Dangerous Beauty: Is your makeup toxic?
Sonja Bartlett, Staff writer
February 6, 2011
Last summer, I decided to reward myself for working and bought a Chanel lipstick. Much to my surprise, a few days later, I received an e-mail warning me about the risks of lead in cosmetics. The e-mail claimed that brands such as Estée Lauder, Chanel, and Christian Dior contained lead, a neurotoxin,... Read more »
Urban School senior teams up with The Conant Foundation to test peers for HIV
Adrienne von Schulthess, staff writer
February 6, 2011
The Urban School is poised to become the first school in the nation to offer HIV testing to its students, with the senior class set to be tested on Feb. 11. Oliver Hamilton, (’11), organized the testing for his senior project, with help from The Conant Foundation. The foundation works to provide educational... Read more »
Urban School partners with Blood Centers of the Pacific for a blood drive
Zoe Pleasure, Staff Writer
November 11, 2010
She sits in a chair, arm extended, her face turned away from the needle about to pierce her skin. The plastic bag fills with the oxygen-rich liquid; the source of life is being drawn out of Rebecca Atkinson’s (‘10) arm though a tubular passageway. This is life, being passed from one person to another... Read more »
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