Volume 113 Issue 15

News

Trans Day of Visibility Gathering

Meeting hosted for International Transgender Day of Visibility by Senior Juniper Chien in collaboration with Spectrum.

Sports

The Holy Trinity of Holland

The 1980s era in soccer history would welcome the dawn of a new Oranje spearheaded by the deadly combination of Frank Rijkaard, Ruud Gullit, and Marco van Basten.

Arts and Entertainment

Discomfort, Anxiety, and Fear in Ari Aster’s Beau is Afraid

There is not one moment of safety within the three long hours of Beau is Afraid.

Sports

Live. Love. Lax.

Meet Raymond Allie and Derek Zang, members of the boys’ lacrosse team.

Arts and Entertainment

A Galactic Celebration: 40 Years of Return of the Jedi

Return of the Jedi celebrated its 40th anniversary on April 28, marking 40 years since the conclusion of the original Star Wars trilogy.

Opinions

Our Subway Subconscious

In light of the recent tragedies plaguing New York City’s public transit system, Stuyvesant students and New Yorkers alike have been made increasingly aware of the dangers of our daily commutes.

Arts and Entertainment

The Politics of Pleasure in Jessie Ware’s That! Feels Good!

That! Feels Good! is a concise and rambunctious epilogue to its 2020 predecessor, What’s Your Pleasure?.

Features

America Retold: AP African American Studies

AP African American Studies, a new and controversial course, will be offered at Stuyvesant starting this fall.

Sports

A Fairytale With a Bad Ending

The fairytale Bruins season has ended in a nightmare. This is a loss that will forever haunt the Bruins organization, and leave their fanbase mourning for years to come. So what exactly happened?

News

Stuyvesant Hosts First In-Person College Fair Since Pandemic

Stuyvesant High School hosts its first in-person college fair since the pandemic began, providing college information to juniors as they begin to prepare for their application process.

Sports

Poch to Chelsea?

With that, Poch seems likely to be the next manager in the dugout at Stamford Bridge.

Humor

Yet Another Tetris Player Fails as an Architect

A Tetris Player doesn’t fundamentally understand his job as an architect.

Sports

The Fight That Saved Boxing

Gervonta “Tank” Davis and Ryan “Kingry” Garcia finally crossed paths in their boxing careers, in a spectacular fight that had been teased for years.

Sports

The (Belated) Hollywood Ending for Wrexham AFC

After 15 years of being stuck in the fifth tier of English soccer, they finally achieve promotion to the English Football League, with the help of stars Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds.

Sports

Feet are Overrated, Anyways

The Dragons have been quietly having one of their most impressive seasons yet.

Opinions

Accountability Isn’t on the Docket

Clarence Thomas’s recent scandal has shined a light on corruption in the Supreme Court; what can be done to address these severe issues?

Science

The Start of a New Chapter in Medicine: Bioelectronic Medicine

Bioelectronic medicine can be used to electrically stimulate the brain, treating conditions like epilepsy and depression.

Opinions

Anonymity: The Price of Rankings and Confession Pages

Anonymous social media pages must be regulated to protect privacy and to show compassion to one another. Rankings, which are often posted on these accounts, are dehumanizing.

Science

Silencing Genes: A Breakthrough for Alzheimer’s Treatment

Research conducted at the University College London Dementia Research Centre has shown remarkable results, demonstrating the feasibility of an Alzheimer’s medication using gene silencers.

Opinions

The Consequences of Control

Parents and politicians should be restricting social media companies, not children.

Opinions

Standardization Amongst Stuyvesant Classes

However, this large pool of teachers, each with their own teaching style, can be problematic for students.

Science

What Is It Like To Be a Senior Editor for One of the Most Prominent Scientific Journals?

The literary scientific process is rigorous and extensive, and the role of an editor is integral to the diffusion of discovery and promotion of scientific reliability.

Features

Past Complements the Present: Minkyu Kim

English teacher Minkyu Kim on lessons from his past and his hopes for the future.

Sports

Manchester City’s Imminent Ride to the Top

Arsenal’s dream run at the title could just have been cut short by the mesmerizing Manchester City.

Features

The APUSH Plight

Juniors recount on their experiences studying for the APUSH exam, administered at an earlier date than expected due to a College Board mixup.

