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Pro: - Emma Bernstein For the past few weeks, New York City’s subways have been plastered with phrases like “Dad, you’ll be paying to support me for the next 20 years” and “Honestly, Mom… chances are he won’t stay with you,” attempting to point out the hardships of raising children, especially for teens. “Got a good [...]
After leaving for school in the morning, most students won’t be seeing their parents again for seven or more hours. However, sophomore Natan Zamansky and senior Batya Zamansky [...]
There are three Bostons. The first belongs to the citizens who are born there, who take on the distinct “Bawstun” accent and proudly wear the vibrant red of the Boston Red Sox wherever they go. Second, there is the Boston of people passing through the city’s gates, searching to fulfill their dreams. This Boston is [...]
Despite Stuyvesant’s reputation as a school for math and the sciences, eight students recently won awards in the arts and humanities as part of the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. The recipients included seniors Adam Schorin, Nadra Rahman, and Saru Nanda, juniors Jane Argodale, Lindsay Bu, Shannon Daniels, and Alexa Swarez, and sophomore Lucy Wainger. [...]
By SARA KREVOY
None of us can forget our first day of high school: those initial, nervous steps across the Tribeca Bridge; the awkward hellos exchanged with fellow freshmen; and the intimidating feeling of entering our first classes. It was an overwhelming surge of anxiety and excitement. Even more daunting is undergoing that same experience when the majority [...]
By TERESA CHEN AND HUWON KIM
Animal dissections mark a distinctive week for the biology department: a week during which the lab rooms reek of formaldehyde and of curious chemicals and students rush to their next classes with aprons flapping about their ankles and goggle marks circling their eyes. These dissections distinguish the brave (who jump to their feet with a [...]
By ARIELLE GERBER AND ISABELLE MAHNKE
Each year, the unique selection of electives offered to Stuyvesant students presents fascinating classroom experiences not found at any other school. Students pray for years to be put in these classes. Though underclassmen are not typically given priority, they are free to scroll the list of available electives and find the ones that interest them [...]
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