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REVIEW: Director Baz Luhrmann’s hyper, hip-hop version of “Great Gatsby” entertains, but ultimately disappoints

May 23, 2013

Opinion: using unlikely language, Dan Savage empowers LGBT community

May 16, 2013
Ex-Aim High leaders Sophie Bedecarré Ernst (13) and Michela Weihl (13).

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From classroom to newsroom: A look at Urban School journalists who have turned pro

From classroom to newsroom: A look at Urban School journalists who have turned pro

April 10, 2013
Chess club leads a recreational revolution among Urban students

Chess club leads a recreational revolution among Urban students

April 10, 2013
SNL actors Nasim Pedrad and Seth Meyers joke about women’s once-icy, but now thawing, sentiments for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Photo from NBC.com/Fair Use exemption

Opinion: When it comes to sexism, girls may be more than half of the problem

March 27, 2013
Beach Blanket Babylon continues to thrive after 39 years

Beach Blanket Babylon continues to thrive after 39 years

March 27, 2013

Urban to increase tuition for 2013-2014 year, follows trend of other Bay Area independent schools

March 13, 2013
REVIEW: Django, Lincoln offer different approaches to portrayals of race, morality, slavery

REVIEW: “Django,” “Lincoln” offer different approaches to portrayals of race, morality, slavery

February 21, 2013
Long-awaited Americas Cup sails into the Golden Gate, enthralls San Francisco

Long-awaited America’s Cup sails into the Golden Gate, enthralls San Francisco

October 18, 2012

Budget deficit occupies center of California’s propositions

October 17, 2012
Pussy Riot arrested for hooliganism by Russian authorities, appeal postponed

Pussy Riot arrested for hooliganism by Russian authorities, appeal postponed

October 3, 2012
Cast of the Swear Words performance.

Upcoming SWEAR Words performance tackles global feminism

April 19, 2012
Screenshot of Rookie website by Jessie King Fredel

“Rookie” blogger expands empire, reaches out to girls with teen zine

February 23, 2012
illustrations by Tessa Petrich

Debates serve as battlefield for GOP presidential candidates

February 11, 2012
Cupcakes made by Urban student Anna Boyer for the FACE AIDS bakesale. Photo by Anna Boyer.

New Urban School group seeks to have students FACE AIDS

February 1, 2012

History unfolding: Are Occupy protests the new civil rights movement?

December 14, 2011
Pick up the book “Eating Animals” by Jonathan Safran Foer. One copy is now available in The Urban School library.

Opinion: ‘Tis the season to eat meat, but consider the morality of mammal munching

December 14, 2011
Opinion: Call for dress code observance raises questions

Opinion: Call for dress code observance raises questions

December 14, 2011
Opinion: Its time to move on from 9/11 memorials

Opinion: It’s time to move on from 9/11 memorials

November 4, 2011
Sabrina Werbys (12) screen while playing Pottermore, Rowlings latest installment of the Harry Potter franchise. Pottermore is a website that allows fans of the novel series to experience another layer of the intricate world created through the books.

J.K. Rowling’s next move: Harry Potter online

October 25, 2011

University of California tuition hikes provoke concern, outrage

October 19, 2011
A protest at the Powell Street BART station on Thursday drew hundreds of protesters, reporters, citizen journalists, and weary commuters. The station was closed at approximately 5:24 p.m. after a half-hour of demonstrations.

BART protest draws hundreds, shuts Powell St. station

September 9, 2011

Been there, done that: get ready for a summer of movie sequels

June 10, 2011
Urban School Teens Give Thoughts On Choice to Drink

Urban School Teens Give Thoughts On Choice to Drink

February 6, 2011

Comparing the Pros and Cons of the iPad, Kindle and Dell Streak

January 20, 2011

“Prep School Negro” highlight shows difficult path for students of color at Philadelphia prep school

November 16, 2010

The San Francisco Chronicle’s John Diaz explains Prop 19 editorial decision

November 2, 2010
Call of Duty release prompts debate: Are video games art?

Call of Duty release prompts debate: Are video games art?

November 2, 2010
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