Opinions
Governor Hochul’s Political Gamble
The Money in Your Pockets program would be ultimately wasteful and ineffective and better replaced with alternative initiatives.
|| 2024-2025Opinions
Leave Mormons Alone!
By Mace Elinson
In a country that celebrates freedom of expression, a relentless campaign against Mormonism is contradictory to our identities as American.
|| 2024-2025Opinions
Our Public Lands are in Danger
By Angelina Lu
The Trump administration’s leaders and land policies prioritize corporate profit over conservation of public lands, which threatens ecosystems, Indigenous rights, and public resources.
|| 2024-2025Opinions
It’s Time to Rein in Sports Betting
Sports betting has predominantly targeted young people and is a dangerous industry that needs to be tightly regulated.
|| 2024-2025Humor
Soph-Frosh SING!: A Happy Ending?
[sung to the tune of “Reflection”] Whaaaaat is that show I seeeee, up on thaaaaat, stage for meeeee? Why is SophFrosh SING! something Iiiii paid to seeeee? Writing lyrics is hard, guys.
|| 2024-2025News
Meet the 2025-2026 Big Sib Chairs!
By Brian Lin, Dilasha Rawal, Ellis Thompson, Stella Krajka
The Big Sib Chairs for the 2025-2026 school year have been announced!
|| 2024-2025Humor
Why Do You Need to Google That?
By John Zeng
The Google Search suggestions you don’t understand.
|| 2024-2025Arts and Entertainment
The Oscars 2025: A Ceremony Struggling to Meet Expectations
By Sofia Sen
The 97th Academy Awards featured strong performances but lacked memorable moments.
|| 2024-2025News
SING! by the Numbers
By Brendan Tan, Dinara Gargu, Lauren Yang
The Spectator’s News Department provides the budget breakdown for the SING! 2025 productions.
|| 2024-2025
Science
The Cognitive, Emotional, and Social Benefits of SING!
By Isabel Cho
Stuyvesant’s annual SING! performance—a result of hours of teamwork and dedication—stimulates important cognitive skills that can extend far beyond the stage.
|| 2024-2025
Science
How Theaters are Becoming Greener
By Angelina Lu
The performing arts industry is proving that eco-friendly practices can reduce environmental footprints without compromising artistic expression.
|| 2024-2025
Science
Behind the Nerves: The Science Behind Stage Fright
By Hana Hirata
Among performers, stage fright occurs frequently, and one of the key ways to getting better at managing it is by understanding how the brain reacts during the experience.
|| 2024-2025
Arts and Entertainment
Junior SING!: A Wonderfully Spooky Performance
By Alexis Qian, Dinara Gargu, Eva Kastoun, Stella Krajka
Despite a few failed jokes and a slightly uneven plot, this year’s Junior SING! production was a fresh, heartwarming performance.
|| 2024-2025
Humor
High Fun or High On Kool-Aid?
Someone please tell me where Senior SING! hid the Kool-Aid, children, and furries.
|| 2024-2025
Humor
St Patrick’s Day: An Underestimated Holiday
By Jake Chan
A leprechaun trying to save St Patrick’s Day invades Stuy and forces people to celebrate the holiday
|| 2024-2025Humor
New Year, New Freshmen: Pre-Freshies React to SHSAT Results
By Faiza Rumman
Pre-freshies react to SHSAT results (TW: major second-hand embarrassment).
|| 2024-2025Arts and Entertainment
How to Lose a Russian Heir in Less Than a Day
A look at Oscar Best Picture Winner Anora
|| 2024-2025Sports
The White Mamba’s Impact
Diana Taurasi’s retirement marks the end of her dominance in the WNBA, and she leaves behind a profound legacy.
|| 2024-2025Sports
Underachieving to Unstoppable: The Magical Rise of the Rebels in the 2024-25 Season
The Stuyvesant JV Basketball Team went undefeated in the 2024-25 season and secured their first home playoff victory in over 20 years, but they ultimately fell to eventual city champion Eagle Academy.
|| 2024-2025Humor
The Stuy That Cried Fire
By Diya Mallu
Research into the string of recent fire drills reveals the true reasons for the “fires.”
|| 2024-2025Arts and Entertainment
A Marvel Misstep: Captain America: Brave New World (2025)
By Mira Anant
Captain America: Brave New World (2025) fails to meet fans’ standards due to lackluster storytelling, underdeveloped characters, and poor production quality.
|| 2024-2025Opinions
Could Platform Barriers Be the Key to Safer Subways?
Installing platform screen doors in New York City subways may have benefits beyond improved safety, such as lowering air pollution, noise pollution, and preventing track fires.
|| 2024-2025
Arts and Entertainment
Sure, I’ll Have Another Sip of Kool-Aid!
