Volume 111 Issue 9
News
Stuyvesant Dance Organizations Host Cultural Dance Appreciation Panel
By Emma Chio, Rajhasree Paul, Zuzi Liu
Tap Club, Stuy Squad, SING!, and StuyArts organized a cultural dance appreciation discussion panel featuring guest speakers Eboné Vanityzo Johnson, Jason Samuels Smith, and Sangita Shresthova.
News
Facebook Post Ignites Conversation Regarding Mental Health
By Jenny Liu, Talia Kahan, Morris Raskin, Karen Zhang, Momoca Mairaj, Erin Lee
The student body exploded in response to a sophomore’s Facebook post on January 3, 2021, expressing her deteriorating mental health and dread of returning to school after winter break. Students, teachers, and administrators share their responses.
News
Wrigley Introduces New Comic Art Elective
By Juni Park, Vedaant Shah, Mahir Hossain
Art teacher William Wrigley will teach a comic art elective starting this spring.
News
Stuyvesant Cancels Plans to Administer the PSAT
By Rifath Hossain, Janna Wang, Isabella Jia
Stuyvesant canceled its plans to host the PSAT on January 26 due to school closure and weekly COVID-19 positivity rates increases in the city.
News
Administration Alters Finals Week Amid Online Classes
By Janna Wang, Eugene Yoo, Jady Chen, Kai Li
The DOE has mandated Regents Week to be instructional days, changing Stuyvesant’s administration of final exams.
Features
Standardized Testing in an Un-Standard Year: Here Comes the SHSAT
By Saiyedah Nayra, Chloe Boccara, Vanessa Chen, Khujista Umama
The pandemic has left eighth-graders to deal with an uncertain future regarding high school admissions. What are their responses to the upcoming SHSAT?
Features
The View from 2021: 2020 in Hindsight
By Shivani Manimaran, Dexter Wells
Stuyvesant reflects on the chaos of the curse of 2020.
Opinions
The Paper of the People—and Its Death
By Isabel Ching
Across America, printed newspapers are dying a slow and painful death. What does that mean for us?
Opinions
Life in Lockdown: Replicating the Israeli Approach to COVID-19 and Vaccination
By Maya Dunayer
The world needs to take a page out of Israel’s book and adapt their efficient and effective approach to handling the COVID-19 pandemic.
Science
“Beam Me Up Scotty”: The Future of Networking
A recent breakthrough in quantum teleportation has enabled the progression of the quantum Internet, a faster and more secure network that may soon replace the current Internet.
Opinions
The Media Is a Pedophile
The industries that control our idea of what makes for an attractive woman have pedophilic roots that run deeper than we know, and it’s beyond disturbing.
Opinions
The Failures of Remote Learning
By Jacky Chen
Remote learning is deeply imperfect. What can we do about that?
Opinions
Title: It’s Time to Axe Legacy Admissions
Elite institutions have been using legacy admissions to fill out their classes for a century, but should they continue?
Humor
New Zoom Updates! (Super Fun!)
By Erica Chen, Oliver Hollmann
Zoom releases a series of updates that get increasingly bonkers.
Humor
All Your Friends and Family Hate You, Admit Your Family and Friends
Wow, your friends and family hate you.
Humor
Mitch McConnell’s Head Falls off During Senate Session, Terrorizes Democrats
McConnell’s head goes SPLAT.
Features
Remote Learning Testimonials
We sent out an anonymous form for students to share their thoughts about mental health, workload, or anything else regarding this past semester.
Sports
Aaron Rodgers: The 2020 NFL MVP?
By Roxie Gosfield, Susie McKnight
Aaron Rodgers’s groundbreaking season has made him the frontrunner for the 2020 NFL MVP.
Sports
A Goodbye to Senior Seasons
“Being part of a team for any number of seasons leaves an impact on any athlete, who will never forget the camaraderie or simply the pure joy of playing.”
