Plain Milk, But Not a Plain Menu
Samantha Cavusoglu, Staff Reporter
December 17, 2019
Enjoy your chocolate milk while you can; it may not be here for long. The New York City Department of Education Chancellor Richard Carranza recently announced the possibility of a complete phase-out of chocolate milk from school cafeterias. With obesity rates of New York high school students reaching...
Student Debt Contender: Cornell University
Arona Islam, Staff Reporter
December 17, 2019
In an age of exponentially increasing student debt, the United States has accumulated over $1.5 trillion in college debt alone, with over two million students owing more than $100,000 in loan debt. In light of these startling figures, students can find comfort in colleges’ continuous effort to ease...
New York’s New Jails
Ula Pranevicius, Staff Reporter
December 17, 2019
Three hundred and seventy people. That is how many people have died at Rikers Island since 2001. A fact pushing Mayor De Blasio’s plan to open four new jails as a means to ultimately close down Rikers Island, an attempt at which both Mayor Bloomberg and Edward Koch infamously failed. Rikers Island...
Is the U.S. Destined for Another Recession?
Declan Hilfers, Staff Reporter
December 17, 2019
Recently, the American economy has been seen as a constant in a changing country, but what if we are readily headed for disaster? Since late 2018, there has been much speculation from economists about the possibility of an upcoming American recession. The majority of these claims center around a combination...
The Boys in Blue Need Help Too
Kieran Aug, Staff Reporter
December 17, 2019
Ten officers. That’s the amount of NYC police officers, retired or active, that have taken their own lives in the year 2019, bringing the total to the highest it has been in over a decade. In early September, two former police officers committed suicide, bringing the count to nine fallen officers....
MTA Improvements
Alisha Wang, Staff Reporter
December 17, 2019
Most New Yorkers have taken some form of the public transit system at least once in their lives, and many of them take advantage of it almost every day. It’s how people get to work, to school, or meet up with friends -- a large spider web network that connects people all across the city. It even has...
Impeachment Begins
Jing Mae Wang, Staff Reporter
December 17, 2019
On September 24th, 2019, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced an official impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. This inquiry came after an anonymous whistleblower complaint was released with a few redactions. The August 12th complaint brought to light that the whistleblower had “received...
The Controversial Plan to Eliminate NYC Gifted Programs
Yona Litwin, Staff Reporter
December 17, 2019
Two months ago, the School Diversity Group formed by Mayor Bill de Blasio released a report recommending the elimination of gifted and talented programs throughout the city. Under this controversial plan, gifted programs in Anderson, Nest+M, Q300, and other high achieving schools would be replaced with...
Let’s Swim in New York City’s Rivers
Taylor Chapman, Staff Reporter
December 10, 2019
For New York City residents, the filth of our rivers is a well known reality. Joanna Zhao '20 is on the Girls' Varsity Swim Team at Bronx Science. But even with her love for swimming, when I asked her if she would like to take a dip in the Hudson or East River on a hot day, she laughed. “There’s ...
Apple Antitrust Lawsuit
Milène Klein, Staff Reporter
December 9, 2019
In 1911, Theodore Roosevelt - one of the most iconic and instantly recognizable presidents in American history - achieved a feat that would fundamentally alter the United States’ economy. Roosevelt recognized that individual businessmen, most prominently J.P. Morgan, had acquired monopolies on cert...
Shakespearean Vibes: Our 2019 CUNY Poetry Contest Winners
Daniela Castro, Staff Reporter
December 9, 2019
“Do you love writing poetry and are you interested in meeting a famous American poet?” If you have been keeping up with your e-mails then you’ll definitely recognize Mr. Thorp’s frequent e-mails encouraging students at Bronx Science to participate in the prestigious CUNY Poetry Contest. Th...
Look! There’s A Hole In The Sky
Afifa Areya, Staff Reporter
December 9, 2019
The stellar sky is full of wonders that are awaiting to be discovered. It is full of beautiful and stunning objects that enthrall the naked eye; however, there are more objects that are invisible and not on the list of being as photogenic. Black holes are not only sinkholes of space but they are also hole...
Sacking Plastic
Sanford James, Staff Reporter
December 9, 2019
Currently, you may exit a store with your purchase in a plastic bag. This practice is a daily norm for New Yorkers, who use 23 billion plastic bags annually, but that is soon going to change. New York’s state legislature passed Senate Bill 1508, which banned the distribution of plastic bag...
The Man-Made Fires Choking Indonesia
Anna Ye, Staff Reporter
November 24, 2019
The Amazon isn’t the only forest being burned to the ground at this very moment. On the other side of the world, in Indonesia’s tropical forests, home to 10% of the world’s species of reptiles, birds, and mammals, palm oil plantation owners are actively setting fire to the landscape to clear land...
New York’s Governor Cuomo Bans the Sale of E-Cigs
Pamela Li, Staff Reporter
November 24, 2019
On September 15th, 2019, New York governor Andrew Cuomo announced a total ban on the sale of flavored E-cigarettes. Governor Cuomo’s decision made New York the first state to enact such a ban on flavored E-cigarettes. Many believe that the ban is the result of a mysterious rise in vaping-related illnesse...
The Slow Decline of Airline Pilots
Alex Tembelis, Staff Reporter
November 24, 2019
Fifty percent of current airline pilots are expected to retire within the coming years, leaving a major vacuum in the industry. Data from aerospace manufacturer Boeing has projected that 645,000 new pilots will need to enter the global field by 2038, and Airbus’s charts have projected a demand of 550,...
The Global Water Shortage Still Persists, and It’s Getting Worse
Sophie Livingstone, Staff Reporter
November 24, 2019
2020 is fast approaching, and with it comes impending doom for millions of people as their clean water runs out. A global water crisis, especially prevalent in the Middle East, is on the rise as the effects of climate change become more widespread. Countries such as India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Ira...
The Unfair Fight
Margaux Reyl, Staff Reporter
November 24, 2019
We all remember learning about extreme voter suppression in the south during the Jim Crow Era in American History. Designed by state governments, literacy exams of thirty questions had to be completed in less than ten minutes, and one wrong answer meant failure. These were designed to frustrat...
Big Tech Takeover
Cadence Chen, Staff Reporter
November 24, 2019
2020 Presidential Democratic hopeful Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has revitalized the Big Tech censorship conversation with her $50 million lawsuit against Google last August. The candidate alleges that the tech giant has encroached on her First Amendment rights to free speech and is attempting to interfere in t...
New York Becomes the Second State to Ban Single Use Plastic Bags
Russell Kwong, Staff Reporter
November 24, 2019
With growing concerns about climate change, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill earlier this year in which New York would become the second state, following California, to ban plastic bags. As the movement for sustainability increases, climate activists are taking action to save the planet. In Septembe...
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Staff Reporter
Cameron Leo is an Editor-in-Chief of ‘The Science Survey’ and a Student Life Reporter for ‘The Observatory.’ Cameron has always loved to write, but she is passionate about journalism in particular...