By Dean Hevenstone, Grace Jung, Hifza Kaleem, Myles Vuong, Naomi Lai
Senior SING!’s victorious 2025 performance was a dazzling spectacle of music and dance—one straight out of the Roaring 20s.
|| 2024-2025Opinions
Governor Hochul’s Political Gamble
The Money in Your Pockets program would be ultimately wasteful and ineffective and better replaced with alternative initiatives.
|| 2024-2025Opinions
Leave Mormons Alone!
By Mace Elinson
In a country that celebrates freedom of expression, a relentless campaign against Mormonism is contradictory to our identities as American.
|| 2024-2025Opinions
Our Public Lands are in Danger
By Angelina Lu
The Trump administration’s leaders and land policies prioritize corporate profit over conservation of public lands, which threatens ecosystems, Indigenous rights, and public resources.
|| 2024-2025Science
The Cognitive, Emotional, and Social Benefits of SING!
By Isabel Cho
Stuyvesant’s annual SING! performance—a result of hours of teamwork and dedication—stimulates important cognitive skills that can extend far beyond the stage.
|| 2024-2025Science
How Theaters are Becoming Greener
By Angelina Lu
The performing arts industry is proving that eco-friendly practices can reduce environmental footprints without compromising artistic expression.
|| 2024-2025Science
Behind the Nerves: The Science Behind Stage Fright
By Hana Hirata
Among performers, stage fright occurs frequently, and one of the key ways to getting better at managing it is by understanding how the brain reacts during the experience.
|| 2024-2025Arts and Entertainment
Junior SING!: A Wonderfully Spooky Performance
By Alexis Qian, Dinara Gargu, Eva Kastoun, Stella Krajka
Despite a few failed jokes and a slightly uneven plot, this year’s Junior SING! production was a fresh, heartwarming performance.
|| 2024-2025Opinions
It’s Time to Rein in Sports Betting
Sports betting has predominantly targeted young people and is a dangerous industry that needs to be tightly regulated.
|| 2024-2025Humor
High Fun or High On Kool-Aid?
Someone please tell me where Senior SING! hid the Kool-Aid, children, and furries.
|| 2024-2025Humor
Soph-Frosh SING!: A Happy Ending?
[sung to the tune of “Reflection”] Whaaaaat is that show I seeeee, up on thaaaaat, stage for meeeee? Why is SophFrosh SING! something Iiiii paid to seeeee? Writing lyrics is hard, guys.
|| 2024-2025
News
Meet the 2025-2026 Big Sib Chairs!
By Brian Lin, Dilasha Rawal, Ellis Thompson, Stella Krajka
The Big Sib Chairs for the 2025-2026 school year have been announced!
|| 2024-2025
Humor
All The BEST Places To Go On A Date In NYC!
The prestigious Spectator (specifically the Humor Department) has already put together a waterproof, fireproof, phone-playing-Brawl-Stars-proof list of the best date locations in this city—and it’s obvious you’re staying in the city.
|| 2024-2025
Humor
St Patrick’s Day: An Underestimated Holiday
By Jake Chan
A leprechaun trying to save St Patrick’s Day invades Stuy and forces people to celebrate the holiday
|| 2024-2025Humor
Why Do You Need to Google That?
By John Zeng
The Google Search suggestions you don’t understand.
|| 2024-2025
Humor
New Year, New Freshmen: Pre-Freshies React to SHSAT Results
By Faiza Rumman
Pre-freshies react to SHSAT results (TW: major second-hand embarrassment).
|| 2024-2025Arts and Entertainment
The Oscars 2025: A Ceremony Struggling to Meet Expectations
By Sofia Sen
The 97th Academy Awards featured strong performances but lacked memorable moments.
|| 2024-2025
Arts and Entertainment
How to Lose a Russian Heir in Less Than a Day
A look at Oscar Best Picture Winner Anora
|| 2024-2025News
SING! by the Numbers
By Brendan Tan, Dinara Gargu, Lauren Yang
The Spectator’s News Department provides the budget breakdown for the SING! 2025 productions.
|| 2024-2025
Sports
The White Mamba’s Impact
Diana Taurasi’s retirement marks the end of her dominance in the WNBA, and she leaves behind a profound legacy.
|| 2024-2025
Sports
Underachieving to Unstoppable: The Magical Rise of the Rebels in the 2024-25 Season
The Stuyvesant JV Basketball Team went undefeated in the 2024-25 season and secured their first home playoff victory in over 20 years, but they ultimately fell to eventual city champion Eagle Academy.
|| 2024-2025
Humor
The Stuy That Cried Fire
By Diya Mallu
Research into the string of recent fire drills reveals the true reasons for the “fires.”
|| 2024-2025
Arts and Entertainment
A Marvel Misstep: Captain America: Brave New World (2025)
By Mira Anant
Captain America: Brave New World (2025) fails to meet fans’ standards due to lackluster storytelling, underdeveloped characters, and poor production quality.
|| 2024-2025
Opinions
Could Platform Barriers Be the Key to Safer Subways?
Installing platform screen doors in New York City subways may have benefits beyond improved safety, such as lowering air pollution, noise pollution, and preventing track fires.
|| 2024-2025