Features
S(no)w More Snow Days
By Olivia Woo, Zifei Zhao, Liana Wu, Dalia Levanon
A look at how Stuyvesant students feel about snow days and how remote learning may have brought on their removal.
Features
Standardized Testing in an Un-Standard Year: Here Comes the SHSAT
By Saiyedah Nayra, Chloe Boccara, Khujista Umama, Vanessa Chen
The pandemic has left eighth-graders to deal with an uncertain future regarding high school admissions. What are their responses to the upcoming SHSAT?
Features
The Moment of Tooth
By Sabrina Li, Isabella Jia, Ariana Devito
Stuyvesant students share their expectations, results, and experiences with braces.
Features
The Moment of Tooth
By Sabrina Li, Isabella Jia, Ariana Devito
Stuyvesant students share their expectations, results, and experiences with braces.
Features
When Hands-on Becomes Cams On
By Rachel Vildman, Amanda Brucculeri
A look at how classes that required in-person interaction are working virtually.
Features
The Vaccine Dilemma: NYC’s Journey Back to Normalcy
By Millie Bell, Ava Fung, Mahir Hossain, Eugene Yoo
Students and faculty speak about their opinions on the vaccine and the future ahead.
Science
AlphaFold: The AI That Solved a 50-Year-Old Protein Structure Problem
By Kaitlyn Lee
DeepMind’s latest version of AlphaFold can accurately predict a protein’s 3D structure based on its amino acids, opening new possibilities for fields from medicine to environmental science.
Opinions
Calculus Before Checkbooks?
Many high school students are at the doorsteps of momentous financial decisions—but are educationally unprepared to make them.
Opinions
Social Media Must End
By Aaron Visser
Let’s cut our losses and end this disastrous 15-year experiment once and for all.
Opinions
What It Means to Stand Your Ground in a Changing United States
By Lauren Chin
The Stand Your Ground law attempts to create a method of self-defense, but is unfortunately not always used in this way.
Science
A Rechargeable Zinc-Air Battery Could Transform Energy Use
The development of a rechargeable zinc-air battery could create a cheaper, safer, and more environmentally friendly energy source.
Opinions
Gamers, Rise Up
By Alex Cho
Gaming should not be a subculture where its bad behavior can be ignored.
Opinions
The Traitor-in-Chief Must Be Removed
Donald Trump incited the January 6 coup. He must be removed from the Presidency.
Sports
The Battle of the GOATs
By Nakib Abedin
Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Pelé have always been miles above the rest in the soccer GOAT debate. When Messi and Ronaldo recently surpassed two of Pelé’s most cherished records, the debate was once again reignited—this time with much more heat than ever before.
Sports
Watch Out for These Five NBA Teams
Here are five teams to look out for in the 2020-2021 NBA season.
Arts and Entertainment
“On Pointe”: Behind the Scenes at the Ballet
By Zoe Buff
A review of On Pointe, a Disney+ docuseries highlighting what it’s like behind the scenes at the School of American Ballet.
Arts and Entertainment
Taylor Swift (For)evermore
Taylor Swift’s “evermore” delves deeper into the charming world “folklore” created and includes moments of introspective reflection that highlight her professional and personal growth.
Sports
A Pandemic Postseason: NFL Playoff Preview and Predictions
Stay up to date on the NFL Playoffs and see which teams have a shot at the Super Bowl!
Arts and Entertainment
“The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue”: An Artistic Portrayal of Self Love
By Suah Chung
A book review of “The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue” by V.E. Schwab, a portrait of the timeless struggle of finding value in your life and making an impact on the course of history.
Arts and Entertainment
Falling Down The Rabbit Hole
Why “Alice In Borderland” succeeds as a live-action compared to other live-action adaptations.
Arts and Entertainment
“The Flight Attendant” Takes Off
By Roxy Perazzo
A review of “The Flight Attendant,” a new take on mystery.
