Arts and Entertainment
Friends, Rivals, Mutuals: The Enigmatic Relationship of Manet and Degas
By Grace Rhee
The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s new exhibition, Manet/Degas, explores the enigmatic relationship between the two famous artists by presenting their thematically similar artworks side by side.
Opinions
The Doom of Doomscrolling
As short-form content spreads, fueled by its addictive nature, it cultivates a variety of ramifications, including negative emotions, shorter attention spans, and a societal shift toward superficial engagement at the expense of critical thinking and meaningful connection to the world around us.
Opinions
Fear Not: A Meaningless Life is a Positive Life
By Nabiha Islam
Nihilism is not pessimistic; rather, its values can be optimistic.
Opinions
Questioners: The Invisible Culprit of Controversial Answers
Although the public and the media can be very quick to chastise political and academic figures for giving evasive, unethical, or politically unstrategic answers, we should carefully examine what was being asked of them in the first place, and determine the fairness and intention of these questions.
Opinions
Letter to the Editor
By Melody Huang
A letter to the editor in response to “Revisiting the Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes” by Sofia Sen.
Humor
The Perfect Christmas Wishlist
A guide to what your Christmas wishlist should look like, plus alternatives in case Santa doesn’t feel too generous this year…
Humor
Santa Goes on Strike
Santa goes on strike, so the elves attempt to deliver the toys this holiday season.
Features
Feminism at Stuyvesant
By Vanessa Chen
Stuyvesant was a male-only institution for longer than it has been co-educational. How have the gendered restrictions of its past extended to current student culture?
News
Two-Factor Authentication: Necessity or Nightmare?
By Amrit Das, Christina Wang, Kara Yip
Students react to the administration of two-factor authentication (2FA).
Science
Night of the Living Robots
By Elma Khan
Using human cells, scientists have developed tiny “biological robots” that possess the potential to promote and speed up cell regeneration and repair.
Humor
An Investigation Into Missing People During the Holiday Season
By Alex Zheng
Investigating the disappearance of short people this Christmas season!
Arts and Entertainment
Sondheim’s Last Musical Is a Let Down
Stephen Sondheim’s final musical, Here We Are, is ambitious but hollow and without nuance.
Science
Hycean Planets: Exploring New Horizons in the Search for Extraterrestrial Life
By Vinson Chen
Hycean planets may be the key to finding extraterrestrial life in the near future.
Humor
The Santa Who Stole Christmas
By Diya Mallu
A Stuyvesant student wakes up on Christmas morning with no presents and decides to go to the North Pole to argue with Santa for them.
Sports
The Golden State Fails to Shine
By Evan Wong
But with aging stars, off-court issues, and recurring poor playmaking, the Warriors are beginning to disappoint fans as they play like shells of their former selves.
News
A Legacy Immortalized in Brass: Plaque Dedicated to Memory of Arielle Aney (‘20) Unveiled at Stuyvesant
On November 22, a memorial for Arielle Aney (‘20) was held at Stuyvesant, coinciding with the unveiling of a plaque in her honor.
Features
Does Subtracting Students Add Educational Value?
By Caleb Lee, Dayeon Won, Rhea Malhotra
Stuyvesant classes will soon be limited to 25 students each, affecting everything from elective availability to competition among students.
Opinions
Xi Jinping: A Respected, Callous Leader
By Myles Vuong
Though Chinese President Xi Jinping may be a repressive and authoritarian leader, we must recognize that his policies and reforms only further the national and personal interests of China.
Arts and Entertainment
BookTok: The New Age of Reading?
By Raaita Anwar
It seems that both readers and authors alike have fallen victim to the commercialization of literature on TikTok.
Opinions
Privilege In Publishing
By Elma Khan
Publishing industries must create changes to ensure that all authors get equal opportunities to share their literature.
Humor
Elf Protest Against Santa Start Amidst Allegations of Workshop Mistreatment
By Selina Lin
Elves gathered in demonstrations across the North Pole to protest poor working conditions in Santa’s Workshop.
News
Writers Adeeba Talukder (‘05) and Tiffany Troy (‘14) Visit Stuyvesant English Classes
By Lenny Metlitsky, Maisha Thakur, Mary Lee
Stuy alumni Adeeba Shahid Talukder (‘05) and Tiffany Troy (‘14) visit Stuyvesant to present poetry readings and share their experiences as writers.
News
Stuyvesant Certamen Team Places First at Stony Brook University’s Classics Day Event
By Brendan Tan, Digit Kim, Gavin Cheng, Ryan Park
Recently, Stuyvesant’s certamen team participated in an event at Stony Brook University, where they placed first in all three divisions.
