Volume 112 Issue 6
News
Robotics Team Places First at NYC RoboRama
Stuyvesant’s FIRST Robotics Challenge team, StuyPulse 694, won first place at the RoboRama competition last week, despite COVID-19 postponing many matches and other challenges.
Features
Leaving Behind a Legacy
Mixing personal life with school life, students explain what it’s like to have members of their home family be a part of the Stuyvesant family.
Science
A Graveyard Forest
The idea of green burial has popped up as a cleaner, possibly even more natural way of assessing death itself.
Science
War: An Unexpected Front Field of Science
By Subaah Syed
The pursuit of creating the most efficient medical care in the military has led to significant advancements in the field of medicine and science itself, with revolutionary discoveries regarding deadly diseases to the incorporation of rapid technology in lab testing.
Science
Your Nervous System May Have Evolved from Sponges
By Andy Chen
New findings suggest sponges may be the evolutionary precursor for the modern nervous system in humans and animals.
Opinions
Not Another Cancel Culture Article
By Aaron Visser
Despite the best efforts of Republicans to delegitimize it, cancel culture remains a massive problem.
Science
Is Blockchain Gaming the Future?
By Alex Cho
The future of NFT gaming seems to be an exciting one, and soon, it may assert itself as a core part of major games.
Science
Bugs for Food?
By Aryana Singh
Eating insects is surprisingly beneficial to human health and can serve as a solution to some of our problems.
Opinions
Letter to the Editor
A letter to an editor in response to “Ditch the A.P.’s” by Kerry Garfinkel
Opinions
Not Just a Credit Requirement
By Amanda Cisse
It is time for Stuyvesant High School to improve its approach to language learning.
Humor
Stuyvesant Cuddle Puddle Resurfaces
By Jasmine Wang
In a strange collective fever dream, Stuy has developed a few interesting phenomena.
Humor
Alternate Timeline Movie Reviews
Bryans has visited over 400 realities to watch alternate-timeline movies, and here are his most recent reviews.
Humor
Turkey: An International Criminal At Large
An enraged turkey has fled from the Thanksgiving turkey killings and has started a life of crime.
Humor
Worst Cooks in America Has Some Competition
“Women belong in the kitchen!” Are you sure about that?
Humor
She Has Arrived
In a post apocalyptic wasteland, only one thing remains certain: Mariah will return.
Sports
Free Agent Madness
By Efe Kilic
The free agent market continues to keep fans at the edge of their seats in the middle of the NFL season.
News
How Stuyvesant Regulates COVID-19 Cases
With a few positive COVID-19 cases at Stuyvesant, here is how the administration handles confirmed cases, close contacts, and testing.
News
New Tech Room Open to Students
The administration turned the former Big Sibs Office in the Student Union Room into a Tech Room for students to work in and ease the crowd around the printing station.
Features
The Senior (?) Bar
By Soobin Choi
The tension between the grades over what the senior bar really means/ represents and what this means about the changing attitudes of the grades.
Opinions
Going Berko
By Elicia Chau
Trying to unlearn my accent and usage of Australian English has distanced me from acknowledging my Strayan roots.
Opinions
The Cycle of Violence
Violence against Hindus in Bangladesh and violence against Muslims in India manifested once again this year during Durga Puja, an important religious festival for Bengali Hindus.
Science
The Tragic Misadventure: Death in Space
By Hellen Luo
The process of an astronaut dying in space can play out in several different scenarios with varying internal and external factors taking hold of the human corpse from time to time.
Opinions
A Snap Analysis of Election Day 2021
In an increasingly polarized America, the 2021 elections returned moderate results.
Opinions
Appreciation or Appropriation?
By Isabel Ching
A close, personal examination of appreciation, appropriation, and the difference between the two.
Science
The Trouble with Turkeys
By Olivia Zheng
Health ramifications for turkeys and humans are hidden behind Americans’ taste for turkey.
Opinions
The Post-Pandemic Class of 2025: Freshman Survey
The Spectator analyzes the Class of 2025 through a freshman survey.
Sports
Records, Miracles, and Redemption: Previewing the 2021 MLS Cup Playoffs
By Krish Gupta
A preview of the MLS Cup Playoffs.
Sports
King Canelo; What’s Next?
Canelo Álvarez is the undisputed super-middleweight champion of the world. What’s next for him?
Sports
The Penguins’ Season In Review
By Leah D'Silva
The Penguins, Stuyvesant’s girls’ swimming and diving team, have officially ended a successful season, having won every regular season meet and advancing to the league finals.
Arts and Entertainment
Where Did the Warrior Cats Go?
“Warriors” is a long-running YA fantasy series with an active community that was designed by HarperCollins
Arts and Entertainment
Memorabilia of the English Curriculum
By Adele Bois, Levi Simon, Zoe Buff, Zifei Zhao
Many Stuyvesant students may think of their nightly English reading assignments as more burdens to overcome, but Arts and Entertainment writers argue that these books have made a profound impact on our journeys throughout high school.
