Volume 115 Issue 2

News

Don’t Pass the King Chenming

Meet Chenming Fang, boys’ cross country and track captain!

Arts and Entertainment

Brian Eno's biranneo's eonniarb One Brain

Why watch a generative movie?

Features

Fame and Fashion: Dress to Impress Hits the Runway

Dress to Impress quickly racks up a large fanbase of devoted fashionistas as players style their characters to win the grand prize.

Opinions

Trees, Critters and Writers: How Nature Nurtures the Literary Mind

Through the experience of writing in nature, I found a personal reflection in an unfamiliar setting that helped shape my writing identity.

Arts and Entertainment

Short n’ Sweet Is Short, But Not So Sweet

Short n’ Sweet is by no measure a bad album, but it lacks the cohesiveness it needs to truly be successful.

Opinions

What the Other Half Would Like to Learn

Stuyvesant should give underclassmen the opportunity to take more humanities courses in order to provide freshmen and sophomores with more exposure to the complex and diverse field of humanities.

Opinions

Section: Road to November 2024

As we head into the fall of this year’s general election, The Spectator is continuing our election literacy project: Road to November 2024, started in Volume 114.

Features

Scrolling for Answers: The Urgent Need for Media Literacy in the 21st Century

Examining the necessity of media literacy given the rising use of social media in regards to politics.

Sports

Remembering the Gaudreau Brothers: A Tribute to Two Lives Spent on the Ice

This article commemorates the lives and careers of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau, who were able to leave their legacies engraved in hockey history without knowing what limited time they had to do so. After the two gave life to the game of hockey, this article publicizes both their successes and the outstanding grief the hockey community is facing.

Arts and Entertainment

Parasocial Relationships of the Digital Age

Chappell Roan’s TikToks address the problematic truth of parasocial relationships and celebrity culture.

Humor

A Letter to the Freshmen

You guys have what it takes to survive Stuyvesant… right?

Humor

First Day Disasters

Stuyvesant students try to fix what starts as a disastrous first day of school.

Science

The Roll of the Wheel in Nature

Wheels enable us to commute and reach vast distances, but they are manufactured by humans. However, despite their success, wheels wouldn’t be able to evolve naturally in organisms due to the way bones grow and the rules that allow wheels to function normally.

Science

Stranded In Space: The Starliner Delay and Astronaut Health Risks

The Boeing Starliner left two astronauts stuck on the ISS until 2025 due to a thruster malfunction. The astronauts’ extended time in space can result in adverse effects on their health. Art Request: Two astronauts floating inside a space station

Features

A Missing Piece of Puzzle Finally Found: Rediscovering My Bangladeshi Identity

How my connection with my cultural identity was strengthened through Bangladesh’s politics this summer.

Arts and Entertainment

The Evolution of Latin American Furniture: Crafting Modernity at the MoMA

A glimpse into the MoMA’s Crafting Modernity: Design in Latin America (1940-1980)

Science

Screens and Well-being: Balancing Use, Avoiding Risks

With the new school year, students should be aware of their screen time and the effects associated with the excessive usage of electronic devices.

Features

Reintroducing Stuyvesant’s Music Lab!

Passionate and established music teacher Harold Stephan has been working to create a music lab for students to hone their passion for music/video production. With the renovation of the music lab, let’s reintroduce the music lab and its significance!

Sports

Climbing to the Stars

This article commemorates the lives and careers of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau, who were able to leave their legacies engraved in hockey history without knowing what limited time they had to do so. After the two gave life to the game of hockey, this article publicizes both their successes and the outstanding grief the hockey community is facing.

News

Meet the 2024-2025 ARISTA Executive Council

The newly elected 2024-2025 ARISTA Executive Council shares their plans for the upcoming school year.

Opinions

Defining My Curls

I refuse to bury the defining parts about myself under the beauty stereotypes I grew up with.

Opinions

Adulthood Creeping In

The summer before my senior year came and went, and with it came reflections.

News

Don’t Pass the King Chenming

Meet Chenming Fang, boys’ cross country and track captain!

Arts and Entertainment

Brian Eno's biranneo's eonniarb One Brain

Why watch a generative movie?

Opinions

The Importance of Physical Media

In the age of the digital world, it is more important than ever that people continue to collect and distribute physical media.

Features

Fame and Fashion: Dress to Impress Hits the Runway

Dress to Impress quickly racks up a large fanbase of devoted fashionistas as players style their characters to win the grand prize.

