By Julia Nagy Tubes slithered out of his body. He motioned to the cheap plastic cup on the table. He needed water. I walked into the ER at Crittenton and it smelled like dirty hands slathered in sanitizer. I held my breath, breathing only when my lungs were fully depleted of oxygen. I tried to stay strong. I didn’t want him to see me cry. I knew that would hurt him and … [Read more...] about Sparty Winner: The Bobby Hawthorne Experience
Narratives
Feature Coverage: Censorship at Ithaca High School Causes Problems with Readership
Grade: Junior MIPA Class: Feature Coverage Instructor: Jim Streisel Two student suicides in the same year. A local cell phone store employee committing a crime. Junior high students leading a protest in the school’s halls. All these are issues that are usually covered in the school newspaper, but the editor of the Ithaca High School newspaper, Jessica Barnes faces … [Read more...] about Feature Coverage: Censorship at Ithaca High School Causes Problems with Readership
County Fair sights and sounds
By TaTeona Hughes The Upstart Working at a carnival is, in Reggie Martinez’s words, “a thankless job.” From his basketball toss kiosk, he sees everything from red-faced toddlers with sticky stuffed animals to their slumping, exhausted parents dripping with sweat. He stands by his booth in a blue uniform polo, holding a basketball, smelling the sweet cinnamon elephant ears … [Read more...] about County Fair sights and sounds