The Urban Legend

Appearance over achievement

Aida Cooney, Staff Writer • December 9, 2023

According to Pew Research Center, 62% of Americans feel the media focuses on female-identifying politicians’ appearances too much and does not focus enough on their views on key policy issues. The focus...

Blues reflect on in-person Urban

Delancey Gaito and Max Miller • May 7, 2021

Atlanta shootings simply revealed a longstanding truth

Maya Campbell, Arts and Culture Editor • March 30, 2021

The shootings near Atlanta, Georgia which took place on March 16, 2021, and claimed eight lives, were a harsh reminder of the rise in anti-Asian sentiment within the United States. COVID-19 and...

Social media addiction, fake news and the Social Dilemma

Clementine Daniel, Editor in chief, Print • November 19, 2020

“If you’re not paying for the product, then you are the product.” That’s what former Google design ethicist and co-founder of The Center for Humane Technology, Tristan Harris, said about social...

Top Picks of the 2017 Academy Awards Nominees

August Ackley • April 3, 2018

Intro: 2017 was an exceptional year for movies that explored themes of identity, societal structures, and relationships. There were comedies like “The Big Sick,” dramas like “I, Tonya,” and animated...

Technology: Today’s impact on childhood

Olivia Meehan, Staff Writer • June 4, 2015

The fluid integration of technology into our youth is a topic that continues to fascinate me. My younger sister does not have a phone or computer, yet she spends all of her free time on my parents’ devices....