The Urban Legend

To exempt or not to exempt: vaccines and student health

Tulin Chang-Maltepe, Managing Editor • April 26, 2022

Classical utilitarian ethics—an ethical theory—dictates that the well-being of everyone is weighed equally in the pursuit of a morally-good life. Rapid developments in modern medicine and the raging...

Behind the swab: COVID-19 testing equity within SF schools

Ella Chen, Staff Writer • March 3, 2022

Upon entering campus, Urban students have grown accustomed to seeing a line of dozens waiting impatiently to be tested for COVID-19. As the Omicron variant has spread rapidly throughout San Francisco,...

Urban girls fight for recognition in the predominantly male sport of golf

Sophia Gibson, Managing Editor, Online • October 21, 2021

Historically, Urban’s golf team has been composed of a small, co-ed - though predominantly male - group of students living on the fringe of Urban culture. However, times are changing. This fall, for...

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....

Class of 2021 says farewell to Urban at Kezar Stadium graduation

Delancey Gaito, Staff Writer • June 4, 2021

After a year of uncertainty and apprehensive hope, the California Department of Public Health officially approved outdoor, COVID-19 compliant graduation ceremonies. Consequently, on Friday, June 11...

Haight Street buisnesses struggle to overcome the burden of COVID-19

Callum Yeaman, Sports Editor • June 3, 2021

COVID-19 has had a widespread impact on American society, and as our world slowly returns to normal, little remains unchanged. One of the most extreme effects the pandemic has had on our nation is on working...