Volume 113 Issue 17

Science

Are There Too Many Humans on Earth?

Overpopulation is an extremely complex issue that society is currently grappling with. It can be viewed through many conflicting perspectives, each with its own supporting evidence.

Science

The Self-Imposed Limits of Computing

For more than five decades, computing power has doubled every two years, but as of recently, companies are prioritizing short term profits over innovation.

Sports

Welcome to the Woods, Axel Riess

The Spectator celebrates Axel Riess’s commitment to Dartmouth College.

Sports

French Open: Old Meets New

Despite the hopes of numerous young players to secure a breakout win at the 2023 French Open, it became evident that their time has not yet arrived, as 36-year-old veteran Novak Djokovic once again emerged victorious.

Sports

The Fighting Irish Fight On

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish take down the Duke Blue Devils to claim the 2023 NCAA men’s lacrosse national championship.

Sports

The Tottenham Cycle

Tottenham has been plagued by a seemingly endless cycle of mediocrity as it struggles to find lasting solutions to decades-long problems.

Sports

Your Early Prem 23-24 Predictions

Though the season just wrapped up, fans are already impatient for the upcoming season. With that, here are your official early predictions for the 2023-2024 Premier League season.

Opinions

“Shh! Don’t You Dare Say It!”: The Stigma Around Death

Death is intertwined throughout all our lives, so why do we continue to pretend it doesn’t exist?

Opinions

Embrace Fashion With Intention

Fashion is constantly changing and people are meant to reflect these rapid changes, but this can be damaging to body image as well as promote fast fashion. But fashion should be used as an entryway to your own personal beliefs and expression.

Opinions

An Introspective Look at Christianity

With the number of people identifying with Christianity on the decline, it is important to recognize some of the issues that are rooted within Christian communities instead of casting all the blame on religious extremism or the people leaving the religion.

Humor

If Your Dreams Are Like This… Don’t Follow Them

A collection of the most ridiculous dreams that Stuy students have ever had

Sports

Champions of Europe!

Manchester City have finally managed to taste European glory after trumping Inter Milan in the UEFA Champions League.

News

Stuyvesant’s Ukrainian Aid Committee Hosts Bake Sale for Victims of the War in Ukraine

Stuyvesant’s Ukrainian Aid Committee held a bake sale on March 24th and 25th to raise money for Ukrainian war victims.

Humor

Bees a-Buzzin’, Kissable Dandelion Fuzz

Ass. And how to get off of it.

Humor

Homo Stuyvesantians: The Next Stuy Generation

One stuffy biology class, a student has a dream about a new species evolving from Stuyvesant students…and it’s filled with sleep deprivation and ramen.

News

Stuyvesant Speech and Debate Team Competes in Kentucky for the National Catholic Forensics Tournament

Stuyvesant Speech and Debate Team (S&D) heads to Kentucky for one of their final tournaments of the year.

Humor

THAT DOLL CRAZE

We’ve interviewed a few major doll companies to see what their selling points are for their toys.

Humor

Teacher Talk: The Indecipherable (Non-)Romance Language

A dictionary for the most frequent teacher sayings, and what they really mean!

Science

From Neuroactivity to Speech: A Breakthrough in Neurotechnology

A tech clairvoyant has created a milestone invention by translating the brainwaves of a man suffering from anarthria into speech.

Humor

New AP Courses Being Offered at Stuyvesant Next Year

An introduction to the new AP classes offered for the upcoming school year, and students’ reactions to them.

Humor

Sorry, I’m an Elaborate Romantic

Are you still torturing yourself trying to come up with a plan to give that special someone the night of their life (and yours)? Here are some tried-and-true ways to ask your future significant other to PROM!

News

Stuy Open Gallery Hosts Annual Exhibition

Artists in Stuy Open Gallery holds their first annual art exhibition since the creation of the club.

Opinions

Why Our Fear of GMOs Is Actively Harmful to Society

Why our fear of genetically modified organisms is actively harmful to our society.

Arts and Entertainment

Beyond the Veil of Illusion: Colleen Hoover’s Problematic Play on Trauma and Abuse in Literature

Hoover’s take on abuse and trauma is problematic in that it misleads young women to normalize toxic and abusive relationships.

