Humor
George Santos, the Multitalented Wonder
The Humor Department reports on George Santos’s SU campaign.
News
Stuyvesant Experiences an Unforeseen Earthquake
The Stuyvesant community reacts and responds to the unexpected earthquake that occurred on Friday, April 5, 2024.
News
A New Perspective on American History: A Look into David Hanna's New Book
History teacher David Hanna publishes his new book “History Nation: A Citizen’s Guide to the History of the United States.”
News
Stuyvesant Students Evacuate to View a Solar Eclipse on April 8
By Amrit Das, Brendan Tan, Sanjeena Hossen, Stella Krajka
Stuyvesant students gathered on April 8 to view a 90 percent totality solar eclipse.
Sports
Bayer, Bayern, and Kane, Oh My!
By Khush Wadhwa
Does Bayer Leverkusen’s emphatic title win prove that Harry Kane is the cursed one?
Opinions
Moments of Stillness: Reflections on the Eclipse and Urban Connection
The eclipse facilitated a profound moment of mutual connection for New Yorkers. Can we find this unity elsewhere?
News
Stuyvesant Reality Check Holds a Vaping Debate Night
By Gavin Cheng, Jayden Kim, Rahul Kissoon
Stuyvesant Reality Check holds a Vaping Debate Night for students to learn and discuss the effects of vaping.
Humor
What New York Animal Are You?
Find out what animal best fits your personality after answering these 10 questions!
Arts and Entertainment
Persepolis: Koobideh, Every Day
With its flavorful appetizers and standout entrees like koobideh and fesenjan, Persepolis offers a taste of authentic Iranian cuisine.
Features
Medz Yeghern: Never Again
Reflecting on the pride, loss, and complicated guilt of April 24 as an Armenian-American.
Arts and Entertainment
Lithography, Woodcuts, and Dancing Skeletons: Mexican Prints at the Met Museum
Mexican Prints at the Vanguard presents Mexican printmaking as an outlet for traditional motifs and socio-political commentary.
Features
A Lost Art at Stuy: Comics
By Ada Gordon, Daniella Solomon, Rhea Malhotra
Art teacher William Wrigley used to teach a comic class that was a new, interesting, popular way for students to express themselves, but this year, it was no longer offered due to the art department being too small.
Features
Learn Self-Defense At No Expense!
By Adeline Sauberli, Eleanor Aranda, Mark Ionis
Three free self-defense classes, taught by Gabrielle Rubin, were offered to seniors this spring. These classes helped students learn important defense skills that can aid them in college and beyond.
Arts and Entertainment
Quiet on Set: Behind Nickelodeon’s “Golden Age”
By Emi Shimada
Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV is an expertly-produced docuseries that reveals the atrocities that happened behind the scenes during Nickelodeon’s “golden era,” begging the question: how do we protect kids in entertainment?
Sports
March Sadness: Will Men’s Basketball Forever Overshadow Women’s Basketball?
Since sports have been a form of entertainment, men’s sports have received more support, resources, and viewership. This article highlights that since women’s basketball has started to overshadow the popularity of select men’s sports, platforms like ESPN make the streaming more expensive to exclude women from the national stage.
Sports
The Greyducks Are Molting Their Feathers
By Tahlia Jamir
Following an injury-ridden winter season, the Greyducks are learning from their mistakes and striding towards a happier, healthier spring season.
Sports
Keepin’ Balls Out
By Duncan Park
Meet Tejas Siddaramaiah, goalie of Stuyvesant’s boys’ lacrosse team!
Science
Breaking Barriers: SHLP2 and Parkinson's Progress
By Hana Hirata
A new study done on Parkinson’s disease opens up new research methods using mitochondrial proteins.
Arts and Entertainment
The New New Doja Cat
Scarlet 2 Claude, diverging from its predecessor lyrically, stylistically, and instrumentally, is the next stage of Doja Cat’s career itself.
Arts and Entertainment
Minisode 3: Mending the Promise
By Rachel Hong
Minisode 3: TOMORROW is triumphant as a stylistically consistent, optimistic, and deeply personal narrative that every fan, old and new, can truly appreciate.
