Volume 113 Issue 13

Opinions

Where the Dangerous Far Left and Far Right Views on Ukraine Meet

Both the far left and far right support disturbing ideas and beliefs on American foreign intervention and the war in Ukraine.

Humor

The Origins of April Fool’s Day

How the first April Fool’s Day came to be.

Opinions

You Can Call Me [Insert Name Here]

My bhalonam and daknam, and the pressure to use either name, have defined my identity as a daughter of immigrants.

Humor

PTC PTSD

A look into both sides of Parent-Teacher Conferences.

Humor

Stuyvesant Confessions: Teacher’s Version

Some (fake) confessions by the editorial board's favorite teachers.

Humor

The Stuyvesant Hungry Games

Stuyvesant hosts its very own version of the Hunger Games!

Opinions

Mukbangers and the Surplus Food Agendaz

Mukbangs, while a key factor in recreating the social aspect of dining without necessitating physical interaction, has many downsides, including promoting unhealthy eating habits, causing long-term health complications, and featuring animal cruelty.

Opinions

Trials, Tribulations, and Tattoos

An analysis on tattoos, language, and cultural nuance.

Opinions

Navigating the Need for Improved Geography Education

Sports

Rivalries and Storylines in the UCL Quarter Finals

The UEFA Champions League is set to advance to the quarter-finals, with some of the most exciting storylines yet.

Arts and Entertainment

The Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd: Lana Del Rey’s Attempt at Remembrance

Singer Lana Del Rey’s latest album offers a haunting insight into her personal history.

Science

Decoding Deliciousness: The Science Behind Flavor

Flavor perception is a complicated process, and it is filled with common misconceptions. Together, your nose and tongue are able to sense and distinguish between tens of thousands of distinct flavors in order to make your favorite foods taste absolutely delicious.

Features

When Dreams Become Demands

Stuyvesant students often have incredibly high expectations placed on them, especially regarding college; this can have negative impacts on their mental and physical health.

Arts and Entertainment

Thai Villa: Bursting with Asian Flavors

Thai Villa is a great place to get acquainted with authentic Thai cuisine because of its mix of classic and traditional dishes rarely found outside the Bangkok food scene.

Sports

A Tale of Two Welterweight

With UFC 286 came the trilogy of Usman vs. Edwards, a rivalry that shook up the welterweight division, as the two fighters fought for their legacies to be cemented in UFC history.

Sports

A True Classic: The 2023 WBC

The 2023 World Baseball Classic was an incredible event.

Sports

From Bracket Busters to Improbable Upsets: A Recap of Men’s March Madness 2023

Relive some of the most exciting games and unexpected runs from this year’s Men’s March Madness tournament.

Sports

No Time to ReLAX

Will we see the team that we all know the Peglegs could be or the Peglegs of years past?

Arts and Entertainment

The Grandeur of Gillot’s Goofiness

Claude Gillot: the French artist with a tendency for sarcasm and a love of musical theater.

Sports

Paris Saint-Germain: A Perennial Failure

The Parisian team is becoming an example of money’s limitations when it comes to European success after another unsuccessful attempt at winning the UEFA Champions League.

News

Stuyvesant Latin Club Wins at University of Pennsylvania Certamen

Latin Club novice team wins at UPenn Certamen.

Humor

My Tesla Will Save the World

A senior director at ExxonMobil discusses how his new purchase, a Tesla, will be the saving grace for all global issues.

Sports

The Peglegs’ Immaculate Start

Led by senior captains pitcher Iravan Bhattacharyya, second baseman Julian Duran, catcher Adam Lucey, and third baseman Julian Malenda, as well as Coach John Carlesi, the Peglegs begin another exciting season with hopes of winning it all.

Sports

Girls Badminton Flying High

The Stuyvesant girls’ badminton team showed a promising start to the 2022-2023 season by winning their season opener against last year’s City Champions.

Humor

I’ll Make Sure You Never Forget

We’re here to help you rizz up that special person––with the help of K-dramas.

Arts and Entertainment

More Than A Stereotype: What Everything Everywhere All at Once’s Oscars Sweep Means for Asian Representation

𝐸𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐸𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝐴𝑙𝑙 𝑎𝑡 𝑂𝑛𝑐𝑒 and other Asian-led films dominated the 2023 Academy Awards, marking major steps for Asian representation in film.

