Virgenya Zhu (virgenya-zhu)

vzhu50@stuy.edu

Virgenya Zhu (‘25) is a writer for the Opinions Department. Her favorite subjects to write about include current events, LGBTQ+ and gender issues, and personal experience. In her free time, she likes thrifting, writing stories and listening to podcasts.

living in lowercase

the ups and downs of lowercase writing.

Issue 7, Volume 113

The Stuy Confessions Pages Are Beefing

As more and more confession pages for the school pop up, only one can be on top…

Issue 6, Volume 113

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Censorship, Classrooms, and Content Warnings

Content warnings are becoming more and more of a standard in society. We must integrate them into books as well.

Issue 5, Volume 113

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Halloween Costumes, Ranked

Virgenya Zhu, Gabriella Hoefner

The definitive list of Spectator-endorsed and discouraged Halloween costumes. Let the games begin.

Issue 4, Volume 113

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How to Fall in Love in October

Stuyvesant students scramble to be able to fall in love in October. If they don’t, they will become the subjects of ridicule, or even be sentenced to death.

Issue 3, Volume 113

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The Lost and Found Family

The objects left in the Stuyvesant Lost and Found box over the summer gain sentience and decide to roam the school looking for a way to escape.

Issue 1, Volume 113

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The APs Stand For Academic Purgatory

The APs this year are being graded on completely irrelevant factors, and the students aren’t happy.

Issue 16, Volume 112

Ways to Break the Escalators

Here’s a list of ways you can break the escalators. You will certainly not anger the entire student body.

Issue 12, Volume 112

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Girlboss, Grievance, and Gender Bias

The vocabulary of gender bias subtly dominates professional fields and diminishes a person’s view on a woman’s ability to perform her job.

Issue 10, Volume 112

Pupilpath Outage, Day 45

In light of the PupilPath shutdown, students have to self-report their old grades.

Issue 10, Volume 112

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American Sign Language and the Fight to be Heard

Learning sign language is easy to integrate into our education system, beneficial to all parties involved, and valuable to the hearing-impaired community.

Issue 8, Volume 112

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Pool Colored Green and Red to Increase Holiday Spirit

The SU makes the decision to dye the pool green and red in honor of the holiday season, and students revolt.

Issue 8, Volume 112

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