Archive for September, 2008
The Under-Looked Above-Ground
Whether it makes you late for school or is just the friendly-looking red circle underneath the “Chambers St Station” sign, you probably know very little of where the (1) train goes. Spanning a large extent of Manhattan and a small portion of the Bronx, the (1) train passes under hundreds of curious shops and venues. [...]
Crafting in the City
After a long day, nothing feels better than unwinding. Instead of going home to crash on your couch, why not visit a craft studio and create your own masterpiece? Free your mind through painting, mosaic-making or even necklace-making at these three studios that are each equipped with fine materials, friendly faces and beautiful décor. Let [...]
Unearthed from the Slush Pile “FILM”: Slacker
Roaming New York City are the infamous, nameless eccentrics who give us occasional stories to tell our friends. Without ever truly knowing them, we glimpse their lives by eavesdropping. Replace the location with 1990 Austin, Texas, string together the conversations to fit into a day, and you have Richard Linklater’s “Slacker.” Though Linklater is usually [...]
Omika Jikaria: Pageant Queen
Swish. Flick. Brush. Sweep. Watching sophomore Omika Jikaria apply her make-up is a bit like watching an orchestra being conducted. I watch with a mixture of admiration and jealousy, fully aware that the warm weather has ruined my eyeliner, while Jikaria looks like she’s stepped right out of a fashion magazine. Or, right out of [...]
Peglegs Successful in Coach Strasser’s Debut
After finishing last season with a 6-4 record, Stuyvesant’s varsity football team, the Peglegs, is looking to build on its success. They started off on the right track with a 14-2 victory over Information Technology HS in their season opener on Friday, September 5 at Pier 40. The record, however, is not the most important thing [...]
Spitz Comes to Visit, But Nothing More
Members of Stuyvesant’s boys’ and girls’ swim teams were treated to a surprise late in the afternoon on Wednesday, September 3. Shooting a commercial for Medco Pharmaceuticals in the Stuyvesant High School pool was none other than Mark Spitz, the American swimming legend who won seven gold medals at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games. This [...]
Fencing Teams Get Olympic Advice
Although the Beijing Games ended on August 24, the Olympic spirit is still alive at Stuyvesant. First, Mark Spitz visited the swim team briefly while shooting a commercial at Stuyvesant on Wednesday, September 3. Then, the boys’ and girls’ fencing teams met American silver medalist fencers Emily Cross, Timothy Morehouse, Jason Rogers and Erinn Smart [...]
Perfection Still a Vixens Goal
They aren’t the United States Olympic team, but the Stuyvesant girls’ varsity volleyball team, the Vixens, appear to be ready for another productive season. Last year’s team went undefeated in the regular season with an 8-0 record, but lost an overwhelming seven seniors to graduation. In order to do well in the playoffs, this year’s [...]
Backstage at the Olympics
For 17 days in August, many Stuyvesant students enjoyed watching the Beijing Summer Olympic Games on television. In between presidential campaign ads and cheesy Visa commercials, they watched in awe as Michael Phelps won a record eight gold medals, as Usain Bolt rewrote sprinting history, and as Shawn Johnson completed a nearly error-free performance on [...]
My Encounter with a “Champion”
The Boys’ and Girls’ Swim Teams will have a surprise function at the pool on Wednesday, September 3rd. You are to bring a camera and tell no one you are coming. This is all I know about this event. As my eyes glanced at the words of boy’s swimming Coach Bologna’s email, I simply didn’t [...]
