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Features · Frontpage- September 4th, 2008 · By ABBY SCHAEFFER

The Cheap Student’s Guide to Lunch
What you’ve been waiting for has finally come—lunch time. Stomach grumbling, you desperately try to think of where to eat within your mere 45 minutes of freedom. You consider going for the relatively good food in the cafeteria for an easy fee of $1.50, but brush it off quickly. Today, [...]

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Easy on the Eyes, Easy on the Wallet—A Back to School Shopping Guide

A&E · Frontpage- September 4th, 2008 · By ERICA SANDS and HYEMIN YI

As the school year approaches, it’s likely that summer has taken a toll on your wardrobe. Jeans wear through and styles change. If you’re tired of Gap and Urban Outfitters, don’t fret. We’ve picked out three vintage stores close to school. With their extensive selections, you won’t have to worry about someone else having the [...]

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Crouching in a Wooden Dragon

Frontpage · Opinions- September 4th, 2008 · By GAVIN HUANG

On race day, it was 90 degrees, the sun blazingly bright with a nice comforting breeze. A steerer, a drummer and 12 paddlers were seated in a long colorful boat adorned with the head and tail of a dragon. We could hear the captains in the boats next to us giving pep talks. “Keep together,” [...]

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“A Demanding Summer for an Exciting Fall”

Frontpage · Sports- September 4th, 2008 · By EILEEN CONNORS

Whether it was vacationing in exotic destinations, taking classes at elite institutions, working internships, or serving the community, most of Stuyvesant’s student body seems to have had a busy and productive eight weeks off from school. Despite all of these typical summer endeavors, however, some of Stuyvesant’s students were faced with yet another lofty goal: [...]

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City Council Restores Planned Budget Cuts

Frontpage · News- September 4th, 2008 · By ALEXANDER SHIN

The New York City Council, the legislative body of the city, restored 129 million dollars in funding for education to the New York City budget on Thursday, June 26, cancelling the planned budget cuts for Stuyvesant’s 2008-2009 school year.
“We have equal to or more actual dollars than we had last September,” Principal Stanley Teitel said.
On [...]

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Proposing Progress

Frontpage · Web Exclusives- January 16th, 2008 · By ALEX NEWMAN

Our education system is being treated like a business.
Its CEO’s are Mayor Bloomberg and Chancellor Klein, neither of whom has any educational experience or background. Mayor Bloomberg is the founder of a financial services and news empire, and Chancellor Klein is a lawyer. Neither is qualified to run, let alone revamp the New York City [...]

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