Evolution of the Senior Prank
Tikloh Bruno-Basaing, Sports Editor
May 22, 2019
For the past few decades, seniors have left their mark on Urban with an annual senior prank. The past few years have included pranks such as rearranging furniture, sleeping in classrooms, and having a dance party at school. Last year, the senior grade had an event at the school with fun surprise activi...
Louisville shooting reveals Urban’s response to tragedy
Wes Peters, Staff Writer
December 20, 2018
On Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, Gregory Bush entered a Kroger—a chain supermarket—in Jefferson City, Kentucky, and shot two African Americans named Maurice Stallard and Vickie Lee Jones. Afterward, Bush exchanged gunfire with an armed citizen. When the police arrived, he tried to flee but was captur...
Urban ramps up security for new school year
Loki Olin, Features Editor
October 26, 2018
In recent weeks, numerous adjustments to Urban’s security have been made to address previous flaws that exposed the school to both external and internal threats. The doors to the Page Street entrance are now locked throughout the school day and are monitored by a security guard sporting a gleaming badge...
How The Urban School and California manage vaccination exemptions
Sophia Vahanvaty and Katherine Weltzien
June 7, 2018
California continues to be at the forefront of the national debate on vaccines, as those who argue for individual rights have repeatedly come to a head with those who advocate for individuals’ communal responsibilities. In 2015, the California legislature decided to take a decisive stance on the i...
Promposals continue despite admin’s disapproval
Lola McAllister, Editor-in-Chief, Design
May 28, 2018
Afternoon, sunny-day, garden promposals seem characteristic to Urban’s prom season. However, the reminder that the school does not support public asks seems equally as characterizing. Every year, Assistant Head for Student Life Charlotte Worsley explains to the student body—either in an email or...
End the rule against athlete participation in One Acts
Jack Cogen, EIC of Opinions
May 10, 2018
For the past eight years, Urban’s rules have prohibited students who play spring sports from participating in the annual One Acts Festival. Not only are students with an existing athletic commitment forbidden from auditioning for One Acts, those who leave their sport in order to participate are bar...
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