Sports
Running for the Feed, Not the Finish
Commercialization has infiltrated the running community, leading participants to value aesthetics over athletics as well as overshadowing the core values that running is associated with.
Arts and Entertainment
Weapons Hits its Target
Weapons, directed by Zach Cregger, is a zingy, funny, yet spine-chilling horror movie that exceeds expectations and serves to delight viewers.
Opinions
Anthologies from The Future Leaders School in Ghana
What mattered most were the conversations and the shared moments of discovery about each other’s cultures– everything that stayed after the summer was over.
Opinions
How Free is too Free?
Increasing violence today is beginning to highlight a foundational issue with digital media.
Arts and Entertainment
Snails, Seahorses, and Modernist Pottery
In 61 stunning works, Making it Modern explores how turn-of-the-century European ceramicists took the ideas of the modernist movement and married them with the traditions of pottery.
Humor
A Teacher’s Guide to Stuyvesant: Commonly Asked Questions and Answers
By Diya Mallu
A helpful guide for any teachers looking for a job at Stuyvesant.
News
The Price Point
By Brendan Tan
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.
Arts and Entertainment
Big Thief’s Double Infinity: Exploring Love and What Can’t Be Said
By Mira Anant
Big Thief’s new album Double Infinity is a raw, exploratory folk-rock record that embraces imperfection and contradiction, using Adrianne Lenker’s intimate lyricism and the band’s loosened sound to explore love, memory, and the beauty of the unknown.
Opinions
Understanding the Implications of RFK Jr. Being Our Secretary of Health and Human Services
By Nabiha Islam
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is unqualified to uphold being the Secretary of Health and Human Services due to his lack of experience and expertise in both health and governance.
Arts and Entertainment
PlayAsia #5: End of Summer Albums
With the end of Summer comes new music: new releases from Asian music artists to add to the playlist.
Sports
The Asia Cup Controversy: Politics in Sports
By Zamir Karim
The India-Pakistan rivalry has taken a turn for the worse during this year’s Asia Cup tournament, destroying a long standing tradition of respect and sportsmanship between the two teams.
Arts and Entertainment
The 2025 MTV Video Music Awards: Some Deserved, Some Not
By Sara Bhuiyan
The 2025 VMAs was a ceremony full of amazing performances and some questionably picked award recipients.
Science
Science and Politics: STEM Innovation Under Trump
The Trump administration’s second term has taken a sharper turn in shaping U.S. research priorities, as of September 2025, partly polarizing and politicizing scientific knowledge. From policy directives promising a “gold standard for science” to sweeping funding cuts and technological initiatives, the administration’s decisions are redefining the landscape of American innovation.
Arts and Entertainment
The Conflicted Wit of Sabrina Carpenter’s Man’s Best Friend (2025)
By Sofia Sen
Sabrina Carpenter’s Man’s Best Friend falls flat with unoriginal lyrics, overused sensual themes, and a confused direction that backtracks her past success
Science
The Winter Blues: Coping with Seasonal Depression
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that occurs at specific times of the year, most commonly during the fall and winter months. It impacts mood, energy, sleep, and appetite, often going unrecognized among young adults and students adjusting to seasonal changes.
News
New Phone Ban Engages Students Despite Challenges
By Amy Mitchneck, Nathaniel Lasher
Stuyvesant students adjust to the new internet-enabled device ban, voicing both challenges and benefits.
Opinions
The Increase in Political Violence is Threatening Freedom of Speech as We Know it
By Lukas Varana
The assassination of Kirk is a wakeup call to the degradation of freedom of speech in America
Opinions
Snuffing Science Education
By Yuna Lee
The Trump administration’s de-emphasis on science education risks not only stifling medical innovation but also jeopardizes technological dominance.
Humor
The Earth: Real or Cake?
By Manya Gautam
What happens when the simulation theory is no longer a theory?
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.
Humor
Bronx Science Alum Zohran Mamdani Proposes Plan to Convert Stuy into a Government-Owned Mixed-Use Building
By PLACEHOLDER
This is an article about Zohran Mamdani’s plan to convert Stuyvesant into a government-owned mixed-use building.
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.
