Voices of Incarceration class explores criminal justice
Kyra Nagle, Arts and Culture Editor, Design Managing Editor
December 1, 2019
From short stories to podcasts to in-class speakers, Urban’s new Voices of Incarceration class seeks to shed light on stories from victims of mass incarceration and their families. Currently, over 70 million people in the United States bear the marks of the criminal justice system. English teacher...
Stick and Pokes Gone Viral: Hepatitis, HIV, and Herpes
Tallula Ricciardi, Outreach, Caboose, and Online Editor
October 27, 2019
Once mainly popular among prisoners, homemade “stick and poke” tattoos have become mainstream—especially among teenagers. The method of tattooing is simple enough for people to do at home on themselves and others. A homemade stick and poke tattoo, otherwise known as a DIY tattoo, involves only ...
Behind Urban’s unique stonecarving class
Clementine Daniel, Staff Writer
November 7, 2018
If you find yourself in the garden at 11am on a Monday morning, you’ll hear the rhythmic tapping of chisels on stone and the intermittent chirping of birds. You’ll see 14 sophomores, juniors, and seniors standing in a line focused and dedicated to carving away at their individual stones. ...
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