Sports

The Beasts of Stuy

Meet the boys’ varsity volleyball team captains.

Features

Digitalizing the Change: The SAT

The SAT will be conducted online starting in the fall of 2023; what might that mean for students?

Humor

Advice For The SAT

We know the SAT can be incredibly stressful, but luckily, The Spectator Humor Department is here to help.

News

Stuyvesant Muslim Students Association Wins First Place at MIST

Stuyvesant MSA wins the Muslim Interscholastic Competition this spring.

Arts and Entertainment

Rewriting Roald Dahl: Controversy in Censorship

Many Roald Dahl classics face censorship in order to promote inclusivity when addressing sensitive topics.

Sports

Under the Surface

Two-time Olympian and mental health advocate Vincent Zhou shares his insights on confronting challenges and achieving athletic success.

News

Stuyvesant Host NYCFL Grand Debate Tournament

Stuyvesant hosts in-person Grand Debate Tournament after years of virtual competitions.

Science

Antibiotic Overuse in Livestock: A Looming Public Health Crisis

The regulation of antibiotic use in the livestock industry is crucial to prevent the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and maintain public health.

Science

Anxiety Unveiled: The Power of a Blood Draw

The BioM-95 test is a simple, efficient blood test that diagnoses anxiety through specific biomarkers.

Opinions

Where the Dangerous Far Left and Far Right Views on Ukraine Meet

Both the far left and far right support disturbing ideas and beliefs on American foreign intervention and the war in Ukraine.

Opinions

Build an Actual Train to the Plane

Only a subway service can fulfill the public transportation needs of LaGuardia Airport.

Humor

SAT Disaster

After all the juniors failed the SAT, the Humor Department decided to compile some practice SAT questions.

Opinions

Art From the Daughter of Artists

A reflection on my personal experiences with art from resentment to rediscovery.

Humor

The Origins of April Fool’s Day

How the first April Fool’s Day came to be.

Opinions

Fasting or Studying? Don’t Make Me Choose!

The DOE needs to create a one-week break at the beginning of Ramadan to give Muslim students a peaceful and festive Ramadan.

Humor

Worst Restaurant EVER!!!!!

A dissatisfied customer writes an enraged Yelp review for a diner.

Opinions

Other

Asian American history is part of American history—New York City schools, including Stuyvesant High School, should mandate Asian American history in their history curricula.

Humor

The Case of the Vanishing Commuters

When students start mysteriously disappearing, an amateur detective steps up to investigate how they went missing.

Opinions

You Can Call Me [Insert Name Here]

My bhalonam and daknam, and the pressure to use either name, have defined my identity as a daughter of immigrants.

Humor

PTC PTSD

A look into both sides of Parent-Teacher Conferences.

Humor

Stuyvesant Confessions: Teacher’s Version

Some (fake) confessions by the editorial board's favorite teachers.

Humor

The Stuyvesant Hungry Games

Stuyvesant hosts its very own version of the Hunger Games!

Opinions

Mukbangers and the Surplus Food Agendaz

Mukbangs, while a key factor in recreating the social aspect of dining without necessitating physical interaction, has many downsides, including promoting unhealthy eating habits, causing long-term health complications, and featuring animal cruelty.

Humor

Clubs and Pubs Fair Shut Down By Federal Trade Commission

In which The Federal Trade Commission is a bunch of meanies and shuts down the Clubs and Pubs Fair for being in violation of advertising regulations.

Opinions

Trials, Tribulations, and Tattoos

An analysis on tattoos, language, and cultural nuance.

Science

Born from Two Fathers

Researchers at Kyushu University in Japan recently demonstrated that mice can be conceived with two genetic fathers, opening up future opportunities for assisted reproduction and animal conservation, and posing serious ethical questions.

News

Modeling the World Through Math

Four juniors qualified to take on real-world challenges in the High School Contest in Mathematical Modeling Challenge and the International Mathematical Modeling Challenge.

Features

Scheming Shopping Sprees

The controversial app Temu has garnered attention across the Stuyvesant student body. Students were asked about their experience with the app, and their thoughts about its implications.

Arts and Entertainment

Breaking Form: Selection of Album Appraisals

Reviews of two of last month’s most groundbreaking, genre-defying albums, created by the figureheads of “experimental hip-hop” and “Glitch pop,” respectively.

