations, manyothermembersoftheBritishgovernmentandcabinet resignedinprotest BorisJohnsonselectedanewcabinetof ministers Dayslater,BorisJohnsonannouncedthathewould resignasPrimeMinisterbutthathewouldremaincaretakerofthe positionuntiltheConservativepartycouldchooseacandidateto succeedhimIntheUK,thepeopleelectMPs,whichinturnpick thePMandotherministers.TheselectionofthecurrentPMisa partychoice,andthereisnotageneralelection,althoughthenew PMmaychoosetoholdone.Aftertwofrontrunnersareselected bypartyMPs,thePMisselectedbypayingmembersofthe Conservativeparty.Thesearemembersofthepublicwhopay25 BritishPoundsayeartobeapartymember,andaregenerally

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WeasktheEnglishdepartmentandcurriculumdevelopersat IHStoprioritizetheteachingofgrammarinourlessonsDevoting aquickmonthlylessonorrefresheronthesubjectwouldbe enoughtosatisfyourwoes

ThevotecameafteraseriesofscandalsinvolvingJohnson, mostnotablyapartyinthePrimeMinister’sresidenceduringthe earlyCovid19lockdownintheUK.Thiswasaviolationof Britain’slockdownrules,andJohnsonbecameoneofonlyafew PMstohavebeenissuedanofficialfinebythepoliceHewasalso involvedinascandalduetoappointingChrisPincherasthe conservativedeputychiefwhip Pincherwasaccusedofsexual assaultandgropingpeopleatabar,andlaterresigned

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Everymonth,findinglessonplans from online resources or past lessons to refresh students on grammartermsteachersexpectthemtouseintheirwritingforthe coursewouldbehugeforstudents.Grammarproficiencyisaskill studentsshouldbeapplyingbeyondthehighschoollevel.Itshould notgounnoticedthatourclasseslackinstructioningrammar. Teach us

ByMARKKIEFER nJune6,2022,BorisJohnsonwonanoconfidencevote 211148,allowinghimtoremainPrimeMinister(PM) oftheUnitedKingdom(UK)Anoconfidencevoteis

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whenmembersofParliament(MPs)voteonwhetherornotthey haveconfidenceintheactingPM.IfthePMlosesthevote,they areremoved.ThroughouthistimeasPM,Johnsonhasadvanced policiesrelatedtoBrexitandhashelpedtheUKthroughthe Covidpandemic IntheUnitedKingdom,aprimeministeris selectedbythepartywhoholdsamajorityinparliamentThePM removalprocessismostsimilartothewaytheUnitedStates SpeakeroftheHousepositionfunctions.Thenoconfidencevote wasasecretballot,meaningthattheidentitiesofthosewhovoted forandthosewhovotedagainstJohnsonareunknown.

Saidactivities includewritingcollegeessays,applyingforjobs,sendingemails, andtakingtheSATEachofwhicharewaysinwhichstudentswill bejudgedbasedontheirgrammaticalproficiency

beChosen

WhenIthaca’sCollegetownStarbucksunionized,workers notedpoorworkingconditionsamongtheirgrievancesAftera broken grease trap reportedly caused a safety hazard by overflowing,Starbucksemployeesatthelocationwentonstrike

StarbucksShuts DownUnionized LocationinIthaca

Thefinal selectionforthePMwilltakeplacethisfall

Shehasoften beencomparedtoMargaretThatcher,awellknownBritishPM whoiswellrespectedintheUKforhereconomicproposals.Rishi Sunakisseenastooprofessionalandpolishedbysomevoters.If selected,RishiSunakwouldbecomethefirstpersonofcolortobe PrimeMinisteroftheUK.LizTrusssupportstaxcutsanda restructuringofBritain'sCoviddebt,andRishiSunakalsosupports largertaxcutsandhaswarnedaboutBritain'srisingdebt.Both candidatessupportthedeportationofrefugeestoRwanda,apolicy criticizedbyinternationalhumanrightsorganizations

supportingunions.Andnow,unionbustinghascometoIthaca, accordingtolocalunionleaders.

whiteandolderthantheaverageBritishpopulation.Thecurrent forerunnersinthePMselectionprocessareRishiSunak,who servedasFinanceMinisterunderJohnson,andLizTruss,who servedasMinisterofForeignAffairsunderJohnson Asofmid August,LizTrussiscurrentlythefavoritetowin

Inresponse,unionizedworkershavecalledforaboycottof StarbucksstoresinIthaca,andbeforetheCollegetownlocation wasclosed,a“sipin”wasorganized,wherethosewhovisitedthe locationorderedacupofwaterunderthename“UnionStrong.” OtherStarbuckslocationsinIthacahavealsoseenchanges.Both theEastSenecaandtheSouthMeadowlocationsnowcloseearly, at2pmSpeakingtoTheIthacaVoice,VirgilTaylor,abaristaat theStarbucksonEastSenecastreet,statedthathishourshave beencutfrom2025hoursperweekto1416perweek

Acrossthecountry,over200ofStarbucks’9,000storesare unionized. The company has not been pleased with this development,andStarbucksCEOHowardSchultz,speakingto theNewYorkTimes,statedthattheunionizationofStarbucks storeswouldnegativelyaffectcustomers’experiences.Hefurther addedthathewouldnotengagewithunions.BeyondStarbucks, otherlargecompanieshaveseenincreasedunionizationefforts, includingAmazon,whereworkerssuccessfullyunionizedata warehouseonStatenIsland,NewYork

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A Starbucks spokeswoman, however, stated that the store managerhaddeterminedthatthegreasetrapdidnotposea healthorsafetyrisk.Despitethis,onJune10,2022,Starbucks closedthestore,citingthebrokengreasetrap,amongother issues.BenjaminSouth,anemployeeatthelocation,saidina statement,“Thisisclearlyretaliationforoursmallgraspsat dignityasworkers”Inresponse,theunioncommitteehassaid thatitisfilinganunfairlaborpracticechargewiththeNational Labor Relations Board Speaking to NPR (National Public Radio),aStarbucksspokeswomanstated,“Weopenandclose storesasaregularpartofouroperations”

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nApril,IthacaStarbucksemployeesinCollegetownvoted191 tounionizewithWorkersUnited StarbucksEmployeeson SouthMeadowStreetandonEastSenecastreetquickly followed, voting to unionize in 131 and 151 decisions, respectively. The result? Ithaca became the first city to have successfully unionized all of its Starbucks stores. This was a surprisingdevelopmentforacompanythathashistoricallyopposed unionization:thefirstStarbucksstorestounionizewereinBuffalo, in December 2021, but Starbucks quickly closed one of the unionizedstorestemporarilyandturnedtheotherintoatraining facility InFebruary,StarbucksfiredworkersinMemphisfor “violating store rules,” although the workers noted that they constituted the majority of that store’s union organizing committee. According to Starbucks union leaders, over the country,thechainhasillegallyfiredmorethan70baristasfor I

WhoeverbecomesPMwillhavetonavigatethecomplicated stateofBritishpoliticsandtheUK’splaceintheworld This includesissuesliketheeconomyandtaxes,aproposedbanon HalalandKoshermethodsofanimalslaughter,aproposaltoleave theEuropeanCourtofHumanRights,aswellastheongoingwar inUkraine.PrimeMinisterJohnson alongwithUSPresident Biden hastakenaleadingroleintheresponsetoRussia’sinvasion ofUkraine.WhoeverbecomesPMafterJohnson’sresignationwill influencethefutureoftheUKforyearstocome

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Pinwheel by Ruby Zawel

Comparedtootherdevelopedcountries,theUnitedStates(US) standsoutforitsfrequencyofmassgunviolence.In2022alone, therehavebeentwomajorincidentswithover30peopleshot: HighlandPark whereagunmanopenedfireonanIndependence Dayparade andUvalde Thisisjustthetipoftheiceberg

WhilecountriessuchasCanada,Australia,andtheUKwere abletopasslawsandpreventdeadlyshootings,theUSstillfailsto seemuchchangeinitsfederalguncontrolpoliciesdespitethe relentlessviolenceAftertheSandyHookmassacrein2012,there were attempts to pass laws banning assault weapons and institutinguniversalbackgroundchecks,butbothproposalswere defeatedinCongress Onlyfiveindividualstatestightenedgun lawsaftertheincident FinallyinJune2022,afterUvalde,the BipartisanSaferCommunitiesAct whichincludedgunsafety reformssuchasexpandedbackgroundchecksandfundingfor crisis intervention programs was signed into law, the first federalguncontrollawpassedsince1993.Therearethreemain challengesthatmakeitsodifficulttopassgunsafetylawsin America:theconstitutionalbarrier,thestructuralissuesbetween statesandfederalgovernment,andthepoliticaldivide

UvaldeSchool ShootingShows HolesinAmerican GunControlLaws

The USexperiencesanaverageof19massshootingsperyearaccording to Every Town for Gun Safety, a gun violence prevention organization,nottomentionalloftheotherhomocidesand suicidesthatoccurbyfirearms.DatafromtheCentersforDisease ControlandProtection(CDC)suggeststhat,allinall,roughly 49,000peoplewerekilledbygunfirein2021.Incomparison, Canada,Australia,Norway,theUnitedKingdom(UK),andJapan allhavegunhomicideratesthatarelessthan13percentoftheUS’ accordingtotheInstituteforHealthMetricsandEvaluation with Japanhavinganaverageofjust10firearmdeathsintotalperyear andhaveallexperiencedsignificantlyfewermajormassshootings TheworstmassshootingintheUK,forinstance,wasin1996 when 31 people were shot (killed and injured combined) a numberthatroughlymatchestwooftheUSmassshootingsjust thisyearalone.

WhatmakestheUSsodifferentfromitspeers,andsoproneto deadlymassshootings?Peoplepointtoarangeofpotentialcauses, frominadequatementalhealthservicestovideogamesandsocial mediainfluenceHowever,theUSisnotaloneinitsmentalhealth TW: Mentions of gun violence and suicide nMay24,2022inUvalde,Texas,eighteenyearold SalvadorRamoswalkedintoRobbElementarySchool, barricadedhimselfintotwofourthgradeclassrooms,and

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WhencomparingtheUStoother developed countries, it’s clear that shootings do happen elsewhere, but the government responds quickly and appropriately,preventingsuchincidentsfromhappeningagain In Canada, a mass shooting that killed 14 at a Montreal engineeringschoolin1989promptedmajorchanges,includinga waiting period before purchases, safety training, expanded backgroundchecks,andabanonhighcapacitymagazines.The nextshootingwith10ormorefatalitieswasnotuntil2020, which led to more reforms, this time banning assaultstyle firearmsandinstitutingabuybackforthosealreadyowning them InAustralia,the1996PortArthurmassacreremainsthe nation’s deadliest mass shooting, partially due to the government’s effective response to the incident Australia tightenedupitslicensingandregistrationpolicies,enactedan optionalbuybackprogramforassaultweaponsthatresultedin 650,000gunsbeinggivenupvoluntarily,andrequiredasafety courseforgunbuyers.SimilarlytotheUS,Australiahasastrong gunculture,butthisdidn’tstopthecountryfrompassinglawsto preventmoreviolence.Forthenextcoupleofdecades,Australia experienced declines in gunrelated deaths, especially after handgunrestrictionswereaddedin2002TheUKhassomeof thetightestgunlawsandlowestgunownershiprates,andthe resultsofthiscanbeseeninthenumbersTheUKhasnothada majormassshootingsince1996,andthenationhas004gun homicidesper100,000people,comparedto4.12intheUS, accordingtotheInstituteforHealthMetricsandEvaluation.

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TheSecondAmendmentoftheUSConstitutionstates“Awell regulatedMilitia,beingnecessarytothesecurityofafreeState, therightofthepeopletokeepandbearArms,shallnotbe infringed.” This has long served as a major argument for Americangunadvocates theNationalRifleAssociation(NRA) describes itself as “America's longeststanding civil rights organization” andhasposedmajorchallengestopassingand keepinggunlegislation.

fatallyshot19studentsandtwoteachers,leaving17survivors injuredandemotionallyscarredforlifeThemassacre,whichwas themostdeadlyschoolshootingintheUnitedStatessinceSandy Hookin2012,madeheadlines Butdespitefeelinghorrifiedand afraid,manyAmericanswerenotshocked IntheUnitedStates, massshootings(definedbyCongressasanincidentwherefouror more people are shot and killed by gunfire) have become exceedinglycommon.

struggles,onlinepressures,andviolentgames.Datashowsitis thegunownership,accesstoguns,and(lackof)guncontrollaws thatreallysettheUSapart

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IntheFebruary Tattler editorialtitled“IHSStaffareWorth MuchMoreThanThey’rePaid,”our Tattler stafffoundthatthe averagepayforteachersinICSDwas$55,000Thisis$4,000less thantheaverageUpstateNewYorksalary,despitethehighcost oflivinginIthaca,NYand$25,000lessthantheaveragepayin NewYorkState.Evenwhensalariesareraisedfornewhires, currentfacultymaynotseeacommensurateincrease.

