Upcoming SWEAR Words performance tackles global feminism
Marney Kline, Staff Writer
April 19, 2012
Cast of the "Swear Words" performance. On Friday, April 20 at 7 p.m., Urban’s Students for Women’s Equality and Rights (SWEAR) club will perform its first official rendition of an original production, titled “SWEAR Words.” Performances include a matinee at 2:30 p.m. and a final... Read more »
Savage speech shocks, inspires high school journalists at the NSPA convention
Jonathan Baer, Cody Siler and Sabrina Werby, Staff Writers
April 14, 2012
Founder of the “It Gets Better” campaign and sex columnist Dan Savage sparked controversy on Friday while presenting the keynote address at National Scholastic Press Association High School Journalism Convention in Seattle . Introduced by NSPA Executive Director Logan Aimone as a “wildly popular... Read more »
Legend wins big at annual California Press Women’s awards ceremony
Hannah Sears and David Immerman, Staff Writers
April 12, 2012
Urban Legend journalists won 17 awards in the National Federation of Press Women’s 2012 High School Communications Contest. The California Press Women association held the awards ceremony on April 11 at the Conservatory of Flowers in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. Legend adviser Beatrice Motamedi... Read more »
New Urban School academic initiative aims to create global citizens
Sabrina Werby and Cody Siler, Staff writers
February 23, 2012
Urban’s curriculum committee is tackling the new frontier of global education as part of its Vision 2013 initiative. Over the next few years, students can expect to get Skype buddies, study global issues such as poverty, and travel to foreign lands — though trips may take place more often via a keyboard... Read more »
“Rookie” blogger expands empire, reaches out to girls with teen zine
Jessie King Fredel, Staff writer
February 23, 2012
What does one do after becoming the 13-year-old darling of the international fashion world? For Tavi Gevinson, the logical next step was the creation of Rookie, an online magazine for teenage girls. New content goes up three times a day every weekday, with monthly themes such as “Girl Gangs,” “Secrets,”... Read more »
Oscar night promises kudos, controversy over best picture picks
Louise Newlin, Guest Writer
February 23, 2012
No sooner had the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced its Oscar picks on Jan. 24 — including an astonishing 11 nominations for “Hugo” — than began the controversy over the best films of 2011. Though the Oscar nomination process is criticized as petty and flawed, the nominees... Read more »
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