Humor

Stuyvesant Offers “Fun” Electives for the Upcoming School Year

Stuyvesant offers new courses for next year to “spice up” the curriculum.

Features

Swimming Against the Tide: Muslim Girls Respond to the Removal of Girls-Only Swim Gym

A deeper-dive into the removal of girls-only swim gym and its effect on female Muslim students.

Humor

Five Healthy Ways of Coping with Pressure During AP Season

Bringing five healthy ways for Stuy kids to deal with stress during AP season. Warning: not verified by Stuyvesant High School or College Board to be valid.

Features

Changing Stuy’s Changing Spaces

Lack of access to locker rooms negatively impacts the daily lives of student-athletes and seniors.

Humor

THE COMEBACK IS REAL

I’m back.

Humor

Love at First Sight

Teachers play matchmaker with students after becoming bored by Stuyvesant’s lack of romance.

Features

From Sewers to Schools: A Profile of Stephen McClellan

A profile of Mr. McClellan, and how his variety of careers has influenced the lessons he passes on to his students.

Humor

To: User0112358132134, From: The Apple of Your Eye

The Apple Store recommends that you download these apps for self improvement…or something!

News

Sophomore Bar Repaint Process

The Sophomore Bar is in the process of a complete repaint after several years.

News

Trans Day of Visibility Gathering

Meeting hosted for International Transgender Day of Visibility by Senior Juniper Chien in collaboration with Spectrum.

Sports

The Holy Trinity of Holland

The 1980s era in soccer history would welcome the dawn of a new Oranje spearheaded by the deadly combination of Frank Rijkaard, Ruud Gullit, and Marco van Basten.

Arts and Entertainment

Discomfort, Anxiety, and Fear in Ari Aster’s Beau is Afraid

There is not one moment of safety within the three long hours of Beau is Afraid.

Sports

Live. Love. Lax.

Meet Raymond Allie and Derek Zang, members of the boys’ lacrosse team.

Arts and Entertainment

A Galactic Celebration: 40 Years of Return of the Jedi

Return of the Jedi celebrated its 40th anniversary on April 28, marking 40 years since the conclusion of the original Star Wars trilogy.

Opinions

Our Subway Subconscious

In light of the recent tragedies plaguing New York City’s public transit system, Stuyvesant students and New Yorkers alike have been made increasingly aware of the dangers of our daily commutes.

Arts and Entertainment

The Politics of Pleasure in Jessie Ware’s That! Feels Good!

That! Feels Good! is a concise and rambunctious epilogue to its 2020 predecessor, What’s Your Pleasure?.

Features

America Retold: AP African American Studies

AP African American Studies, a new and controversial course, will be offered at Stuyvesant starting this fall.

Sports

A Fairytale With a Bad Ending

The fairytale Bruins season has ended in a nightmare. This is a loss that will forever haunt the Bruins organization, and leave their fanbase mourning for years to come. So what exactly happened?

News

Stuyvesant Goes Green With Its Annual Earth Day Fair

Stuyvesant’s Environmental Club held an Earth Day Fair on April 24 from 4-6 PM.

News

Stuyvesant Hosts First In-Person College Fair Since Pandemic

Stuyvesant High School hosts its first in-person college fair since the pandemic began, providing college information to juniors as they begin to prepare for their application process.

Sports

Poch to Chelsea?

With that, Poch seems likely to be the next manager in the dugout at Stamford Bridge.

Humor

Yet Another Tetris Player Fails as an Architect

A Tetris Player doesn’t fundamentally understand his job as an architect.

Opinions

Finders, Keepers

Stolen artifacts deserve to be returned to their places of origin.

Sports

The Fight That Saved Boxing

Gervonta “Tank” Davis and Ryan “Kingry” Garcia finally crossed paths in their boxing careers, in a spectacular fight that had been teased for years.

Opinions

What Happened to American Manufacturing And How to Recover

American manufacturing has vastly declined in the decades since the end of World War II, so how can we recover some of our former dominance and build a bright future for the American industrial sector?

Sports

The (Belated) Hollywood Ending for Wrexham AFC

After 15 years of being stuck in the fifth tier of English soccer, they finally achieve promotion to the English Football League, with the help of stars Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds.

Opinions

Studying to Survive

Why is it so hard to study in advance for a test?