ElizabethQuadrozzi,ascienceteacheratDeWittMiddle Schoolwho’sbeeninthedistrictforabout10years,saidshe’snot makingmuchmorethancertainstartingsalaries.“WhenIstarted, ourstartingsalarieswereverylowWewere[the]lowestinthe T

SetbacksinHiring andRetaining TeachersandStaff

PlagueICSD

eacherandstaffretentionhasbecomeanationwideissue, withstaffshortagesatanalltimehigh Avarietyof factors,includinglowpayandpoorstudentbehaviorare responsible.Formanyteachers,thepandemicofthelasttwoanda halfyearswasatippingpoint:accordingtoasurveybythe National Education Association, 55 percent of teachers are thinkingofleavingtheprofessionearlierthanoriginallyplanned duetothepandemicAsforICSD,theeffectsofthishealthcrisis andthemostlyvirtualschoolyearof202021aretakingitstoll According to Ithaca Teacher Association President, Adam Piasecki,intheIthacaVoice,67teachershaveresignedvoluntarily sinceJuly2021;howeverinsteadofleavingtheprofessionor moving elsewhere, he believes many are heading towards neighboringdistrictssuchasTrumansburg,Lansing,Grotonand more.

Thisfigurerepresentsroughly10percentofteachingstaffin thedistrict,astarkcontrasttotheneighboringLansingCentral District,whichwithonlytwoteachingpositionspostedontheir website,approximatelyonepercentoftheirteachingpositionsare open Fromelementarytohighschool,ICSDisinneedofteachersin allareasofstudy.Asfornonteachingstaffjobs,thereareatotalof 33openpositions(notincludingsubstitutes),includingthree schoolnurses,15busdrivers,andsixfoodserviceworkers.There arealso26openteachersaideandassistantjobs.Thesepositions areinstrumentalinICSD’sdailyoperations.

IthasoftenbeendebatedwhethertheSecondAmendment protectsacollectiveorindividualrighttobeararms;theSupreme CourthadhistoricallyheldthepositionthattheAmendmentis referringtoacollectiverightforthepurposeofamilitiaHowever, inthe2008caseofDistrictofColumbiavs

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WhilemassshootingsthemselvesarenotauniquelyAmerican problem,thelackofeffectiveresponsebytheUSgovernment contributes to these events happening again and again. The tragedyatRobbElementarySchoolnotonlyimpactedthelivesof everyoneinUvalde,butalsosentarippleoffeardownthespines ofkids,teachers,andparentsalloverthecountry,knowingthat their school could be next Evidence from other countries demonstratesthatenactingstrictergunlawsleadstoareductionin future lives lost With the passing of the Bipartisan Safer CommunitiesAct,Congressperhapshastakenamodestfirststep towardactingonthatevidence Shows Holes in American Gun Control Laws from page 6 Fountain of the Four Rivers

Inordertoenactsweepinglegislationongunpolicy,changeto theConstitutionitselfwouldlikelybenecessary,andthisiswhere thecomplexstructureoftheUSgovernmentbecomesabarrier Evenintheunlikelyscenariothataconstitutionalamendment wouldpassthroughCongress,itwouldstillhavetobeapprovedby 38ofthe50states.Withtoday’spoliticaldivideovergunpolicy, thisseemsnearlyimpossible.Democratstendtosupportgunsafety laws,whilemostRepublicanpoliticiansopposethem.Thestates withthemostgunsafetylawsaccordingtotheStateFirearmLaws database California,Connecticut,Massachusetts,NewJersey,and Hawaii areallcurrentlycontrolledbyDemocrats,whilethestates controlledbyRepublicanstendtohavethefewestguncontrol laws Thislackofagreementonhowtoaddressgunviolence makesitdifficulttomakeprogress

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Heller(54),the SupremeCourtdefendedtheindividualrighttobeararmsforthe firsttimeinhistory.Sincethen,theSupremeCourthascontinued todefendthisindividualright,exemplifiedin2021whenitwas ruledthatthe1911SullivanAct(aNewYorkStatelawthat requiredthatcivilianscarryingconcealedpistolshavealicense witha“propercause”forcarryingagun)wasunconstitutional afterbeingchallengedbytheNRA.

Setbacks in Hiring and Retaining Teachers and Staff Plague ICSD

AaronArm,anEnglishteacheratDewittMiddleSchool,left thedistrictinApril2022inordertotakeapositionasa TechnicalWriteratAmazon.Hisbrother,theformerteacher explained,hadbeentellinghimaboutthejobforyearsand urginghimtoapply,butArmhadneverwantedtogiveup teaching After an especially difficult school year, Arm consideredthejobatAmazonforthefirsttime“Ifitwere[any] otheryearinmyteaching,Imighthavejustshotitdown,even withthepromiseofmorepay,”hesaidButwhenhewasoffered thejob,hetookit.Therehadalwaysbeenconstobeinga teacher,accordingtoArm.Inthepast,educatorswerefrustrated with normal workplace difficulties such as complaints from parentsandthecommunity,workingwithorunderpeoplewho weredifficulttofindmiddlegroundwith,andthegeneral emotionalandphysicalenergyittooktobeateacher,among otherthingsThisyear,Armfelttheseissueswereexasperatedto apointwherehefeltheshouldleaveteachingonceandforall Hecitedseriousstudentbehaviorissuesandhardlyanysupport inhandlingthemasthebreakingpointforhim“There’salotof workthatneedstobedoneforeducatorstomakethefield appealingagain,”Armsaid.

Thenumberofopenpositionsintheschooldistrictis currentlymuchhigherthanitwasprepandemic,withnearly everytypeofjobhavinganopenspot.“Threeyearsagowewere seeinghundredsofapplicants,andwe’rejustnolongerseeing that,”saysVelázquezSimms Shedetailstheamountofhiring efforts done by the district; including conducting far more interviewsthannormal,goingtoschoolswithteachingprograms acrossNewYorkwherepotentialapplicantsare,andhosting eventsintheIHSWelcomeCenterinwhichapplicantscanmeet higherleveladministrators.AsofAugust,whenasked,Velázquez Simmssaidthatthereisnoreadilyavailabledataonwhether these hiring strategies have worked, the number of hired employeesoverthelastfewyears,orthenumberofemployees whohaveleftthedistrictinthesametimeframe

county.Andtheyweredefinitelylowerwhenyoulookedat districtsofoursize.AndsopeoplewouldcometoIthacatoget theirexperience,andthenmoveontoabetter,highpayingjob” NewteachersinICSDnowhavethepotentialtoearnbetween $40,000and$70,000ayear,somemakingthesamepayasthose whohavebeeninthedistrictforyears,asICSDdoesnotguarantee annualraises.Now,Quadrozzibelievesthatmanystartingteachers are making the equivalent of teachers who have years of experience,totheaggravationofseniorstaff.

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Continued from page 7 burnout. Quadrozzi says that bringing on a staff member specificallytrainedinhelpingwithstudentbehavior,withthisas theirsoleresponsibility,wouldtakeahugeloadoffofteachers whofeelunequippedtodealwithmisbehaviorasitisnow Whenaskedwhetherthedistrictwascurrentlyseekingthistype ofemployee,ICSDRecruitmentandRetentionDirectorGladira VelázquezSimmssaidthatthedistricthadnotreachedouttoher onthis.

AsofAugust2022,ICSDdoesnotconductrequiredexit interviews,sothereisnodataastowhyteachersandstaffcould beleavingAstowhythisisthecase,VelázquezSimmsanswers, “Thereareorganizationsthatwillwithholdthelastcheckand thenhavetheexitinterviewandthat’swhenthey’llgivethelast check.That’ssomethingthatwedon’twanttodo.”Instead, HumanResourcessendseveryoutgoingemployeeanoptional onlinesurveywiththechoicetomeetwiththeheadofHRto expressanymorethoughtstheemployeehadontheirtimeinthe

Onthenonteachingendofthespectrum,lowpaycouldbea potentialfactorcontributingtothe33jobopenings.Theliving wage,asannouncedbytheTompkinsCountyWorkers’Center andAlternativesFederalCreditUnioninJuly,2022isnow$1661 However,thehourlywageforstartingfoodservicehelpersin ICSDis$1513,andthoughhourlywageaftertrainingforstarting busdriversis$2216,with20hourseveryweek,thisonlyequalsan annualsalaryof$23,587peryear Forcustodialstaff,thestarting wageis$14.36.Meanwhile,TCATpaysitsbusdrivers$22.76with noexperience,andIthacabasedbusinessessuchasPurity,Luna StreetFoods,Greenstar,andmore,arecommittedtopayinga livingwage.HourlywageworkersinIthacaaremorelikelyto pickacompanythatwillnotonlypaythemmore,butonewhere theyalsowillnotneedtoberesponsibleforkeepingschool

Otherteachershavesaidthattheyfeeltheirjobshavebecome moreaboutdiscipliningstudentswhoareskippingclassoracting outthanactuallyteaching,whichmanyhavereportedleadsto

childrensafeandundercontrol

Althoughafactorincareerdecisions,moneyisn’tusuallythe primaryissueforeducators,accordingtoQuadrozziShebelievesa betterequippeddisciplinaryprogramissomethingteacherswould leave for. “People will stay in jobs if they are happy,” said Quadrozzi,“andpeoplearenothappyworkinghere.”Anumberof ICSDteachershaveexpressedtheirstruggleswithstudentbehavior andthey’renotalone.Studentmisbehaviorisanationalissuethat manyexpertsbelievewasbroughtonbythelackofguidanceand support students received during the year where school was conductedprimarilyonline Becauseofthis,studentswerenot adjustedtoacademicandsocialsettingsinthesamewaytheywere inthepastInreturningtoinpersonlearning,over70percentof schoolsinthecountryexperiencedanincreaseinchronicstudent absenteeism,andaround50percentofschoolssawanincreasein disrespectfulbehaviortowardsteachers,accordingtofederaldata. Inclassphoneusage,distractinghallwaynoise,fights,andback talktoteachersareamongthemanyproblemsthathavebecome increasinglycommonwithinIthacaschools.TeachersinICSD todaycomplainofthelackofsupporttheyhavereceivedfromthe districtinordertodealwithstudentbehaviorissuesAsQuadrozzi explainedit,“Asanexample,ifyou’vegottwodifferentkids havingmeltdownsintwodifferentpartsofthebuilding,you’ve gotaprincipalinobservation,anassociateprincipalsupervising lunch,andaguidancecounselorsupervisinglunch.Who’sleftto helpourkidshavingmeltdowns?”

NewinformationwillbereleasedinafallBoardmeeting regardingtherecruitmentandretentionofICSDteachers

ByMARLEYTHOMSON misogynyriddenInstagramandTikTokposts Thesevideosare problematicandmustbeaddressedwithurgency

latter.Additionally,Tateuseshissupportofmen’shealthto discreditthosewhosayheisdisrespectfultowomen.Inresponse tosuchassertions,Tatehasstatedthathe“supportsmenand sticksupforthem,andthehatersandliarsthinkthismeansIhate women”Inreality,though,the“haters”thinkhehateswomen forperformingactsofdomesticviolenceandsexualassault,not forsupportingmen’smentalhealth.ManypeoplealsodetestTate becauseofhisviewsonrapeculture especiallyhisopinionthat rapevictimsputthemselvesinthepositiontoberapedand thereforemustbearsomeoftheresponsibility.Ideassuchasthis onepromoterapecultureandallowsexualassaulttobeplacedon thevictiminsteadoftheperpetrator.

TheRiseofIncels onSocialMedia: AndrewTate

EmoryAndrewTateisa35yearold,exprofessionalkickboxer Hehadaverysuccessfulcareer,winningtwoworldtitlesintwo separateweightdivisionsTateisoriginallyfromChicagobuthas livedinRomaniaforthepastfewyears,controversiallysayingthat, thecountry’slooserlawsrelatedtosexcrimeswas,“40%ofthe reason”hemoved.In2017,AndrewTatewaschargedbyBritish law enforcement with 11 counts of sexual assault, which subsequentlypromptedhimtomovetoRomania.Despitehaving numeroussexcrimecharges,Tateisafreemancontinuingto createluxurylifestyleandmisogynist“alphamale”content Tate defendedhismovetoRomaniabystating,“I’mnotarapist,butI liketheideaofbeingabletodowhateverIwantIlikebeingfree” Besidestheobviousreasonsforthisbeingproblematic,suchas thepromotionofrapeculture,AndrewTate’ssocialmediacontent hasthepotentialtosparkdangerousbehavior.Tatehasgained hundredsofthousandsoffollowersinthelastfewweeksandnow hasover4.5milliononInstagram.Mostofthesefollowersare impressionableteenageboysthatendupspewingmisogynyjust likeTate,repostinghiswordsandevenrepeatingthethingshe saysastheirown

Inoneofhisrecentposts,Tatestatedthathehas“decidedto showwhatalovingniceman”heisand“donatesignificantfunds whichsupportwomenagainstdomesticviolence,”butalsodonate significantfundstocharitieshelpingmenwiththeirmentalhealth issues.Thoughdonatingtothesecharitiesiscommendable,italso perpetuatesthefalseideathatTatesupportsmenandwomen equally,wheninfactheconsistentlydegradesandminimizesthe

Note: This article was written before August, 2022 Andrew Tate has since been permanently banned from Meta vertheoverthepastcoupleofmonthsorso,aman namedAndrewTate or@CobraTateonInstagram hasbeenalarmingmoreandmorepeoplewithhis

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Itisonethingtobeamisogynist:vile,butnotbreakingthe law Itisevenworsetoactonandpromotesaidmisogynyby committingsexcrimesWhensocialmediaallowsthisdisgusting behaviortobedisplayedtomillionsofpeoplearoundtheworld, itcreatesanacceptanceofrapecultureanddomesticviolencein themindsofmanyoftheimpressionablepeopleoftoday.

district.AccordingtoVelázquezSimms,thereisnodataavailable onthenumberofstaffwhohavetakenthissurvey.

