The Urban Legend

Reflecting on Month of Understanding

Maya Campbell, Editor in Chief, Online • March 3, 2022

An array of forums, panels and interactive events prompted the Urban community to question both their immediate community and the world around them. From January 11 to February 3, a total of 13 events...

A year in review: 2020-2021

Maya Campbell, Editor in Chief, Online • June 7, 2021

First Day of School August 31, 2020 The absence of the Senior Raid into the Salkind Center gym on August 31, 2020, marked an untraditional start to the 2020-2021 school year, yet other ASM traditions...

Urban community reflects on its response to AAPI-hate: “it was long overdue”

Tulin Chang-Maltepe, Staff Writer • May 10, 2021

Since the very beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States of America has seen a consistent rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. The March 16 shooting in Atlanta...

Atlanta shootings simply revealed a longstanding truth

Maya Campbell, Arts and Culture Editor • March 30, 2021

The shootings near Atlanta, Georgia which took place on March 16, 2021, and claimed eight lives, were a harsh reminder of the rise in anti-Asian sentiment within the United States. COVID-19 and...