Sports

Feet are Overrated, Anyways

The Dragons have been quietly having one of their most impressive seasons yet.

Opinions

Accountability Isn’t on the Docket

Clarence Thomas’s recent scandal has shined a light on corruption in the Supreme Court; what can be done to address these severe issues?

Arts and Entertainment

Memory Map: Jaune Quick-to-See Smith’s [Native] American Experience

Artist Jaune Quick-to-See Smith’s striking insight into the devastating history of oppression and current political struggles of indigenous populations in the United States.

Opinions

Bring Back the Paper SAT

Switching to the digital SAT was the wrong move for the the College Board.

Science

The Start of a New Chapter in Medicine: Bioelectronic Medicine

Bioelectronic medicine can be used to electrically stimulate the brain, treating conditions like epilepsy and depression.

Arts and Entertainment

The Making of Navy Blue: Ways of Knowing

Navy Blue’s major label debut, Ways of Knowing, is a consistent narrative success, but musically a mixed bag.

Opinions

Anonymity: The Price of Rankings and Confession Pages

Anonymous social media pages must be regulated to protect privacy and to show compassion to one another. Rankings, which are often posted on these accounts, are dehumanizing.

Science

Silencing Genes: A Breakthrough for Alzheimer’s Treatment

Research conducted at the University College London Dementia Research Centre has shown remarkable results, demonstrating the feasibility of an Alzheimer’s medication using gene silencers.

Opinions

The Consequences of Control

Parents and politicians should be restricting social media companies, not children.

Science

Yawns of the Youth: A Wakeup Call to the Risks of Caffeine

Though caffeine may be the key to keeping you awake in class or at all hours of the night, constant high caffeine consumption has many negative effects.

Opinions

Standardization Amongst Stuyvesant Classes

However, this large pool of teachers, each with their own teaching style, can be problematic for students.

Science

This Week’s Investigation: Why Do We Prefer Allopathic Medicine?

Despite the pros and cons of each, why, of the two, is the Western allopathic method so widely accepted?

Opinions

Holding Hope for Humanities

In an environment like Stuyvesant High School where STEM tends to dominate the spotlight, the struggle to pursue humanities increases while the number of humanities degrees decreases.

Science

Shining Light Through Double-Slits In Time

A group of physicists from Imperial London College recreated the famous double-slit experiment but using the domain of time.

Science

What Is It Like To Be a Senior Editor for One of the Most Prominent Scientific Journals?

The literary scientific process is rigorous and extensive, and the role of an editor is integral to the diffusion of discovery and promotion of scientific reliability.

Features

Past Complements the Present: Minkyu Kim

English teacher Minkyu Kim on lessons from his past and his hopes for the future.

Sports

Manchester City’s Imminent Ride to the Top

Arsenal’s dream run at the title could just have been cut short by the mesmerizing Manchester City.

Features

The APUSH Plight

Juniors recount on their experiences studying for the APUSH exam, administered at an earlier date than expected due to a College Board mixup.

Science

Shifting the Fight Against Superbugs

Newly-created shapeshifting vancomycin dimers could be the first step in eliminating the threat of superbugs forever.

Humor

Stuyvesant Offers “Fun” Electives for the Upcoming School Year

Stuyvesant offers new courses for next year to “spice up” the curriculum.

Features

Swimming Against the Tide: Muslim Girls Respond to the Removal of Girls-Only Swim Gym

A deeper-dive into the removal of girls-only swim gym and its effect on female Muslim students.

Humor

Love at First Sight

Teachers play matchmaker with students after becoming bored by Stuyvesant’s lack of romance.

Features

From Sewers to Schools: A Profile of Stephen McClellan

A profile of Mr. McClellan, and how his variety of careers has influenced the lessons he passes on to his students.

Humor

Five Healthy Ways of Coping with Pressure During AP Season

Bringing five healthy ways for Stuy kids to deal with stress during AP season. Warning: not verified by Stuyvesant High School or College Board to be valid.

Features

Changing Stuy’s Changing Spaces

Lack of access to locker rooms negatively impacts the daily lives of student-athletes and seniors.

Humor

To: User0112358132134, From: The Apple of Your Eye

The Apple Store recommends that you download these apps for self improvement…or something!

Humor

THE COMEBACK IS REAL

I’m back.