Features
Savory Noodles, Delusional Frogs, and Familial Dreams: A Reflection on the First-Gen
By Annie Li
A lesson on finding self and family as a first-gen child, told through stories of my memories, and reflections on them.
Features
Redefining Beauty Through the Hijab
A look into the experience of a young hijabi and how her hijab alters her concept of beauty.
Arts and Entertainment
Even Worse Than the Real Thing!
A review of the 2024 Whitney Biennial: Even Better than the Real Thing
Humor
It’s Time to Lock In: Tips For All Your AP Exams
By Michelle Huang, Tamiyyah Shafiq
IT’S TIME TO LOCK IN FOR YOUR AP EXAMS AHHHHH
Arts and Entertainment
“Émigré”: A WWII Love Story Told Through Music
By Albert Shen
A review of the recently released oratorio “Émigré”
Sports
Why Zach Edey Isn’t Getting Paid: NIL Deals in College Sports
By Samay Kothari, Terrence Liao
The rules for NIL revenue in college sports are convoluted and need an overhaul.
Arts and Entertainment
Lock In.
By The Arts & Entertainment Department
As AP season approaches, so does the annual A&E STUDY PLAYLIST! This is for the 4:00 a.m. all-nighters. Hype music type [EXPLETIVE].
Features
From Mundane to Mindful: Reinventing Homeroom Engagement
By Ankita Saha
Students share their thoughts and opinions on homeroom activities.
Opinions
The Road to November 2024
By Amaryllis Sun, Helen Mancini
Many of the current Stuyvesant seniors and some juniors will be eligible to vote in the 60th presidential election on November 5, 2024. In the midst of college applications and the hectic life of a Stuyvesant student, it can be difficult to keep up with the tumultuous American political landscape. To address this, The Spectator is starting a new election literacy project. As this historic election unfolds, the Opinions Department will publish polls, facts about the candidates, key swing state updates, and other content throughout the election season.
Opinions
The Dilemma Between Testing Dates and Religious Holidays
By Nabiha Islam
For the past couple of years, the New York State Exams have been administered during Eid following Stuyvesant not providing a “No Testing Day” the day after a religious holiday.
Opinions
How to Celebrate Passover During a War
Honoring Passover, Eid, and other holidays, whether through the lens of hope or grief, is especially vital to this moment in time.
Opinions
Dear America, Stop Overreacting!
America has a history of overreacting in times of crisis, leading to illogical and discriminatory measures.
Science
A Step Forward in the Battle Against Plastic
By Sonya Cisse
Microplastics, the way they affect humans, and the role they play in the environment are still being studied, but scientists are hopeful that Y. lipolytica and similar microorganisms can serve as a way to begin detoxifying the environment.
Features
How To Ask About College: A Tutorial
By Leah Riegel
It’s May. College acceptances are out, and everyone is itching to know where their friends, acquaintances, and even people they have never met before, are going. But then the awkward moment comes: how to ask? The constant questioning can be a lot to graduating seniors, so they have suggested their own guidelines for curious onlookers.
Science
Measles Rises From The Dead
The measles virus, thought to be eliminated in the United States, has come back in an outbreak, spurred by insufficient vaccination.
Science
Behind the April 5th Earthquake And Other Earthquakes
By Sophie Zhao
In the morning of April 5, 2024, U.S. states along the East Coast were shaken by an earthquake centered in New Jersey at a moderate magnitude. Learn more about the causes of earthquakes like this and how to prepare for an earthquake!
News
Caliper Hosts Poets House Open Mic
By Kara Yip, Sarah Diaz, Sharon Zhou
Caliper hosted an open mic at the NYC Poets House on April 17.
Humor
George Santos, the Multitalented Wonder
The Humor Department reports on George Santos’s SU campaign.
News
Stuyvesant Experiences an Unforeseen Earthquake
The Stuyvesant community reacts and responds to the unexpected earthquake that occurred on Friday, April 5, 2024.
