Can You Connect Me Now?

Have you ever needed the Internet during the school day? Many students may not realize that there are other options besides waiting for a computer in Stuyvesant’s overcrowded library. Since the ability to connect to wireless internet (Wi-Fi) has become a staple on many laptops and cellular devices, businesses around TriBeCa known as “hot spots” are offering purchasable or free connections. …

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Stuyvesant Holds Most Successful Blood Drive to Date

Stuyvesant High School held its second blood drive of the year on Monday, March 30 in the first floor lobby.

The blood drive was the most successful in Stuyvesant’s history, with 205 pints of blood collected. Previously, the most blood ever collected in the lobby was 112 pints.

All students 16 years and older were asked to donate blood throughout the schoolday and after. Students who …

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Senior Caucus- Eunju Namkung and Aaron Ghitelman

Juniors Eunju Namkung and Aaron Ghitelman finished second in the Student Union (SU) primaries held on Tuesday, May 27 with a total of 116 votes. They will advance to the general elections on Wednesday, June 4 against juniors Philip Kim and Jenny Han.

Eunju Namkung, who is running for senior caucus president, has been involved with the SU since her freshman year. She is currently the SU …

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Chemistry Teacher Dalia Bulgaris Passes Away

Chemistry teacher Dalia Bulgaris, who taught at Stuyvesant for 29 years, passed away from lung cancer complications on Saturday, May 3.

Bulgaris battled lung cancer several years ago. When the cancer returned in the fall of 2007, she went on medical leave two weeks into the semester.

Bulgaris is remembered by other teachers for her dedication to the school. “Stuy was a major part of …

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Stuy’s Free Hugs Club Gives More Than Just Hugs

Stuy’s Free Hugs Club held its first Annual St. Jude Children’s Hospital Fundraiser on Thursday, April 10 in the cafeteria. The fundraiser raised 3500 dollars, overreaching their goal of 2000 dollars. Tickets cost five dollars.

Stuy’s Free Hugs Club is a service volunteer club run by junior and club president Katharine Chen and junior and club vice president Tanya Kobzeva. The …

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Final and Regents Required for Foreign Language and Physics Classes

The foreign language and physics departments now require that students take both a final examination and a New York State Regents in June.

The foreign language department will administer a final to help prepare students for the Advanced Placement (AP) course in their respective languages.

The new final exam will cover more material than the Regents, but Spanish teacher Frida Ambia is …

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Soph-Frosh SING!: The Script That Would Be

… problem was solved by giving Cohen-Smith a microphone.

Art, directed by sophomores Andriy Duyko, Masha Gindler and Singha Hon, and Tech, directed by freshmen Amy Feng, Thomas Flagiello and Annie Kim, succeeded in most of their endeavors. The Soph-Frosh set was colorful and sturdy and brought a refreshing youthfulness to an otherwise dark show. The costumes, though, were uninteresting—most dancers wore simple smocks adorned only with bits of fabric. Even the main characters’ costumes …

The Moore Singing The Better

English teachers are known for providing students with valuable advice: brainstorming before starting a draft, taking notes on text as you read and, in the case of English teacher Emily Moore, “sister, don’t date a hipster.” That’s the title of one of the songs written and performed by Ménage à Twang, Moore’s all-female alternative country trio.

Moore is the songwriter, …

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Costly Stage Floor Scratched

A massive set piece caused a long gouge on the expensive, newly replaced stage floor during one of the intermissions of the Friday, November 9 production of “Bye Bye Birdie.”

Improper handling of a platform, one of the bigger sets, led to the scratch, which has temporarily been filled.

Machinist Kern Levigion filled in the scratch with woody putty and tech crew member Yara Kass-Gergi …

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From Concerts to Classrooms: Teachers’ Music Picks

It might be difficult to picture your teacher blasting a record or jumping at a concert, but music was also an important part of their lives as they were growing up and even now, it continues to play a high note.

“I identified myself with music,” math teacher Oana Pascu said. Pascu grew up in Romania when ’80s rock was popular. She began to listen to Bon Jovi and other popular bands at …

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