Arts and Entertainment
For “Little Women,” the Eighth Time’s the Charm
The almost retired superior-to-Jacqueline Arts and Entertainment editor Emma Linderman reviews Greta Gerwig’s “Little Women.”
Humor
Sudden Rise in Perfect Eyesight As Decade Begins
People suddenly develop perfect vision as the new decade comes.
Humor
Corruption, Extortion, Deception!
By Ruoxin Cai
The Corporation for Political Domination introduces a new package for aspiring politicians full of Corruption, Extortion, Deception!
Sports
The Phoenix Aim to Surge Forward
By Angeline Grzybowski, Jeremy Lee
The girls’ varsity basketball team looks to make a strong push in the playoffs after a promising start to the season.
Sports
Rebels in Review: New Year’s Resolutions
The struggle to fit in is real for the boys varsity basketball team, which is now winless in its first eight.
Arts and Entertainment
“Dickinson”: New Life for a Dead Poet
By Roxy Perazzo
Roxy Perazzo reviews the Apple + TV series “Dickinson.”
Sports
The Phoenix Aim to Surge Forward
By Angeline Grzybowski, Jeremy Lee
The girls’ varsity basketball team looks to make a strong push in the playoffs after a promising start to the season.
Sports
The Next Moneyball: Artificial Intelligence in Baseball
By Owen Potter
A rundown of how recent (and not so recent) technology has changed the game
Features
Fotografiska: A New Photography Experience
A journey through Fotografiska, New York City’s new photography museum.
Sports
Offseason in Review
By Sam Levine
It’s been a wild MLB offseason so far. Here’s what you need to know. Art/Photo Request: picture of gerrit cole with yankees jersey on
Arts and Entertainment
The Cognitive Dissonance of “Ender’s Game”: A Struggle in Identity
By Suah Chung
A book review of “Ender’s Game ”by Orson Scott Card, a tactical and psychological masterpiece with unprecedented concepts of science fiction and political relevance that outshines any minor flaws.
Opinions
ISIS Women and Children are Human Beings. Treat Them Like Ones.
By Yewon Chang
It is unacceptable to favor political interests over human rights and force ISIS wives and children to suffer in war-torn refugee camps.
News
Participatory Budgeting: Stuyvesant Receives $2000 from DOE
By Evelyn Ma, Jess Zhang, Subyeta Chowdhury
“I hope that they see that they can actually have an impact on their community, because, after all, in a government class, we want people to feel that participation makes a difference.” —Ellen Siegel, social studies teacher
Features
An Author Amongst Us
By Susannah Ahn
Following one Stuyvesant student’s ambition to make her community better.
Features
Into the Unknown: From Private to Public School
By Amanda Brucculeri, Rachel Vildman
Profile on students’ transition from private school to public school.
Arts and Entertainment
Artist Profile: Juice WRLD
Juice WRLD was a revolutionary, influential, and beloved figure in the music world, and one whose loss has been felt by many in a number of ways.
Arts and Entertainment
There’s a ‘Fine Line’ Between Love and Hate
Harry Styles experiments between genres and emotions, and in doing so, grows both as an artist and a person.
Arts and Entertainment
What’s in a Hit?
The making, release, popularization, and results of a hit song.
Arts and Entertainment
Check Out “Knives Out”
With brilliant writing and a talented cast “Knives Out” manages to put a creative twist on the murder mystery genre while avoiding some of the common pitfalls that movies in this genre face.
Humor
What Students Say During Drafting
“Eraser shield, my true love, only you would not let me down in this cruel, cruel world.”
Humor
Sr. Simon and Mr. Garfinkel Embark on Fraudulent World Tour
Their band, “Simon & Garfinkel,” will play 139 shows in 46 countries over 22 months.
Humor
The New Year’s Resolutions Generator To End All Irresolutions
Need a doable New Year’s resolution? We gotchu.
Sports
Girls Gymnastics is Off to an Inspiring Start
By
An update on the varsity girls’ gymnastics team and what they hope for the future.
