Humans of Haight
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...
Voices of Incarceration class explores criminal justice
Kyra Nagle, Arts and Culture Editor, Design Managing Editor
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...
Here’s the tea on Yerba Mates at Urban
Clementine Daniel, Managing Editor
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...
Behind the Scenes: ‘Matilda”s Process
Maya Cambell, Staff Writer
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...
Urban’s newest author: Shafia Zaloom
Callum Yeaman, Staff Writer
October 28, 2019
While the #metoo movement rises and sexual assault becomes one of the most prevalent issues in the United States today, only 50% of high schools require sexual education for their students. Shafia Zaloom, an Urban health education teacher and consultant, seeks to address this issue. Her new book, “Se...
Stick and Pokes Gone Viral: Hepatitis, HIV, and Herpes
Tallula Ricciardi, Outreach, Caboose, and Online Editor
October 27, 2019
Once mainly popular among prisoners, homemade “stick and poke” tattoos have become mainstream—especially among teenagers. The method of tattooing is simple enough for people to do at home on themselves and others. A homemade stick and poke tattoo, otherwise known as a DIY tattoo, involves only ...
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