Science

Our Neurodiversity

With eight billion people on the planet, there are countless different ways in which the mind can work. This includes learning disabilities or large disparities in strengths and weaknesses—neurodivergence. Learn about how neurodivergence works, Stuyvesant’s support toward neurodivergent students, and why neurodivergent minds are incredibly important to society.

Sports

Athlete Recruitments: An Untraditional College Process

Stuyvesant recruited athletes and recruit-hopefuls reflect on their recruitment processes.

Features

Ctrl + Alt + Delete: Tech Layoffs in the Wake of the Pandemic

There has been a surge in tech layoffs over the past few years. How has this trend affected Stuyvesant students' ambitions in pursuing careers in computer science?

Features

Summer Lovin’: Stuy Students’ Plans for the Upcoming Months

Summer Lovin’: Stuy Students’ Plans for the Upcoming Months

Arts and Entertainment

Female Artist Spotlight: Extraterrestrial Beings, Exotification, and Meaningful Absurdity

Three incredible women who are taking the 21st century art scene by storm.

Opinions

June 7, 2023: Judgment Day

On Wednesday, June 7, the skies turned dark orange and the world began to end for the second time in three years—it was finals week, and Zeus was furious.

Arts and Entertainment

Teachers Teaching Teachers How to Teach

Violin teachers in the Starling-DeLay Symposium prove that teaching can be just as creative as the music they play.

Arts and Entertainment

Do You Actually Hate Country?

A deep dive into the country music that everyone seems to hate.

Opinions

Orange Skies Ahead: A Call To Action

The cloud of smoke that surrounded New York City on June 7 disrupted daily life and provided us with a strong warning.

Opinions

Stuy School Spirit: Is It Enough?

Stuy lacks overall school spirit, which is harmful to our high school experiences, as it prevents students from forming a sense of belonging within the school.

Arts and Entertainment

Disney Breaks the Live Action Curse With The Little Mermaid

Despite Disney’s many failures to adapt their movies into live-action, The Little Mermaid hits the mark, delivering the classic tale to a new generation.

Arts and Entertainment

Waiting for the Luddite Club

Even though the Luddite Club has a flaky side, some of the wisdom implied by Luddism is worth considering in our daily lives.

Features

DREAM Big: Inside the Program that Prepares Students for the Specialized High School Admission Test

A glimpse into the preparations, aspirations, and reactions that make up the DREAM program.

Arts and Entertainment

Ebony G. Patterson’s ...Things come to thrive…in the shedding…in the molting…

A discussion of the style and techniques employed by contemporary artist Ebony G. Patterson in her current exhibit at the New York Botanical Garden.

Arts and Entertainment

Leith Ross: To Live and To Learn

An analysis of Leith Ross’s artistic style, and a review of their debut album, To Learn, released May 19, 2023.

Arts and Entertainment

Intersections of Youth, Mortality, and Art History: Unraveling Cecily Brown’s Death and the Maid Exhibition

Exploring the intertwined worlds of life and death: a review of Cecily Brown’s exhibition, Death and the Maid.

Science

Run to Live, Live to Run!

It is vital to make the distinction between distance running and sprinting due to the very different impacts the two activities have on the body.

Arts and Entertainment

Time, Junk, and Sarah Sze’s Beautiful Mess

Sarah Sze: Timelapse will captivate anyone who stumbles across the top of the Guggenheim Museum’s rotunda.

Features

The Irony of Elite College Culture

While the competitiveness of the college admissions process pushes some to their academic and extracurricular limits, others are discouraged by the prospect of wasting so much time and effort on a goal that can often seem far from feasible.

Opinions

It’s Okay To Be Selfish

Being selfish in the right way allows people to be healthier, more successful, and better contribute to society.

Opinions

Alternative Classes for Art Appreciation

The Art Appreciation class requirement is not a good use of time and effort and should be replaced with alternative tracks.

Opinions

Rejection or Redirection

Through academics and romance, rejection is rampant throughout our lives; it’s up to us to determine whether we allow it to define our success and future.

Opinions

Sacred Threads, Silent Theft: Unmasking South Asian Cultural Appropriation

Cultural appropriation within South Asian culture and how we can aim to buy and not steal from other cultures.