Sports
A Night of Champions
In the same venue where George Saint-Pierre defeated Michael Bisping to become a two-division champion, where Andy Ruiz Jr. pulled off a dramatic upset by knocking out Anthony Joshua, and where Joe Frazier and Muhammed Ali had the fight of the century, Kamaru Usman took on Colby Covington to headline UFC 268.
Sports
Title: Henry Ruggs’s Fatal Car Crash
By Phillip Phan
Henry Ruggs III has thrown away his future after speeding and killing 23-year-old Tina Tintor and her dog in a car crash.
Opinions
Thank You, and You, and You!
In honor of the festivities, here are a few things that The Spectator’s Editorial Board is thankful for:
Sports
Off the Deep End with the Girls Swim Captains
By Aidan Look
Over the course of their four years spent swimming, the Girls Swim captains have created countless unforgettable memories.
Features
Call Out My Name (And Then Specify Further)
By Sabrina Chen
I thought my name was pretty unique for an Asian girl. Then I met two other girls with the same name, and the rest was history.
Arts and Entertainment
Happy, Free, Confused, and Lonely with “Red (Taylor’s Version)”
By Jenny Liu, Eleanor Leung, Ivy Halpern
Re-recorded with great detail, new insights, and warm nostalgia, Taylor Swift’s “Red (Taylor’s Version)” is a return to growing up with the roller coaster ups and downs of young love.
Arts and Entertainment
The Lasting Legacy of ABBA
By Madison Kim
Remaining a presence in the industry for over 50 years, our favorite Swedish Super Troupers have proved themselves to be legends of longevity.
Sports
The Atlanta Braves Persevere in a Decisive World Series Win
Freeman caught the ball. Then, he threw both hands in the air before running into a pile of his screaming teammates, all jumping in the middle of the infield.
Arts and Entertainment
Where Did the Warrior Cats Go?
“Warriors” is a long-running YA fantasy series with an active community that was designed by HarperCollins
News
Taking a Look at Stuyvesant’s Budget
By Nada Hameed, Pulindu Weerasekara
Stuyvesant budget has been supported by the Parent Association and provided additional funding from the NYCDOE as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
News
Robotics Team Places First at NYC RoboRama
Stuyvesant’s FIRST Robotics Challenge team, StuyPulse 694, won first place at the RoboRama competition last week, despite COVID-19 postponing many matches and other challenges.
News
How Stuyvesant Regulates COVID-19 Cases
With a few positive COVID-19 cases at Stuyvesant, here is how the administration handles confirmed cases, close contacts, and testing.
News
New Tech Room Open to Students
The administration turned the former Big Sibs Office in the Student Union Room into a Tech Room for students to work in and ease the crowd around the printing station.
Features
The Senior (?) Bar
By Soobin Choi
The tension between the grades over what the senior bar really means/ represents and what this means about the changing attitudes of the grades.
Features
Leaving Behind a Legacy
Mixing personal life with school life, students explain what it’s like to have members of their home family be a part of the Stuyvesant family.
Science
A Graveyard Forest
The idea of green burial has popped up as a cleaner, possibly even more natural way of assessing death itself.
Opinions
Going Berko
By Elicia Chau
Trying to unlearn my accent and usage of Australian English has distanced me from acknowledging my Strayan roots.
Opinions
The Cycle of Violence
Violence against Hindus in Bangladesh and violence against Muslims in India manifested once again this year during Durga Puja, an important religious festival for Bengali Hindus.
Science
The Tragic Misadventure: Death in Space
By Hellen Luo
The process of an astronaut dying in space can play out in several different scenarios with varying internal and external factors taking hold of the human corpse from time to time.
Science
War: An Unexpected Front Field of Science
By Subaah Syed
The pursuit of creating the most efficient medical care in the military has led to significant advancements in the field of medicine and science itself, with revolutionary discoveries regarding deadly diseases to the incorporation of rapid technology in lab testing.
Opinions
A Snap Analysis of Election Day 2021
In an increasingly polarized America, the 2021 elections returned moderate results.
Science
Your Nervous System May Have Evolved from Sponges
By Andy Chen
New findings suggest sponges may be the evolutionary precursor for the modern nervous system in humans and animals.
Opinions
Not Another Cancel Culture Article
By Aaron Visser
Despite the best efforts of Republicans to delegitimize it, cancel culture remains a massive problem.
Science
Is Blockchain Gaming the Future?
By Alex Cho
The future of NFT gaming seems to be an exciting one, and soon, it may assert itself as a core part of major games.
Science
Bugs for Food?
By Aryana Singh
Eating insects is surprisingly beneficial to human health and can serve as a solution to some of our problems.
