New teachers at Urban

Sara Brooks and Cassiel Chadwick
October 28, 2009

With the loss of several teachers at the end of last year, Urban welcomes a number of new faculty members, including an athletic director and head of service learning. Urban students are fortunate to be the beneficiaries of their expertise and the interesting and diverse backgrounds each one brings to... Read more »

Twitter founder says tweets are new tool for news

Madeleine May
October 28, 2009

Evan Williams, chief executive officer and co-founder of Twitter, promoted its growing usefulness in a keynote address Oct. 2 at the Online News Association conference held at the Hilton San Francisco. Besides speaking about Twitter’s success since its creation in March 2006, Williams also took the... Read more »

Gourmet on the Go

Sarah Maccabee
October 28, 2009

It is a sunny afternoon in Hayes Valley, and Curtis, a.k.a the “Crème Brûlée Guy”, stands next to his wooden cart, shaded by a bright red awning overhead, assisting a customer. He sprinkles some sugar atop lavender cream, fires the top to produce the hardened sugar shell that characterizes delicious... Read more »

Photographer Richard Avedon showcased at the SFMoMA

Cassiel Chadwick and Zoe Pleasure
October 28, 2009

They are rare and remarkable things, photographs wondrous enough to come alive.  Richard Avedon’s images, currently displayed at the SFMoMA, exemplify that wonder: supple shades of black and white, matched like coffee and cream; a riveting dialogue on the human dilemma; a quiet surrender of the subjects’... Read more »

Urban students take backpacking trip to Yosemite

Isabel Moore
October 13, 2009

After two weeks of school, from Sept. 11 to Sept. 13, Urban students got to explore Yosemite National Park: sleeping outdoors, hiking, swimming in water holes, and taking in the beauty of nature, all conveniently located in a national park close to home. The group, which consisted of juniors, seniors,... Read more »