Sports

Erling Haaland: Record-Maker, Cucurella-Breaker, Norwegian Penalty Taker

Following an early Champions League exit, Haaland has turned the tide and bounced back into form breaking records in the Premier League.

Opinions

Trees, Critters and Writers: How Nature Nurtures the Literary Mind

Through the experience of writing in nature, I found a personal reflection in an unfamiliar setting that helped shape my writing identity.

News

Stuyvesant’s Muslim Student Association Takes on MIST Nationals

Stuyvesant’s Muslim Student Association participated in the Muslim Interscholastic Tournament, earning first place for overall school performance on a national level.

Arts and Entertainment

Short n’ Sweet Is Short, But Not So Sweet

Short n’ Sweet is by no measure a bad album, but it lacks the cohesiveness it needs to truly be successful.

Opinions

Feminism and the Body


Bias and misinformation surrounding women’s health reveal the need for gender-inclusive education and equitable research.

Arts and Entertainment

Dìdi: Myspace, a Mother’s Love, and Other Relics of the Past

In a mixed media masterpiece, Dìdi teaches its audience that growing up was never transformed by the rise of technology, but merely translated.

Opinions

The Facade of Humble Beginnings

Financial barriers ensure that low and middle-income citizens struggle to campaign and hold elected positions.

Opinions

The Polls are Still Wrong (But Getting Better)

Now that Vice President Kamala Harris is the Democratic nominee, the Democratic Party’s standing in the polls has markedly improved, but there remain flaws with the polls not being reflected in the real world that should give the Democratic party the optimism it should not be afraid of having.

Opinions

What the Other Half Would Like to Learn

Stuyvesant should give underclassmen the opportunity to take more humanities courses in order to provide freshmen and sophomores with more exposure to the complex and diverse field of humanities.

Opinions

Section: Road to November 2024

As we head into the fall of this year’s general election, The Spectator is continuing our election literacy project: Road to November 2024, started in Volume 114.

Features

Scrolling for Answers: The Urgent Need for Media Literacy in the 21st Century

Examining the necessity of media literacy given the rising use of social media in regards to politics.

Sports

Remembering the Gaudreau Brothers: A Tribute to Two Lives Spent on the Ice

This article commemorates the lives and careers of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau, who were able to leave their legacies engraved in hockey history without knowing what limited time they had to do so. After the two gave life to the game of hockey, this article publicizes both their successes and the outstanding grief the hockey community is facing.

Arts and Entertainment

Parasocial Relationships of the Digital Age

Chappell Roan’s TikToks address the problematic truth of parasocial relationships and celebrity culture.

Arts and Entertainment

The Evolution of Latin American Furniture: Crafting Modernity at the MoMA

A glimpse into the MoMA’s Crafting Modernity: Design in Latin America (1940-1980)

Humor

A Letter to the Freshmen

You guys have what it takes to survive Stuyvesant… right?

Humor

First Day Disasters

Stuyvesant students try to fix what starts as a disastrous first day of school.

Science

The Roll of the Wheel in Nature

Wheels enable us to commute and reach vast distances, but they are manufactured by humans. However, despite their success, wheels wouldn’t be able to evolve naturally in organisms due to the way bones grow and the rules that allow wheels to function normally.

Science

Screens and Well-being: Balancing Use, Avoiding Risks

With the new school year, students should be aware of their screen time and the effects associated with the excessive usage of electronic devices.

Science

Stranded In Space: The Starliner Delay and Astronaut Health Risks

The Boeing Starliner left two astronauts stuck on the ISS until 2025 due to a thruster malfunction. The astronauts’ extended time in space can result in adverse effects on their health. Art Request: Two astronauts floating inside a space station

Features

Reintroducing Stuyvesant’s Music Lab!

Passionate and established music teacher Harold Stephan has been working to create a music lab for students to hone their passion for music/video production. With the renovation of the music lab, let’s reintroduce the music lab and its significance!

Sports

Climbing to the Stars

This article commemorates the lives and careers of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau, who were able to leave their legacies engraved in hockey history without knowing what limited time they had to do so. After the two gave life to the game of hockey, this article publicizes both their successes and the outstanding grief the hockey community is facing.

News

Meet the 2024-2025 ARISTA Executive Council

The newly elected 2024-2025 ARISTA Executive Council shares their plans for the upcoming school year.

Opinions

Defining My Curls

I refuse to bury the defining parts about myself under the beauty stereotypes I grew up with.

Features

A Missing Piece of Puzzle Finally Found: Rediscovering My Bangladeshi Identity

How my connection with my cultural identity was strengthened through Bangladesh’s politics this summer.