Volume 116 Issue 2

News

Make Immigrants Welcome Again

[I]mmigrants build our country and continue to grow our economy and our nation.

Sports

From Flicks to Flèches

Meet Henry Woodcock and James Clare, co-captains of the Stuyvesant boys fencing team, the Cobras!

Opinions

Freeze the Rent, Burn the City

The rent freeze is putting a bandaid on a bullet wound; it completely fails to address the issues propelling NYC’s housing crisis.

News

Stuyvesant Administration Renames Homeroom as Administrative Distribution Periods

Stuyvesant removes homeroom periods for the new school year, shifting from social bonding activities to occasional administrative tasks.

Humor

What SAT Scores YOU Should Get Based on your Major

Advising on how to tackle the SAT based on your dream major.

Humor

How Chess is Played at Every Level

An attempt to understand chess.

Features

Neither Myth Nor Fact: The American Dream from the Eyes of Students

Highlighting what students think about the American Dream, and how the ideal has influenced their own lives and families.

Sports

NFL Regular Season Early Predictions

Playoff standings predictions early in the regular season.

Sports

Inside the NBA’s New Media Deal: What It Means and Why It Matters

The NBA’s new media rights deal kicks in at the beginning of this season, creating both benefits and drawbacks for the league.

Science

Glow-in-The-Dark Plants? Bloom-inescence!

Recent developments have advanced the ongoing research into fabricating bioluminescence in non-glowing organisms, and multiple companies have created viable glow-in-the-dark plant products.

Arts and Entertainment

Playlist

School’s back and our phones, laptops, and other internet enabled devices are all gone. With their New York Times and Spotify apps locked away in a velcro pouch, Stuyvesant students have returned to using The Spectator as their main source of news and entertainment.

Opinions

In Defense of the Device Ban

We don't realize just how much we’ve been relying on our phones until they take them away.

News

The Price Point

The Price Point is a series written by News Editor Brendan Tan covering recent economic events and providing Stuyvesant students with an easy understanding of critical economics concepts that affect our day-to-day lives.

News

StuyPulse Finishes Fourth at the Indiana Robotics Invitational

StuyPulse competed at the Indiana Robotics Invitational, ranking fourth out of fifty-nine teams.

News

Meet the 2025-2026 ARISTA Executive Council

The new ARISTA executive board—President Joanne Hwang, Vice President of Events and Service Elizabeth Chao, Vice President of Operations Veronika Gulko, and Vice President of Web Development Rohan Sen—aims to strengthen communication, accessibility, and student engagement while continuing ARISTA’s legacy of service.

Humor

“Summer of Super” Leads to 400 Percent Increase in “Fantastical Vigilantism”

Superhero movies have influenced brand new heroes to take to the streets.

Humor

Kremlin Kung Pao Chicken Index: What It Means For Global Politics

A look at Russia’s equivalent of the Pentagon Pizza Index.

Humor

Disney World decided to raise its prices (again)! Here’s why this means you should now have even more motivation to visit

The Walt Disney World Resort (™) in Orlando, Florida, has proposed some changes to its parks because it thought that its prices were a bit too low. They decided to make some magical additions to your bill!

Features

APs at Stuy: How Students Use the Summer to Get Ahead

Read how Stuyvesant students prepare for their Advanced Placement classes, starting in the summer before the school year begins.

Features

Summarizing Summer 2025

After a year of hard work, students had the pleasure of taking 2 months off to explore their life beyond school walls—let’s see how they spent it!

Arts and Entertainment

F1: Cliché Yet Thrilling

A review of F1: The Movie (2025), a film that is entertaining and enjoyable, despite the cliché plot and shallow relationships.

Arts and Entertainment

Caught Stealing: Old Tropes in Old New York.

Caught Stealing is a contradiction: both a clichéd crime flick and a surprisingly layered performance piece.

Opinions

The NYC Skyline Is Losing Its Charm

Although proposals have been passed to loosen restrictions on zoning and development, more needs to be done by legislators to resolve the housing crisis.

Arts and Entertainment

Caught Stealing: Old Tropes in Old New York.

Caught Stealing is a contradiction: both a clichéd crime flick and a surprisingly layered performance piece.

News

Make Immigrants Welcome Again

[I]mmigrants build our country and continue to grow our economy and our nation.

Sports

From Flicks to Flèches

Meet Henry Woodcock and James Clare, co-captains of the Stuyvesant boys fencing team, the Cobras!

