The Urban Legend

The School Newspaper of Urban School of San Francisco

The Urban Legend

The School Newspaper of Urban School of San Francisco

The Urban Legend

Documenting the Mixed Race Experience at Urban

Documenting the Mixed Race Experience at Urban

Jin Valencia-Tow, Guest Writer March 2, 2023

The Urban School of San Francisco prides itself on its community and inclusive affinity spaces – but is that true for mixed-race people? Some mixed-race and mixed-ethnicity individuals at Urban find...

BSU poster in the Library on Tuesday, November 9th. Photo credit: Lochlain Steere.

Urban’s affinity and ally spaces balance light and heavy discussions

Reese Bassuk, Staff Writer November 18, 2021

Earlier this year, the student body filled up the Salkind Center Gym to listen to students present the affinity and ally spaces they led. All grades received a google form to put themselves on the sign...

Illustration credit: Luke McKane.

Opinion: inside Young Men’s Group

Luke McKane, Staff Writer and Designer November 18, 2021

As a member of the Student Admissions Committee, I have described Young Men’s Group (YMG) countless times to both prospective students and their parents, but I have found that some members of the Urban...

Students create new affinity spaces at the Urban School

Vivien Manning, Staff writer April 25, 2017

  In the past year, affinity groups- groups for students who share a common identity- for students of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and Latino heritage have been formed, as the leaders expressed a...

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