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April 21, 2024
When Singer-Songwriter and Actress Olivia Rodrigo performed her GUTS Tour in St. Louis, Missouri on Mar. 12, 2024, the singer's team partnered with local chapters of the National Network of Abortion Funds (NNAF) to hand out free emergency contraceptive pills and condoms at booths during the show. Attendees...
April 21, 2024
In December 2023, Head of School Dan Miller announced that the 2024-2025 school year would be his final at Urban. Now, in the search for Urban’s next...
April 21, 2024
At 7:00 p.m. on May 11, 2024, hundreds of students will arrive at The Pearl venue. They will be dressed and ready to attend one of Urban’s largest and...
April 21, 2024
Seniors anxiously checking college portals. The nervous discussion of deadlines. Friends celebrating in the Old Library. A wall overflowing with rejection...
April 21, 2024 • Comments closed
San Francisco Municipal Transport Agency (SFMTA) operates routes spanning the entirety of San Francisco, reaching almost all of the high schools in the city. At Urban, five bus routes have stops within at least three blocks of the Page Street campus. However, the route frequency of the San Francisco Municipal Railway, commonly known as MUNI, can be unreliable. Public transit...
April 21, 2024
On March 5, 2024, over 15 Urban seniors voted for the first time. However, some still felt unprepared for the voting process. From presidential elections...
April 21, 2024
According to U.S. News & World Report rankings, 39 of the top 40 most prestigious U.S. universities offer Pre-college programs. As many students prepare...
February 29, 2024
On the morning of November 29, 2023, rather than heading to their B period classes, six Urban students and three faculty members gathered in the Page Street...
Daphne Yeh Gilman, Staff Writer
May 13, 2024 • Comments closed
SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2024 —— Twenty-one students from independent schools across the Bay Area who identify as multi-racial and multi-ethnic gathered in Urban’s Salkind Center to learn more about their own and others’ cultural identities. It was the second annual Mixed Conference, and the first time...
May 7, 2024
First taught in the mid-1980s, Urban Advanced Studies (UAS) Women’s United States History (WUSH) is a course focused on women in the U.S. from the late 1800s to the turn of the 20th century. The course centers women’s experiences during historical cultural shifts, including the evolution of sexuality and gender expression...
February 29, 2024
American Film Producer and Screenwriter Sofia Coppola has recently been spotlighted following the release of her movie “Priscilla.” She also gained attention from the 2023 TV and film award cycle, which includes the Golden Globes, Oscars and other prestigious awards. In honor of “Priscilla”’s release and Golden Globe...
February 29, 2024
As the lights rise, a somber ‘‘West of Words’’ starts on the piano as a dazzling Alice (Minna Lezak ‘24) takes to singing. This signals the start of Urban’s 2023-2024 Winter Production, “Alice By Heart.” The show is set to debut on February 20, and will run everyday until February 24. “Alice By...
April 21, 2024 • Comments closed
While professional athletes play on courts and fields, some fans compete on screens. Fantasy sports leagues allow fans to assemble dream teams made up of professional players from leagues like the NFL and the NBA. But punishments for losing such as beer miles, 24 hours in an IHOP and tattoos have raised...
February 28, 2024
What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Well, maybe not for the November 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix. The race shut down the Strip, having drivers race past some of the most iconic landmarks in Vegas, such as the newly built Sphere and The Venetian. Despite...
Riley Young, Editor in Chief, Creative
December 9, 2023 • Comments closed
Walking out of class trying to decode whether your history rubric is a good grade or a bad one? Been there. Hands shaking as you nervously await your transcript because you’re not sure if your interim meant an A- or B+? Done that. It’s no secret...
December 9, 2023
Urban students fail to expand their learning outside of the classroom, despite Urban’s numerous opportunities to visit unique locations within the United States and abroad. School trips...
November 16, 2023
At this point, it seems likely that most, if not all Urban students, have prompted the essay crafting, code writing and problem-solving Large Language Model (LLM) known as ChatGPT. Through exploring...
November 16, 2023
Burning Man, a festival that claims on their website to center around radical sustainability, is burning our planet. In 2019, the entire country of The Gambia, with a population of over 2,300,000...
Luke McKane, Arts and Culture Editor
May 3, 2023
With the election of your new Urban School Co-Presidents, The Urban Legend is taking a look...
May 3, 2023
November 17, 2022
Have you ever wondered what your grade dean is listening to when their office door is closed and their blinds are drawn? Well, the grade deans’ fall playlist, featuring five to six tracks selected by each dean,...
October 23, 2022
As a small private school nested in the Haight-Ashbury area, Urban students have developed idiosyncratic mannerisms reflective of such an environment. One such manifestation is in the vernacular used in the community,...
May 13, 2024
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November 16, 2023
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