May 3, 2023

As the contentious 2024 presidential election approaches, multiple politicians have officially announced their candidacy. There remain many unsolved economic,...

May 3, 2023

Although other cities in the United States have reparations plans in motion to combat systemic racism, San Francisco’s current drafted plan is the most...

May 3, 2023

On Friday, March 10, 2023, the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank made history as the second-biggest bank failure in the United States.  Silicon Valley...

May 31, 2023

In the early 1900s, the town of Mound Bayou had more millionaires in its population than any other Delta town based on the value of cotton, according to...

May 31, 2023

Social disconnection is far more widespread than previously recognized. On May 1, 2023, the United States Surgeon General Dr. Vivek H. Murthy declared...

May 3, 2023

“Everything Everywhere All at Once” won big at the Oscars. However, its success would not have been possible without the long lineage of Asian and...

May 3, 2023

According to Taboo, an organization dedicated to ending period poverty through access and education, the hours of the traditional nine-to-five workday cater to male hormones and physiology. Because Urban roughly follows the traditional work day schedule, what does it feel like as a student to work in a system catered to the...

May 3, 2023

As students submit their course registrations for the next academic year, they oftentimes question what Urban Advanced Studies (UAS) classes are and the effect of pedagogies on the class rigor.  UAS classes included in the Urban curriculum provide students with a comprehensive understanding in subjects comparable to college-level...

May 3, 2023

Influencers are subject to a sort of shelf-life, knowing that they will only maintain their relevance on social media for a certain period of time. Utilizing this pressure, they can either figure out how to be successful outside of a single form of content, roll with the punches and see what happens or fall into a mix of the...

October 23, 2022

Prior to Serena Williams’ rise to fame, U.S. women’s tennis could be described as a dainty, all-white, and primarily wealthy game. Williams helped to revolutionize the sport; moving around the court with speed and immense athleticism, she hit serves...

May 3, 2023

Amid budget shortfalls across city departments and despite a mandate in response to 2020’s summer protests, the Board of Supervisors approved a $27.6 million budgetary supplement for San Francisco’s...

May 3, 2023

Although All School Meetings (ASMs) are supposed to have the entire student body in attendance, the stands are always sparse. Yes, listening to the newest COVID policies is not so tempting, but...

March 14, 2023

With Netflix’s loss in subscriber growth throughout 2022, the streaming service is making changes to entice possible subscribers and increase revenue. Instead of prioritizing high-quality original...

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,...