Arts and Entertainment
A Tribute To the Illest Villain
By Levi Simon
Recounting of the life of Daniel Dumile, aka MF DOOM.
Arts and Entertainment
A Silent Requiem In “Sound of Metal”
Darius Marder’s “Sound of Metal” captures a musician’s journey through deafness and the reverberations of change.
Sports
The Downfall of Mesut Özil
Mesut Özil, who was recently considered among the best players in the world, has seen his career spiral at Arsenal FC.
Humor
Teachers Are Secretly Thrilled With the End of the Semester
By Erica Chen
As the end of the semester nears, teachers tell their students that they will miss them, but it’s discovered that they actually mean the opposite of what they say.
Humor
A Lost Voyager’s Guide to the Outside
If you haven’t been outside in 10 months, this one’s for you!
Opinions
Mental Health is a Two-Way Street
With the recent Facebook post regarding students’ declining mental health gaining significant traction, it is clear that our community must address the lack of enforcement of many of Stuyvesant’s academic policies to ensure a smoother, more successful second semester.
Sports
The Future Is Now for the Knicks
By Phillip Phan, Philip Von Mueffling
The Knicks are young, hungry, and ready to compete again.
Arts and Entertainment
“Death To 2020”: An Hour-Long Fever Dream
A review of Netflix’s new mockumentary “Death to 2020.”
Sports
College Women’s Basketball Stays Competitive During the Pandemic
By Alicia Yu
Here are the top-ranked women’s college hoops teams in the NCAA.
News
StuyHacks Holds 10th Biannual Hackathon Virtually
By James Kang, Ruiwen Tang, Isabella Jia
Stuyvesant hosted its biannual hackathon, StuyHacks, in a virtual format for the first time.
News
Stuyvesant Dance Organizations Host Cultural Dance Appreciation Panel
By Emma Chio, Rajhasree Paul, Zuzi Liu
Tap Club, Stuy Squad, SING!, and StuyArts organized a cultural dance appreciation discussion panel featuring guest speakers Eboné Vanityzo Johnson, Jason Samuels Smith, and Sangita Shresthova.
News
Facebook Post Ignites Conversation Regarding Mental Health
By Jenny Liu, Talia Kahan, Morris Raskin, Karen Zhang, Momoca Mairaj, Erin Lee
The student body exploded in response to a sophomore’s Facebook post on January 3, 2021, expressing her deteriorating mental health and dread of returning to school after winter break. Students, teachers, and administrators share their responses.
News
Wrigley Introduces New Comic Art Elective
By Juni Park, Vedaant Shah, Mahir Hossain
Art teacher William Wrigley will teach a comic art elective starting this spring.
News
Stuyvesant Cancels Plans to Administer the PSAT
By Rifath Hossain, Janna Wang, Isabella Jia
Stuyvesant canceled its plans to host the PSAT on January 26 due to school closure and weekly COVID-19 positivity rates increases in the city.
News
Administration Alters Finals Week Amid Online Classes
By Janna Wang, Eugene Yoo, Jady Chen, Kai Li
The DOE has mandated Regents Week to be instructional days, changing Stuyvesant’s administration of final exams.
Features
S(no)w More Snow Days
By Olivia Woo, Zifei Zhao, Liana Wu, Dalia Levanon
A look at how Stuyvesant students feel about snow days and how remote learning may have brought on their removal.
Features
Standardized Testing in an Un-Standard Year: Here Comes the SHSAT
By Saiyedah Nayra, Chloe Boccara, Khujista Umama, Vanessa Chen
The pandemic has left eighth-graders to deal with an uncertain future regarding high school admissions. What are their responses to the upcoming SHSAT?
Features
Standardized Testing in an Un-Standard Year: Here Comes the SHSAT
By Saiyedah Nayra, Chloe Boccara, Vanessa Chen, Khujista Umama
The pandemic has left eighth-graders to deal with an uncertain future regarding high school admissions. What are their responses to the upcoming SHSAT?