Sports
New Year, Same Champions League
By Ahmed Hussein, Sunan Tajwar
There is a blank page in the history books of the Champions League that teams hope to make their mark on. Here are our predictions for which teams will make their mark on the round of 16 and move onto the next stage of the competition.
Sports
Spartans’ Search for an Opportunity
By Samir Hassan
An update of the varsity boys’ wrestling team
News
StuyHacks Hosts its Ninth Annual Hackathon
By Emma Donnelly, Victoria Gao
Over 160 students and 20 mentors participated in StuyHacks’s ninth annual hackathon on Saturday, January 4.
Opinions
The Stain of an Accent
By Unknown User
An immigrant’s take on accents, and how they should be perceived by the average American.
Science
Chimerism, and How It Can Skew Criminal Investigations
By Arthur Liang
The crux of many criminal investigations lies in our DNA and the long-held belief that a single perpetrator leaves behind only a single genetic code. But what if someone leaves behind two sets of DNA?
Opinions
A Country for the People, by the People
The witnesses that testified in front of the House Judiciary Committee, through their courage and honesty, bolstered my passion for public service.
Science
A New Way of Traveling in Space: The Skyhook
By Victor Liu
Rockets have long been used in space travel, but Skyhooks may offer a better alternative when considering their much lower costs.
Opinions
India’s New Citizenship Law and Creeping Hindu Nationalism
By Brian Moses
India’s new citizenship law is another step in the BJP’s Hindu Nationalist agenda, which threatens its democracy and its economy.
Opinions
Trump the Alliance Wrecker
By Matthew Qiu
Countries understand the value in maintaining an alliance with the United States, but the reckless, arbitrary way in which the current administration deals with alliance diplomacy sends a message of narcissism and condescension.
Opinions
On the Failure of Our Criminal Justice System, and What We Can Do to Help
On our criminal justice system’s failure to foster successful reentry of ex-convicts, and how we may fill its role.
Opinions
India’s New Citizenship Law and Creeping Hindu Nationalism
By Brian Moses
India’s new citizenship law is another step in the BJP’s Hindu Nationalist agenda, which threatens its democracy and its economy.
Arts and Entertainment
Turn Off Your Smartwatch in the Theater
Smartwatches need to go next to smartphones in the list of devices to turn off before a show.
Arts and Entertainment
A&E on 2020, and What We Left Behind in 2019
By The Arts & Entertainment Department
The Arts & Entertainment department reflects on the past year and makes some resolutions that might not be kept.
Arts and Entertainment
Philip Glass’s “Akhnaten” is a Megalomaniacal Feast for the Senses
By Jiahe Wang
Philip Glass brings the opulence of Ancient Egypt to 21st century New York.
Arts and Entertainment
A&E’s 2020 Grammy Predictions
By Samira Esha
As the 2020 Grammys are coming up, here are A&E’s predictions on who this year’s winners are.
Opinions
OK, Boomer and Why We Need to Fix the Generational Rift
By Claire Shin
The “OK boomer” meme shouldn’t be used to exclude baby boomers from important political discourse.
News
New Updates to the SING! Charter
By Alice Zhu, Ian Lau, Lucy Bao, Stephy Chen
New updates were made to the SING! charter, including allowing all coordinators to work on the SING! calendar, opening more inventory items to all grades, changing the days of the shows, and having Soph-Frosh SING! close a show.
Science
The Mission To Touch The Sun
By Rania Zaki
The daring mission of the Parker Solar Probe revealed discoveries about the Sun’s mysteries, the corona, and the solar wind and leaves an imprint in stellar understanding.
Arts and Entertainment
YouTube Rewind: Why This Year’s Video Received So Much Hate
By Maya Nelson
YouTube responded to the backlash from Rewind 2018 by playing it safe and making a recap of the most popular videos on the platform. However, people’s desire to criticize YouTube Rewind has caused it to be one of the most disliked videos on the platform.
