The Urban Legend

Senior pranks shut down: the past and future of a school tradition

Luke McKane, Staff Writer, Designer • April 26, 2022

Senior pranks are an iconic tradition at many high schools, including Urban, and after returning to a non-hybrid spring schedule many students have been wondering if the pranks will make a comeback. Urban...

McKane’s Movies

Luke McKane, Staff Writer and Designer • March 3, 2022

Classics: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly” is the quintessential spaghetti western—a film set in America’s Wild West but filmed in Europe, typically Italy,...

Opinion: inside Young Men’s Group

Luke McKane, Staff Writer and Designer • November 18, 2021

As a member of the Student Admissions Committee, I have described Young Men’s Group (YMG) countless times to both prospective students and their parents, but I have found that some members of the Urban...

Guess and check: how the 9th graders chose Urban over Zoom

Luke McKane, Staff Writer • October 16, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic changed many aspects of daily life. However, the impact on Urban’s Class of 2025’s high school application process was unlike anything the rest of the Urban student body has experienced....