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New York Times: Alumni Tutoring Effort Strives to Raise Diversity at Elite Public Schools
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/12/nyregion/graduates-of-elite-new-york-city-public-schools-tutor-students-seeking-admission.html
In Washington Heights, graduates of Stuyvesant High School ( Read more... ) -
Some random sightings
My boyfriend sent me this video by Billy Eichner (with Rachel Dratch from SNL):
Stuyvesant references start at 2:35.
Speaking of beating up kids from Bronx Science, the New York Times is doing a Q&A with Clara Hemphill about New York City high schools, and predictably a bunch of the questions deal with specialized high schools, and it starts ( Read more... ) -
Fire Forces Evacuation of Stuyvesant High School
From the City Room blog at the New York Times:
A fire broke out in a third-floor bathroom of Stuyvesant High School in TriBeCa on Friday morning. The school has been cleared, and so far no injuries have been reported, a spokesman for the Fire Department said.
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any recent grads remember a mr. asch?
interesting. but was the salary bit really necessary?
Stuyvesant Librarian Is Accused of Sexual Abuse
By JAVIER C. HERNANDEZ
Published: June 11, 2009
A Stuyvesant High School librarian has been arrested and charged with harassment and sexual abuse after he was accused of inappropriately touching four male students, city investigators said ( Read more... ) -
The International Master of Stuyvesant
The New York Times, March 28, 2009:
New York Teenager Stakes His Place Among the Elite
It takes skill and dedication to become a grandmaster, but how much? Is it necessary to live and breathe chess ( Read more... ) -
1 in 8 Million
From the New York Times, an audio slideshow:
Omika Jikaria: The Type A Teenager
A sophomore at Stuyvesant High School, Omika, 15, has been competing in beauty pageants for 10 years. -
High... Heights... Holder... Hmm.
The New York Times has more about [Attorney General nominee] Eric Holder's time at Stuyvesant:
His high score on a grueling city test earned him a seat at Stuyvesant High School, where the prom was sometimes canceled because of a lack of interest and students had a penchant for reciting class rankings (Mr. Holder graduated 363rd in a class of 721 ( Read more... ) -
NYT on Frontrunners
Today's New York Times Metro section covers Frontrunners:
The day after the big debate, the editor of an influential newspaper shared his conclusions with his staff. He acknowledged the broad appeal of the female candidate, who had confidence and charm to spare, but concluded that for someone with so little experience to have that much ( Read more... ) -
More on Scribd
The Stuy group on Scribd has been up for almost a month now and we have 44 documents, so here's some highlights:
- SING! programs from 1996, 1997, and 1998
- Flyer for Junior Caucus elections, 1996
- Graduation program for Class of '98
Also, as the New York Times has put all of their archive online, including a bunch of public domain stuff, I have ( Read more... ) - SING! programs from 1996, 1997, and 1998
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Joshua Lederberg, 82, a Nobel Winner, Dies
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/05/us/05lederberg.html?ref=us
Joshua Lederberg, one of the 20th century’s leading scientists, whose work in bacterial genetics had vast medical implications and led to his receiving a Nobel Prize in 1958, died on Saturday. He was 82 and lived on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.
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