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Resultswillbereleasedinthe October2022issueof The Tattler ByCLAIREPARK

1OPINION 0 Image of a laptop, courtesy of Unsplash Scan to vote: Do you support or oppose the use of technology in education systems?

heuseoftechnologyhassweptthroughtheeducation systemintheUnitedStates.Today,avastmajorityofhigh schoolsuseonetoonecomputingforstudents,whereT individualsareassignedtheirowndigitaldeviceprovidedbythe school.Toimplementthisconcept,17milliondigitaldeviceswere purchasedtosupportclassroominstructionduringthe20132014 schoolyear.SincetheoutbreakoftheCovid19pandemic,these numbershavespikedduetodistancelearning,whichhasspanned morethanayearThesemassiveincreasesintechnologyusebegthe question:shouldtechnologycontinuetohaveamajorpresencein ourclassrooms?

TheDifferentAnglesofControversies: TechnologyinOurEducationSystem

privacyprivacy,“supervision”studentinTechnology2.entertainment.foreffectivelyleadingcontentfocusingGiving1.Itiseasierforstudentstogetofftaskanddistracted.studentsaccesstodigitaldevicescandistractthemfromontheirlearninginclass.Withthevarietyofappealingontheinternet,studentsaremoreinclinedtogetofftask,toaninefficacyoflearning.Withoutsystemsthathelpstudentstoconcentrate,distractionsareinevitablethosewhohaveahardtimeresistingtemptationsofStudentprivacyisnotprotected.canputstudentprivacyandsecurityatrisk.Especiallyaschoolsetting,teachersandadministratorslooktomonitoractivityonline.However,whatschoolsconsidercaneasilybeinterpretedasaninvasionofstudents’whichcontradictsanimportantsocialnorm:everyone'sshouldberespected.

Reasonstooppose:Technologyisabarrierofactivelearning!

Reasons to support: Technology can give students flexible access to more knowledge!

Customizededucation,whichaccommodatesthedifferentlearning levelsofstudents,caneasilybeimplementedusingtechnology Students’useofdigitaldevicesfacilitatesthecollectionofdataon individuals,includingtopicschosen,difficultylevel,timetaken,and performanceWiththisdata,schoolscanprovideeachstudentwith fitted, suitable content for future lessons. With personalized learning,efficiencyofknowledgeintakewillrise,andstudentswill feelmorecomfortablelearningattheirownpace.

Avirtuallearningsystemisabletoassistteachersandcoordinate lessonswhereallstudentsareabletobeinvolvedandincluded Lessonsbecomemanageableevenwithprofusestudentinput,as technologysupportsmultitaskingWhenliveinstructionisneeded inaclassroomsetting,technologyenablesteacherstogivestudents theindividualattentiontheyneed.

→Whatareyourthoughtsabout“TechnologyinOurEducation System”?ScantheQRcodeandtelluswhereyoustand!Votesare collecteduntilSeptember23,2022

1.Studentsareabletolearnattheirownpaceandlevel.

2.Theabilitytofacilitategroupengagementandcollaboration becomeseasier.

ByMUKUNDGAUR hether it’s clothing, water usage, food habits, transportation,orenergyusage,we’reoftentoldto reduceour“carbonfootprint.”Maybeweshouldgo

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Thisisnottosaythatwedon’thaveapersonalresponsibility to the environment Humans, indeed, are the only ones polluting Everyoneofuscanandshouldtakestepstoreduce ourcarbonfootprint,inwhateverwayswecan.Butwecannot disillusionourselvesintothinkingthatchangingourindividual lifestyleswhilenotconfrontingthoseresponsibleforthevast majorityofemissionswilleffectivelycombatclimatechange.

Just100companiesareresponsiblefor71percentofemissions, accordingtoastudyfromCDP(theCarbonDisclosureProject) andtheClimateAccountabilityInstituteWhyisit,then,thatwe facesomuchpressuretomakeourownlifestylessustainable,while thoseresponsiblegountouchedbygovernmentregulations?The efforttopushtheresponsibilityoftheclimatecrisisontoindividual peopleistheresultofadecadeslongcampaignbysomeofthe world’slargestpolluters.

CarbonFootprintsCan’tSolveOur ClimateCrisis

W vegetarian,orvegan.Maybeweshouldbuyelectriccars.Maybe weshouldinstallsolarpanelsonourhouses.Inthefaceofthe impendingclimatecrisis,it’sthepersonalresponsibilityofeachand everyoneofustoreducetheworld’scarbonemissions.Andthere areathousandwaysforustomakeourlifestylesmoresustainable beyondthefewmentionedaboveButhowmuchofadifference dothesereallymake?

Theword“carbonfootprint”wascoinedbynoneotherthan British Petroleum the secondlargest nonstate owned oil companyintheworldtoday In2004,itreleaseda“Carbon FootprintCalculator”thatcouldshowanyonejusthowmuchtheir habitswereworseningtheclimatecrisisThecompanywentonto publisheverythingfromstatementssuchas“It’stimetogoona lowcarbondiet”toadvertisementsasking,“Whatsizeisyour carbonfootprint?”It’shardtothinkthatanyonecouldtakethis seriouslyfromthesamecompanythatwaspumpingfourmillion barrelsofoilperdayandwouldlaterberesponsibleforthe cataclysmic Deepwater Horizon spill that leaked 135 million gallonsofoilintotheGulfofMexicoButtoday,carbonfootprint calculators are commonplace Searching Google for “carbon footprint calculator” no longer yields the British Petroleum calculator;instead,itgivesdozensofresults,includingacalculator fromtheEnvironmentalProtectionAgencyandconservation.org. Andthesecalculatorsarenotlimitedtomeasuringcarbon today, you can calculate your water footprint, food footprint, transportationfootprint,andmore.

ConsiderCongress’srecentInflationReductionAct,hailedby PresidentBidenasthe“mostsignificantlegislationinhistoryto tackletheclimatecrisis”Despitethisboldclaim,theInflation ReductionActispepperedwithcompromisestooilandgas corporations itwouldcreatethousandsofnewoilleasesand wouldrequirethatthegovernmentauctionmillionsofacresfor oilandgasleasesbeforewindandsolar,nottomentionitwould allowfortheconstructionofanewoilpipelineinWestVirginia. Thegovernmenthaslongoverlookedtheoilandgasindustry, andit’stimewestopdoingthesame.

unnoticedandunregulated.IntheUnitedStates,thereareno federal laws governing water allocation, despite agriculture accountingfor80percentofourtotalwaterusenationwide,and ashighas90percentinWesternstatesalreadysufferingfrom catastrophicdrought

Ashardasweworktodoit,simplycuttingourlifestylesto becomelesscarbonefficientisnotthesolutiontotheworld’s climatecrisis

AccordingtoastudyfromMIT(Massachusetts InstituteofTechnology),ahomelesspersonwithnocarorjob willstillemit85tonsofcarbondioxideperyearYes,itispast timeforustochangeourlifestylestoreflectthecurrentstateof theworldButwecannottackletheclimatecrisiswithouttaking aimatthecompaniespumpingjustasmuchoilastheywere20 or30yearsago.Humanitymustchangeourways,andthat meansallofus.

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However, by pushing these responsibilities solely onto individuals,insteadoftheindustriesresponsible,wecanactuallybe hurtingsustainabilityeffortsForinstance,accordingtoCeres an organization aimed at advocating for equitable, marketbased climatepolicysolutions thefoodindustryuses70percentofthe world’swaterThevastmajorityofusarenotfarmers butwhile wehavebrainstormedhundredsofwaystoreduceourpersonal water footprints, the agriculture industry has gone relatively unnoticed

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Thegoalofthissystemmaybeto encourage equity, but punishing everyone’s mistakes and inspectingeverywordtheysaywilllikelyleadtoageneralfearof discussing issues such as racism, sexism, and homophobia withoutbeinglabeledasabigot.

smy10daysinItalycometoanend,Ifindmyself unable(orunwilling)toevereatpastaagain.Eatingpasta twiceaday nomatterhowgooditis isjusttoomuch foranyonetohandle WhileIsitinthePhiladelphiaairportand writethisarticle,Ithinkaboutthegloriousicewaterandair conditioningthatawaitsmeInaway,it’sgoodtobeback OurtripbeganinRome,whereIlearnedthatItaliansdon’t havetrafficlaws(ortheyjustignorethem).Iwasamazedthatno oneseemedtocrashevenwiththepersistentmergingoflanes, abruptbraking,andrunningofredlights.Forourfirstmealin Italy,wehadpizza.Itseemssacrilegioustosay,butIdidn’tlikeit verymuchThecrustwasfartoothinandsadlyquiteburntThe

Also,bynomeansareallofthepeoplebeingcanceledwell intentioned.Butpunishingallmistakeswithsocialstigmaand cancelingwillmostlikelyleadtobitternessbetweenbothparties, notproductiveconversations

eliveinatimeofgrowingconcernoverissuesof equityandfairness,nomattergender,race,ethnicity, orhealthconditionOneoftheconsequencesofthis

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hasbeenthecreationof“cancelculture”Hereadistinctionshould bemadebetweentwoofthemainapplicationsofthissystemOn onehand,formsofmedia(suchasbookswrittenbyDrSeuss)can be canceled for containing discriminatory language and/or depictions However,peoplecanalsobecanceled(likeHarry PotterauthorJKRowling,whohasmadetransphobiccomments). Inshort,thosewhobehaveinaninequitablemannerwillbe ostracized from society. Under this type of “cancel culture,” unabashedbigotryispubliclyshamedandthosewhocontinue repressivetreatmentofminoritiesfacethecollectivepunishmentof modernsociety

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Theyoungergenerationhasasenseoffairnessandjustice greaterthanthosebeforeit.Butasenseofjusticeisnotenough. Itmustbeusedinawaythatmaximizesthenumberofpeople becomingconsciousofsocialinjusticesandwipingtheirbiases. Thecurrentsystemofcancelculturehelpstoachievetheshort termgoalofdiscouragingviolenceandhateagainstmarginalized groups,butdoesnotdoitinawaythatfosterscommunityand understanding,whichultimatelymakesitunsustainable Anger anddistrustwillgrow,andeventuallythedamwillburst Our seeminglyequitablesocietywillturnintoarevengetourforall thoseostracizedandcanceledbyourunforgivingpolicies.Thus, itisimportanttoreevaluatethedamagethatour“cancelculture” couldbecausingtoalongtermsolutiontoinjustice.Canceling peoplewon’thelpchangetheirhearts.AsMartinLutherKingJr. said,“Hatecannotdriveouthate.Onlylovecandothat”.

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Canceled:An Unpopular Opinion

Italy:AComplete andHonest Breakdown

Usingfearandpunishmenttoforcechangehasusuallyonly ledtomoreviolenceandhateacrosshistoryShorttermsolutions maybebroughtaboutbytheuseofcancelculture,butwe shouldn’tlooktoasafinalpanacea.Thismaysoundidealistic, anditiscertainlytruethatwaitingforotherstobeeducatedand cometothetablehastakenfartoolong.Itiscertainlydifficultto changeothers'mindsandhearts,butinthelongrunitistheonly solutionthatcanleadtoharmonyandpeaceamongstpeople I ambrutallyawareoftheeasewithwhichIcanwritethis,having neverexperiencedalargeamountofracismorunfairtreatment ofanykind However,cancelingwellmeaningpeoplefrom societyfulfillsnopurposeandcancelingthosewhoarenotfails tosolvetheissueaswell.

Writer’s Note: Unpopular opinions such as the following are often grounds for cancellation (as mentioned in the article) I am by no means attempting to be canceled myself and understand fully that many people may not take kindly to this piece Another Tattler article was written by Will Thomas in 2021 that expressed a somewhat different opinion I am absolutely okay with a diversity of opinions and think that it only strengthens both parties’ understandings of the topic at hand In this time, the work of many writers is taken out of context and thrown back in their faces at a later date. For this reason, I was initially hesitant to write a piece on this topic. However, I hope that I may help shed some light on a different perspective to the wokeist culture we live in.

AtfirstglancethisseemslikeafantasticsystemItencourages fairtreatmentofallpeopleandpunishesthosewhodon’tcomply Unfortunately,problemsarisewhenconsideringtheissueoffalse cancellation Ambiguousstatementscanbemisinterpretedand eventhosewithgoodintentionscanaccidentallysayinsulting thingsthroughignoranceorsimplystickingtheirfootintheir mouth nottosaythatignoranceorambiguousspeechisexcused.

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NowallthefunisoverandI’mbackingoodoldIthaca Summerisalsocomingtoaclose,butI’mleftwithsomegreat photosandmemoriesEvenwithalltheheatandcrowds,Italywas anoverallextremelypleasantexperienceAsIstrugglethroughmy classesandcollegeapplicationsinthefall,I’llmentallybebackin Italy,eatingstrawberrygelato. Continued on page 15 14

firstgelatoIgotwasn’timpressiveeither sticktotheberryflavors wheneatinggelatoinItaly,thoseseemtobetheirspeciality.

OneunexpectedbutpleasantsurprisewasthethrivingJewish communityintheRomanGhetto.Oneofmyfavoritemealsofthe tripcamewhenwehaddinnerthereataKosherrestaurant. Apparently,RomanJewscookbetterthanRomanItalians.There wereoldsynagoguesliningthestreetsandfamilieswandering,and Ifeltmoreathometherethananywhereelseduringtherestofthe trip AfterRomewasthepolaroppositecity:Naples,orNapoliAs mydadpointedout,NaplesistheBrooklyntoRome’sManhattan Muchlesswealthy,lesstouristy,withahundredmotorcycles comingfromalldirectionsandalmostknockingyouover.The glaresfromthelocalswererefreshing;Ienjoyedtheenvironment morethanthatofshiny,friendlyRome.WhileinNaples,wedrove toPompeii,MountVesuvius,andHerculaneum.Thecastsof bodies,frozeninplacewhenlavafloweddownintothetownsand coveredthepeople,weredisturbingbutinteresting

Thenext,andfinal,stopofthevacationwasarefreshingbreak fromthenonstopwalkingandsweating WecametoCalabria, wherewespentthelastfewdaysonthebeachandswimmingin theseaI’veneverseensuchclearandbeautifulwaterinmylife it wasabsolutelybreathtaking.SinceCalabriaisonthecoast,the foodconsistedprimarilyofseafood,andasIamnotafanof anythingfishytasting,Iwasconfinedtobreadandpastaforall meals.Let’sjustsayIfeltabitnauseousatthesightofpastabythe endofallthis.