Features
The View from 2021: 2020 in Hindsight
By Shivani Manimaran, Dexter Wells
Stuyvesant reflects on the chaos of the curse of 2020.
Features
The Moment of Tooth
By Sabrina Li, Isabella Jia, Ariana Devito
Stuyvesant students share their expectations, results, and experiences with braces.
Features
The Moment of Tooth
By Sabrina Li, Isabella Jia, Ariana Devito
Stuyvesant students share their expectations, results, and experiences with braces.
Features
When Hands-on Becomes Cams On
By Rachel Vildman, Amanda Brucculeri
A look at how classes that required in-person interaction are working virtually.
Features
The Vaccine Dilemma: NYC’s Journey Back to Normalcy
By Millie Bell, Ava Fung, Mahir Hossain, Eugene Yoo
Students and faculty speak about their opinions on the vaccine and the future ahead.
Opinions
The Paper of the People—and Its Death
By Isabel Ching
Across America, printed newspapers are dying a slow and painful death. What does that mean for us?
Opinions
Life in Lockdown: Replicating the Israeli Approach to COVID-19 and Vaccination
By Maya Dunayer
The world needs to take a page out of Israel’s book and adapt their efficient and effective approach to handling the COVID-19 pandemic.
Science
“Beam Me Up Scotty”: The Future of Networking
A recent breakthrough in quantum teleportation has enabled the progression of the quantum Internet, a faster and more secure network that may soon replace the current Internet.
Science
AlphaFold: The AI That Solved a 50-Year-Old Protein Structure Problem
By Kaitlyn Lee
DeepMind’s latest version of AlphaFold can accurately predict a protein’s 3D structure based on its amino acids, opening new possibilities for fields from medicine to environmental science.
Opinions
Calculus Before Checkbooks?
Many high school students are at the doorsteps of momentous financial decisions—but are educationally unprepared to make them.
Opinions
The Media Is a Pedophile
The industries that control our idea of what makes for an attractive woman have pedophilic roots that run deeper than we know, and it’s beyond disturbing.
Opinions
Social Media Must End
By Aaron Visser
Let’s cut our losses and end this disastrous 15-year experiment once and for all.
Opinions
What It Means to Stand Your Ground in a Changing United States
By Lauren Chin
The Stand Your Ground law attempts to create a method of self-defense, but is unfortunately not always used in this way.
Science
A Rechargeable Zinc-Air Battery Could Transform Energy Use
The development of a rechargeable zinc-air battery could create a cheaper, safer, and more environmentally friendly energy source.
Opinions
Gamers, Rise Up
By Alex Cho
Gaming should not be a subculture where its bad behavior can be ignored.
Opinions
The Failures of Remote Learning
By Jacky Chen
Remote learning is deeply imperfect. What can we do about that?
Opinions
The Traitor-in-Chief Must Be Removed
Donald Trump incited the January 6 coup. He must be removed from the Presidency.
Opinions
Title: It’s Time to Axe Legacy Admissions
Elite institutions have been using legacy admissions to fill out their classes for a century, but should they continue?
Arts and Entertainment
Cyberpunk 2077: Seven Years to Come Out Unfinished
While Cyberpunk has an amazing open world, and executes well on its characters and central narrative, it’s a broken and nearly unplayable game.
Arts and Entertainment
STUYLE CORNER: The Wonder Wardrobe
By Julia Panas
What is the wonder wardrobe, why is it so great, and how can I make one myself?
Humor
Teachers Are Secretly Thrilled With the End of the Semester
By Erica Chen
As the end of the semester nears, teachers tell their students that they will miss them, but it’s discovered that they actually mean the opposite of what they say.
Humor
A Lost Voyager’s Guide to the Outside
If you haven’t been outside in 10 months, this one’s for you!
Humor
New Zoom Updates! (Super Fun!)
By Erica Chen, Oliver Hollmann
Zoom releases a series of updates that get increasingly bonkers.
