Archive for March, 2011
Hidden in Plain Sight: Facing Racism at Stuyvesant
In recent weeks, drama and scandal have shaken the Stuyvesant community in the wake of an amateur rap video containing racial slurs and statements of bigotry and violence. As the scandal has escalated, so has the criticism of the entire Stuyvesant population. Our school is being accused of fostering racist behavior and discriminating against minority [...]
Dragons Look to Extend Undefeated Streak Under New Coach
The Dragons come into the season looking to continue their active streak of 46 consecutive regular-season wins, dating back to 2007. However, with their new coach, they are hoping for a deeper run in the playoffs this year, which could lead them to the City Championship qualification that has eluded them for years. The [...]
The Best and the Brightest
Stuyvesant is in the news again—and I’m not talking about the Science Olympiad. Last year, it was arson. Next, smoke from the alcove hit the tabloids. And now this. Our “specialized high school” has been under heavy scrutiny thanks to several juniors who posted a racist and misogynistic rap video on Facebook in late February, [...]
Nine Stuyvesant Students Advance to Biology Olympiad Semifinals
Do you ever wonder why you did not inherit your mother’s cute dimples? Do you understand the inner workings of the trees swaying in the breeze? Do you know how your lungs take in life-sustaining oxygen? Juniors Jonathan Ha, Jennifer Zhao, Janan Zhu, Bill Lin, Edward Li, and seniors Brendan Huang, Faheem Zaman, Daniel Hayeem, and [...]
Stuyvesant Excels in ExploraVision Regional Competition
Stuyvesant performed exceptionally well in the 2011 Toshiba/National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) ExploraVision Awards competition. The school had the second highest number of honorable mention teams in the nation, with 14 out of 500 teams receiving this distinction. Additionally, sophomores Norine Chan, Alison Reed, and David Kurkovskiy were named regional winners for their research projects. [...]
Students Win Scholastic Writing Awards
The personal narrative you wrote for English class. A snapshot from your photography class. Some poetry you hastily jotted on a notepad during your subway ride. A painting inspired by a doodle scribbled in the margins of a notebook. All of these works, often written off as amateur, may in fact be respectable works of [...]
StuyPulse Faces Complications at New York Regional
Stuyvesant’s robotics team, StuyPulse, competed at the FIRST New York Regional Event at the Jacob Javits Center from Friday, March 11 to Sunday, March 13. The team placed 47th out of 66 in the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC), far from its first place finish last year, and 18th and 27th of out 60 in the [...]
Racism In Ya Ear: Perpetuating Prejudice
Easily one of the most controversial subgenres of hip hop, this style of music is notable for its predominantly harsh lyrical themes; the brutally honest depictions of the inner-city youth’s lifestyles, complete with drug dealings, shootings, rape, and gang violence. Pioneered in the mid-80’s by rapper Ice T with tracks such as “Body Rock/Killers,” the [...]
A Voice That Carries Across the Atlantic
Totoro’s first appearance was subtle as the silent, furry, gray- and white-bellied creature—mildly resembling a cross between a raccoon and a large owl—nibbled on a human foot in this year’s Senior SING! performance. It stood wordlessly to the side as a monster family shared its meal of lunch ladies and gym teachers. So imagine the [...]
The History of Dr. Stern
Listen to just five minutes of one of his classes, peppered with personal anecdotes and humorous asides, and it’s obvious that Dr. Reuben Stern is an expert on more that just U.S. history. As an immigrant to America and a world traveler, Dr. Stern, one of the longest employed teachers in the school, has an [...]
