Volume 113 Issue 15
Sports
Manchester City’s Imminent Ride to the Top
By Ahmed Radwan
Arsenal’s dream run at the title could just have been cut short by the mesmerizing Manchester City.
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
By Astrid Harrington, Joanne Hwang
Parents and politicians should be restricting social media companies, not children.
Opinions
Standardization Amongst Stuyvesant Classes
By Alexa Leahy
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?
By Shaon Anwar
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
By Grace Jung
English teacher Minkyu Kim on lessons from his past and his hopes for the future.
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.
Features
The APUSH Plight
By Juni Park
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
By Freda Dong
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
By Ayesha Talukder, Hifza Kaleem
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
By Rhea Malhotra, Sophie Zhou, Daniella Solomon
Lack of access to locker rooms negatively impacts the daily lives of student-athletes and seniors.
Humor
Yet Another Tetris Player Fails as an Architect
A Tetris Player doesn’t fundamentally understand his job as an architect.
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.
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.
Science
This Week’s Investigation: Why Do We Prefer Allopathic Medicine?
By Maya Soni
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
By Sophie Zhao
A group of physicists from Imperial London College recreated the famous double-slit experiment but using the domain of time.
Science
Shifting the Fight Against Superbugs
Newly-created shapeshifting vancomycin dimers could be the first step in eliminating the threat of superbugs forever.
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
By Seth Fenton, Cathleen Xi, Johnny Lin
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
By Benson Chen
The Apple Store recommends that you download these apps for self improvement…or something!
News
Stuyvesant Goes Green With Its Annual Earth Day Fair
By Aeneas Merchant, Maisha Thakur
Stuyvesant’s Environmental Club held an Earth Day Fair on April 24 from 4-6 PM.
Arts and Entertainment
A Galactic Celebration: 40 Years of Return of the Jedi
By Sofia Thornley, Nathalie Cuevas
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!
By Benson Chen
That! Feels Good! is a concise and rambunctious epilogue to its 2020 predecessor, What’s Your Pleasure?.
Features
America Retold: AP African American Studies
By Vanessa Chen, Samaria Noel, Abigail Jin
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.
News
Trans Day of Visibility Gathering
By Elaine Huang
Meeting hosted for International Transgender Day of Visibility by Senior Juniper Chien in collaboration with Spectrum.
Sports
The Fight That Saved Boxing
By Anas Ahmed
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
By Ben Rudinski
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
By Joseph Kim
The Dragons have been quietly having one of their most impressive seasons yet.
Opinions
Accountability Isn’t on the Docket
By Simon Leton
Clarence Thomas’s recent scandal has shined a light on corruption in the Supreme Court; what can be done to address these severe issues?
Opinions
What Happened to American Manufacturing And How to Recover
By Seth Fenton
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?
Arts and Entertainment
The Making of Navy Blue: Ways of Knowing
By Galen Jack
Navy Blue’s major label debut, Ways of Knowing, is a consistent narrative success, but musically a mixed bag.
Sports
Manchester City’s Imminent Ride to the Top
By Ahmed Radwan
Arsenal’s dream run at the title could just have been cut short by the mesmerizing Manchester City.
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
By Astrid Harrington, Joanne Hwang
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
By Alexa Leahy
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?
By Maya Soni
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
By Sophie Zhao
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?
By Shaon Anwar
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
By Grace Jung
English teacher Minkyu Kim on lessons from his past and his hopes for the future.
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.
Features
The APUSH Plight
By Juni Park
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
By Freda Dong
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
By Ayesha Talukder, Hifza Kaleem
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
By Seth Fenton, Cathleen Xi, Johnny Lin
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
By Rhea Malhotra, Sophie Zhou, Daniella Solomon
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
By Benson Chen
The Apple Store recommends that you download these apps for self improvement…or something!
Humor
Yet Another Tetris Player Fails as an Architect
A Tetris Player doesn’t fundamentally understand his job as an architect.
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.
By Frederik Schutz, Yashna Patel
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
By Sofia Thornley, Nathalie Cuevas
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!
By Benson Chen
That! Feels Good! is a concise and rambunctious epilogue to its 2020 predecessor, What’s Your Pleasure?.
Features
America Retold: AP African American Studies
By Vanessa Chen, Samaria Noel, Abigail Jin
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
By Aeneas Merchant, Maisha Thakur
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.
News
Trans Day of Visibility Gathering
By Elaine Huang
Meeting hosted for International Transgender Day of Visibility by Senior Juniper Chien in collaboration with Spectrum.
News
Sophomore Bar Repaint Process
By Madeline Goodwin, Zoey Marcus, Aditya Anand
The Sophomore Bar is in the process of a complete repaint after several years.
Sports
The Fight That Saved Boxing
By Anas Ahmed
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
By Seth Fenton
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
By Ben Rudinski
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
By Joseph Kim
The Dragons have been quietly having one of their most impressive seasons yet.
Opinions
Accountability Isn’t on the Docket
By Simon Leton
Clarence Thomas’s recent scandal has shined a light on corruption in the Supreme Court; what can be done to address these severe issues?