Science

Lasers and Peacocks

Peacock tails contain microstructures capable of producing laser light.

Science

Growing Beyond Earth: How Plants Thrive in Space

Scientists are finding ways to grow plants in space to help further research, provide better nutrition for astronauts, and find ways to strengthen crops on earth.

Opinions

Freeze the Rent, Burn the City

The rent freeze is putting a bandaid on a bullet wound; it completely fails to address the issues propelling NYC’s housing crisis.

News

Stuyvesant Administration Renames Homeroom as Administrative Distribution Periods

Stuyvesant removes homeroom periods for the new school year, shifting from social bonding activities to occasional administrative tasks.

Humor

What SAT Scores YOU Should Get Based on your Major

Advising on how to tackle the SAT based on your dream major.

Humor

Making a Good Impression on Your Teachers 101

A hapless student attempts to make up for their past failings by making a good impression on their teachers in the new school year

Humor

How Chess is Played at Every Level

An attempt to understand chess.

Features

Neither Myth Nor Fact: The American Dream from the Eyes of Students

Highlighting what students think about the American Dream, and how the ideal has influenced their own lives and families.

Sports

NFL Regular Season Early Predictions

Playoff standings predictions early in the regular season.

Sports

Inside the NBA’s New Media Deal: What It Means and Why It Matters

The NBA’s new media rights deal kicks in at the beginning of this season, creating both benefits and drawbacks for the league.

Science

Glow-in-The-Dark Plants? Bloom-inescence!

Recent developments have advanced the ongoing research into fabricating bioluminescence in non-glowing organisms, and multiple companies have created viable glow-in-the-dark plant products.

Arts and Entertainment

Playlist

School’s back and our phones, laptops, and other internet enabled devices are all gone. With their New York Times and Spotify apps locked away in a velcro pouch, Stuyvesant students have returned to using The Spectator as their main source of news and entertainment.

Opinions

In Defense of the Device Ban

We don't realize just how much we’ve been relying on our phones until they take them away.

News

The Price Point

The Price Point is a series written by News Editor Brendan Tan covering recent economic events and providing Stuyvesant students with an easy understanding of critical economics concepts that affect our day-to-day lives.

News

StuyPulse Finishes Fourth at the Indiana Robotics Invitational

StuyPulse competed at the Indiana Robotics Invitational, ranking fourth out of fifty-nine teams.

News

Meet the 2025-2026 ARISTA Executive Council

The new ARISTA executive board—President Joanne Hwang, Vice President of Events and Service Elizabeth Chao, Vice President of Operations Veronika Gulko, and Vice President of Web Development Rohan Sen—aims to strengthen communication, accessibility, and student engagement while continuing ARISTA’s legacy of service.

Humor

Bronx Science Alum Zohran Mamdani Proposes Plan to Convert Stuy into a Government-Owned Mixed-Use Building

This is an article about Zohran Mamdani’s plan to convert Stuyvesant into a government-owned mixed-use building.

Humor

“Summer of Super” Leads to 400 Percent Increase in “Fantastical Vigilantism”

Superhero movies have influenced brand new heroes to take to the streets.

Humor

The Earth: Real or Cake?

What happens when the simulation theory is no longer a theory?

Humor

Kremlin Kung Pao Chicken Index: What It Means For Global Politics

A look at Russia’s equivalent of the Pentagon Pizza Index.

Humor

Disney World decided to raise its prices (again)! Here’s why this means you should now have even more motivation to visit

The Walt Disney World Resort (™) in Orlando, Florida, has proposed some changes to its parks because it thought that its prices were a bit too low. They decided to make some magical additions to your bill!

Features

APs at Stuy: How Students Use the Summer to Get Ahead

Read how Stuyvesant students prepare for their Advanced Placement classes, starting in the summer before the school year begins.

Features

Summarizing Summer 2025

After a year of hard work, students had the pleasure of taking 2 months off to explore their life beyond school walls—let’s see how they spent it!

Arts and Entertainment

Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025) Was Pretty Fantastic

Fantastic Four: First Steps creates a visually-stunning, heartwarming viewing experience featuring some writing missteps.

Arts and Entertainment

F1: Cliché Yet Thrilling

A review of F1: The Movie (2025), a film that is entertaining and enjoyable, despite the cliché plot and shallow relationships.

Arts and Entertainment

Caught Stealing: Old Tropes in Old New York.

Caught Stealing is a contradiction: both a clichéd crime flick and a surprisingly layered performance piece.