Ian Ryan, Staff Writer
May 4, 2019
On March 29, the Papacy in Vatican released a new papal edict against the sexual abuse happening in its own churches, making it mandatory for Vatican City officials or its diplomats around the globe to immediately report allegations of sexual abuse to authorities or face possible jail time. While many have likely not thought about the issue of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church since the release of the 2016 Oscar-winning movie “Spotlight”, which detailed the story of the...
February 27, 2019
From midnight on Dec. 22, 2018 until Jan. 25, 2019, the United States government experienced what turned out to be the longest federal shutdown in history. The 34-day...
December 20, 2018
This article is expanding on another online article about the Pittsburgh shooting. While this article focuses more on the effects that the shooting had on Urban students,...
December 20, 2018
On Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, Gregory Bush entered a Kroger—a chain supermarket—in Jefferson City, Kentucky, and shot two African Americans named Maurice Stallard and Vickie...
Clementine Daniel, Staff Writer
May 8, 2019
If you walk down the hallway at the Urban School, you’ll see rows of dark blue lockers just like any other high school, but one thing might stand out: there are almost no locks. At Freshman Orientation, each student is given a locker number, code, and combination lock. These locks, however, often just sit inside the lockers, unused and untouched....
May 7, 2019
On February 17, 2019, the AMC Van Ness Theater on Van Ness Avenue and O’Farrell Street closed for good....
May 5, 2019
In February, male identifying athletes gathered in Urban’s St. Agnes gym with former NFL player Mark...
May 4, 2019
Over the past few months, skinny black trails of ants have appeared around our school—in our trash...
May 4, 2019
Every time I turn on the TV, I find myself looking at an ad for another reality TV show that didn’t...
May 1, 2019
In October, 2018, the Urban Legend called on the school community in an editorial to “work together...
Loki Olin, Features Editor
May 4, 2019
“No one is bigger than the game.” The age-old adage serves as a reminder of humility for aspiring basketball players around the world, and the saying holds true for most athletes. However, an exception has arisen in the form of Zion Williamson, Duke University’s superstar freshman and the 2019 Naismith Player of the Year. Williamson certainly...
March 28, 2019
With 26 competitive teams and a wide range of physical activities that occur during class periods and after school, sports are an integral part of the Urban experience. According...
December 20, 2018
According to At Your Own Risk, a website created by the National Athletic Trainers Association, 90 percent of student-athletes have experienced a sports-related injury and...
November 12, 2018
On the afternoon of Oct. 24, 2018, the Urban girl's varsity tennis team, along with a couple high achieving JV players, set their hopes on beating Convent of the Sacred Heart...
Zoe Lusk, Caboose Editor
May 13, 2019
Sometimes it’s easy to forget that teachers were once our age. They too had awkward kisses, embarrassing moments, and first parties. I’ve collected a few teachers’ first kiss stories: GREG MONFILS: “Actually, this is more of a story about me not taking the opportunity to have my first kiss. I hadn’t had my first kiss, and then I was invited...
May 10, 2019
You’ve seen the ads. For most San Franciscans, the words “Shen Yun” summon images of the inescapable pastel posters. This year’s advertisements, which feature a serene...
May 6, 2019
In every Urban classroom there’s at least one student whose notes could be framed in gold and placed on the wall of a museum. From review sheets for a math final to notes...
May 4, 2019
Under the Crime genre on Netflix, there is a plethora of entertainment provided by shows, movies, and docuseries about the world’s wildest true crime tales. After fishing...
May 4, 2019
All Photos Taken By Zella Lezak '20 and Julia Clark '19
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Ellie Lerner, Staff Writer
May 4, 2019
This March, I payed $25 to visit the Museum of 3D Illusions, San Francisco's latest Instagram-worthy art pop-up. Visitors crowded around elaborate murals in a low-ceilinged...