VisitingtheRomanForumandColosseumwasmuchmore enjoyable(probablybecauseofthewettowelsmymomandIkept aroundourneckstostaycool)Everythingwassowellpreserved waymoreimpressivethaninGreeceTheTreviFountainwasthe mostbeautifulthingIsaw,especiallyatnightwhenthesunhad finallygonebehindthehorizonSadly,crowdsoftouriststhronged thefountain itwasoneofthebusiestplacesIsawinRome

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I’vespentthelastfoursummersinverydifferentways.Inthe summerof2019,Iwenttomyloving,supportive,hippieCamp Kinderland for four weeks, surrounded by Yiddishspeaking, NewYorkraisedJewishsocialists Weswam,playedcards,and sleptinbunksnamedforNeruda,AnneFrank,andJoeHill;we got strange looks from conservative Bay Staters when we sauntereddownthestreetsinging“SolidarityForever.”Inthe followingsummer,2020,Iwasrelegatedtomyhouseanddid nothingbutreadandeatfruitandlie,burning,inthehammock Iaffectionatelyrefertothissummeras“TheSummerof Call Me By Your Name,”sansthesexandItalybits.Afterthatsummer,in 2021,IwenttoGermancamp(whichisnotasbadasitsounds)I hadbeenofferedascholarshiptoConcordiaLanguageVillages GermanImmersionSummerProgram(online)andafterthestudy abroadtripIwonwascanceled,IfiguredIshouldbuckledown anddosomeGermanIwentontospendallofJulyinanonline classroomexclusivelyspeakingGermanforsevenhoursaday. But,attheendofeachday,andsometimesbeforeclassesstarted,I wouldhangoutwithtwodearfriendswatchingfilms,sleeping over,andswimmingattheriver.Thislastsummer,mymost ambitioussofar,IattendedaClassicsprogramattheUniversityof DallasfortwoweeksinJune,whereIreadmorethanIhadinthe previous four months everyone from Sophocles to Flannery O’ConnorThenafterseveralyearsofnearreclusivity,myfamily andIdidsomemuchpostponedtravelinginJulyAttheendof themonthIfinallyarrivedinHarrogate(atowninthenorthof England)forsomenerdyrevelryattheJointAssociationof ClassicalTeachers’(J.A.C.T)summerLatinprogram(or,“Latin

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ThescorchingheatinRomemadeenjoyingsomeoftheruins difficult;Ihaddreamedofseeingthesesightsmywholelife,but wasthinkingmoreaboutwhenIcouldtakemynextcoldshower TheVaticanwaspainfullyhotandcrowded,andthePopewasn’t evenintownwhenwevisited.Therewasalsoastrictdresscode andawholelotofsecuritytopassthroughtoenterthe“smallest countryintheworld.”TheartIsawandphotosItook,however, madeitworthitintheend.

ummer Doesn’t it always seem to present more problemsthanthealreadyproblemriddenschoolyear? Asyougetolder,summerbecomeslessofabreakand moreofatimetodomore,tomakeupformonthsspentdoing thingsundercompulsion,topackinasmuchaspossible Every summerispresidedoverbythisfuzzynotionof“thefuture"We thinktoourselves, If I make it through this internship, I’ll be better prepared for my career in finance or The time I spend at a prestigious pre college program will surely look better on applications than going to sleepaway camp.Butifeverymomentistreatedaspreparationfor thefuture,howareweexpectedtoliveafulfillingandmeaningful life now?

NowthatI’mhome,writingthisatthebeginningofAugust, withamonthaheadofmebeforeschoolstarts,I’mthinkingabout thesummersIrememberandtryingtolearnfromthem.AndI’ve cometorealizethatmybestsummerwasthatlockdown,lonely summer andIdidn’tevenrealizethatitwaswhenIwaslivingit.

Camp”asitisfondlyreferredto).Iwasexpectingittobenerdy andfun,butitwassomuchharderthanIthoughtitwouldbe.I workedalldaytranslatingandgoingtogrammarclinicsand lecturesuntilIdroppedItwasexhaustingyetthrilling

AtthetimeIwaspsychologicallyfreedfromanyfearofmissing out:Icouldlegitimatelydonothingbecauseeveryonewasdoing nothing.Ihadnoconceptionofbeinghappythen,butIstillam filledwithlongingasIrecallthosemonths

Onaverage,humanshaveaterrifyinglyshortlifespan,some 4,000weeks Allofhumancivilizationhaslastedabout300,000 weeks But as Oliver Burkeman says, most of us share an “unwillingnesstofacetherealityofourfinitude”Ourfinitudeis whatmakesourchoicesmatter,asIgather.Weliketopretendwe candoalloftheabove butifyoudoonething,youcan’tdothe other.Finitudeisnotonlythelimitsofthesemortalbodies:itisthe physicalinabilitytogoonmultiplepathsthroughtime.Thathasn’t stoppedpeoplefromtrying.Ourawarenessoffinitudehasgotten lostinthemodernobsessionwithmultitasking,avainexercisethat endswithbothtasksincompleteandamorefrazzledstateofmind Onceyourealizethat finitude necessitates choices,youfeelrelief thereissomethinghugelyrelievingaboutknowingyoucan’tdo everythingOncewe’veacceptedourfinitude,wecangarnermore joyfromjustdoingwhatwearedoing,withoutworryingwhat wearenot.

Inthisnewseries,TimeManagementforMortals,Burkemanis focusedon“concretetoolsfordailyliving.”Hisprojecthasbeento “changeourrelationshiptotimeintosomethingmorefulfilling andenergizing”Timemanagementisnotawaytoorderyourlife sothatitisasefficientaspossible forwithinourattemptsto“clear thedecks,”todothethingswehavetodobeforethethingswe wanttodo,weenduplosingsightofwhatreallymatters Alife spentpursuingproductivitymethodsfailstoacknowledgethereal situationandisactuallymakingus“busier,morescattered,andless fulfilled.”Burkeman’stimemanagementisnothinglikebigbatch cookingtosavetimeduringtheweek heisactuallyconcerned withallthatlifeis.

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ButIhavetobehonest:Iwasn’tjustthinkingaboutallmy summersandtimeandhowmuchallthismattersbecauseI’man especiallyphilosophicalpersonMymommademelistentoasetof meditationsontimebytheBritishjournalistOliverBurkeman called Time Management for Mortals.I’musuallyprettyresistantto listeningtotheendlesslistofveryimportantthingsshewantsme tolistentoorread,butthistimeIlistenedtoall97minutesofit withoutfussing,andI’vebeenthinkingaboutiteversince.

Onthepositiveside,structureyourworksothatyoutakea verylimitednumberofthingstodooutofthepileofthingsyou coulddo.Makealltheotherthingswait,nomatterhowmuch theymightbescreamingforyourattention.Nominatejustone mainfocalgoalineachdomainoflife:inyourhomelife, schooling,physicalfitness,andsoon.It’sgoingtofeelabit

LikeOliverBurkeman,Ibelieveinfindingconcretesolutions toimproveourdailylivesYoucanstartbylisteningtothe Time Management for Mortals seriesonthe Waking Up meditationapp orbyreadingthebookbythesamename Rememberthatwe are a distracted generation, and the cultural and economic pressuresthaturgeustothinkonlyofthefuturearereinforced bywhatweseeonsocialmedia.Morethananyothergeneration thatcamebeforeus,teenagerstodayareacutelyawareofthe thingswearenotdoing.Wearesodistractedandspreadthin thatweneverquitegetaroundtowhatweclaimtocareabout themostSo,asIhaverecommendedbefore,youcanturnoffall notificationsonyourphone;oryoucandeleteyoursocialmedia apps;oryoucanthrowyourphoneintoalake

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Despiteourobviousmortality,wearen’tusuallypreoccupied by“makingthemostofthegiftofgettingsometimeonthe planetasconsciouscreatures,”asBurkemansays Infactthese daysthereiswhathecallsthe“modernbusynessepidemic” whichactuallygivesus“thesenseofbeingoverwhelmedby morethingsthat[we]havetodothan[we]actuallycando” Inevitably,therewillalwaysbemoretodo,andmorethatis worthdoing,thatyouwillnothavetimefor.Itisincredibly painfulforustorecognizethe“mismatchbetweenwhatwecan conceiveofdoingandwhatwecanactuallydo.”So,wepursue strategiesofemotionalavoidance.

One of Burkeman’s most startling insights into our unconsciousfinitudeavoidingstrategiesisthatweallpossessthis pervasive“sensethatsomehowthisportionofourliveshere,isn’t quiteit”Everythingwe’redoingnowisforthepurposeofsome futuretimeWe’regoingtogetourlivesfiguredoutsoonWe justhavetogetthroughsomethings,getthemoutoftheway,so thatreallifecanbeginsometimelater.Burkemanwroteashort, reorientingarticleforTheGuardianafewyearsagocalled “Forget Their Future Worry About What Your Kids Are DoingNow”.Hearguesthatifthethingsthatchildrendoona daily basis for some perceived future benefit make their childhoodworse,itismaybeworthnotdoingthosethings As teenagers,peoplewhoaretechnicallystillchildren,Ithinkwe areactuallytheprimedemographicforhisadvice: We’reespeciallypronetoovervaluingthefuturewhenitcomes tokids,becausetheyhavesomuchaheadofthem.Butthe insightappliestoeverybody.Judgingyourexperiencesolelyin termsofitsfutureeffectistodisregardthepresent eventhough that’stheonlytimeiteveris.

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CheckYour Source:The Originof…High Heels ByADDIEHITZ sanyonewhohaseverwornapaircantellyou:high heeledshoesaretheworst.Theideathatthey'startedas medievaltorturedevices'doesn’tseemlikethatfar fetchedofanoriginstoryifyou’veeverspentmorethan30 minutesinapair.Butiftheyaresouncomfortable,whydidwe placethemattheepitomeoffashion?Andhowdidtheybecome thestandardforformalfeminineoutfits?

Inthe17thcentury,KingLouisXIVwasknowntowearwhat werefertoasthe“modern”highheel,meaningsomethingcloser tothePersianridingshoeinshape.Theshoesbecameafashion trendthroughoutEurope.AndsinceKingLouiswouldonlyallow noblestoweartheshoe,highheelswereagainasignofsocial status.Indeed,theheightoftheheelwoulddirectlycorrespondto thewearer’sclass Forexample,oneinchofheightwasreserved forthebourgeois,twoinchesfornobilityandsoon Inthelate 1600s,theimplicationsofhigh,thinheelsstartedtorepresent 'femininity'and'theextravaganceofwomen'

Thinkofoneasthe“open”listandthe otherasthe“closed”listTheopenlistisforeverythingthat’son yourplate.(Burkeman’sis“nightmarishlylong.”)Butitisnotyour jobtotacklethatlistnow orever!Instead,feedtasksfromthe openlisttotheclosedlist,afewatatime.Ideally,oneatatime. Youcan’taddanewitemtothe“closed”listuntilyou’vefreedup oneofthespots.Inthisway,youareconsciouslylimitingthe endlessstreamofthingsyoucouldbedoing.Inthemoment, limitingthethingsyou’refocusedon,neglectingthingsthatmight beimportant,willfeeluncomfortableButthelongtermrewardis thatyouwillhavespentmostofyourtimemakingrealprogresson whatmattersmost

Ifyoutreatyourdailyexperiencesasiftheyarejuststepping stonestosomefuturetimewhen“reallife”willbegin,youendup spendingyourwholelifeenroute.It’shardformetothinkthat feelingofbeingfreeIhadthatonesummercaneverreallybe replicated,unlessunderthesame,sadpandemicconditions.Butif wethinkmoreoftenofourfinitude,ofthelittle,precioustimewe haveasconsciouscreatures,awarethatthismomentnowisreal life, maybe we can end our struggle with time, accept that liberatingdefeat,andgivemoreofourattentiontowhatisinfront ofusnow

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ThePersianridingshoewouldlatermorphintoplatformshoes knownaschopines.Oftenwornasanoutershoeorakindof clogs,thechopine’spurposewastoraisethewealthyoutofdirt andtrashinthestreetssotheirclotheswouldn’tbecomesoiled. Theshoeswouldsometimesreachaheightof20inches,withthe weareroftenusingtheshouldersofservantsforbalanceIn1430,a Venetianlawlimitedtheheightoftheplatformtothreeinches, buttherulewaswidelyignored

Thefurthestbackwecantracethehighheelisto14thcentury PersiaPersiansoldiersusedtheheeloftheshoetosecuretheirfeet tostirrupswhiletheyrodeonhorsebackLater,Persianmigrants wouldbringtheshoetoWesternEurope,wheretheyquickly became popular among aristocrats But they weren’t initially popularwithwomenInfact,menweretheoneswhowouldwear theshoeinordertoappeartallerandmoreintimidating.

unpleasant,saysBurkeman,knowingthatyou’remakingallyour othergoalswait.Butbecauseofourfinitude,somethingimportant isalwaysgoingtobeonthebackburner,oryou’regoingtobe relentlesslyandpointlesslyflittingbetweenthingsonyourlist

Later,intheearly1800s,heelswentoutofstyle,surgingin popularityagaininthe1850s.Duetotheinventionofthesewing machine,officiallypatentedin1830,heelsbecamemucheasierto make.Theybecamemuchmoreaffordableandwerenolonger onlysomethingthatupperclasspeoplecouldhave.