Arts and Entertainment

The Storytelling of Taylor Swift's Costumes

Taylor Swift: Storyteller takes a career-spanning look at the outfits that have brought pop star Taylor Swift's imaginative worlds to life.

Arts and Entertainment

Not So Comedic

The Spectator reviews the Stuyvesant Theater Community’s final show of the school year.

Humor

Best Study Habits

Many students are taking their first regents exams this week, or perhaps their first end-of-year final exams. I’ve been generous enough to share my wisdom through this article enumerating my top tips and tricks to get hundreds (or above!) on all your finals. Art request: a pile or scatter of completed exams with really high grades at the top (97-105)

News

Stuyvesant Closes Its Doors Following Unprecedented Wildfire Season

Starting on June 6, thick smoke from the wildfires burning in Canada began to envelop New York City and the North East, resulting in the closing of New York City schools on June 9.

Science

Are There Too Many Humans on Earth?

Overpopulation is an extremely complex issue that society is currently grappling with. It can be viewed through many conflicting perspectives, each with its own supporting evidence.

Science

Go Out and See the Sun

Maintaining a balanced diet full of vitamins and necessary minerals and acknowledging the double-edged sword of supplements is vital for the upkeep of one’s health and well-being.

Science

The Self-Imposed Limits of Computing

For more than five decades, computing power has doubled every two years, but as of recently, companies are prioritizing short term profits over innovation.

Sports

Welcome to the Woods, Axel Riess

The Spectator celebrates Axel Riess’s commitment to Dartmouth College.

Sports

French Open: Old Meets New

Despite the hopes of numerous young players to secure a breakout win at the 2023 French Open, it became evident that their time has not yet arrived, as 36-year-old veteran Novak Djokovic once again emerged victorious.

Sports

The Fighting Irish Fight On

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish take down the Duke Blue Devils to claim the 2023 NCAA men’s lacrosse national championship.

Science

Understanding How Fingerprint Patterns Are Formed

An explanation of the research done to understand how fingerprint patterns are formed through the Turing system.

Sports

Nothin’ Soft About It

Meet the last Athlete of the Issue of the 2022-2023 school year, but certainly not the least, Caitlin Wong!

Sports

The Hitmen Fall Short

With the PSAL season over, what comes next for the Hitmen, Stuyvesant’s boys’ tennis team?

Sports

The Tottenham Cycle

Tottenham has been plagued by a seemingly endless cycle of mediocrity as it struggles to find lasting solutions to decades-long problems.

Science

Linus Pauling: Jack of All Trades, Master of All

As “science keeps marching on,” Pauling has done us a favor by delving into the complex branches that every scientific field has to offer and leaving behind revolutionary findings that the next generation of scientists can now challenge and interpret. Art Request: A drawing of this iconic photo of Pauling teaching back at CalTech

Sports

The (Next) Great One

It’s time to take a deeper dive into NHL prospect Connor Bedard’s future glory.

Sports

Heats vs. Nuggets: The Final Chapter

Nikola Jokić’s Denver Nuggets face Jimmy Butler’s Miami Heat in the 2022-2023 NBA Finals.

Sports

Your Early Prem 23-24 Predictions

Though the season just wrapped up, fans are already impatient for the upcoming season. With that, here are your official early predictions for the 2023-2024 Premier League season.

Opinions

“Shh! Don’t You Dare Say It!”: The Stigma Around Death

Death is intertwined throughout all our lives, so why do we continue to pretend it doesn’t exist?

Opinions

Embrace Fashion With Intention

Fashion is constantly changing and people are meant to reflect these rapid changes, but this can be damaging to body image as well as promote fast fashion. But fashion should be used as an entryway to your own personal beliefs and expression.

Opinions

An Introspective Look at Christianity

With the number of people identifying with Christianity on the decline, it is important to recognize some of the issues that are rooted within Christian communities instead of casting all the blame on religious extremism or the people leaving the religion.

Humor

If Your Dreams Are Like This… Don’t Follow Them

A collection of the most ridiculous dreams that Stuy students have ever had

Sports

Champions of Europe!

Manchester City have finally managed to taste European glory after trumping Inter Milan in the UEFA Champions League.

News

Stuyvesant’s Ukrainian Aid Committee Hosts Bake Sale for Victims of the War in Ukraine

Stuyvesant’s Ukrainian Aid Committee held a bake sale on March 24th and 25th to raise money for Ukrainian war victims.

