The Urban Legend

Urban community reflects on post vaccination life

Mira Chandriani, Editor in Chief, Creative • June 3, 2021

Having braved over a year of the COVID-19 pandemic, US citizens are now seeing a light at the end of the tunnel. Vaccinations have resulted in the decline of new COVID-19 cases in the US and the loosening...

Newsom recall election draws mixed reactions

Mira Chandriani, Editor in Chief, Creative • May 10, 2021

Since stay-at-home orders and lockdown restrictions blanketed California over a year ago, Gavin Newsom, governor of California, has received judgment and criticism for his handling of the pandemic. He...

Has Biden followed through with key campaign promises?

Simon Hereford, Staff Writer • May 10, 2021

President Biden promised his first 100 days would be historic, but as the clock ticks down, where does he stand on key initiatives? Coronavirus vaccine and relief One of President Biden’s most...

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...

Pandemic appears to strengthen friendships but weaken community

Ben Katznelson, Opinions Editor • March 28, 2021

[slideshow_deploy id='12516'] In this unusual year, interpersonal relationships have changed in unprecedented ways. Personal relationships have been forced behind screens, friendships have proven more...

COVID-19 vaccine timeline: explained

Sydney Riemer, Editor-in-Chief, Online • March 23, 2021

Note: This article is factually accurate as of February 2021. However, the vaccine rollout plans are ever-changing so many statistics and claims in this article may not be relevant to the time you are...