Sports

The Peglegs’ Immaculate Start

Led by senior captains pitcher Iravan Bhattacharyya, second baseman Julian Duran, catcher Adam Lucey, and third baseman Julian Malenda, as well as Coach John Carlesi, the Peglegs begin another exciting season with hopes of winning it all.

Sports

Girls Badminton Flying High

The Stuyvesant girls’ badminton team showed a promising start to the 2022-2023 season by winning their season opener against last year’s City Champions.

Opinions

Navigating the Need for Improved Geography Education

Humor

I’ll Make Sure You Never Forget

We’re here to help you rizz up that special person––with the help of K-dramas.

Sports

Rivalries and Storylines in the UCL Quarter Finals

The UEFA Champions League is set to advance to the quarter-finals, with some of the most exciting storylines yet.

Arts and Entertainment

The Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd: Lana Del Rey’s Attempt at Remembrance

Singer Lana Del Rey’s latest album offers a haunting insight into her personal history.

Arts and Entertainment

More Than A Stereotype: What Everything Everywhere All at Once’s Oscars Sweep Means for Asian Representation

𝐸𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐸𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝐴𝑙𝑙 𝑎𝑡 𝑂𝑛𝑐𝑒 and other Asian-led films dominated the 2023 Academy Awards, marking major steps for Asian representation in film.

Science

Decoding Deliciousness: The Science Behind Flavor

Flavor perception is a complicated process, and it is filled with common misconceptions. Together, your nose and tongue are able to sense and distinguish between tens of thousands of distinct flavors in order to make your favorite foods taste absolutely delicious.

Sports

The Beasts of Stuy

Meet the boys’ varsity volleyball team captains.

Features

When Dreams Become Demands

Stuyvesant students often have incredibly high expectations placed on them, especially regarding college; this can have negative impacts on their mental and physical health.

Features

Digitalizing the Change: The SAT

The SAT will be conducted online starting in the fall of 2023; what might that mean for students?

Humor

Advice For The SAT

We know the SAT can be incredibly stressful, but luckily, The Spectator Humor Department is here to help.

Arts and Entertainment

Thai Villa: Bursting with Asian Flavors

Thai Villa is a great place to get acquainted with authentic Thai cuisine because of its mix of classic and traditional dishes rarely found outside the Bangkok food scene.

News

Stuyvesant Muslim Students Association Wins First Place at MIST

Stuyvesant MSA wins the Muslim Interscholastic Competition this spring.

Sports

A Tale of Two Welterweight

With UFC 286 came the trilogy of Usman vs. Edwards, a rivalry that shook up the welterweight division, as the two fighters fought for their legacies to be cemented in UFC history.

Sports

A True Classic: The 2023 WBC

The 2023 World Baseball Classic was an incredible event.

Sports

From Bracket Busters to Improbable Upsets: A Recap of Men’s March Madness 2023

Relive some of the most exciting games and unexpected runs from this year’s Men’s March Madness tournament.

Arts and Entertainment

Rewriting Roald Dahl: Controversy in Censorship

Many Roald Dahl classics face censorship in order to promote inclusivity when addressing sensitive topics.

Sports

No Time to ReLAX

Will we see the team that we all know the Peglegs could be or the Peglegs of years past?

Arts and Entertainment

The Grandeur of Gillot’s Goofiness

Claude Gillot: the French artist with a tendency for sarcasm and a love of musical theater.

Sports

Paris Saint-Germain: A Perennial Failure

The Parisian team is becoming an example of money’s limitations when it comes to European success after another unsuccessful attempt at winning the UEFA Champions League.

News

Stuyvesant Latin Club Wins at University of Pennsylvania Certamen

Latin Club novice team wins at UPenn Certamen.

Sports

Under the Surface

Two-time Olympian and mental health advocate Vincent Zhou shares his insights on confronting challenges and achieving athletic success.

News

Stuyvesant Host NYCFL Grand Debate Tournament

Stuyvesant hosts in-person Grand Debate Tournament after years of virtual competitions.

Humor

My Tesla Will Save the World

A senior director at ExxonMobil discusses how his new purchase, a Tesla, will be the saving grace for all global issues.

Science

Antibiotic Overuse in Livestock: A Looming Public Health Crisis

The regulation of antibiotic use in the livestock industry is crucial to prevent the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and maintain public health.