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Hillary Ewing

[Iwillbethe]AssociatePrincipalofCurriculum&Instruction.I amextremelyexcitedtobetransitioningintothisroleinaschool thatIhavebeenatasateacherforsomanyyears.Ihavesuch strongtiestothecommunity,thestudents,andthestaff,andcan't waittocontinueworkingtogetherasateam![Afunfactaboutme isthat]I'mterrifiedofheights,butlovetoskydiveof by Hannah Shvets by Ruby Zawel

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Today,thinhighheelsarestillwidelyregardedas“feminine” accessories.However,withthenormofseparatingclothingacross thegenderbinarybeingbrokendowneveryday,hopefullythis barrierwillbegintobebrokendownaswell.Theenforcedideaof ‘boy’ vs ‘girl’ clothingisridiculous,especiallyconsideringthat highheelsstartedassomethingwornbyeveryoneSo,whycan’t theystillbe? reassigned)IHS Staff?

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AfterthetwoWorldWarsinthe20thcentury,thematerials usedtomakeheelsbecamenotablyscarce.Sinceleatherandrubber wereusedtoaidthewareffort,highheelsstartedtobemadeout ofcork,withwoodreplacingonceleathersoles Inthepostwar increaseofcommunication,heelsspreadglobally,withthinhigh heelsrepresentingfeminineprofessionalism,andshortthickerheels resemblingmasculinityduetotheiruseinthewarsascombat boots.

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Eastern Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus)

Asyetanotherschoolyearbegins,newanimalswillfindtheir wayintoourquad.Remembertotreatthemwithrespectand alertastaffmemberifthesituationseemsproblematic.Whether itbecoyotes,bears,ortheincomingfreshmen,letusmarvelat thenewcreaturesofIHS

Inadditiontothequad,theselittlecritterscanbefoundinmany classrooms.

Inadditiontothequad,theselittlecritterscanbefoundinmany classrooms. Mallard Duck (Anasplatyrhynchos)

Greenbug (Schizaphis graminum) Those tiny, neongreen bugs that are found everywhere. Absolutelyeverywhere.

QuadWildlife

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Seagull (Larus argentatus)

Althoughtheduckfamilyismostlikelylonggonefromour schoolcampusbynow,thesewonderfulwaterfowlbrought smilestotheIHScommunityandprovidedsomelunchtime amusement Clover Mite (Bryobiapraetiosa)

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Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciuruscarolinensis)

Theteenytinyspiderlookingredbugsthatwillnothurtyou, butmaycauseextremeexasperation.

Iftheyflyoverthequad,shouldn’ttheybecalled “quadgulls”?

Withoutsquirrelplantedacorns,futureIHSstudentswouldnotbe abletofindashadyoaktreeunderwhichtosit.

romtheduckfamilythatfoundrefugeinthetallgrassesto theswoopingseagullsthatstealmanyasandwichfrom unluckylunchgoers,amultitudeofcreatureshavecalledtheF IHSquad“home”Bylistingthemostcommonlyfoundanimalsin ourquad(andthroughouttheschool’sbuildings),Ihopetobring awarenesstothenaturalworldthathasfounditswaythroughthe cementbarriersofIHSandontoourpicnictables.

IwillbeaFrenchteacheratIHS

Iwillbeteachingbiologyandearthsciencethisyear.Itookthe last9yearsoffofteachingtotakecareofkidsandthentoworkas ateachingassistantatIHS.Iamreallyexcitedtoputintopractice alltheinsightsI’vegainedwhilespendingallthattimeonthe childandstudentsideoftheeducationequation

David Rosenfeld

Itaughtforonesemesterat DewittMiddleSchool,andIamexcitedtoreconnectwiththe many accomplished (now starting 9th grade) students that I taught.IgrewupintheTransylvaniaregionofRomania,and recently completed my master's in French education at BinghamtonUniversity.IamahugefanofBollywoodandspend muchofmyfreetimeimmersedintheIndianpopularcultureand studyingtheHindilanguage

Emily Blake

Iwasalongtermsubstitutefor5sectionsofEnglish9lastspring semester,whichIlovedSo,I'mstillsortofnew,andthiswillbe myfirstfullyearatIHS andthat'swhatI'mexcitedabout!I'm lookingforwardtobeingatIHSfromthebeginningoftheyear, gettingtoknownewstudents(I'llbeteaching9thgradeEnglish andAvid),andcontinuingtobeinvolvedwiththeschoolinas many ways as I can. I'm also the advisor for the Japanese LanguageandCultureClub,andI'mexcitedaboutalltheideas wehavefortheclubthisyear Funfactaboutme:ThephotoI sentinwasjusttaken[onAugust18]inJapan,whereIlivedfor manyyearsandwhereI'mvisitingforacoupleofweeksnowI alsopossiblyholdtheNewYorkStaterecordfortossingM&Ms intotheaironeatatimeandcatchingtheminmymouth(54 M&Msinarow),afeatIaccomplishedinmyrecklessyouth.

Iamafirstyearteacher,soIamjustmostlyexcitedtostartmy career.Iamoneofthenewtechnologyteachersinthehigh school.IamteachingafewclassessuchasComputerIntegrated Manufacturing, Drawing and Design for Production, and EngineeringDesignandDevelopment.AsIsaid,Iammostly excitedtostartmyteachingcareerandworkwiththeawesome groupofindividualsinmydepartmentFinally,afunfactishard tochooseIguessafunfactaboutmeisthatIrancrosscountry andtrackwhileattendingOswegoState(hencetherosterphoto, itwasallIcouldfind).

Elizabeth Caruso

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Mihaela Blalock

Katie Morgan

IamanewMathTeacheratIHS.Itaughtmathforthelast7 yearsatamiddleschoolinSacramento,CAsoIammostexcited aboutmovinggradelevelsandstates Ithacaseemslikeavery specialplaceandIameagertogettoknowmystudentsatIHSI alsolookforwardtosnowdays!FunFact:IstudiedMedievaland Early Modern Studies for my bachelor's degree and did an archaeologicaldiginRomaniabeforeearningmymathteaching credential.IamalsoaPotterhead!Comebymyclassroomtotalk aboutHarryPotter,MedievalHistory,math,orjusttosay"hi!".

Chad Rylott

IamcurrentlyaSchoolCounseloratIthacaHighSchool.Iserve students911withthelastnamesSIN ZandSeniorswiththelast namesSTh.Iamexcitedtogettoknowourstudentsandstaff andthrilledtohavetheopportunitytomakeadifferenceinmy community.OnefunfactaboutmeisthatIhavetraveledto17 countriesandIhaveapassionforexperiencingdifferentcultures.

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Jennifer Dobmeier

IwillbetheDeanofStudents(11thgrade&12thAH) I'm excitedaboutmynewroleasaneducatorasoneoftheDeanof Students.Istartedmycareerin2010asalongtermsubstitute teacherinPhysicalEducationandAdaptedPEatIHS.After teachingatIHSforayearandahalfIfoundahomeatBoynton MiddleSchoolwhereItaughtDigitalLiteracy,Enrichment,and PhysicalEducationforsevenyears.Forthepastthreeyears,Iwas aPE/HealthDepartmentLeaderandTeacheratLACSwherewe expandedourPhysicalLiteracyprogram I’mveryexcitedto returntoIHSandworkwithnewandformerstaffandstudents! Teachingandlifelonglearningaremypassions!Asaneducator,I havewornmanyhatsasateacherandcoachMyfavoritepartof thejobisworkingwithalloftheoutstandingstudents,families, and colleagues in the district. During my free time, I love building,playingtennis,andhangingoutwithmysonJonaswho justturned2!ILookforwardtothe20222023schoolyearand buildingpositiverelationshipswithstudentsandstaffmembersin theIHScommunity

IamtheDirectorofStudentActivitiesIamexcitedaboutgetting toknowtheIHScommunity!I'mlookingforwardtobuilding collaborativerelationships,listeningtoandlearningfromstudents, andcelebratingthethingsIHSstudentsarepassionateabout. Lastly,whatisafunfactabout[myself]?Ilovetobakecakesand havebeenluckytowininafewcupcakecompetitions!Ienjoy playingmusic,reading,playingsoftball,andwalkingmydog, Loki.MyhometownisBuffalo,NY.

Shane Taylor

Itwas there that he gave his reasoning for maintaining anonymity Banksyinitiallybrokeintotheartsceneasagraffitiartist,apractice thatiswidelyillegal

Althoughincrediblysoughtafter,anonymityasanartistcan benearimpossibletoattainHowever,Banksyhasdone justthat.Throughouthiscareerhehassomehowdodgedhaving whathelookslikeandhavinghisrealnamerevealedtothepublic Withthousandsoftheoriesastohowandwhyhecreateshisart floatingaround,it’sawondersaidartisn’tmorewellknown Now,maybeyoudon’tknowwhoI’mtalkingabout Many peopledon’trealizethatoneof ifnotthe mostpopularpiecesof streetartintheworldwascreatedanonymously.

In2003,shortlyafterGirlwithBalloon,Banksyheldan exhibitioncalledTurfWarinLondon,andgaveoneofhisfirst interviewstotheBBC(BritishBroadcastingCorporation)

In2015,Banksyparticipatedinalargeartshowtitled Dismaland TheinstallationwasinspiredbypainterJeffGilletes’ seriestitledDismaylandBanksytooktheideasexpressedinthese paintingsandtransformedthemintoawalkableexperience The ideawastohavea“warpedDisneylikeexperience”,withmany piecesfocusingonsocietalissuessuchasthehousing,refugee,and environmentalcrises.Withthisinstallation,Banksycreatedaspace thatshowedpeoplehowbigcorporations suchasDisney doand saynothingabouttheseissues,andhowthatignoranceonlymakes themworse.

AtanauctioninOctoberof2018,Banksy’s Girl with Balloon wassoldfor£104million Assoonasthegavelsounded,the paintingbegantoshreditself Banksylaterstatedhehadbuilta papershredder into the painting which could be controlled remotelyincaseiteverwentupforauctionWhenaskedwhyhe didit,BanksyquotedPicasso,saying“theurgetodestroyisalsoa creativeurge.”

Thecombinationofperformanceartandactivismissomething thatBanksycontinuestodo.Personally,Idon’tfeelIcanquantify hisgeniusinonearticle,butIimploreyoutocheckouthismore recentworks.Hedidn’tstopcreatinginthepandemic,andwhile nobodyknowshistrueidentity,Ibelievetheonlyjudgeof characterweneedinthiscaseishisart

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Bansky:Political Messaging ThroughArt

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Oncehegainedmoretractionthough and realizedhedidn’tneedtobehidden Banksydecidedtostay hiddenoutofconvenience.Hewantedtoremainanonymoussohe could“walkdownthestreetwithoutbeingrecognized.” ManyofBanksy’spiecesholdbothastatementhewantsto make onsociety,onclimatechange,ontheeconomy whilealso relyingonspectacle In2004,Banksyproducedabatchoffake British£10notes,changingthetextfrom“BankofEngland”to “BanksyofEngland”,andreplacingtheheadoftheQueenwiththe head of Princess Diana The unauthorized reproduction and distributionofbanknotesqualifiesasacriminaloffense Evenso, oneofthesenotessoldata2007auctionfor£24,000(roughly $29,000USD).Thestatementofthebizarrewaywetreatcurrency was even more enforced by this auction, with the way £10 suddenlychangedto£24,000.

Banksywouldgoontocreatemanypieceslikethis;In2013, inaninstallationcalledBetterOutThanIn,theartistsetupapop upstorefrontinNewYorkCitywherepassersbycouldpurchase original,signedBanksypaintingsfor$60 However,inthefirst fourhoursoftheinstallation,nopiecesweresold Throughthis piece,Banksyhopedtomakeastatementabouttheobsessionwith namebrandsandfame.Hadpassersbyrealizedwhatwashappening andwhohewas,theoutcomewouldhavebeenverydifferent.

The Girl With Balloon firstappearedin2002onthestreetsofLondon.Widely regardedashismostfamouspiece,itgaveBanksyachancetoput hisfootinthedooroftheartworld,andhehadalottosay.

