February 11, 2020
As Urban seniors finish up their college applications, the stress of being rejected or accepted to their dream schools sets in. Many students who applied Early Decision and Early Action have already heard back from their schools, and some of them have not been accepted. While the majority of Urban students...
February 2, 2020
On January 3, 2020, Qasem Soleimani was killed by an American military airstrike. The U.S. blames Soleimani for orchestrating attacks on coalition bases...
February 1, 2020
From the first time I heard about the Investment Club, a student-run club that manages a small fortune of just under 130,000 dollars, I have been skeptical...
December 9, 2019
This fall, Urban’s garage has experienced a dramatic change. Once barely populated by bikes and the occasional scooter, it’s been taken over by precariously...
Sydney Riemer, Design Editor
February 11, 2020
“As we prepare students for college, we celebrate the vitality of adolescence and the abundant possibilities for intellectual growth and personal achievement during these four years,” states the final sentence of Urban’s Mission and Core Values statement. This statement’s compelling words have undoubtedly inspired many prospective students to come to Urban, but they...
January 30, 2020
To be rich at Urban is to be dripping in money anywhere else. Urban is a wealthy school, costing $48,941 per year. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics,...
December 9, 2019
The sophomore slump represents a troublesome phenomenon among tenth graders at Urban; it can be easy to identify in oneself, yet difficult to see as a...
December 1, 2019
With the presidential elections just around the corner and the primary elections approaching fast, it is time for America (and even some Urban students)...
December 4, 2019
After a regular season spanning 162 games, the Major League Baseball (MLB) postseason began on October 1st, 2019 with the Washington Nationals and Milwaukee Brewers playing in the National League Wild Card game. It was the beginning of a whirlwind of...
Orla Meehan, Staff Writer
February 11, 2020
Being on top of Mount Whitney after doing the John Muir trail at 14495 feet above sea level and I got there the night before and I was sitting there with my sacred pipe and I was smoking my herbs... and I woke up before the sun came up and it changed and I was like holy s***, I felt the warmth and...
December 1, 2019
From short stories to podcasts to in-class speakers, Urban’s new Voices of Incarceration class seeks to shed light on stories from victims of mass incarceration and their families. Currently, over 70 million people in the United States bear the marks of the criminal justice system. English teacher Courtney Rein decided it...
November 29, 2019
A Yerba Mate craze has spread across Urban following Flik’s decision to sell them this fall. The bottled or canned refreshing drink is made from the naturally caffeinated leaves of a species of holly that is native to the South American Atlantic rainforest. The Guayaki company explains that the sharing of traditional...
November 17, 2019
This year members of Advanced Theater have plunged into action as they prepared to perform Urban’s Fall Production, “Matilda”. While the audience is presented with a final product, much goes unknown and unrecognized during the preparation of a production like this one. As student-led One Acts come to a close in the spring,...
Maya Campbell, Staff Writer
February 4, 2020
With forty years of history, Readers have become a staple in the Urban Curriculum. Teachers are continuously adapting Readers to fulfill students’ needs, but is it time for Readers to take another step forward? With the rising awareness of climate change...
February 1, 2020
Having a sibling who leaves for college is often very difficult. Whether you confide in them about everything or you only talk to each other at dinner time, having one less person in your house...
December 9, 2019
Every morning I go through my followers’ Instagram stories in a pathetic attempt to wake myself up (I know that there are thousands of studies about why this is not healthy, but that is an...
December 3, 2019
On September 20th, the Urban School posted eleven photos of Urban students protesting alongside thousands of other Bay Area students at the San Francisco Climate Strike on the Urban School Instagram...
Sydney Riemer, Staff Writer
May 20, 2019
Being a student at Urban can be stressful, especially as the school year comes to an end. With all the...
May 20, 2019
Aries (March 21 - April 19) This summer, your competitive nature will get the best of you — be prepared for your pride to drown in that clear blue sea as you become so obsessed with winning that you fail at what...
December 20, 2018
Are you sure you want to look at the answers? Are you 100% certain? You gotta be sure before you look at them, so are you? Last chance, all spoilers are on you now.
October 25, 2018
Are you sure you want to look at the answers? Are you 100% certain? You gotta be sure before you look at them, so are you? Last chance, all spoilers are on you now.
LegendCast: Introducing Dan Miller
November 7, 2019
LegendCast: A farewell interview with Mark Salkind
June 2, 2019
January 11, 2019
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