New Urban School Shark Club takes on global issue of shark mistreatment and unsustainable fishing

New Urban School Shark Club takes on global issue of shark mistreatment and unsustainable fishing

Ilana Brandstetter, Staff Writer

May 30, 2013

SHARKS: the words behind the acronym are still up to interpretation, but after an initial meeting on March 25, a new club at Urban has gotten off to a strong start. Emily Miller (’15) created SHARKS with the intention of increasing student awareness about the endangerment and mistreatment of sharks.... READ MORE

Breakers race outruns Boston bombing fears

Jacob Winick , Staff Writer

  With a bottle of beer in one hand, and wearing nothing besides blue paint, it may not come as a surprise that the Boston Marathon bombings were the last thing on... read story

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Urban School swimmers battle Lick-Wilmerding, Drew School in final meet of first-ever season

Urban School swimmers battle Lick-Wilmerding, Drew School in final meet of first-ever season

Sam Johnson, Staff Writer

They came, they saw, they swam. In the final meet of the 2013 swim season, Urban put up a strong battle against both the Lick-Wilmerding and Drew School swim teams at City... read story

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The She’s take on center stage

The She’s take on center stage

Aideen Murphy, Staff Writer

Blue lights sweep the stage. The energy in the room is rising, like a tidal wave building up momentum. Four girls emerge from backstage, and suddenly, the sound swells... read story

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Just Say No to Gitmo

Jacob Winick , Staff Writer

A man sits in a small dark cell, a feeding tube up his nose. Denied his unalienable rights – he waits for release, thousands of miles from home, without ever having... read story

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