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Plastic Free Day Revolutionizes the World
By Alexis Qian
Plastic Free Day makes students feel not so free.
Humor
Asking AI 10 Life-Changing Questions
By Justin Chen
Humor writer asks AI 10 questions, what happens next is SHOCKING
Humor
My Stuyvesant Love Life (Gender Neutral Reader)
By Deon Woon
Y/N, who is hoping to focus on their studies at school, suddenly meets some guys that might change everything!
Humor
Escalator Breakdowns: Let’s Break it Down
By Nathan Lee
The escalators are frequently found to be broken, but recent events point to internal sabotage.
Humor
Fact or Fiction: 20-Minute Homework
By Diya Mallu
We expose the very real battles students face every day trying to complete “20-minute homework.”
Features
Grandparental Origins
I’ve had the privilege of knowing all four of my grandparents, and so much of who I am has been shaped by this, often in ways I only recently became aware of.
Humor
BREAKING NEWS: Band Room Thrown Into Chaos After Instruments Filled with Bizarre Items
Various band students discover their instruments tampered with and find themselves in sticky situations.
Humor
Trump: America to Join War on Poverty “on the Side of Poverty” [FULL TRANSCRIPT]
Read President Trump’s brief speech addressed to a joint session of Congress urging America to come to poverty’s aid in the War on Poverty.
Humor
New Tariffs Will Decimate America[’s McDonald’s]
By Alexis Qian
The latest and of course, very real coverage of the United States’ tariffs.
Humor
Leave Me and My Inbox Alone
I describe the experience of first receiving a college undergraduate program admissions email and then rant about it.
Humor
Report Card Dictionary
An exasperated teacher explains what those report card messages really mean.
Humor
Hear Me Out… Some Crumbs of Potential SING! Ideas
From a list of dozens of theme ideas generated under the influence of distilled powdered Celsius, we narrowed down the top two.
Humor
Pregaming Stuyvesant
By Florence Wu, Isha Rashid, Nicole Lui
A prefreshie visits Stuyvesant for the first time during the Spring Open House—only to find himself amidst a bewildering mix of confusing tests, bizarre assignments, and extraordinary upperclassmen pranks that leaves him questioning reality.
Humor
How to Get Rich Off Leprechauns in 2026
By Kevin Weng
An in-depth guide on capturing leprechauns and using them to fulfill your financial goals.
Humor
Exposing the Underground Electronics Network at Stuyvesant High School
We conduct an investigation into the dirty secrets of suspicious device-use in Stuyvesant High School.
Humor
Four Types of Stuy Students During Exams
By Adeline Liao
What different types of Stuy students are like with something we’re all familiar with: EXAMS.
Humor
Best Ways to Prank Your Teacher (If You Wanna Get Expelled)
Spectator Humor has created a list of the best prankless harms—err, harmless pranks, to try on your teachers.
Humor
Advice For The SAT
By Seth Fenton
We know the SAT can be incredibly stressful, but luckily, The Spectator Humor Department is here to help.
Humor
To All the Objects We’ve Loved Before
Once schools closed, we reminisced about the beloved objects that we tragically left in our lockers. Through a collection of love letters, we hope to rekindle the strong and blazing passion that was once there.
Humor
Hot n’ Heavy in the Hudson
By Asa Muhammad
Officials at Stuyvesant High School currently under fire for possession of “ludicrous” amounts of child pornography.
Humor
NRA Fears Challenge From Anti-Vaxxers for 2019 Children-Killing Award
The NRA has dominated the child-killing scene for almost a decade. Now anti-vaxxers want to unseat it.
Humor
Stuyvesant Has Tea With Kung Fu Tea
By Jakob Gorisek-Gazze, Neil Sarkar
Jupioca faces controversy after Kung Fu Tea’s closing.
Humor
Could You Be Suffering from Post-SING! Depression?
By Tony Moh
A fake medical diagnosis on the symptoms of acute post-SING depression, partially based on the actual WebMD diagnosis for depression.
Humor
JProm Boat Quarantined On Hudson River
Pending further developments, the JProm party boat has been quarantined on the Hudson River.
Humor
Students Walk Out As Protest For Not Shutting Down Schools; Virus Spreads Throughout City
“Yo, I don’t know what God put in the water on New Year’s, [coughing] but de Bruhsio just made it worse.” —Violet, also a Revolutionary
Humor
How To Survive the Coronavirus: Tips and Tricks From WikiHow
By Helena Williams, Veronika Kowalski
Scared of the coronavirus outbreak? WikiHow’s got you covered.
Humor
Planet Stuy: The Admissions Officer
Join us as we discover the secret lives of the masters of the education system—the admissions officers.