Humor

Bees a-Buzzin’, Kissable Dandelion Fuzz

Ass. And how to get off of it.

News

Logistical Issues Occurring During the AP Spanish Exam Held At Stuyvesant

The AP Spanish Language and Culture Exam had many technical difficulties which caused many issues during the test and scheduling conflicts with other exams.

Humor

Homo Stuyvesantians: The Next Stuy Generation

One stuffy biology class, a student has a dream about a new species evolving from Stuyvesant students…and it’s filled with sleep deprivation and ramen.

News

Stuyvesant Speech and Debate Team Competes in Kentucky for the National Catholic Forensics Tournament

Stuyvesant Speech and Debate Team (S&D) heads to Kentucky for one of their final tournaments of the year.

Humor

THAT DOLL CRAZE

We’ve interviewed a few major doll companies to see what their selling points are for their toys.

Humor

Teacher Talk: The Indecipherable (Non-)Romance Language

A dictionary for the most frequent teacher sayings, and what they really mean!

Science

From Neuroactivity to Speech: A Breakthrough in Neurotechnology

A tech clairvoyant has created a milestone invention by translating the brainwaves of a man suffering from anarthria into speech.

Humor

New AP Courses Being Offered at Stuyvesant Next Year

An introduction to the new AP classes offered for the upcoming school year, and students’ reactions to them.

Humor

Sorry, I’m an Elaborate Romantic

Are you still torturing yourself trying to come up with a plan to give that special someone the night of their life (and yours)? Here are some tried-and-true ways to ask your future significant other to PROM!

News

Stuyvesant Hosts Its First Stuyvesant Sports Banquet

Stuyvesant hosts the first post-COVID Stuyvesant Sports Banquet.

News

Stuy Open Gallery Hosts Annual Exhibition

Artists in Stuy Open Gallery holds their first annual art exhibition since the creation of the club.

Humor

The Happiest Place on Earth

A slightly unhinged Mickey Mouse shares Disney’s plans for the next decade.

Sports

Women’s World Cup: What To Know?

The 2023 Women’s World Cup is quickly approaching. What do we need to know about the participating teams?

Opinions

Why Our Fear of GMOs Is Actively Harmful to Society

Why our fear of genetically modified organisms is actively harmful to our society.

Arts and Entertainment

Beyond the Veil of Illusion: Colleen Hoover’s Problematic Play on Trauma and Abuse in Literature

Hoover’s take on abuse and trauma is problematic in that it misleads young women to normalize toxic and abusive relationships.

Science

Our Neurodiversity

With eight billion people on the planet, there are countless different ways in which the mind can work. This includes learning disabilities or large disparities in strengths and weaknesses—neurodivergence. Learn about how neurodivergence works, Stuyvesant’s support toward neurodivergent students, and why neurodivergent minds are incredibly important to society.

Sports

A Look at This Year’s MLB MVP Race

The best of the best in baseball.

Features

Stories in Soles: Sneakers at Stuy

Where has sneaker culture planted its feet in Stuyvesant’s student body?

Humor

How NOT to Get a College Rec

College is in, desperation is out: here’s what you should NOT say to any teacher you hope to garner respect, or more importantly—you selfish student—a rec from.

Sports

Athlete Recruitments: An Untraditional College Process

Stuyvesant recruited athletes and recruit-hopefuls reflect on their recruitment processes.

Features

Caffeine or Failure?

Stuyvesant students are notorious for their caffeine addiction, but where does this problem stem from?

Sports

Who NBA Teams Should Target this Draft

With the NBA Draft right around the corner, basketball fans all around the world are buzzing with excitement about the next wave of young talent entering the league.

Features

Ctrl + Alt + Delete: Tech Layoffs in the Wake of the Pandemic

There has been a surge in tech layoffs over the past few years. How has this trend affected Stuyvesant students' ambitions in pursuing careers in computer science?

Opinions

Islam: Misunderstood for Centuries

Islam: Misunderstood for Centuries

Features

Summer Lovin’: Stuy Students’ Plans for the Upcoming Months

Summer Lovin’: Stuy Students’ Plans for the Upcoming Months

Arts and Entertainment

Female Artist Spotlight: Extraterrestrial Beings, Exotification, and Meaningful Absurdity

Three incredible women who are taking the 21st century art scene by storm.

