Clara Shapiro (clara-shapiro)

Features editor Clara Shapiro ('22) is still kicking in spite of it all. Clara enjoys writing about often-overlooked topics like "Stuyvesant Students Go to Stuyvesant." She also writes about the arts.

Humor

“TOUCHDOWN”: One College Essay That Worked

Clara Shapiro

One college essay that worked.

Issue 8, Volume 112

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“TOUCHDOWN”: One College Essay That Worked

Clara Shapiro

One college essay that worked.

Issue 8, Volume 112

Features

Querida Clara: Issue 5

Clara Shapiro

Clara Shapiro's Advice Column

Issue 5, Volume 112

Features

Querida Clara: Issue 3

Clara Shapiro

How do I talk to classmates about applying to college?

Issue 3, Volume 112

Features

Querida Clara: Issue 2

Clara Shapiro

How to stop thinking of an old crush

Issue 2, Volume 112

Opinions

Spread the Shalom, for God’s Sake

Clara Shapiro

Anti-Semitism? Pick another hobby!

Issue 1, Volume 112

Features

“You Just Feel a Little More Like An Outcast”: Asian Americans Amid Anti-Asian Violence

Clara Shapiro, Karen Zhang

During this pandemic, Asian Americans have been blamed, harassed, and attacked for the “Wuhan Flu.” Here is how Stuyvesant responds.

Issue 17, Volume 111

News

Sophomore Caucus: Margaret Mikhalevsky and Amanda Cisse

Clara Shapiro, Jared Moser

The Spectator reviews the platforms of the Sophomore Caucus candidates, electing to endorse the Cisse-Mikhalevsky ticket.

Issue 16, Volume 111

Features

Querida Clara: Issue 15

Clara Shapiro

Smiting, Hacking, Eviscerating, and Destroying one person’s problem

Issue 15, Volume 111

Features

“You Just Feel a Little More Like An Outcast”: Asian Americans Amid Anti-Asian Violence

Clara Shapiro, Karen Zhang

During this pandemic, Asian Americans have been blamed, harassed, and attacked for the “Wuhan Flu.” Here is how Stuyvesant responds.

Issue 15, Volume 111

Features

Querida Clara: Issue 14

Clara Shapiro

More problems!!!

Issue 14, Volume 111

Features

Querida Clara: Issue 13

Clara Shapiro

“How do you deal with teachers that just DON’T seem to like you?”

Issue 13, Volume 111

Features

Querida Clara: Issue 12

Clara Shapiro

Issue 12, Volume 111

Arts and Entertainment

“A Maestro Is a Master at Making Magic”: A Talk With Maestro Keri-Lynn Wilson

Clara Shapiro

The renowned conductor Keri-Lynn Wilson discusses how she got into classical music and how other people might, too.

Issue 10, Volume 111

Features

I Give a Figaro! Why Opera Is Worth Caring About

Clara Shapiro

Opera is ailing! Here is why it must be saved.

Issue 8, Volume 111

News

Sophomore Caucus: Jeffrey Tan and Johan Wielaard

Clara Shapiro, Jonathan Schneiderman

Issue 2, Volume 111

Features

Hello, Young Lovers: Romance in Quarantine

Clara Shapiro

How are the young lovers of Stuyvesant coping with the quarantine?

Issue 17, Volume 110

Features

Still Alive! Celebrating Birthdays During a Pandemic

Clara Shapiro

How are Stuy students celebrating birthdays during a pandemic?

Issue 14, Volume 110

News

Regarding the February 25 Incident in the Senior Atrium

Clara Shapiro, Erin Lee, Talia Kahan

Issue 11, Volume 110

Features

It’s All in the Stars—A Look Into Astrology At Stuyvesant

Clara Shapiro

Issue 8, Volume 110

Features

Plan(et) B—But What About My Global Test?!

Clara Shapiro

Stuyvesant reflects on the Climate Strike—why some went, why others didn’t.

Issue 4, Volume 110

Features

Ten Out of Ten: Stuyvesant Students on Self-Esteem

Clara Shapiro

Issue 2, Volume 110

Features

Stuyvesant Smoochers: Romantic Relationships at School

Clara Shapiro

Talking with the couples (and bitter singles) of Stuyvesant.

Issue 17, Volume 109

Features

Sick Because I’m Stressed, Stressed Because I’m Sick—How Stuyvesant Copes With Illness

Clara Shapiro

How do students recover from illness both physically and academically?

Issue 13, Volume 109

Features

Outside the Stuy Bubble: What Students Know About Current Events

Clara Shapiro

Exploring the range of students’ current events knowledge.

Issue 11, Volume 109

Features

“I Failed” —Stuyvesant’s Toxic Fake Failure Culture

Clara Shapiro, Suah Chung

Stuyvesant students’ careless use of the word “fail” creates a toxic, competitive atmosphere.

Issue 9, Volume 109

Features

An All-American Holiday?

Andrew Ng, Clara Shapiro

Thanksgiving, the day of giving thanks, is filled with hearty family reunions and celebrated differently throughout the diverse cultures and families at Stuyvesant.

Issue 6, Volume 109

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