Arts and Entertainment
For “Little Women,” the Eighth Time’s the Charm
The almost retired superior-to-Jacqueline Arts and Entertainment editor Emma Linderman reviews Greta Gerwig’s “Little Women.”
Arts and Entertainment
Artist Profile: Juice WRLD
Juice WRLD was a revolutionary, influential, and beloved figure in the music world, and one whose loss has been felt by many in a number of ways.
Arts and Entertainment
There’s a ‘Fine Line’ Between Love and Hate
Harry Styles experiments between genres and emotions, and in doing so, grows both as an artist and a person.
Arts and Entertainment
What’s in a Hit?
The making, release, popularization, and results of a hit song.
Arts and Entertainment
Check Out “Knives Out”
With brilliant writing and a talented cast “Knives Out” manages to put a creative twist on the murder mystery genre while avoiding some of the common pitfalls that movies in this genre face.
Humor
Sudden Rise in Perfect Eyesight As Decade Begins
People suddenly develop perfect vision as the new decade comes.
Humor
What Students Say During Drafting
“Eraser shield, my true love, only you would not let me down in this cruel, cruel world.”
Humor
Sr. Simon and Mr. Garfinkel Embark on Fraudulent World Tour
Their band, “Simon & Garfinkel,” will play 139 shows in 46 countries over 22 months.
Humor
The New Year’s Resolutions Generator To End All Irresolutions
Need a doable New Year’s resolution? We gotchu.
Humor
Corruption, Extortion, Deception!
By Ruoxin Cai
The Corporation for Political Domination introduces a new package for aspiring politicians full of Corruption, Extortion, Deception!
Sports
Girls Gymnastics is Off to an Inspiring Start
By
An update on the varsity girls’ gymnastics team and what they hope for the future.
Sports
The Phoenix Aim to Surge Forward
By Angeline Grzybowski, Jeremy Lee
The girls’ varsity basketball team looks to make a strong push in the playoffs after a promising start to the season.
Sports
Rebels in Review: New Year’s Resolutions
The struggle to fit in is real for the boys varsity basketball team, which is now winless in its first eight.
Arts and Entertainment
“Dickinson”: New Life for a Dead Poet
By Roxy Perazzo
Roxy Perazzo reviews the Apple + TV series “Dickinson.”
Sports
New Year, Same Champions League
By Ahmed Hussein, Sunan Tajwar
There is a blank page in the history books of the Champions League that teams hope to make their mark on. Here are our predictions for which teams will make their mark on the round of 16 and move onto the next stage of the competition.
Sports
The Phoenix Aim to Surge Forward
By Angeline Grzybowski, Jeremy Lee
The girls’ varsity basketball team looks to make a strong push in the playoffs after a promising start to the season.
Sports
The Next Moneyball: Artificial Intelligence in Baseball
By Owen Potter
A rundown of how recent (and not so recent) technology has changed the game
Features
Fotografiska: A New Photography Experience
A journey through Fotografiska, New York City’s new photography museum.
Sports
Offseason in Review
By Sam Levine
It’s been a wild MLB offseason so far. Here’s what you need to know. Art/Photo Request: picture of gerrit cole with yankees jersey on
Arts and Entertainment
The Cognitive Dissonance of “Ender’s Game”: A Struggle in Identity
By Suah Chung
A book review of “Ender’s Game ”by Orson Scott Card, a tactical and psychological masterpiece with unprecedented concepts of science fiction and political relevance that outshines any minor flaws.
Sports
Spartans’ Search for an Opportunity
By Samir Hassan
An update of the varsity boys’ wrestling team
Opinions
ISIS Women and Children are Human Beings. Treat Them Like Ones.
By Yewon Chang
It is unacceptable to favor political interests over human rights and force ISIS wives and children to suffer in war-torn refugee camps.
News
StuyHacks Hosts its Ninth Annual Hackathon
By Emma Donnelly, Victoria Gao
Over 160 students and 20 mentors participated in StuyHacks’s ninth annual hackathon on Saturday, January 4.