Humor
NRA Fears Challenge From Anti-Vaxxers for 2019 Children-Killing Award
The NRA has dominated the child-killing scene for almost a decade. Now anti-vaxxers want to unseat it.
Humor
Stuyvesant Has Tea With Kung Fu Tea
By Jakob Gorisek-Gazze, Neil Sarkar
Jupioca faces controversy after Kung Fu Tea’s closing.
Humor
BREAKING NEWS: Band Room Thrown Into Chaos After Instruments Filled with Bizarre Items
Various band students discover their instruments tampered with and find themselves in sticky situations.
Humor
Trump: America to Join War on Poverty “on the Side of Poverty” [FULL TRANSCRIPT]
Read President Trump’s brief speech addressed to a joint session of Congress urging America to come to poverty’s aid in the War on Poverty.
Humor
Four Types of Stuy Students During Exams
By Adeline Liao
What different types of Stuy students are like with something we’re all familiar with: EXAMS.
Humor
New Tariffs Will Decimate America[’s McDonald’s]
By Alexis Qian
The latest and of course, very real coverage of the United States’ tariffs.
Humor
Best Ways to Prank Your Teacher (If You Wanna Get Expelled)
Spectator Humor has created a list of the best prankless harms—err, harmless pranks, to try on your teachers.
Humor
Advice For The SAT
By Seth Fenton
We know the SAT can be incredibly stressful, but luckily, The Spectator Humor Department is here to help.
Humor
To All the Objects We’ve Loved Before
Once schools closed, we reminisced about the beloved objects that we tragically left in our lockers. Through a collection of love letters, we hope to rekindle the strong and blazing passion that was once there.
Humor
The Editorial Board Predicts Each Other’s Future
The future is looking bright for the 2020 - 2021 Spectator Editorial Board! Here are the editors 20 years into the future.
Humor
SING!? More Like SEUNG!
By Aaron Wang, Karen Zhang, Kelly Yip
Principal Seung Yu sent out an email announcing that SING! shall be renamed to SEUNG! and shares his plans for the upcoming event. Exciting!
Humor
Hear Me Out… Some Crumbs of Potential SING! Ideas
From a list of dozens of theme ideas generated under the influence of distilled powdered Celsius, we narrowed down the top two.
Humor
Plastic Free Day Revolutionizes the World
By Alexis Qian
Plastic Free Day makes students feel not so free.
Humor
Asking AI 10 Life-Changing Questions
By Justin Chen
Humor writer asks AI 10 questions, what happens next is SHOCKING
Humor
Pregaming Stuyvesant
By Florence Wu, Isha Rashid, Nicole Lui
A prefreshie visits Stuyvesant for the first time during the Spring Open House—only to find himself amidst a bewildering mix of confusing tests, bizarre assignments, and extraordinary upperclassmen pranks that leaves him questioning reality.
Humor
My Stuyvesant Love Life (Gender Neutral Reader)
By Deon Woon
Y/N, who is hoping to focus on their studies at school, suddenly meets some guys that might change everything!
Humor
Escalator Breakdowns: Let’s Break it Down
By Nathan Lee
The escalators are frequently found to be broken, but recent events point to internal sabotage.
Humor
Fact or Fiction: 20-Minute Homework
By Diya Mallu
We expose the very real battles students face every day trying to complete “20-minute homework.”
Humor
Leave Me and My Inbox Alone
I describe the experience of first receiving a college undergraduate program admissions email and then rant about it.
Humor
Report Card Dictionary
An exasperated teacher explains what those report card messages really mean.
Humor
JProm Boat Quarantined On Hudson River
Pending further developments, the JProm party boat has been quarantined on the Hudson River.
Humor
Students Walk Out As Protest For Not Shutting Down Schools; Virus Spreads Throughout City
“Yo, I don’t know what God put in the water on New Year’s, [coughing] but de Bruhsio just made it worse.” —Violet, also a Revolutionary
Humor
How To Survive the Coronavirus: Tips and Tricks From WikiHow
By Helena Williams, Veronika Kowalski
Scared of the coronavirus outbreak? WikiHow’s got you covered.
Humor
Hot n’ Heavy in the Hudson
By Asa Muhammad
Officials at Stuyvesant High School currently under fire for possession of “ludicrous” amounts of child pornography.
Humor
Could You Be Suffering from Post-SING! Depression?
By Tony Moh
A fake medical diagnosis on the symptoms of acute post-SING depression, partially based on the actual WebMD diagnosis for depression.
Humor
How to Get Rich Off Leprechauns in 2026
By Kevin Weng
An in-depth guide on capturing leprechauns and using them to fulfill your financial goals.
Features
Grandparental Origins
I’ve had the privilege of knowing all four of my grandparents, and so much of who I am has been shaped by this, often in ways I only recently became aware of.