Humor
All Your Friends and Family Hate You, Admit Your Family and Friends
Wow, your friends and family hate you.
Humor
Mitch McConnell’s Head Falls off During Senate Session, Terrorizes Democrats
McConnell’s head goes SPLAT.
Features
Remote Learning Testimonials
We sent out an anonymous form for students to share their thoughts about mental health, workload, or anything else regarding this past semester.
Opinions
Mental Health is a Two-Way Street
With the recent Facebook post regarding students’ declining mental health gaining significant traction, it is clear that our community must address the lack of enforcement of many of Stuyvesant’s academic policies to ensure a smoother, more successful second semester.
Sports
Aaron Rodgers: The 2020 NFL MVP?
By Roxie Gosfield, Susie McKnight
Aaron Rodgers’s groundbreaking season has made him the frontrunner for the 2020 NFL MVP.
Sports
The Future Is Now for the Knicks
By Phillip Phan, Philip Von Mueffling
The Knicks are young, hungry, and ready to compete again.
Sports
A Goodbye to Senior Seasons
“Being part of a team for any number of seasons leaves an impact on any athlete, who will never forget the camaraderie or simply the pure joy of playing.”
Arts and Entertainment
Ludwig Göransson, and the Perfection of Sound
By Dexter Wells
A profile of Ludwig Göransson, one of the most talented figures in the musical world at present.
Arts and Entertainment
Has Netflix Finally Created a Good Live Action Adaptation With “Sweet Home”?
By Nicole Liu
Though “Sweet Home” may be lacking in scare factor, its terrific characters and unique plot makes up for it.
Sports
The Battle of the GOATs
By Nakib Abedin
Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Pelé have always been miles above the rest in the soccer GOAT debate. When Messi and Ronaldo recently surpassed two of Pelé’s most cherished records, the debate was once again reignited—this time with much more heat than ever before.
Arts and Entertainment
“Death To 2020”: An Hour-Long Fever Dream
A review of Netflix’s new mockumentary “Death to 2020.”
Sports
College Women’s Basketball Stays Competitive During the Pandemic
By Alicia Yu
Here are the top-ranked women’s college hoops teams in the NCAA.
Sports
Watch Out for These Five NBA Teams
Here are five teams to look out for in the 2020-2021 NBA season.
Arts and Entertainment
“On Pointe”: Behind the Scenes at the Ballet
By Zoe Buff
A review of On Pointe, a Disney+ docuseries highlighting what it’s like behind the scenes at the School of American Ballet.
Arts and Entertainment
Taylor Swift (For)evermore
Taylor Swift’s “evermore” delves deeper into the charming world “folklore” created and includes moments of introspective reflection that highlight her professional and personal growth.
Sports
A Pandemic Postseason: NFL Playoff Preview and Predictions
Stay up to date on the NFL Playoffs and see which teams have a shot at the Super Bowl!
Arts and Entertainment
“The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue”: An Artistic Portrayal of Self Love
By Suah Chung
A book review of “The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue” by V.E. Schwab, a portrait of the timeless struggle of finding value in your life and making an impact on the course of history.
Arts and Entertainment
Falling Down The Rabbit Hole
Why “Alice In Borderland” succeeds as a live-action compared to other live-action adaptations.
Arts and Entertainment
“The Flight Attendant” Takes Off
By Roxy Perazzo
A review of “The Flight Attendant,” a new take on mystery.
Arts and Entertainment
A Tribute To the Illest Villain
By Levi Simon
Recounting of the life of Daniel Dumile, aka MF DOOM.
Arts and Entertainment
A Silent Requiem In “Sound of Metal”
Darius Marder’s “Sound of Metal” captures a musician’s journey through deafness and the reverberations of change.
Sports
The Downfall of Mesut Özil
Mesut Özil, who was recently considered among the best players in the world, has seen his career spiral at Arsenal FC.