Perhapsthemostdisappointingwaythemoviedeviatedfrom thebookwashowitmangledthecomplicatedtimeline,givingup onanysemblanceofdrama.Inthebook,therearetwoseparate timelinesthatalternatechapters:thepolice’smurderinvestigation afterChase’sdeathandKyacomingofagestory,aloneinthe marshThepolice’sinvestigationkeepsthedramagoinginthefirst halfaswelearnaboutKyaandwonderhowherbackstoryrelates to the murder In the movie, however, the investigation is compressedintothefirstfewminutesAllofwhatmadethebook dramatic theknowledgethatKyahasnochanceincourtbecause thetowniscompletelyagainsther,therapidtimeflashesasthetrial nearsitstippingpoint,showingwhatChasedidtoKya waslost becausethemovietriedtospreadthetrialoveritsentiretwohour duration. Where the Crawdads Sing hadthecapacitytobeanamazing movieIt’sstillaHollywoodfilmwithstunningvisuals,music,and actingTaylorSwift’sCarolinadebutedduringtheendcreditsand was a lovely stylistic addition The entire cast was excellent, especially Daisy EdgarJones’s portrayal of Kya’s awkward gentlenessThesheeramountofpotentialthisfilmhadcouldvery wellhaveresultedinanendproductthatliveduptothenovel. Unfortunately,however,thefewpositivesinthismoviearenot enoughtooutweighitsoverwhelminglydisappointingscreenplay.

hemovieadaptationofDeliaOwens’immenselywell received2018 Where the Crawdads Sing cameoutinlate Julyofthisyear,bringingwithitmediocrereviewsand rragi agingcontroversyTheauthor’sclosetiestoa20yearoldmurder inZambiaresurfacedfourdayspriortothefilm’srelease,causing thedrama Theoveralldissatisfactionwiththeremakemademe apprehensivetowatchit,especiallyafterIhadfoundthebookso profoundandbeautiful.Itriedtostayhopeful,though itcouldn’t possiblybeasbadaseveryonewassaying soperhapsitwasthis optimismthatmadethemoviesomuchmoredisappointingfor me.

interests.Hershackinthemarshhasbeenturnedintoacutesy countrycottagewithfloweredwallpaperanddecorations. BesidesglossingovertheharshnessofKya’ssituation,thefilm alsoshiesawayfromlettingusseeherstruggles,doingagreat disservicetohercharacterandthenovelIt’sagreatexampleofthe importanceoftheclassicwritingadage

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Where the Crawdads Sing's Disappointing MovieRemake

Infilms,dialogueisalwaystrickyIt’sveryeasyforittobecome expositionalorunrealistic,andunfortunately, Where the Crawdads Sing fallsvictimtobothofthese.Thismoviefrequentlyuses voiceoverfromKya’sperspective,anditgetsoldquicklyasKya’s monologuesbecometediousandpurelyinformational.Several sceneswouldhavebeenmuchmorepowerfulhadtheynotbeen overshadowedbyacheesyspeechaboutnature Thedialogue overallcouldalsohavebeenhandledwithmorefinesse weoften seeshy,lonelyKyaramblingaboutherinnermostthoughtsabout herfamilyinamediocreattemptbythefilmtoconveythe character’sfeelings

Directed by Olivia Newman and produced by Reese WitherspoonwithscreenplaybyLucyAlibar, Where the Crawdads Sing isbothanodetonatureandasocietalcommentaryThefilm wasproducedbyReeseWitherspoon,whochampionedthenovel inherbookclubin2018,contributingtoitspopularitySetinthe mid1900s,theplotrevolvesaroundKyaClark(DaisyEdgar Jones),whoisforcedtosurvivealoneinthewildernesswithher dearestfriend,theNorthCarolinacoastalmarsh.Yearslater,asa teenageryearningforhumancomfort,shedevelopsaromantic relationshipwithherchildhoodfriend,Tate.Thestoryfollows KyaintoheradultlifeandaromancewithChaseAndrews,aman fromtown untiltheirrelationshipescalatesintosexualabuse WhenChaseisfounddead,KyaisaccusedofmurderinghimHer trialistheclimaxofthestoryastheterriblecircumstancesleading uptohisdeatharegraduallyrevealed

Thenovel Where the Crawdads Sing addressesamultitudeof complexthemes,includingmorality,loneliness,andfamily.It’s simplynotpossibletocondensea368pagebookintoafilm,a strictlyvisualmedium,withoutlosingtheoriginalmeaning.The resultingfilmisaglossy,feelgoodversionofitscomplicated counterpart Eventhestory’ssetting thesweltering,muddyNorthCarolina marsh istransformedintoapicturesqueparadisewithclearwaters and flourishing greenery Kya, who spends her days wading barefootthroughthemarshinthebook,isalwayspictureperfect andreadyforanextendedmakeoutscenewithoneofherlove

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“show,don’ttell ” Someof themoststrikingpartsofthenovelarewhenwewitnessthe discriminationKyafacesatthehandsofthetownspeople,whocall her“MarshGirl.”Earlyinthebook,youngKyameetsanother littlegirlintown.Beforeshecanshakethegirl’shand,thegirl’s motherpullsherdaughterawayandtellshertostayawayfrom Kya.TheseinstancescreatesympathyfromtheaudienceforKya, anddrasticallyraisethestakeswhenshefacesthedeathpenalty, becauseweknowthatthetownwillnotgiveherachance The filmhowever,onlyimpliesthetown’sterribleprejudiceagainst Kyathroughpainfullyexpositorydialogue

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Iunderstandthatmusic likeallart ismeanttoelicitsome emotionalresponse.Therecanbealotunderthesurfacewhenyou readintotheindividuallyricsandelementsofasong.Butatthe endoftheday,notallartismeanttomakeyouthinkserious thoughts Sometimes,artisjusttheretoenjoy Perhapsthatisa verysurfacelevelapproachtomusic,butalas,popmusicisso popularbecausepeopleenjoylisteningtoit;I’velistenedtosome ofthosesocalledundergroundartists,andIreallyfeltmyself wondering:“doesanyoneenjoythismusic,orisitjusttosayyou listentoit?”

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“YouCanCloseYourEyes,”byJamesTaylor,remindsmeofa notasfarofforhappymemory.ThedaymycousinandIlearned thatsongformygreatgrandmother’sfuneral.Asthenotesfilled theroomofmourners,Ifeltshaky.Thewarmairofthedusty familyhousemingledwiththecooltearsrunningdownmy cheeks

Afterthinkingaboutthemultitudeofsongsthattakemeback, therearen’tmanycommonthreadsThesongsaren’tallhappy,or sad,orevensongsthatIparticularlylike,buttheyallleftan impressiononme.ItishardtodiscernwhetherIwouldremember thosemomentshadthesongsnotbeenplayed.IthinkIwould remembersnatchesandpictures,butnothingliketheperfectmovie reelsthatemergewhentheypopuponaplaylist,inthegrocery store,orontheradio.Amemorycanbeimportant,butasongseals

MydadsaidthatmyolderbrotherandIcouldeachchooseafew songstoaddtotheiPod,andIlaboredoverwhichsongswere worthyenoughforsuchanhonor.Sixyearoldmedecidedtogo withwhatwaspopular,andIhadmydadaddnoneotherthan “YouBelongWithMe”totheiPod.Grabbingearbudsandthe magicalgraybox,Iclimbeduptothetopbunkbed,barefeet almostslippingofftheladderinmyhaste

’mridinginthecar,mymother’shandsgrippingthesteering wheel,alazybreezefloatinginthroughthebarelyopened window.Suddenly,Igettheurgetoturnontheradio,reveling inthewhisperofanticipationthatcomesasIswitchchannels, waitingtolandonasongthatspeakstome.Onthefourthpushof theknob,afamiliarguitarstrumendsmyquest,asIrecognizethe openinglinesofTaylorSwift’s“YouBelongWithMe”AsIstart toscreamsingatthetopofmylungs,Iamtransportedbackin time Icouldn’thavebeenmucholderthanfive,andmyfamilyhad justgottenaniPodNano asmallsilverdevicewithoutascreen

Curlingontopofmy pileofcolorfulblankets,Iplayedthesongoverandoveragain, relishingeverynoteandword

DoesMusicReally Needtobeallthat Deepand Profound?The DebateOverPop Music

ByHANNAHSHVETS

SongshaveafunnywayofeclipsingamomentintimeThey soakupthefeelings,thoughts,scents,andsightsofamomentso, whenyouhearthemagain,thatglimpseofthepastunravelsinto yourlap.Practicallyanysongcanhavethissuperpower.For example,wheneverIhear“UptownFunk”Irememberbeingata friend’sbirthdaypartyinthirdgrade.Everykidwasscatteredon thehardwoodflooraswedancedtoblastingmusic,tryingnotto slipinoursocks

thedealItengulfsyouinitsnoisesothat,whenyouhearitagain evenyearsandyearslater,itislikenotimehaspassed. Inaworldthatrushesbyatanonstoppace,findingaglimpse ofthepastcanbegrounding.Thesesongsremindmeofthe differentversionsofmyselfthatonceexisted(andhowtheystill exist)justwrappedupalittledeeper,needingacatalysttodrive themforward,needingBrunoMarstounearththeirbeauty

WhenIlisttheartistsIlistento,themostcommon responseisagroanandacommentabouthowbasicmy musictasteis.Ican'tsayIdisagreewiththisassessment; mmostofmyplaylistsaremadeupofHarryStyles,TaylorSwift, early Selena Gomez, Kanye, The Weeknd, MARINA, etc. Honestly,anyearly2000spopmusic.YoucouldsayIamthe oppositeof"notlikeothergirls.”

When“UptownFunk”cameon,Istopped dancing,startledbyitsrelentlessbeatIthenproceededtohopup anddownlikecrazy,baskinginthewarmthofthedancefloorand matchingmyfriend’sgleamingsmile,althoughquiteperplexedas towhymyfriend’sparentswereplayingasongwithanexpletive.I guess“funk”wasn’tinmyvocabularybutanotherwordwas.

Popmusicissimultaneouslythemostpopular(duh)genreof music,butalsooneofthemosthatedInrecentyears,I'venoticed atrendofpeopletryingreallyhardtoprovetheyhaveoriginal musictaste,orthattheylistento''underground"artistsIpersonally refusetofallvictimtothisdesiretobequirkyYes,popsongsare oftennotallthatdeeporprofound;usuallythey'resomevariation oflove,heartbreak,sex,etc.Butdoesthatreallymatter?

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The Metamorphosis and Other Short Stories (I read “The Judgment,”“HungerArtist,”and“TheMetamorphosis”):5/5 By:FranzKafka Well, everyone was right when they said Kafka is majorly depressing.WithdearoldFranz,therearenohappyendings. However,hiswritingisextremelythoughtprovoking,withagood amountofshockingplottwiststhrowninattheendofeachstory. Basically,everyonedies.Maybethesestoriesweren'tverysummer y,buttheywereverymuchenjoyabletoread.Forsomereason,I’d beenputtingoffreadingKafkaforawhile,andI’mgladmydad's naggingfinallygottomeandpersuadedmetoreadhisworks

summer conundrum book The toxic relationships and emotionallyunavailableguyswereveryevident,anditleftme feelingenraged.ButIwasn'texpectingallthatmuchfromthe authorofToAllTheBoysI'veLovedBefore.SorryJennyHan!

Likealways,Iurgeyoualltoreadthesebookswheneverthetime foritmayarise. LittleMen:4/5 By:LouisaMayAlcott

Let’stakeHarryStylesforexample.HehassomesongsthatI feelhavedeepermessages,suchas“LittleFreak”,“FineLine”,and, “LoveofmyLife”Iwilladmitthough,alotofhissongsareabout fruits Even if there isn’t some deeper meaning behind the referencestowatermelon,strawberry,andcherries,Iwouldlisten tothemusicregardless Occasionally,youjustwanttoheara BritishMansingaboutwatermelons.Hismusicisusuallycheerful andcatchy,andgivesafeelingofnostalgiatolisteners.Ienjoy listeningtoHarryStyles,especiallywhentheworldaroundusis notallthatcheerful.ThesamethinggoesforTaylorSwift or rather,TaylorSwift’soldermusic.Latelyhermusichastakenona newgenreofindiefolkmusicinsteadofpop,andsomeofher songshaveabeautifulunderlyingmeaningButonceagain,Istill findrefugeinhersongsfromthealbums1989orLover Awhileago,Ifoundmyselfinanargumentwithafriendover thisShesaidthemusicIlistenedtowasstupid,andofferedsome songsandartistsformetolistentoOneinparticularstoodoutto me:Idon'trememberthetitle,oreventhesongwriter,butitwasa "song"aboutaddictionwhichwasessentiallyjustspeakingwith musicinthebackground.Notrap,butregulartalking.Itriedtosit throughthewhole10minutesitwentonfor,butitwasmiserable. Howcanyouevenpayattentiontothedeepmessageifthesong itselfissomindnumbinglyboring?Ofcourse,music andart itself isverysubjective

The Summer I Turned Pretty (trilogy): 3/5

2ARTS 6 DoesMusicReallyNeedtobeallThatDeepandProfound?The DebateOverPopMusic Continuedfrompage25 SummerBook Review:2nd Edition

By:JennyHan Atthestartofsummer,thenewAmazonPrimeadaptationofthis serieswasalltherage.Idecideditwasworthreadingbefore watching,justonprinciple.Ican'tsaythisseriesisextremelydeep andprofound;it'sexactlythetypeofbooka17yearoldgirlreads onthebeachduringsummer.Nonetheless,itwascute,andeasyto bingereadThebooksprovidedagoodbreakfromKafka,andall thedepressingMurakamibookstocome Theplotisn'tvery unique;it'skindofthetypical"whichbrotherdoIchoose!"

