Healing stones, tourists and a warehouse: the story behind Things Lucky
Sophia Vahanvaty, Editor in Chief of the Newspaper
June 19, 2018
Filed under Features
With incense wafting through the windows and wares spilling onto the sidewalk, Things Lucky is hard to miss, especially for the dozens of Urban students who pass it while walking to school or heading to Haight Street during lunch. Despite its proximity to Urban, many students have never ventured inside, and...
How The Urban School and California manage vaccination exemptions
Sophia Vahanvaty and Katherine Weltzien
June 7, 2018
Filed under Features
California continues to be at the forefront of the national debate on vaccines, as those who argue for individual rights have repeatedly come to a head with those who advocate for individuals’ communal responsibilities. In 2015, the California legislature decided to take a decisive stance on the i...
Freshman Cassie Eng: Changing the World One Backpack at a Time
Tallula Ricciardi, Staff Writer
June 6, 2018
Filed under Features, Top Stories
Cassie Eng (‘22) is a perfect example of a local hero and a student changemaker. After all, how many freshmen do you know with their own charities? When she was only 11 years old, Eng started her own charity—which she calls Cassie’s bag of dreams—with Josh Mahinay, the ...
As Interim Mayor Mark Farrell’s Term Comes to an End, He Sets Ambitious Goals for the Future of San Francisco
Molley Bradley, Guest Writer
June 6, 2018
Filed under Features
The upcoming mayoral election on June 5, 2018, comes at a major turning point for San Francisco. As the city faces widespread criticism on a number of issues such as homelessness, drug use, the rising cost of housing, and dirty city streets, one question arises: who will lead San Francisco towards a be...
Inside the minds of Uber drivers
Kian Nassre, Editor in Chief, Visuals
June 6, 2018
Filed under Features
Alex* arrived at Page and Masonic at 2:50 pm, the perfume of the old woman he had just dropped off at Whole Foods lingering in his black Toyota Camry, to pick up his next client: me. Instead of commencing an awkward silence, Alex became the first of several Uber/Lyft drivers to be interviewed on my journey...
Love is in the Urban air
Lola McAllister and Tikloh Bruno-Basaing
June 6, 2018
Filed under Features
When the current seniors were freshman, Young Men’s Group (YMG) and Students for Women’s Equality and Rights (SWEAR) hosted a forum to discuss Urban’s notorious hookup culture. It’s not hard to imagine this event: the Blue Rooms stuffed with students at lunch, each corner crammed with uninfo...
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