The Urban Legend

Tulin’s top titles

Tulin Chang-Maltepe, Managing Editor • March 3, 2022

Writers & Lovers by Lily King: “Writers & Lovers” is for anyone who needs something honest. Lily King writes with such attention to detail and transparency that readers really are engulfed...

Vulgar or educational: why are books being banned?

Ezra Bergson-Michelson, Staff Writer • March 3, 2022

Recently, books with titles such as “Gender Equality,” “LGBTQ Rights,” “Black Lives Matter: From Hashtage to the Streets,” and “Safe Sex 101: An Overview for Teens” have been submitted...

Making the cut: how Urban sports teams stay afloat

Ben Katznelson, News Editor • March 3, 2022

As a small school—roughly 430 students—Urban sometimes struggles to accumulate and maintain the numbers necessary to field sports teams. Urban Athletic Director Joe Skiffer admits to having faced this...

Behind the Supreme Court nomination: Ketanji Brown Jackson

Kyle Young, Staff Writer and Designer • March 3, 2022

On August 8, 2009, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor was sworn in by Chief Justice John Roberts. She was the first Latina and the third woman to hold the title. As of February, Sotomayor remains the...

MLB strikes out on labor negotiations

Ezra Bergson-Michelson, Staff Writer • March 3, 2022

On December 1, the Contract Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Major League Baseball Player Association (MLBPA) came to a long-awaited end. The CBA regulates wages,...

Students with jobs

Reese Bassuk, Staff Writer • February 3, 2022

With the homework load piling up and the 2nd trimester of the 2021-22 school year in full swing, it can be challenging for students to find the time to participate in activities outside of school. Maintaining...