The Urban Legend

The School Newspaper of Urban School of San Francisco

The Urban Legend

The School Newspaper of Urban School of San Francisco

The Urban Legend

Waldorf: Cultish or genius?

Viva Wertz, Editor in Chief, Creative February 6, 2023

Picture this: you walk onto campus, ready for school. You find your classroom, and are greeted by your teacher, whom you know like a parent. You have known them for the majority of your life, and they...

The nature of outdoor ed at Urban

Jordan McCornock, Staff writer February 6, 2023

In a school named after its metropolitan location, Urban students look beyond the greenery of the Panhandle and explore the vast array of natural spaces that California has to offer. Among many Urban...

Illustration Credit: Ella Chen.

‘Say gay’: students speak out on anti-LGBTQ+ legislation

Ella Chen, Staff Writer April 26, 2022

Over recent months, countless bills across the United States have been enacted that discriminate against the LGBTQ+ community. From Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Act, deemed the “Don’t Say...

The Middle East takes center stage with Golden Thread Productions

Tulin Chang-Maltepe, Managing Editor February 9, 2022

“Nobody else was telling our stories and on the rare occasion that they were telling our stories, they weren't doing a good job of it.” In 1996, Torange Yeghiazarian founded Golden Thread Productions...

Illustration credit: Viva Wertz.

Sexual assault discussions at Urban: Are they survivor-centric?

Viva Wertz, Staff Writer & Designer November 18, 2021

“Each year 434,000 Americans ages 12 and older are sexually assaulted,” according to a Planned Parenthood survey. At Urban, 10th graders participate in a six-week health class, and 11th graders take...

Out-of-service Muni train at Church & 20th. Photo credit: Cooper Makhijani.

Free Muni program plagued by problems

Cooper Makhijani, Staff Writer, Opinions Editor October 16, 2021

Story update: Since this article's writing, SFMTA has fixed some of the problems mentioned in this article, mainly fare area access. Youth may now use the larger wheelchair accessible fare gates closest...

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