Vanessa Chen (vanessa-chen)

vchen40 [ at ] stuy [ dot ] edu

Vanessa Chen ('24) is a Features writer. She enjoys debating, singing, cooking, and writing. Vanessa prefers to cover stories that ask questions that she also wants to find the answer to. Though, she's open-minded to any topic.

Feminism at Stuyvesant

Stuyvesant was a male-only institution for longer than it has been co-educational. How have the gendered restrictions of its past extended to current student culture?

Issue 8, Volume 114

History Through a New Lens: Islamic and Jewish History at Stuyvesant

Grace Jung, Vanessa Chen

A deep dive into two courses that examine history through the lens of religious minority groups, allowing students to develop a more comprehensive understanding of the complexities within the Islamic and Jewish experiences.

Issue 6, Volume 114

DREAM Big: Inside the Program that Prepares Students for the Specialized High School Admission Test

A glimpse into the preparations, aspirations, and reactions that make up the DREAM program.

Issue 17, Volume 113

America Retold: AP African American Studies

Abigail Jin, Samaria Noel, Vanessa Chen

AP African American Studies, a new and controversial course, will be offered at Stuyvesant starting this fall.

Issue 15, Volume 113

Standardized Testing in an Un-Standard Year: Here Comes the SHSAT

Chloe Boccara, Khujista Umama, Saiyedah Nayra, Vanessa Chen

The pandemic has left eighth-graders to deal with an uncertain future regarding high school admissions. What are their responses to the upcoming SHSAT?

Issue 9, Volume 111

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Standardized Testing in an Un-Standard Year: Here Comes the SHSAT

Chloe Boccara, Khujista Umama, Saiyedah Nayra, Vanessa Chen

The pandemic has left eighth-graders to deal with an uncertain future regarding high school admissions. What are their responses to the upcoming SHSAT?

Issue 9, Volume 111

How the Virus Stole Christmas (and How We’re Stealing It Back)

Catherine Ching, Ellen Pehlivanian, Kaeliana Yu, Vanessa Chen

Stuyvesant student holiday wishlists and how gift-exchanging is being affected by COVID-19.

Issue 8, Volume 111