News
A New Perspective on American History: A Look into David Hanna's New Book
History teacher David Hanna publishes his new book “History Nation: A Citizen’s Guide to the History of the United States.”
News
Stuyvesant Students Evacuate to View a Solar Eclipse on April 8
By Amrit Das, Brendan Tan, Sanjeena Hossen, Stella Krajka
Stuyvesant students gathered on April 8 to view a 90 percent totality solar eclipse.
Sports
Bayer, Bayern, and Kane, Oh My!
By Khush Wadhwa
Does Bayer Leverkusen’s emphatic title win prove that Harry Kane is the cursed one?
Sports
The Greyducks Are Molting Their Feathers
By Tahlia Jamir
Following an injury-ridden winter season, the Greyducks are learning from their mistakes and striding towards a happier, healthier spring season.
Sports
Keepin’ Balls Out
By Duncan Park
Meet Tejas Siddaramaiah, goalie of Stuyvesant’s boys’ lacrosse team!
Science
Breaking Barriers: SHLP2 and Parkinson's Progress
By Hana Hirata
A new study done on Parkinson’s disease opens up new research methods using mitochondrial proteins.
Opinions
Moments of Stillness: Reflections on the Eclipse and Urban Connection
The eclipse facilitated a profound moment of mutual connection for New Yorkers. Can we find this unity elsewhere?
News
Stuyvesant Reality Check Holds a Vaping Debate Night
By Gavin Cheng, Jayden Kim, Rahul Kissoon
Stuyvesant Reality Check holds a Vaping Debate Night for students to learn and discuss the effects of vaping.
Humor
What New York Animal Are You?
Find out what animal best fits your personality after answering these 10 questions!
Arts and Entertainment
Persepolis: Koobideh, Every Day
With its flavorful appetizers and standout entrees like koobideh and fesenjan, Persepolis offers a taste of authentic Iranian cuisine.
Arts and Entertainment
The New New Doja Cat
Scarlet 2 Claude, diverging from its predecessor lyrically, stylistically, and instrumentally, is the next stage of Doja Cat’s career itself.
Arts and Entertainment
Minisode 3: Mending the Promise
By Rachel Hong
Minisode 3: TOMORROW is triumphant as a stylistically consistent, optimistic, and deeply personal narrative that every fan, old and new, can truly appreciate.
Features
Savory Noodles, Delusional Frogs, and Familial Dreams: A Reflection on the First-Gen
By Annie Li
A lesson on finding self and family as a first-gen child, told through stories of my memories, and reflections on them.
Features
Redefining Beauty Through the Hijab
A look into the experience of a young hijabi and how her hijab alters her concept of beauty.
Arts and Entertainment
Even Worse Than the Real Thing!
A review of the 2024 Whitney Biennial: Even Better than the Real Thing
Features
Medz Yeghern: Never Again
Reflecting on the pride, loss, and complicated guilt of April 24 as an Armenian-American.
Arts and Entertainment
Lithography, Woodcuts, and Dancing Skeletons: Mexican Prints at the Met Museum
Mexican Prints at the Vanguard presents Mexican printmaking as an outlet for traditional motifs and socio-political commentary.
Features
A Lost Art at Stuy: Comics
By Ada Gordon, Daniella Solomon, Rhea Malhotra
Art teacher William Wrigley used to teach a comic class that was a new, interesting, popular way for students to express themselves, but this year, it was no longer offered due to the art department being too small.
Features
Learn Self-Defense At No Expense!
By Adeline Sauberli, Eleanor Aranda, Mark Ionis
Three free self-defense classes, taught by Gabrielle Rubin, were offered to seniors this spring. These classes helped students learn important defense skills that can aid them in college and beyond.
Arts and Entertainment
Quiet on Set: Behind Nickelodeon’s “Golden Age”
By Emi Shimada
Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV is an expertly-produced docuseries that reveals the atrocities that happened behind the scenes during Nickelodeon’s “golden era,” begging the question: how do we protect kids in entertainment?