Arts and Entertainment
Pablo Picasso: A Parisian Outcast
The Gagosian’s A Foreigner Called Picasso sheds light on Pablo Picasso’s struggle to be recognized as an artist, kept under watch by the police for his anarchist ties.
Arts and Entertainment
Scratchitti: Graffiti’s Unknown Cousin
A deep dive into scratchitti and its often overlooked value.
News
Introducing the 2024 SING! Coordinators
By Elaine Huang, Eugene Park, Sanjeena Hossen
Matthew Monge, Rayen Zhou, and Joanne Hwang, this year’s SING! coordinators, share about themselves and their expectations for this year’s annual original musical production.
Features
Does Subtracting Students Add Educational Value?
By Caleb Lee, Dayeon Won, Rhea Malhotra
Stuyvesant classes will soon be limited to 25 students each, affecting everything from elective availability to competition among students.
Features
James Dillon on Years of Coding and Becoming Chair of Programming
By Seth Fenton
Meet James Dillon, a Stuyvesant computer science teacher who was recently named Programming Chair.
Features
In-Class Arts and Drama This Spring: The Stories on Stage and Mixed Media Electives
Two new electives, Stories on Stage and Mixed Media, will be offered at Stuyvesant this spring, giving students a chance to explore their creative side.
Science
Polar Lights: A Mirage Concealing the Sun’s Destructive Activities
By Gary Jiang
Though the polar lights are beautiful and mesmerizing, they conceal the truth about solar storms and the chaotic, destructive nature of the Sun.
Features
Dr. Markova: How Her Passion for P.E. Led Her From a PhD to the Paralympics
A profile on Dr. Markova, a physical education teacher here at Stuyvesant.
Sports
How Not to Drown
By Frederik Schutz, Yashna Patel
Stuyvesant’s boys’ varsity swim captain Yitao (Tommy) Wang teaches us how not to drown.
News
Ruth Asawa, Citizen of the Universe
By Maegan Diep, Vita Kirschtein
Ruth Asawa’s Through Line explores the unconventionality of her approach to art.
Opinions
Can I Eat This?
In this article, I explain why it is necessary to increase the options for food for Muslims and halal certification.
Arts and Entertainment
Friends, Rivals, Mutuals: The Enigmatic Relationship of Manet and Degas
By Grace Rhee
The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s new exhibition, Manet/Degas, explores the enigmatic relationship between the two famous artists by presenting their thematically similar artworks side by side.
Science
Hycean Planets: Exploring New Horizons in the Search for Extraterrestrial Life
By Vinson Chen
Hycean planets may be the key to finding extraterrestrial life in the near future.
Humor
The Santa Who Stole Christmas
By Diya Mallu
A Stuyvesant student wakes up on Christmas morning with no presents and decides to go to the North Pole to argue with Santa for them.
Sports
The Golden State Fails to Shine
By Evan Wong
But with aging stars, off-court issues, and recurring poor playmaking, the Warriors are beginning to disappoint fans as they play like shells of their former selves.
News
A Legacy Immortalized in Brass: Plaque Dedicated to Memory of Arielle Aney (‘20) Unveiled at Stuyvesant
On November 22, a memorial for Arielle Aney (‘20) was held at Stuyvesant, coinciding with the unveiling of a plaque in her honor.
Features
Does Subtracting Students Add Educational Value?
By Caleb Lee, Dayeon Won, Rhea Malhotra
Stuyvesant classes will soon be limited to 25 students each, affecting everything from elective availability to competition among students.
Opinions
The Doom of Doomscrolling
As short-form content spreads, fueled by its addictive nature, it cultivates a variety of ramifications, including negative emotions, shorter attention spans, and a societal shift toward superficial engagement at the expense of critical thinking and meaningful connection to the world around us.
Opinions
Xi Jinping: A Respected, Callous Leader
By Myles Vuong
Though Chinese President Xi Jinping may be a repressive and authoritarian leader, we must recognize that his policies and reforms only further the national and personal interests of China.
Opinions
Fear Not: A Meaningless Life is a Positive Life
By Nabiha Islam
Nihilism is not pessimistic; rather, its values can be optimistic.
Opinions
Questioners: The Invisible Culprit of Controversial Answers
Although the public and the media can be very quick to chastise political and academic figures for giving evasive, unethical, or politically unstrategic answers, we should carefully examine what was being asked of them in the first place, and determine the fairness and intention of these questions.
Arts and Entertainment
BookTok: The New Age of Reading?
By Raaita Anwar
It seems that both readers and authors alike have fallen victim to the commercialization of literature on TikTok.
Opinions
Privilege In Publishing
By Elma Khan
Publishing industries must create changes to ensure that all authors get equal opportunities to share their literature.
