Drama, Laughs and Kung Fu in One Acts Festival

… The play presents three monkeys and how they react to the challenge. Milton, played by senior Wacira Maina, can occasionally produce actual works, including the beginning of “Paradise Lost,” and is okay with being part of the experiment. Swift, played by junior Felix Handte, has radical ideas and is not comfortable with the treatment of the monkeys. Kafka, played by senior Clio Contegenis, is dressed as an adorable little kid and is pretty immature. The one act presents some good …

Senior SING!: Rising from the Underworld

… the gods in the Olympics once more, he accompanies Palookatme (Mariana Quinn-Makaiwa), Ironicus (Wacira Maina), Conflictus (Daniel Fleishman) and Afro-Whitey (Molly Balsam) on a journey to claim Mount Olympus as their own.

The opening number, “The Age of Olympians,” a parody of “The Age of Aquarius,” set an exuberant tone for the rest of the seniors’ performance. The Mount Olympus set was beautifully ornamented with a swirling green pattern, complete with exquisitely detailed …

Junior SING! Leaves Few “Marvel”-ings

… Superman (Santi Slade), president of the society for the previous 15 years, was opposed by Batman (Wacira Maina), who believed it was “time for a change.” But instead of being a revolutionary like President Obama, the seemingly angry Maina failed to deliver what could have been a highlight. Instead, the audience was drawn to the corporate Superman–Slade successfully landed joke after joke.

The energy was saved by Aquaman (Hayward Leach) and Aquagirl (Sarah Cohen-Smith), the socially …

Facing Legal Pressure, PSAL Changes Girls’ Soccer Season

The Public Schools Athletic League (PSAL) decided on Friday, January 16 that the girls’ soccer season, which has taken place in the spring for the last 28 years, will become a fall sport starting in the 2009-2010 school year. The change comes after the PSAL faced pressure from parents and the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) to switch the girls’ season from the spring to the fall.

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Penguins Win 2008 Championship, Avenge 2007 Loss Against Reigning Champs

Without even a pool to call their own this season, the girls’ varsity swim team’s recent triumphs and accomplishments have made quite the statement in the Public Schools Athletic League (PSAL). After defeating Curtis High School and Brooklyn Technical High School in the playoffs on Thursday, November 6 and Monday, November 10, respectively, Stuyvesant advanced to the PSAL City Championships …

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Can’t Touch This

The crowd roars as the two fencers stare each other down. The referee ushers them to approach the line and they take their positions. In a second, their hands tighten around their weapons. The tension in the air is palpable. One runs forward and the other sidesteps, effortlessly landing a counterattack. The fighters dash towards each other again, and another blow is landed, followed by a …

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The Problem on the Pitch

The Public Schools Athletic League (PSAL) is facing increased scrutiny and a possible lawsuit from dissatisfied parents who feel that the way the girls’ soccer season is organized violates Title IX, a regulation stating that males and females must receive equal opportunities in public school sports. In New York City, unlike anywhere else in the state, girls play soccer in the spring, while …

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Soph-Frosh SING!: The Script That Would Be

… nerd (freshman Matteo Singer), and three randomly placed clowns—Pogo the Clown (sophomore Wacira Maina), Robert the Clown (freshman Abie Sidell) and Dynamo the Clown (freshman Willa Beckman). Why are all of these people aboard a spaceship? Simply for “plot purposes,” as the Narrator (freshman Felix Handte) would say. The twisted plot soon becomes so confusing that the audience wishes that all the passengers had been killed in the engine explosion for “plot purposes.”

The …

Club Profile: Visually Distracting, An Outlet For Distracted Visionaries

… expression,” Hon said. “Here is something that allows people to do that.”

Sophomore Wacira Maina, who passes the board on his way to class, said, “It was a nice break from the norm, seeing as how most of the things displayed at Stuyvesant are usually academically oriented. It’s a refreshing sight in the morning.”