The Urban Legend

“The Last Dance” shifts modern discussions of NBA greats

Loki Olin • June 1, 2020

On April 19th, ESPN premiered The Last Dance, a ten-part documentary that has offered basketball fans worldwide consolation for the NBA’s suspended season. The documentary covers the 1997-98 NBA season...

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,...

Letters to the Editor (Issue 2, 2019-20)

Loki Olin, Editor-in-Chief, Print • December 1, 2019

“The horoscopes were original, creative, and comical. I hope the entire Urban community can appreciate them.” — Melia Fillipow ‘20 Dear Melia, I also loved the horoscopes, and I am glad they...

PG&E cuts power in parts of the Bay Area

Mira Chandriani, Staff Writer • December 1, 2019

Recent dry and windy conditions in the Bay Area have led to PG&E cutting power to millions of people. Since mid-October, there have been multiple fires in the Bay Area, ranging from smaller fires that...

From Catholic school to Italian prison: former Sacred Heart student murders Italian police officer

Wes Peters, Sports Editor • October 29, 2019

In the early hours of July 26th, 2019, an Italian police officer was brutally stabbed and killed. He was investigating a drug deal and was undercover when the situation turned bad. There was a fight, and...

Death of Justice Scalia raises question of who will take his place

Zoe Meneghetti, Opinions Editor • June 7, 2016

On March 16, 2016, President Barack Obama nominated Merrick Garland, the chief judge of the United States Court of appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, to serve as the replacement for late Justice...