PS: As part of the Arts section, I’d like to start incorporating some opposing viewpoints regarding specific music, movies, artists, etc If you disagree with the viewpoint expressed in this article, please email arts@ihstattlercom and feel free to submit your own opinion on this matter

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Imustadmit,IneverplannedonreadingthisbookNoonehad everrecommendedit,andtheconsensusseemedtobethatAlcott wentbigwithLittleWomenandthenneverreallywroteanother goodbook.However,whenIwasinTexashavinglunchwithmy mom'sfriend,wegotintoadiscussionaboutbooks.Imentioned readingLittleWomenlastsummer,andtwodayslater,abeautiful, old,hardcoverofLittleMenarrivedatmydoorstep.Thebook itselfistheprettiestthingI'veeverseen,withlightlybrowned pagesandacolorfuldrawingonthefrontVeryvintageIreadthe bookslowerthanusual,readingonechapterpernightbeforebed LikeLittleWomen,thebookhadacalming,bedtimestoryfeel ThestoryfollowedJoMarch,allgrownup,andherschoolofboys Allthecharactershadtheirownuniquepersonality,andeach chapterendedwithsomesortofgreaterlifelesson.Althoughthe precedingbookwasbetter,thiswasapleasantread.Myonly complaintwasthatthereweretoomanysimilarnamesanditgot confusingattimes;Ned,Nat,Dan.

orthesecondyearinarow,Ibringtoyouacomplete ratingofthebooksIreadthissummerSomewereworthy ofalengthydescriptionandreview,andsomewerenot

Tosomeoneelse,thissongcouldhave beenpleasingtotheearsEitherway,mypointstillstands:music doesn’tnecessarilyneedgood,original,and/orseriouscontentto beworthlisteningto Youshouldn’tletanyonemakeyoufeel ashamedforlisteningtothemusicthatbringsyoujoy.Ifsomeone saysit’s“basic”,that’sfinewithme!I’llstillpickTSwiftoverthe deep(andboring),meaningoflifemusic.

NonWestern MusicianFeature: KadriGopalnath

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ByCAEDMONSETHUPATHY

By:RaymondCarver

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By:HarukiMurakami

Thisisacollectionofshortstories,recommendedtomebylast year’seditorinchief,Jinho.

Nowthiswasagoodbook!Solid6starsoutof5Thewritingis amazing,althoughittookmeasecondtogetusedtothedialogue Theplotisincrediblyunique;itreallydoesstandoutfromother booksI'vereadbeforeDeliaOwensknowshowtohityouhard withemotions,andhermarketingdecisiontomakethisintoa moviewithTaylorSwiftsongswasagreatidea.Theupcoming moviereleasewasoneofmymainreasonsforreadingthis,andI'm verygladIdid.TheMarshGirl otherwiseknownasKya is exactlywhatpeoplemeanwhentheysaysomeonedeservedbetter. WhereTheCrawdadsSingisaheartbreakingtaleofprejudice, abandonment,evilmen,murder,andbecomingonewiththe marshandbirds NorwegianWoodandSputnikSweetheart:5/5

JazzFestivalAlthoughhedidnotplayjazz,hiscoordinationand fusionwithjazzmusicianswasahit,andkickstartedhiscareer Hisbigbreakcamein1994,whenheplayedmusicusedforthe filmDuet,whosefictionalmaincharacterwasasaxophonist.He collaborated with A.R Rahman famed Indian composer to producethefilm'ssoundtrack.Thatsameyearheperformedatthe BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) Promenade, the first classicalmusicianfromIndiatodoso Heclaimedthathenever countedhishoursofpracticethroughouthiscareerbecausethe saxophonewashis“greatestlove”

By:DeliaOwens

Note from the Section Editor: For the 2022 23 school year, I’d like to commit to a monthly non western artist feature, in order to highlight work by artists that are often overlooked If you’d like to submit an article for this series, please contact me at arts@ihstattlercom KadriGopalnathwasanIndiansaxophonist,whospecialized incarnaticmusic astylenativetosouthernIndiaandone fthetwochiefclassicalgenrespresentinIndia(theother beingHindustani).KadriwasbornonDecember6th,1949,inthe IndianstateofKarnataka Hisfatherwasamusicianwhoplayed thetraditionalinstrumentthe nadaswaram Kadrihadbeenlearning toplayitaswellbuthisattentionwasinsteadcapturedbythe saxophone HefirstsawitbeingplayedattheMysorePalace(in SouthernIndia)andhadadeepdesiretomasterit NoIndian beforehimhadachievedmuchwiderecognitionorsuccessin carnaticmusicusingthesaxophone,sothepathtogreatnesswas quitelongandarduous.Hestudiedtheinstrumentfor20years beforemasteringit.Duringthistime,Kadrimovedtotheportcity ofMangaloretofurtherlearnandpursuehismusicaleducation.He hadseveralkeyinstructors,themostprominentbeingtheesteemed classicalsingerandmultiinstrumentalist,VTGopalkrishnan Kadribegantogainrecognitionaround1980intheBombay

Thetitleisironic,sinceallthestoriesareaboutsomemarriedor unmarriedcouplefighting,killingeachother,attemptingtokill eachother,etcIthinkthatwasCarver’spoint thatnoonereally understandswhatloveisorhowtodefineitInthetitlestory,four friendssitaroundatabledrinkinganddiscusstheelusivenatureof love.Onewoman,Terri,claimsherabusiveexreallydidloveher, andshowedthatwhenhetriedtokillherandlatershothimself. This book is dark and downtoearth, with alcoholism, resentment,andaggressionbeingacommontheme.Everystory feelsslightlyincomplete,endingonacliffhangerthatmakesyou

WheretheCrawdadsSing:6/5

IdecidedtocombinethesetwonovelsbecauseMurakaminovels sortofblendtogetheranyways.Nottosaytheyaren'tamazing theyare.Theywerebothveryfastpacedandengaging,and extremelysexualasusual.AsfarasIknow,Murakamiisastraight, cisgenderman.However,hereallydoeslovetowriteaboutqueer women(veryuncomfortable)Boththesenovelshadquiteabitof discussionaboutlesbians,andwrittenfromthepointofviewofa straightman,it’sabitunnervingHe’sagoodauthor,hereallyis, buttheextremelysexualizedviewhehasofwomenalwaysshines throughinhiswritingThisisthesecondsummerinarowwhere I write about Murakami’s objectifying habits, and I fear I’m beginningtosoundlikeabrokenrecord.Butit’sreallyashame whensuchatalentedandinterestingwriterhasthistendency;it sortofcorruptsallhisbeautifulnovels.Despitethis,Imostly enjoyedreadingthese.Thecharacterswerefascinating,whichhas alwaysbeenoneofMurakami’sstrongsuits Evenwhennothing seemstobehappening,it’sinterestingjusttoviewintothemind oftheseuniquecharacters Andfinally,bothNorwegianWood andSputnikSweethearthavegreatendingsOneisdepressing,and oneishappy;I’llleaveittoyoutofindoutwhichiswhich WhatWeTalkAboutWhenWeTalkAboutLove:5/5

itchtoknowmore.UntilIfinishedalltheshortstories,Ididn’t reallyunderstandwhatthepointofthemwas.Thisisthetypeof bookyoushouldrereadtogetthemostoutof;whichIwill hopefullybedoingonceIgetthroughthebooksIcurrentlyhave checkedoutfromthelibrary

Unfortunately,thisgreatmasterofthesaxophonediedin2019, attheageof69.Hewasadmittedintoaprivatehospitalwithback pain,andthenwentintocardiacarrest hiseventualcauseof death

Acommondebatesurroundingthisphenomenoniswhetheror notsomewellmuscledjockswhomaketheirlivingfromthrowing ballsorshootinghoopsreallydeservesuchimmensewealth The onlyvaluetheiroccupationbringstosocietyisentertainment, whereasthescientistswhocurediseasesarepoorbycomparison

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Acommonargumentinfavorofathletes’salariesisthatthe marketdeterminesthesalaryinacapitalisteconomy.Thephrase “supplyanddemand”sumsthisideaupquitenicely.Inshort,the numberofpeoplewhocandoajobandtheamountofmoney otherswillpayfortheresultsdeterminesincome.Bythislogic, athletesdeservetheirmillionsbecauseveryfewcanaccomplish theirtasksandthereisanextremedemandfortheirentertainment valueButsomefeelthatthislogicisflawed

Thegreatpioneerachievedmuchrecognitionthroughout hislifetime,includingthePadmaShriaward(India’sfifthhighest forcivilians)Heissurvivedbyhiswifeandthreeadultchildren His innovative use of fusion between musical art forms and cultureshasforevercementedhiminthepagesofhistory.Below,I haveincludedoneofhisalbumsthatthereadershouldcertainly checkout.IhopethatyouwillbejustasinspiredbyhismusicasI havebeen.

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ery few things are more glamorized and debated in Americathansports.Formanyyearstheyhavebeenakey partofAmericanculture,tyingpeopletogetherand causingargumentsanddisputes.Itisthusunsurprisingthatthe athleteswhoparticipateinsuchsportsareglorifiedandheldupon anenormouspedestal.Wecan’tgetenoughofboththeironand off field antics. The constant interviews and news headlines devotedtothemfloodouralreadysportssaturatedculturewith moretoobsessoverTobeclear,thisisnotnecessarilyabadthing Sportsstarsandtheirgamesprovideentertainmentandawayto bringtogetherpeoplewithfewothersimilarities However,the extent to which we idolize them is extreme and can cause controversy,suchastheirsometimesincrediblyexorbitantsalaries.

TheaveragesalaryforanNFL(NationalFootballLeague) football player is approximately two million dollars per year. However,thisstatisticisskewedduetothepresenceofincredibly richathletessuchasPatrickMahomesandDakPrescottwhoboth makemorethan$40millioneveryyear Toadjustforthispay disparitybetweenaverageprofessionalathletesandsuperstarsofthe upperechelon,themediansalaryshouldbeusedratherthanthe averageWhenexaminingthemedianNFLplayer’ssalaryyouwill findthatitdropssignificantlyfromthetwomillionmarkdownto onlyabout$860,000.Whilethisdecreaseissignificant,itisstill morethan15timestheaverageAmerican’ssalaryof$56,310per year.

Thisincredibledifferenceinincomeisshocking.Butas mentionedbefore,somesuperstarathletesinpopularsportscan makemanytimesmorethanevenaverageprofessionals This allowssomesportsheroestoliveincrediblyexpensivelifestyles

Issomethingmoreimportantjustbecauseit'shardtodo?I wouldarguethatit’snot Robbingbanksishighlydifficultand onlyafewcandoitwell,butit’snotvaluableforsociety One couldarguethatthishypotheticalignoresthedemandofthe public.Thereisgreatdemandforsportsandpracticallynonefor bankrobbersandthiswouldbeafairpoint.However,Ithinkit's alsoimportanttorecognizethatexcessdemandforsomethingcan havenegativeconsequences.Agoodexampletoillustratethis conceptistheworldwidedemandforfossilfuelsthathasledto climatechangeAllthistosaythatthecommonlyusedexcusefor athletepay(supplyanddemand)isvalidbutdoesnottellthewhole storyPeopleliveinpovertyallaroundtheglobeandafewselect athleticallygiftedpeoplemakeupanexclusivearistocracy Theybuyprivateislandsandgolfcourses,withtheirfacesona commercialanytimeyouturnontheTV.Someofthemhavemore moneythanmostofthemknowwhattodowithanditfeels remarkablycalloustotellafactoryworkerlaboring12hoursaday inharshconditionsthattheydon’tdeservetobetreatedthesameas someoverpaidbodybuilders.

ByCAEDMONSETHUPATHY

However,likeallimportantissues,it'snotblackandwhiteItis importanttorecognizethatnotallsportsarethesameintermsof salarySofartheonlystatisticsorsportsstarsmentionedhavebeen basketballorfootballplayers Butsomesports’playersarefarless compensatedIntennisthemediansalaryis31thousanddollarsper year. That’s incredibly low compared to even the average Americansalary.Additionally,paygapsareoftenseverebetween male and female athletes. The average salary in the WNBA (Women’sNationalBasketballAssociation)isjustover$120,000 peryear,asignificantlysmallerfigurethantheirmalecounterparts. Thereasonforthesedifferencesincompensationisaresultof sexismandlowerviewershipfortheWNBAandtennis Inconclusion,certainathletesaremostdefinitelyoverpaid But thegapbetweengendersandvarioussportsmakestheconclusion thatallathletesearntoomuchmoneyerroneousSinceweexistin acapitalisteconomy,wecannotaltogethergetridofsupplyand demand,butsalarycapsshouldbeputinplaceforsuperstars makinginthetensofmillionswithaddedfinancialsupportfor athletesinlesswatchedsports.

Sometime in July

Inancienttimes,monsoonswereatimeofromance,notonly betweenhumans,butintheirrelationshipwiththegods Asthe waterpoureddownterracottaroofs,travelandambitionwere forgotten Thegodswouldpromisethemnorespite,nomercy, onlythefaintestwhispersofsalvation.Andso,backsbentand weary, husbands returned to their families and the religious nomadsforwenttheirwandering.

Acutuppoemisapoemconsistingofphrasesfoundindifferent sourcesthathavebeenrearrangedandputtogethertocreateanew

meaning This specific poem contains excerpts from written correspondence Dearest, (Nooneelseopen!) Hopeyouarehavingafineday. Followthearrows, Theirpathsdiverge Regardless,theyareattached Mythoughtsarebeyondher Anditwasanhonour (nottosoundtoocheesy) Hopeyouhadfun, Byefornow.

HowstrangetoseeyoutodayIfeellikeIcan’tescapeyou!I mustsayit’sbeennicetoseeafamiliarfaceinanewcityIwasso anxiousaboutmovinghere,butknowingsomeonehasmyback hasbeensocomforting Iknowweonlykneweachotherwhen weweresmallbutIfeelasifalmostnotimehaspassedsinceIlast sawyou.Whendidyoumove?WhenIwasfive?Six?Theyears blurtogetherbutthat’sjustfine.Ihavesomuchtocatchyouup on.Wouldyouliketogetcoffee?Ihaven’treallyclickedwith anyoneyetandIthinkitwoulddomesomegoodtogetoutofthe house. Letmeknowwhatyouthink, KatherineA HelloKatherine!October10,2002

hehumidityenvelopedhim,coatinghisskinwithbright, feverishenergy.Indrashiftedrestlessly,untanglingand stretchinghislegsasthefirstwindsrustledthroughhis hffffffair.Thegrassbeneathhim,nowdullandyellowfromtheheat, begantostirandwhisper,andheshiftedagain.Finally,Indrastood up,discardingthetoysathisfeetwithdisinterest,evencontempt.