Features

Why Books Banned in Other School Boards Are Part of the Stuyvesant Curriculum

A wide variety of novels in the Stuyvesant English curriculum are banned in schools across the nation; this article compiles opinions surrounding some key works of literature in the ongoing national debate.

Opinions

June 7, 2023: Judgment Day

On Wednesday, June 7, the skies turned dark orange and the world began to end for the second time in three years—it was finals week, and Zeus was furious.

Arts and Entertainment

Time, Junk, and Sarah Sze’s Beautiful Mess

Sarah Sze: Timelapse will captivate anyone who stumbles across the top of the Guggenheim Museum’s rotunda.

Features

The Irony of Elite College Culture

While the competitiveness of the college admissions process pushes some to their academic and extracurricular limits, others are discouraged by the prospect of wasting so much time and effort on a goal that can often seem far from feasible.

Arts and Entertainment

Teachers Teaching Teachers How to Teach

Violin teachers in the Starling-DeLay Symposium prove that teaching can be just as creative as the music they play.

Arts and Entertainment

Do You Actually Hate Country?

A deep dive into the country music that everyone seems to hate.

Opinions

It’s Okay To Be Selfish

Being selfish in the right way allows people to be healthier, more successful, and better contribute to society.

Opinions

Orange Skies Ahead: A Call To Action

The cloud of smoke that surrounded New York City on June 7 disrupted daily life and provided us with a strong warning.

Opinions

Alternative Classes for Art Appreciation

The Art Appreciation class requirement is not a good use of time and effort and should be replaced with alternative tracks.

Opinions

Stuy School Spirit: Is It Enough?

Stuy lacks overall school spirit, which is harmful to our high school experiences, as it prevents students from forming a sense of belonging within the school.

Opinions

Rejection or Redirection

Through academics and romance, rejection is rampant throughout our lives; it’s up to us to determine whether we allow it to define our success and future.

Opinions

Sacred Threads, Silent Theft: Unmasking South Asian Cultural Appropriation

Cultural appropriation within South Asian culture and how we can aim to buy and not steal from other cultures.

Arts and Entertainment

Disney Breaks the Live Action Curse With The Little Mermaid

Despite Disney’s many failures to adapt their movies into live-action, The Little Mermaid hits the mark, delivering the classic tale to a new generation.

Arts and Entertainment

Waiting for the Luddite Club

Even though the Luddite Club has a flaky side, some of the wisdom implied by Luddism is worth considering in our daily lives.

Features

DREAM Big: Inside the Program that Prepares Students for the Specialized High School Admission Test

A glimpse into the preparations, aspirations, and reactions that make up the DREAM program.

Arts and Entertainment

The Storytelling of Taylor Swift's Costumes

Taylor Swift: Storyteller takes a career-spanning look at the outfits that have brought pop star Taylor Swift's imaginative worlds to life.

Arts and Entertainment

Ebony G. Patterson’s ...Things come to thrive…in the shedding…in the molting…

A discussion of the style and techniques employed by contemporary artist Ebony G. Patterson in her current exhibit at the New York Botanical Garden.

Arts and Entertainment

Leith Ross: To Live and To Learn

An analysis of Leith Ross’s artistic style, and a review of their debut album, To Learn, released May 19, 2023.

Arts and Entertainment

Intersections of Youth, Mortality, and Art History: Unraveling Cecily Brown’s Death and the Maid Exhibition

Exploring the intertwined worlds of life and death: a review of Cecily Brown’s exhibition, Death and the Maid.

Arts and Entertainment

Not So Comedic

The Spectator reviews the Stuyvesant Theater Community’s final show of the school year.

Science

Run to Live, Live to Run!

It is vital to make the distinction between distance running and sprinting due to the very different impacts the two activities have on the body.

Humor

Best Study Habits

Many students are taking their first regents exams this week, or perhaps their first end-of-year final exams. I’ve been generous enough to share my wisdom through this article enumerating my top tips and tricks to get hundreds (or above!) on all your finals. Art request: a pile or scatter of completed exams with really high grades at the top (97-105)