Arts and Entertainment
The Sydney Sweeney Ad: Our Thoughts
By The Arts & Entertainment Department
In a rare moment of consensus for the department, our esteemed artists and entertainers share their general skepticism about the cultural significance of American Eagle’s recent ad campaign featuring Sydney Sweeney.
Opinions
The Bell to Bell Ban isn't that Bad or In Defense of the Device Ban
By Mace Elinson
We don't realize just how much we’ve been relying on our phones until they take them away.
News
StuyPulse Finishes Fourth at the Indiana Robotics Invitational
By Dilasha Rawal, Lucia Fajardo, Mufei Yu
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
Kremlin Kung Pao Chicken Index: What It Means For Global Politics
By Selina Lin
A look at Russia’s equivalent of the Pentagon Pizza Index.
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.
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.
News
The Price Point
By Brendan Tan
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.
Sports
Inside the NBA’s New Media Deal: What It Means and Why It Matters
By Jiho Lee
The NBA’s new media rights deal kicks in at the beginning of this season, creating both benefits and drawbacks for the league.
Humor
“Summer of Super” Leads to 400 Percent Increase in “Fantastical Vigilantism”
By Selina Lin
Superhero movies have influenced brand new heroes to take to the streets.
Humor
Disney World decided to raise its prices (again)! Here’s why this means you should now have even more motivation to visit
By PLACEHOLDER
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!
Sports
NFL Regular Season Early Predictions
Playoff standings predictions early in the regular season.
Arts and Entertainment
Playlist
By The Arts & Entertainment Department
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.
Features
Neither Myth Nor Fact: The American Dream from the Eyes of Students
By Annie Li
Highlighting what students think about the American Dream, and how the ideal has influenced their own lives and families.
Science
The Colonial Footprint
By Angelina Lu
European colonization of the Americas impacted the environment through disease-driven reforestation, pollution from extractive industries, and destructive land usage.
Sports
Running for the Feed, Not the Finish
Commercialization has infiltrated the running community, leading participants to value aesthetics over athletics as well as overshadowing the core values that running is associated with.
Arts and Entertainment
Weapons Hits its Target
Weapons, directed by Zach Cregger, is a zingy, funny, yet spine-chilling horror movie that exceeds expectations and serves to delight viewers.
Opinions
Anthologies from The Future Leaders School in Ghana
What mattered most were the conversations and the shared moments of discovery about each other’s cultures– everything that stayed after the summer was over.
Opinions
How Free is too Free?
Increasing violence today is beginning to highlight a foundational issue with digital media.
Arts and Entertainment
Snails, Seahorses, and Modernist Pottery
In 61 stunning works, Making it Modern explores how turn-of-the-century European ceramicists took the ideas of the modernist movement and married them with the traditions of pottery.
Humor
A Teacher’s Guide to Stuyvesant: Commonly Asked Questions and Answers
By Diya Mallu
A helpful guide for any teachers looking for a job at Stuyvesant.
News
The Price Point
By Brendan Tan
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.
Arts and Entertainment
Big Thief’s Double Infinity: Exploring Love and What Can’t Be Said
By Mira Anant
Big Thief’s new album Double Infinity is a raw, exploratory folk-rock record that embraces imperfection and contradiction, using Adrianne Lenker’s intimate lyricism and the band’s loosened sound to explore love, memory, and the beauty of the unknown.
Opinions
Understanding the Implications of RFK Jr. Being Our Secretary of Health and Human Services
By Nabiha Islam
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is unqualified to uphold being the Secretary of Health and Human Services due to his lack of experience and expertise in both health and governance.
Arts and Entertainment
PlayAsia #5: End of Summer Albums
With the end of Summer comes new music: new releases from Asian music artists to add to the playlist.
Sports
The Asia Cup Controversy: Politics in Sports
By Zamir Karim
The India-Pakistan rivalry has taken a turn for the worse during this year’s Asia Cup tournament, destroying a long standing tradition of respect and sportsmanship between the two teams.
Arts and Entertainment
The 2025 MTV Video Music Awards: Some Deserved, Some Not
By Sara Bhuiyan
The 2025 VMAs was a ceremony full of amazing performances and some questionably picked award recipients.
