Opinion: To learn how social media affects you, stop using it
Sydney Riemer, Design Editor
October 29, 2019
On September 15th, 2019, I decided to take a leap of faith and do something that I had been thinking about for the last few months. I pulled my phone out of my back pocket, quickly typed in my passcode and, without a second thought, held my finger down on Instagram and Snapchat and clicked the tiny X...
Editorial: It’s time for Urban to boycott bottled water
Ellie Lerner, Staff Writer
May 30, 2019
As of this May, hundreds of VOSS water bottles can be seen strewn around Urban classrooms and knocked over next to recycling bins. While Flik recently replaced the sale of plastic LIFEWTR water bottles with more sustainable glass VOSS water bottles, the process of packaging, transporting and chilling any f...
Opinion: Four-year prom is an important Urban tradition
Zoe Lusk, Caboose Editor
May 22, 2019
Prom can be a stressful experience. The pressure to look flawless, have a date, go to a party and experience the best night of your life can be overwhelming. Freshman year, I remember spending hours online shopping for the perfect dress. I dreaded the day of prom, thinking that I would feel like an outsi...
Opinion: Two-year prom would make a more meaningful high school experience
Eli Gordon, Managing Editor
May 22, 2019
In my three years at Urban, I’ve gone to prom three times. Each time, it’s been fun to dress up, take photos and dance with my friends. It may come as a surprise, then, that I believe four-year prom negatively impacts students’ experiences at Urban. In countless movies and TV shows, we are rem...
Opinion: Your ‘museum’ selfie is not art
Ellie Lerner, Staff Writer
May 4, 2019
This March, I payed $25 to visit the Museum of 3D Illusions, San Francisco's latest Instagram-worthy art pop-up. Visitors crowded around elaborate murals in a low-ceilinged warehouse across from Fisherman's Wharf, posing and holding out their phones at different angles to snap selfies. Once the image...
Opinion: College Athletes Deserve to be Paid
Loki Olin, Features Editor
February 5, 2019
“No one is bigger than the game.” The age-old adage serves as a reminder of humility for aspiring basketball players around the world, and the saying holds true for most athletes. However, an exception has arisen in the form of Zion Williamson, Duke University’s superstar freshman and the 2019...
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