The US experiences a surge in social distancing protests
Maya Campbell, Arts and Culture Editor
May 22, 2020
The shutdown of many non-essential businesses and the implementation of social distancing protocols by local officials have left a number of citizens in distress. As a result, individuals worldwide have taken to the streets, protesting, together, the stay-at-home orders with the hopes of returning to...
Editorial: It’s time for Urban’s absence policy to align with its values and public image
Ellie Lerner, News and Opinions Editor
December 3, 2019
On September 20th, the Urban School posted eleven photos of Urban students protesting alongside thousands of other Bay Area students at the San Francisco Climate Strike on the Urban School Instagram account. Despite the school’s well-earned reputation for student activism, these Instagram posts are...
20 Great Reads of 2015
Zachary Ngin, Book Critic
December 16, 2015
Here is a sampling of the best nonfiction articles of the year. MEET THE AMERICAN VIGILANTES WHO ARE FIGHTING ISIS Jennifer Percy – The New York Times Magazine “Like Marlow on his way up the Congo, these men seemed to experience a disturbance in their Western consciousness. … These were ...
Shirin Ebadi: U.S. and Iran must work for peace
Daniel Moattar
July 13, 2009
Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi spoke to a packed auditorium at the San Francisco Jewish Community Center on May 18, touching on Iran’s feminist movement, the country’s upcoming June elections, and the need for peace between Iran and the United States. The question-and-answer discussion...
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