Seniors consider gap years amidst coronavirus pandemic
Eli Gordon, Editor-in-Chief, Print
May 22, 2020
For current seniors at Urban, the year 2020 was meant to be a relatively scripted experience: celebrate in the spring, graduate in June, and move away to college in August or September. But just as the coronavirus pandemic has done away with traditional end-of-high-school rituals, it has introduced uncertainty...
Quarantining brings back old gender norms
Sophia Gibson, Features Editor
May 22, 2020
With the recent outbreak of COVID-19, much of the world’s population has had to restructure their daily lives. In the Bay Area, the shelter in place order has forced adults to work remotely from home, and children to learn online. As families are constantly forced together, change in family dynamics...
The US experiences a surge in social distancing protests
Maya Campbell, Arts and Culture Editor
May 22, 2020
The shutdown of many non-essential businesses and the implementation of social distancing protocols by local officials have left a number of citizens in distress. As a result, individuals worldwide have taken to the streets, protesting, together, the stay-at-home orders with the hopes of returning to...
Is coronavirus good for the environment?
Ellie Lerner, News and Opinions Editor
May 21, 2020
Images of blue skies and waterways, reports of goats taking to the streets in Wales, endangered sea turtles returning to empty beaches in Eastern India, macaque monkeys traversing through Lopburi, Thailand, and coyotes venturing into new areas of San Francisco have attracted media attention across the...
Urban faculty reflects on reformed grading system
Ben Katznelson, News Editor
May 21, 2020
With Urban’s shift to virtual school, significant changes have been necessary to alleviate students’ and teachers’ stress. As such, Geoff Ruth, Academic Dean, announced on April 16 that Urban’s grading system had been overhauled for the spring term. In his email, Ruth described the new grading...
Looking to the future: California’s plans to reopen after Coronavirus
Sydney Riemer, Editor-in-Chief, Online
May 18, 2020
It has been nearly sixteen weeks since the first case of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was diagnosed in the United States and more than two months since California’s stay-at-home order began on Tuesday, March 17th. Though not hit as hard as many other states, California was one of the first states...
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