New AIDS group seeks to have students “face” AIDS
Marney Kline, Staff Writer
February 1, 2012
Juniors Isabel Fife-Cook (’13) and Nicki Greenberg (’13) have started a chapter of FACE AIDS, a youth-led organization helping to raise awareness and money to fight AIDS worldwide, but particularly in Rwanda, Africa. Greenberg stresses the importance of spreading awareness since “there is a stigma... Read more »
Varsity boys basketball claws its way to top of BCL in sweep of Wildcats
Eli Dinkelspiel, Staff Writer
January 29, 2012
A deafening roar swept over Hagan Gym on Friday, Jan. 27, as countless Urban supporters chanted with an intensity not often heard at an Urban game. Along with the traditional “Who’s house? Blues’ house!” call and response, a new cheer shook the gym. “Beat MA! Beat MA! Beat MA,”... Read more »
I like “Like Crazy” like crazy
Jessica King Fredel, Staff Writer
January 12, 2012
I readily admit that movies about first love and young couples have some weird magnetic attraction for me. But I have had enough of formulaic romantic comedies. Luckily, Like Crazy, the new indie romance filled with hip young characters, interesting camera angles, and a flawless soundtrack, provides... Read more »
Opinion: Call for dress code observance raises questions
Marney Kline, Staff Writer
December 14, 2011
It was the kind of memo that high school administrators send every day: On Monday, Nov. 7, authorities at the Urban School reminded students to heed the dress code after a series of armpit-revealing tank tops graced the school’s hallways. Dean of Student Life Charlotte Worsley explained in an email... Read more »
Opinion: Wangari’s will — time to stop and smell the trees
Annakai Geshlider, Staff Writer
December 14, 2011
Wangari Maathai is my idol. Until her death from cancer in September, Maathai, a Kenyan woman, used the simple act of planting trees to alleviate complicated problems of poverty, malnutrition, and unemployment in her country. Her plan flourished from a small organization employing women in 1977 to the... Read more »
Review: New DVD of “Midnight in Paris” worth another round of movie watching
Sonja Bartlett, Staff Writer
December 14, 2011
One of the finest gifts a film can bestow upon viewers is a chance to escape. Woody Allen’s most recent film, “Midnight in Paris,” does just this. Imagine the charm of brass horns floating through scenes, Peugeots filled with partygoers freely gulping champagne, and witty banter between F. Scott... Read more »
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