Science
Science and Politics: STEM Innovation Under Trump
The Trump administration’s second term has taken a sharper turn in shaping U.S. research priorities, as of September 2025, partly polarizing and politicizing scientific knowledge. From policy directives promising a “gold standard for science” to sweeping funding cuts and technological initiatives, the administration’s decisions are redefining the landscape of American innovation.
Arts and Entertainment
The Conflicted Wit of Sabrina Carpenter’s Man’s Best Friend (2025)
By Sofia Sen
Sabrina Carpenter’s Man’s Best Friend falls flat with unoriginal lyrics, overused sensual themes, and a confused direction that backtracks her past success
Science
The Winter Blues: Coping with Seasonal Depression
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that occurs at specific times of the year, most commonly during the fall and winter months. It impacts mood, energy, sleep, and appetite, often going unrecognized among young adults and students adjusting to seasonal changes.
News
New Phone Ban Engages Students Despite Challenges
By Amy Mitchneck, Nathaniel Lasher
Stuyvesant students adjust to the new internet-enabled device ban, voicing both challenges and benefits.
Opinions
The Increase in Political Violence is Threatening Freedom of Speech as We Know it
By Lukas Varana
The assassination of Kirk is a wakeup call to the degradation of freedom of speech in America
Opinions
Rebirth of Yellow Journalism: The White House’s Depiction of Maduro
By Junseo Lee
The recent change in the White House’s portrayal of the Maduro regime in Venezuela demonstrates yellow journalism directed to sway the public into the government’s desired goal.
Sports
The Kawhi Leonard Accusations
By Max Schwartz
The Kawhi Leonard drama highlights the major issues associated with the current NBA salary cap rules.
Arts and Entertainment
The Sydney Sweeney Ad: Our Thoughts
By The Arts & Entertainment Department
In a rare moment of consensus for the department, our esteemed artists and entertainers share their general skepticism about the cultural significance of American Eagle’s recent ad campaign featuring Sydney Sweeney.
Opinions
Snuffing Science Education
By Yuna Lee
The Trump administration’s de-emphasis on science education risks not only stifling medical innovation but also jeopardizes technological dominance.
Opinions
The Bell to Bell Ban isn't that Bad or In Defense of the Device Ban
By Mace Elinson
We don't realize just how much we’ve been relying on our phones until they take them away.
News
StuyPulse Finishes Fourth at the Indiana Robotics Invitational
By Dilasha Rawal, Lucia Fajardo, Mufei Yu
StuyPulse competed at the Indiana Robotics Invitational, ranking fourth out of fifty-nine teams.
Humor
The Earth: Real or Cake?
By Manya Gautam
What happens when the simulation theory is no longer a theory?
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
Kremlin Kung Pao Chicken Index: What It Means For Global Politics
By Selina Lin
A look at Russia’s equivalent of the Pentagon Pizza Index.
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.
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.
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.
News
The Price Point
By Brendan Tan
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.
Sports
Inside the NBA’s New Media Deal: What It Means and Why It Matters
By Jiho Lee
The NBA’s new media rights deal kicks in at the beginning of this season, creating both benefits and drawbacks for the league.
Humor
“Summer of Super” Leads to 400 Percent Increase in “Fantastical Vigilantism”
By Selina Lin
Superhero movies have influenced brand new heroes to take to the streets.
Humor
Bronx Science Alum Zohran Mamdani Proposes Plan to Convert Stuy into a Government-Owned Mixed-Use Building
By PLACEHOLDER
This is an article about Zohran Mamdani’s plan to convert Stuyvesant into a government-owned mixed-use building.
Humor
Disney World decided to raise its prices (again)! Here’s why this means you should now have even more motivation to visit
By PLACEHOLDER
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!
Sports
NFL Regular Season Early Predictions
Playoff standings predictions early in the regular season.
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.
Arts and Entertainment
F1: Cliché Yet Thrilling
By Molly Gupta
A review of F1: The Movie (2025), a film that is entertaining and enjoyable, despite the cliché plot and shallow relationships.
Arts and Entertainment
Playlist
By The Arts & Entertainment Department
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.
Features
Neither Myth Nor Fact: The American Dream from the Eyes of Students
By Annie Li
Highlighting what students think about the American Dream, and how the ideal has influenced their own lives and families.