Volume 116 Issue 12

Science

The Case Against Serena Williams Promoting GLP-1 Drugs

An opinion on Serena Williams’s role promoting GLP-1s for Ro and the bigger implications it has in the context of her previous messaging.

Humor

Escalator Breakdowns: Let’s Break it Down

The escalators are frequently found to be broken, but recent events point to internal sabotage.

Arts and Entertainment

Heartbreak, Resilience, Love: Taylor Swift Enters a New Era with her music video Opalite

Analyzing the lyrics, script, and visuals of Taylor Swift’s latest music video, Opalite.

Humor

Government Bans Humor in Schools

The DOE implements yet another ban, now on… humor?

Humor

Plastic Free Day Revolutionizes the World

Plastic Free Day makes students feel not so free.

Arts and Entertainment

Don Toliver’s High-Speed Experiment

Don Toliver’s Octane pushes his signature vocal experimentation to new heights across a disjointed but high-production landscape exploring modern belonging.

Humor

What if Countries Could Talk to Each Other in WWII?

Waffles and World War Two.

Opinions

NYC Subway Etiquette Needs to Change – But Not Why You Think it Does

Commuting in New York can be excessively uncomfortable due to surrounding passengers and infrastructural issues, reflecting broader problems within NYC’s culture.

Arts and Entertainment

Heathcliff Gets a Glow-Up: The Loss of Subtext in Wuthering Heights (2026)

“Wuthering Heights” imposes a glossy, nostalgic vision that sacrifices subtext and tragedy for hollow spectacle.

News

Meet the 2026-2027 Big Sib Chairs!

The 2026-2027 Big Sib Chairs were recently announced by the 2025-2026 chairs.

Features

Fight Child Marriage: Ending the Cycle of Systemic Oppression

Child marriage is a societal issue that should not be ignored. The lack of awareness about child marriage and action against it inspired the start of the club Fight Child Marriage at Stuyvesant High School.

Humor

The Truth Behind Phone Confiscation

A totally fake story about a totally real scandal that leaves the Dean’s Office scathed with controversy.

Opinions

Threatening American Democracy Isn’t Bringing Democracy to Iran

Trump’s recklessness in his war of choice in Iran is unparalleled in American imperialist intervention in the Middle East throughout history, boding ill for the integrity of American democracy and the future of the Iranian people.

Features

The Unsung Educators: Tutoring at Stuyvesant

A deep dive into the tutoring ecosystem in Stuyvesant.

Humor

Asking AI 10 Life-Changing Questions

Humor writer asks AI 10 questions, what happens next is SHOCKING

Humor

Brick My Heart

A love story between two bricks.

Arts and Entertainment

Let’s Cha Cha Chat About The Romantic!

A review of Bruno Mars’ The Romantic with emphasis on the Latin influences of the album.

Humor

Fact or Fiction: 20-Minute Homework

We expose the very real battles students face every day trying to complete “20-minute homework.”

Humor

My Stuyvesant Love Life (Gender Neutral Reader)

Y/N, who is hoping to focus on their studies at school, suddenly meets some guys that might change everything!

Arts and Entertainment

Spectator’s Arts and Entertainment department shares their thoughts about this year's Oscars.

Spectator’s Arts and Entertainment department shares their thoughts about this year's Oscars.

Opinions

NYC Subway Etiquette Needs to Change – But Not Why You Think it Does

Commuting in New York can be excessively uncomfortable due to surrounding passengers and infrastructural issues, reflecting broader problems within NYC’s culture.

Science

Why Your Brain Misses 2016

The sudden popularity of 2016 reveals how long-term memory, nostalgia, and the internet interact, suggesting that the year was romanticized out of psychological protection rather than objective truth.

Science

I Versus Us

A glimmer of companionship continues to remain in a world driven by competition.

Science

Reading the Spin

Meet Jamie Pan, captain of the girls’ table tennis team, the Peglegs.

Sports

The Hall of Fame’s Bizarre Bill Belichick Snub

The Pro Football Hall of Fame’s inability to induct one of the greatest head coaches in NFL history tarnishes the organization’s reputation.

Sports

A Season For Carlesi

The Peglegs kicked off their season with a 4–3 victory over the reigning division champions Beacon High School.

Features

StuyAviators Hosts Guest Speaker Air Force Pilot First Lieutenant Cabrera

StuyAviators guest speaker.

Science

The Case Against Serena Williams Promoting GLP-1 Drugs

An opinion on Serena Williams’s role promoting GLP-1s for Ro and the bigger implications it has in the context of her previous messaging.

Humor

Planet Stuy: The Admissions Officer

Join us as we discover the secret lives of the masters of the education system—the admissions officers.

Humor

Escalator Breakdowns: Let’s Break it Down

The escalators are frequently found to be broken, but recent events point to internal sabotage.

Humor

Hear Me Out… Some Crumbs of Potential SING! Ideas

From a list of dozens of theme ideas generated under the influence of distilled powdered Celsius, we narrowed down the top two.