Evennow,Indracouldfeelit therawnaturalforceofthe water,thesoftsighsofKrishnaandhisconsort.

ByVALENTINALEBRET

Indrawasasmallboy,smallforhisageandhisclothesHehad athin,pinchedfaceandbrightgrayeyesthatoverpoweredhis featuresHelivedinasmallvillageonthewestcoastofIndia,in whichprivacywasmoreorlessconsideredaluxuryHehadcome to the hill where he now stood searching for solitude and distraction a recurring theme as he drifted into adolescence. Today,atleast,hehadfoundboth.

Finally,whenhisbodycouldtakeitnolonger,hebegantoslow Hestoppedjustattheentrancetohisvillage,wherehisfamilywas waitingforhimHestopped,chestheaving,asthefirstraindrops begantofall

Theenergysurgingwithinhim,bouncing,childish,rawenergy, demandedtobereleasedandIndrabegantoskipdownthehill,his toysforgottenbehindhim Itwasn’tenough,though;hisbody demandedmore,more,andsohebegantorunHeranlikeitwas theonlythingleftintheworld,ranuntilhislegswereburning andhislungsscreamedforair,andstillhedidn’tstop.Hewhooped andscreamedandyelleduntilhebecameonewiththeskyabove him,poweredbyadrenalineandelectricity.Heranforthejoyand thepainofit,becauseitwassummerandbecause,thankthegods, themonsoonswerecoming.ThiswasIndra’sactoflife,ofliberty; hisdeepestformofprayer.

Whatapleasuretohearfromyou!Ihadhopedaskingforyour addresswasn’ttooforward,butIenjoydoingthingsthe“oldfashi

H113 (Cut-Up Poem) ByNATALIEPATRONE

Darkcloudsbegantopoolabovehim,andhefeltonceagain filledwithlife,replenishedandrevitalized.Hesmiledasthewind blewthesmellofrainintohisface.Themonsoonswerecoming.

Themonsoonswerecoming.Hecouldfeelthem,anachedeep withinhimliketheblue,twistedarmofgrief.Coming,coming, andwiththemthepromisesofanotherera

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Abby ByADDIEHITZ DearAbby, October8,2002

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Nextweekwouldbelovely.Howaboutbeforeyourparentsget in?I’mnotsurewhathappenedwiththephonenumber,butI guaranteeyouthatismycontactinformationJustincase,hereitis again:(811)7724387

AtfirsttheylookedatmelikeIhadgrowntwo heads,butmaybetellingyourparentsyoureconnectedwitha friendfromelementaryschoolwilldothattoaperson.Coffee soundsgreat!Iwasinvitedtogooutwithsomepeoplefrommy spinclassbutwillcancelshoulditbenecessary.AndI,too,enjoy the“oldfashionedway”;itfeelslikeI’mnottotallyalonehere.But, shouldyouwantit,I’veattachedmynumber;Iwouldlovetoget yoursaswell? Best, Katherine (800)2346070

Tarodoesn’tanswerforasecond,watchingthenetslowlyrise. It’simpossiblylong themachineryrequiredtosupportanet trawlingthedepthsoftheoceanforthehopeofafishisbeyondhis understandingAtthebottomofthenet’swebbingliesagrayfish asbigashisfist Albertcomesoutofthecabin,smiling,arareshowofemotion It’snotusuallythisearlythattheycatchsomething thesunisstill weakandshimmeryinthegraysky.“Isaid,doyouwanttotry usingthenet?”heasksagainashepullsthetanglednetontothe boat. Taroshakeshishead.EversinceAlbertshowedhimthat diagramofanoldfashionedfishingboat,Tarohasnotbeenableto lookatthisonewithoutthinkingoftheoriginal Herecallsthe waxspatteredblueprint,comparingitwiththeboattheyuse today “Thenetsdidn’tusedtoreachthatfar,”heremembers wondering,whenhefirstsawit

HiAbby, October17,2002

Fishing for Plastic

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Affectionately, Abby Abby, October13,2002

DearestKatherine, October14,2002

3LITERARY 0 Abby Continuedfrompage29

Pleasestopwritingtothisaddress.Wedon’tknowwhoyouare buttherewasneverachildinKatherine’slifenamedAbby,savefor herimaginaryfriendwhenshewasaroundfive.Wefoundyour lettersinherapartment,butKatherineisnowheretobeseenWe areopeninganinvestigationwithlocalpolice,who,uponfurther inspection,tracedyourforwardingaddresstoanemptyfieldNo onehasseenKatherinefordays,includingherfriendsfromher spinclassWearerespondingtotheselettersasalastresortWhere isKatherine?

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onedway”Lettersfeelmorepersonal,don’tthey?Youwerefive years,fourmonthsandtwentydaysoldwhenIwentaway,but really,who’scounting?Iwouldlovetogetcoffee,ortea,orjuice, whateveryourpreference,justletmeknow!

MyparentshavebeguntoworryabouthowI’mfaringinthe newcityandarecomingtostaywithmeforawhile,butIshould stillbefreetomeetwithyouHow’snextweek?Also,Ifearyou mayhavegivenmethewrongnumber;thatareacodedoesn’t existMaybeIcan’treadyourhandwriting,andifso,Iapologize Tellmeifnextweekworksforcoffee, Katherine DarlingKatherine, October18,2002

hesilveryflashstartleshimasheleansslightlyovertheside oftheboattowatchthenetcomestreamingoutofthe waterHisgrandfathergiveshimanodfrominsidethe cabinandcalls,“Taro,wanttogiveitatry?”

Didyoureceivemyletter?Ihaven’theardfromyouinafew days Abby Towhomitmayconcern, October22,2002

Love, Abby HiKatherine, October20,2002

IknowthismaysoundweirdbutItoldmyparentsabout runningintoyouandtheycouldn’tquiterecallyoubeingin schoolwithme

Yes,cancelingwithyourspinclasswouldbepreferred.Justgive meadateandIwillbethere Love, Abby (811)7724387

Sointheafternoon,asthesunstrugglesalongabovethem,he sitsquietlyinthecabin,workingthemachineAlbertfixedtobe abletokeepfishing.TherearesomanythingsTarodoesn’tknow, doesn’twanttoknow.Butitishisduty,hehasreasoned,toknow andtoremember.

ThereisanunusuallullintheconversationAlbertdoesnotsay moreTaro’ssmallbrowisfurrowedforamoment,thenhesmiles brightlyandsays,“Well!Ithoughtitwouldmakeagoodwig.”He drapestheplasticoverhishairandstrikesapose.Alberttriesto smile.

Theboyfrowns “Why?Couldn’ttheyjustgetabagor something?”

Taroputsdownhissandwichandpokesatamangledmessof plastic.“What’sthis?”heasks,liftingthesaltencrustedgarbage betweentwofingers.

Tarolooksathisgrandfather,sittingattheedgeoftheboat, staringintotherippling,pulsingwavesoftheoceanthatprotects andprovidesforthem.Whenthedaylightwanes,heturnstheboat towardshome Theapproachingnightpaintsstreaksoforange abovetheirheads Hisgrandfather’stiredformisbathedinthe tranquillight

ByMAURAKINAST Ifthepapercalendarhasnotbecomeobsolete, Letmesitonyoursteeringwheel andshadeinthemooncycle inthelittlesquareswhileyoudrive Ifyou’reabouttocrash JustknowIcansee throughthebackofmyhead AndI’lltellyousoyouhaveenoughtime tocrushthebrakebeneathyourfoot Sowecanstartagain Driving Towherethelilacsswallowmountains brieflyinspring Theyhavesprunguplikerabbits tobiteofftheedgesofthesun Buttheywillgrowheavyandfallback Down Tothegroundwhilethemoon Rises Behindtheearth onthelastday,thefirstday Thatnightwewillstareintoablacksky ButfornowIhaveonlyalittlesquare slashedbypinkpen Ifollowthosestraightlines Ifollowthesharpturnswithmyeyeswhileyoudrive Andnothinghauntsmeintherearview, Noteventheblurofagasstation Iknowit’smessedup ButIhopeyou’rejealousofhowIhavethestrength tokeepyouontheroadeventhoughI’mhungry Instead,Ichewanotherpieceofgum Pretendingtoknowwhereyou’regoingevenasIslide downunderthepassengerseat Butatleastfromthefloor Icanseethemoonrise Icanseethefullmoonrise

“Thatwouldhavebeenagoodidea”

“Ihadtochangethatwhentheseaschanged,”hisgrandfather hadreplied“Theworldisalwayschanging,sowelearntoadapt” Taroremembersnodding,rememberstheunwaveringlovethat hisgrandfather,hisparents,andallofthepeopleinthetownhold fortheseathatencirclesthem

“Whatareyouthinkingabout?”AlbertsayswhenTarodoesn’t respond,andtheboylooksathim,puzzled.Theoldmanlaughs softly,surprisinghimself.Eveninthisworldwhereeverythingis perfectforhim,Tarostillfindsawaytoescapetohisown.

Theyfishuntiltheycannotstandthesun’sglare,thenretreat intotheshadeofthecabinforameal.Overacanofmeatdrenched inbrine,theygothroughthemorning’scatchTheearlyfishturns outtobetheonlyfish,buttheyhavefoundseveralforgotten objectswithenoughweightfortheseatoswallowthemwhole Tarolikesmakingupstoriesfortheselostobjects,andsometimes Albertjokeswithhim,ifhehasthehearttodoso

Instead

Albertcloseshiseyes.“Peopleusedtousethemtoholdbottlesof beertogether.”

Theysitinnearsilenceafterthat.Tarodoesnotknowwhythe plasticbeerholderhadsomuchofanimpactonAlbert,buthe knowsthathisgrandfatherhaslivedthroughmorethanheshould haveeverhadtoTaroknowshecan’ttrulyfeeltheserenityofthe worldnowbecausehehasneverlostit

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3STUDENTCORRESPONDENT 2 What'sHappeningatIHSinSeptember?

5pmBoysJuniorVarsitySoccerv MaineEndwell@IHS SweetField

6:30pmGirlsVarsityVolleyballv.MaineEndwell@IHSQ Gym 7pmGirlsVarsitySoccerv.JohnsonCity@IHSMoresco Stadium 5:30pmGirlsVarsityTennisv Horseheads@IHSTennis Courts

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5pmBoysJuniorVarsitySoccerv.Binghamton@IHSSweet Field 7pmBoysVarsitySoccerv.Binghamton@IHSMoresco Stadium 5:30pmGirlsVarsityTennisvElmira@IHSTennisCourts 5pmBoysJuniorVarsitySoccervElmira@IHSSweetField 7pmBoysVarsitySoccerv.Elmira@IHSMorescoStadium

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5:30pmGirlsVarsitySwimming/Divingv.Binghamton@ IHSPool 5:30pmGirlsJuniorVarsityVolleyballv.Elmira@IHSQ Gym 6:30pmGirlsVarsityVolleyballv.Elmira@IHSQGym

7pmBoysVarsityFootballv.Horseheads@IHSMoresco Stadium

5pmGirlsJuniorVarsitySoccerv JohnsonCity@IHS SweetField 5:30pmGirlsJuniorVarsityVolleyballvMaineEndwell@ IHSQGym

6:30pmGirlsVarsityVolleyballvBinghamton@IHSQGym 5:30pmGirlsVarsityTennisvMaineEndwell@IHSTennis Courts 7pm Boys Varsity Football v. Windsor @ IHS Moresco Stadium 7pmGirlsVarsityCheerleading@IHSMorescoStadium

5:30pmGirlsJuniorVarsityVolleyballv.Binghamton@IHS QGym 6pmBoardofEducationVotingMeeting(comeat7pmfor publicsession)

7pmGirlsVarsityCheerleading@IHSMorescoStadium

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6pmBoardofEducationVotingMeeting(comeat7pmfor publicsession)

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Aquarius (Jan 20 - Feb 18): Honestly, nothing seems to be too concerning You’re in the clear for this month

Pisces (Feb 19 Mar 20): The yogurt does not want to be eaten Please respect its wishes Aries (Mar 21 - Apr 19): The cupboard fairies poisoned the flour Taurus (Apr 20 May 20): Your broccoli has turned in its letter of resignation and is moving to the Bahamas, so no chance of eating it this month

The Coolness Spectrum Cool :) Uncool :( Seniors Multicellular Organisms Gray Theater Lukewarm Bubble Tea Theatre Grey Unicellular Organisms Freshmen

Which Food Item Should You Avoid This Month?

Sagittarius (Nov 22 Dec 21): That singular slice of pizza wrapped in cellophane has been in the back of your freezer for TOO LONG Capricorn (Dec 22 Jan 19): A terrible fate will befall you if you choose to eat the sausage.

Virgo (Aug 23 Sep 22): The Jello holds a deep resentment towards you. I’d avoid any interaction with it at all costs Libra (Sep 23 - Oct 22): Make sure you cook everything for an extra minute You are more susceptible to food poisoning this month. Scorpio (Oct 23 - Nov 21): Don’t eat the peas DEAR GOD, DON’T EAT THE PEAS!! RUN!!!

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Gemini (May 21 June 20): The apple juice has cultivated a negative energy recently Don’t drink it until you conduct a ritual cleansing Cancer (June 21 Jul 22): Although you will be presented with several bowls of ramen noodles throughout this month, do not accept any of them Leo (Jul 23 Aug 22): The milk looks suspiciously chunky this month. Best to avoid it entirely.