Sports
March Sadness: Will Men’s Basketball Forever Overshadow Women’s Basketball?
Since sports have been a form of entertainment, men’s sports have received more support, resources, and viewership. This article highlights that since women’s basketball has started to overshadow the popularity of select men’s sports, platforms like ESPN make the streaming more expensive to exclude women from the national stage.
Humor
It’s Time to Lock In: Tips For All Your AP Exams
By Michelle Huang, Tamiyyah Shafiq
IT’S TIME TO LOCK IN FOR YOUR AP EXAMS AHHHHH
Arts and Entertainment
“Émigré”: A WWII Love Story Told Through Music
By Albert Shen
A review of the recently released oratorio “Émigré”
Features
Familial Waterfalls From My Palms!
By Grace Jung
How my sweaty palms caused me my biggest adversities but also strengthened my relationship with my father and shaped me into the person I am today.
Sports
Champions League Roundup: Premier League Woes, Mbappe Heroics, and Real Madrid’s Everlasting Love Affair
By Ethan Lijin
Coming out of the UCL quarter-finals, there were many upsets and memorable moments.
Science
A Step Forward in the Battle Against Plastic
By Sonya Cisse
Microplastics, the way they affect humans, and the role they play in the environment are still being studied, but scientists are hopeful that Y. lipolytica and similar microorganisms can serve as a way to begin detoxifying the environment.
Features
How To Ask About College: A Tutorial
By Leah Riegel
It’s May. College acceptances are out, and everyone is itching to know where their friends, acquaintances, and even people they have never met before, are going. But then the awkward moment comes: how to ask? The constant questioning can be a lot to graduating seniors, so they have suggested their own guidelines for curious onlookers.
Science
Measles Rises From The Dead
The measles virus, thought to be eliminated in the United States, has come back in an outbreak, spurred by insufficient vaccination.
Sports
Why Zach Edey Isn’t Getting Paid: NIL Deals in College Sports
By Samay Kothari, Terrence Liao
The rules for NIL revenue in college sports are convoluted and need an overhaul.
Science
Behind the April 5th Earthquake And Other Earthquakes
By Sophie Zhao
In the morning of April 5, 2024, U.S. states along the East Coast were shaken by an earthquake centered in New Jersey at a moderate magnitude. Learn more about the causes of earthquakes like this and how to prepare for an earthquake!
Arts and Entertainment
Lock In.
By The Arts & Entertainment Department
As AP season approaches, so does the annual A&E STUDY PLAYLIST! This is for the 4:00 a.m. all-nighters. Hype music type [EXPLETIVE].
Opinions
Tact, Trickery, and Textiquette
By Virgenya Zhu
The newfound expectation for constant digital availability from our peers is not as productive as it seems.
Features
From Mundane to Mindful: Reinventing Homeroom Engagement
By Ankita Saha
Students share their thoughts and opinions on homeroom activities.
Opinions
The Road to November 2024
By Amaryllis Sun, Helen Mancini
Many of the current Stuyvesant seniors and some juniors will be eligible to vote in the 60th presidential election on November 5, 2024. In the midst of college applications and the hectic life of a Stuyvesant student, it can be difficult to keep up with the tumultuous American political landscape. To address this, The Spectator is starting a new election literacy project. As this historic election unfolds, the Opinions Department will publish polls, facts about the candidates, key swing state updates, and other content throughout the election season.
Arts and Entertainment
The Balance of Grief and Motherhood
A comprehensive review of the Käthe Kollwitz exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art.
Opinions
The Dilemma Between Testing Dates and Religious Holidays
By Nabiha Islam
For the past couple of years, the New York State Exams have been administered during Eid following Stuyvesant not providing a “No Testing Day” the day after a religious holiday.
Opinions
How to Celebrate Passover During a War
Honoring Passover, Eid, and other holidays, whether through the lens of hope or grief, is especially vital to this moment in time.
Opinions
Dear America, Stop Overreacting!
America has a history of overreacting in times of crisis, leading to illogical and discriminatory measures.