Arts and Entertainment

Heartbreak, Resilience, Love: Taylor Swift Enters a New Era with her music video Opalite

Analyzing the lyrics, script, and visuals of Taylor Swift’s latest music video, Opalite.

Humor

Government Bans Humor in Schools

The DOE implements yet another ban, now on… humor?

Humor

Plastic Free Day Revolutionizes the World

Plastic Free Day makes students feel not so free.

Arts and Entertainment

Don Toliver’s High-Speed Experiment

Don Toliver’s Octane pushes his signature vocal experimentation to new heights across a disjointed but high-production landscape exploring modern belonging.

Sports

Chasing Gold in Milan-Cortina

A look into a few stories from the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Humor

What if Countries Could Talk to Each Other in WWII?

Waffles and World War Two.

Opinions

NYC Subway Etiquette Needs to Change – But Not Why You Think it Does

Commuting in New York can be excessively uncomfortable due to surrounding passengers and infrastructural issues, reflecting broader problems within NYC’s culture.

Arts and Entertainment

Heathcliff Gets a Glow-Up: The Loss of Subtext in Wuthering Heights (2026)

“Wuthering Heights” imposes a glossy, nostalgic vision that sacrifices subtext and tragedy for hollow spectacle.

Opinions

Self-Driving Cars are the Future of Transportation

Baseless talking points and fear-mongering distort the truth; autonomous vehicles are an amazing innovation with the potential to increase safety and wealth.

News

Meet the 2026-2027 Big Sib Chairs!

The 2026-2027 Big Sib Chairs were recently announced by the 2025-2026 chairs.

Features

Fight Child Marriage: Ending the Cycle of Systemic Oppression

Child marriage is a societal issue that should not be ignored. The lack of awareness about child marriage and action against it inspired the start of the club Fight Child Marriage at Stuyvesant High School.

Humor

The Truth Behind Phone Confiscation

A totally fake story about a totally real scandal that leaves the Dean’s Office scathed with controversy.

Opinions

Threatening American Democracy Isn’t Bringing Democracy to Iran

Trump’s recklessness in his war of choice in Iran is unparalleled in American imperialist intervention in the Middle East throughout history, boding ill for the integrity of American democracy and the future of the Iranian people.

Opinions

Self-Driving Cars are the Future of Transportation

Baseless talking points and fear-mongering distort the truth; autonomous vehicles are an amazing innovation with the potential to increase safety and wealth.

Features

The Unsung Educators: Tutoring at Stuyvesant

A deep dive into the tutoring ecosystem in Stuyvesant.

Humor

Asking AI 10 Life-Changing Questions

Humor writer asks AI 10 questions, what happens next is SHOCKING

Humor

Brick My Heart

A love story between two bricks.

Arts and Entertainment

Let’s Cha Cha Chat About The Romantic!

A review of Bruno Mars’ The Romantic with emphasis on the Latin influences of the album.

Humor

Fact or Fiction: 20-Minute Homework

We expose the very real battles students face every day trying to complete “20-minute homework.”

Humor

My Stuyvesant Love Life (Gender Neutral Reader)

Y/N, who is hoping to focus on their studies at school, suddenly meets some guys that might change everything!

Arts and Entertainment

Spectator’s Arts and Entertainment department shares their thoughts about this year's Oscars.

Spectator’s Arts and Entertainment department shares their thoughts about this year's Oscars.

Opinions

NYC Subway Etiquette Needs to Change – But Not Why You Think it Does

Commuting in New York can be excessively uncomfortable due to surrounding passengers and infrastructural issues, reflecting broader problems within NYC’s culture.

Humor

Pregaming Stuyvesant

A prefreshie visits Stuyvesant for the first time during the Spring Open House—only to find himself amidst a bewildering mix of confusing tests, bizarre assignments, and extraordinary upperclassmen pranks that leaves him questioning reality.

Science

Why Your Brain Misses 2016

The sudden popularity of 2016 reveals how long-term memory, nostalgia, and the internet interact, suggesting that the year was romanticized out of psychological protection rather than objective truth.

Science

I Versus Us

A glimmer of companionship continues to remain in a world driven by competition.

Science

The Illusion of Randomness

Human beings systematically misjudge randomness because the brain relies on fast pattern-recognition shortcuts rather than true probability, leading us to perceive meaning and structure in events that are actually random.

Science

Scalp First: What K-Beauty Can Teach Teens About Hair Health

A look at how the K-beauty philosophy of prevention extends to Korean hair care, and how its scalp-first approach to hair health might suggest a different way for teenagers to think about hair care.

Science

Reading the Spin

Meet Jamie Pan, captain of the girls’ table tennis team, the Peglegs.

Sports

The Hall of Fame’s Bizarre Bill Belichick Snub

The Pro Football Hall of Fame’s inability to induct one of the greatest head coaches in NFL history tarnishes the organization’s reputation.

Sports

A Season For Carlesi

The Peglegs kicked off their season with a 4–3 victory over the reigning division champions Beacon High School.