News
Participatory Budgeting: Stuyvesant Receives $2000 from DOE
By Evelyn Ma, Jess Zhang, Subyeta Chowdhury
“I hope that they see that they can actually have an impact on their community, because, after all, in a government class, we want people to feel that participation makes a difference.” —Ellen Siegel, social studies teacher
Features
An Author Amongst Us
By Susannah Ahn
Following one Stuyvesant student’s ambition to make her community better.
Features
Sparking a Movement
Project Spark is a dance team that unites New York City high school students under their shared passion for urban dance.
Features
Into the Unknown: From Private to Public School
By Amanda Brucculeri, Rachel Vildman
Profile on students’ transition from private school to public school.
Science
Social Media May Hinder Efforts to Save Australian Koala Habitats
By Chloe Terestchenko, Zoe Piccirillo
Exaggerated and misleading information regarding the effect of Australian bushfires on koala habitats shines light on the impact of social media on the conservation of species.
Opinions
The Stain of an Accent
By Unknown User
An immigrant’s take on accents, and how they should be perceived by the average American.
Science
Chimerism, and How It Can Skew Criminal Investigations
By Arthur Liang
The crux of many criminal investigations lies in our DNA and the long-held belief that a single perpetrator leaves behind only a single genetic code. But what if someone leaves behind two sets of DNA?
Opinions
A Country for the People, by the People
The witnesses that testified in front of the House Judiciary Committee, through their courage and honesty, bolstered my passion for public service.
Science
A New Way of Traveling in Space: The Skyhook
By Victor Liu
Rockets have long been used in space travel, but Skyhooks may offer a better alternative when considering their much lower costs.
Opinions
OK, Boomer and Why We Need to Fix the Generational Rift
By Claire Shin
The “OK boomer” meme shouldn’t be used to exclude baby boomers from important political discourse.
News
New Updates to the SING! Charter
By Alice Zhu, Ian Lau, Lucy Bao, Stephy Chen
New updates were made to the SING! charter, including allowing all coordinators to work on the SING! calendar, opening more inventory items to all grades, changing the days of the shows, and having Soph-Frosh SING! close a show.
Opinions
India’s New Citizenship Law and Creeping Hindu Nationalism
By Brian Moses
India’s new citizenship law is another step in the BJP’s Hindu Nationalist agenda, which threatens its democracy and its economy.
Opinions
Trump the Alliance Wrecker
By Matthew Qiu
Countries understand the value in maintaining an alliance with the United States, but the reckless, arbitrary way in which the current administration deals with alliance diplomacy sends a message of narcissism and condescension.
Opinions
On the Failure of Our Criminal Justice System, and What We Can Do to Help
On our criminal justice system’s failure to foster successful reentry of ex-convicts, and how we may fill its role.
Science
The Mission To Touch The Sun
By Rania Zaki
The daring mission of the Parker Solar Probe revealed discoveries about the Sun’s mysteries, the corona, and the solar wind and leaves an imprint in stellar understanding.
Opinions
India’s New Citizenship Law and Creeping Hindu Nationalism
By Brian Moses
India’s new citizenship law is another step in the BJP’s Hindu Nationalist agenda, which threatens its democracy and its economy.
Arts and Entertainment
Turn Off Your Smartwatch in the Theater
Smartwatches need to go next to smartphones in the list of devices to turn off before a show.
Arts and Entertainment
A&E on 2020, and What We Left Behind in 2019
By The Arts & Entertainment Department
The Arts & Entertainment department reflects on the past year and makes some resolutions that might not be kept.
Arts and Entertainment
Philip Glass’s “Akhnaten” is a Megalomaniacal Feast for the Senses
By Jiahe Wang
Philip Glass brings the opulence of Ancient Egypt to 21st century New York.
Arts and Entertainment
YouTube Rewind: Why This Year’s Video Received So Much Hate
By Maya Nelson
YouTube responded to the backlash from Rewind 2018 by playing it safe and making a recap of the most popular videos on the platform. However, people’s desire to criticize YouTube Rewind has caused it to be one of the most disliked videos on the platform.
