The Urban Legend

Politics vs. science: the politicization of COVID vaccination

Ben Katznelson, Opinions Editor • November 19, 2020

The topic of COVID-19 has been dominant in most discussions relating to the 2020 election within both major political parties. In the last few months of the race, President Donald Trump promised that a...

Urban’s 2020 Election Predictions

Wes Peters, News Editor • November 2, 2020

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Opinion: Cori Bush is the future of the Democratic Party

Lochlain Steere, Staff Writer • October 19, 2020

In April of 2019, I, along with Palmer Dean ‘22, had the opportunity to hear Cori Bush speak at the Castro Theater after the San Francisco premiere of Knock Down the House. The documentary follows four...

Democrats and republicans clash over mail-in ballots amidst COVID-19 pandemic

Zadie Winthrop, Managing Editor • May 17, 2020

2020-05-15 10.48.01 On the first Tuesday of November in 2008, 2012, and 2016, I was late to school. This morning is reserved for a family trip to the polls, and my parents’ every-election-year speech...

US Air Raid Slays Qasem Soleimani

Ian Ryan, Caboose Editor • February 2, 2020

On January 3, 2020, Qasem Soleimani was killed by an American military airstrike. The U.S. blames Soleimani for orchestrating attacks on coalition bases in Iraq in recent months, including an attack on...

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...