Opinions
Letter to the Editor
By Melody Huang
A letter to the editor in response to “Revisiting the Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes” by Sofia Sen.
Humor
The Nightmares Before Christmas
Various modifications are made to the school to get everyone into that nice holiday spirit! What could possibly go wrong?
Humor
The Perfect Christmas Wishlist
A guide to what your Christmas wishlist should look like, plus alternatives in case Santa doesn’t feel too generous this year…
Humor
Santa Goes on Strike
Santa goes on strike, so the elves attempt to deliver the toys this holiday season.
Features
Feminism at Stuyvesant
By Vanessa Chen
Stuyvesant was a male-only institution for longer than it has been co-educational. How have the gendered restrictions of its past extended to current student culture?
News
Stuyvesant Science Olympiad Attends Cornell Invitational
By Dinara Gargu, Judy Namkoong, Madeline Goodwin
Stuyvesant’s Science Olympiad Team placed fourth in the Cornell Invitational competition on November 18, 2023.
News
Two-Factor Authentication: Necessity or Nightmare?
By Amrit Das, Christina Wang, Kara Yip
Students react to the administration of two-factor authentication (2FA).
News
Introducing the 2024 SING! Coordinators
By Elaine Huang, Eugene Park, Sanjeena Hossen
Matthew Monge, Rayen Zhou, and Joanne Hwang, this year’s SING! coordinators, share about themselves and their expectations for this year’s annual original musical production.
Features
Does Subtracting Students Add Educational Value?
By Caleb Lee, Dayeon Won, Rhea Malhotra
Stuyvesant classes will soon be limited to 25 students each, affecting everything from elective availability to competition among students.
Science
Night of the Living Robots
By Elma Khan
Using human cells, scientists have developed tiny “biological robots” that possess the potential to promote and speed up cell regeneration and repair.
Features
James Dillon on Years of Coding and Becoming Chair of Programming
By Seth Fenton
Meet James Dillon, a Stuyvesant computer science teacher who was recently named Programming Chair.
Features
In-Class Arts and Drama This Spring: The Stories on Stage and Mixed Media Electives
Two new electives, Stories on Stage and Mixed Media, will be offered at Stuyvesant this spring, giving students a chance to explore their creative side.
Humor
An Investigation Into Missing People During the Holiday Season
By Alex Zheng
Investigating the disappearance of short people this Christmas season!
Arts and Entertainment
Sondheim’s Last Musical Is a Let Down
Stephen Sondheim’s final musical, Here We Are, is ambitious but hollow and without nuance.
Arts and Entertainment
Sondheim’s Last Musical Is a Let Down
Stephen Sondheim’s final musical, Here We Are, is ambitious but hollow and without nuance.
Opinions
“Are You Okay?”: Jewish & Muslim Connection
As war and conflict between Israel and Palestine intensified, I began to search—and find—moments of peace within my Stuyvesant community. The world needs more of this, especially now.
Humor
Elf Protest Against Santa Start Amidst Allegations of Workshop Mistreatment
By Selina Lin
Elves gathered in demonstrations across the North Pole to protest poor working conditions in Santa’s Workshop.
Science
Polar Lights: A Mirage Concealing the Sun’s Destructive Activities
By Gary Jiang
Though the polar lights are beautiful and mesmerizing, they conceal the truth about solar storms and the chaotic, destructive nature of the Sun.
Features
Dr. Markova: How Her Passion for P.E. Led Her From a PhD to the Paralympics
A profile on Dr. Markova, a physical education teacher here at Stuyvesant.
News
Writers Adeeba Talukder (‘05) and Tiffany Troy (‘14) Visit Stuyvesant English Classes
By Lenny Metlitsky, Maisha Thakur, Mary Lee
Stuy alumni Adeeba Shahid Talukder (‘05) and Tiffany Troy (‘14) visit Stuyvesant to present poetry readings and share their experiences as writers.
News
Stuyvesant Certamen Team Places First at Stony Brook University’s Classics Day Event
By Brendan Tan, Digit Kim, Gavin Cheng, Ryan Park
Recently, Stuyvesant’s certamen team participated in an event at Stony Brook University, where they placed first in all three divisions.
Sports
How Not to Drown
By Frederik Schutz, Yashna Patel
Stuyvesant’s boys’ varsity swim captain Yitao (Tommy) Wang teaches us how not to drown.
Arts and Entertainment
Pablo Picasso: A Parisian Outcast
The Gagosian’s A Foreigner Called Picasso sheds light on Pablo Picasso’s struggle to be recognized as an artist, kept under watch by the police for his anarchist ties.