Opinions
Letter to the Editor
A letter to an editor in response to “Ditch the A.P.’s” by Kerry Garfinkel
Opinions
Appreciation or Appropriation?
By Isabel Ching
A close, personal examination of appreciation, appropriation, and the difference between the two.
Science
The Trouble with Turkeys
By Olivia Zheng
Health ramifications for turkeys and humans are hidden behind Americans’ taste for turkey.
Opinions
The Post-Pandemic Class of 2025: Freshman Survey
The Spectator analyzes the Class of 2025 through a freshman survey.
Opinions
Not Just a Credit Requirement
By Amanda Cisse
It is time for Stuyvesant High School to improve its approach to language learning.
Humor
Stuyvesant Cuddle Puddle Resurfaces
By Jasmine Wang
In a strange collective fever dream, Stuy has developed a few interesting phenomena.
Humor
Alternate Timeline Movie Reviews
Bryans has visited over 400 realities to watch alternate-timeline movies, and here are his most recent reviews.
Humor
Turkey: An International Criminal At Large
An enraged turkey has fled from the Thanksgiving turkey killings and has started a life of crime.
Humor
Worst Cooks in America Has Some Competition
“Women belong in the kitchen!” Are you sure about that?
Humor
A-nya-lizing the Catboy Maid Invasion
By Eshaal Ubaid, Alexander Chu
Our experts here at the Spectator are paw-sitive that this is no cat-incidence
Humor
She Has Arrived
In a post apocalyptic wasteland, only one thing remains certain: Mariah will return.
Sports
Free Agent Madness
By Efe Kilic
The free agent market continues to keep fans at the edge of their seats in the middle of the NFL season.
Sports
Records, Miracles, and Redemption: Previewing the 2021 MLS Cup Playoffs
By Krish Gupta
A preview of the MLS Cup Playoffs.
Sports
King Canelo; What’s Next?
Canelo Álvarez is the undisputed super-middleweight champion of the world. What’s next for him?
Arts and Entertainment
Authentically Ed, and How “=” Was Not.
While Sheeran’s vocal and instrumental talent, along with his signature authenticity, is present in certain songs on “=,” the album as a whole felt weak, disorganized, and unfinished.
Sports
The Penguins’ Season In Review
By Leah D'Silva
The Penguins, Stuyvesant’s girls’ swimming and diving team, have officially ended a successful season, having won every regular season meet and advancing to the league finals.
Sports
Off the Deep End with the Girls Swim Captains
By Aidan Look
Over the course of their four years spent swimming, the Girls Swim captains have created countless unforgettable memories.
Features
Call Out My Name (And Then Specify Further)
By Sabrina Chen
I thought my name was pretty unique for an Asian girl. Then I met two other girls with the same name, and the rest was history.
Arts and Entertainment
Happy, Free, Confused, and Lonely with “Red (Taylor’s Version)”
By Jenny Liu, Eleanor Leung, Ivy Halpern
Re-recorded with great detail, new insights, and warm nostalgia, Taylor Swift’s “Red (Taylor’s Version)” is a return to growing up with the roller coaster ups and downs of young love.
Arts and Entertainment
Where Did the Warrior Cats Go?
“Warriors” is a long-running YA fantasy series with an active community that was designed by HarperCollins
Arts and Entertainment
Memorabilia of the English Curriculum
By Adele Bois, Levi Simon, Zoe Buff, Zifei Zhao
Many Stuyvesant students may think of their nightly English reading assignments as more burdens to overcome, but Arts and Entertainment writers argue that these books have made a profound impact on our journeys throughout high school.
Arts and Entertainment
The Lasting Legacy of ABBA
By Madison Kim
Remaining a presence in the industry for over 50 years, our favorite Swedish Super Troupers have proved themselves to be legends of longevity.
Sports
The Atlanta Braves Persevere in a Decisive World Series Win
Freeman caught the ball. Then, he threw both hands in the air before running into a pile of his screaming teammates, all jumping in the middle of the infield.
Arts and Entertainment
Where Did the Warrior Cats Go?
“Warriors” is a long-running YA fantasy series with an active community that was designed by HarperCollins
Sports
A Night of Champions
In the same venue where George Saint-Pierre defeated Michael Bisping to become a two-division champion, where Andy Ruiz Jr. pulled off a dramatic upset by knocking out Anthony Joshua, and where Joe Frazier and Muhammed Ali had the fight of the century, Kamaru Usman took on Colby Covington to headline UFC 268.
News
Freshman Caucus Endorsements 2021
This year saw a whopping 14 Freshman Caucus tickets throw their hat into the election ring, a number that nearly approaches last year’s 16. The Spectator has chosen to endorse three of the prospective tickets.
Sports
Title: Henry Ruggs’s Fatal Car Crash
By Phillip Phan
Henry Ruggs III has thrown away his future after speeding and killing 23-year-old Tina Tintor and her dog in a car crash.
