The Urban Legend

Opinion: Is senior spring the epitome of privilege?

Sophia Gibson, Managing Editor, Online • April 26, 2022

As the days get longer and the San Francisco weather refuses to get warmer, senior spring has arrived. While ninth, 10th, and 11th graders have completed their course selections for the upcoming school...

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...

COVID-19 in India: What happened and how to help from afar

Sophia Gibson, Features Editor • June 1, 2021

On May 6, 2021, India reported more than 400,000 daily new cases of COVID-19, the largest single-day spike in the world. This case number stands in stark contrast to India’s peak of 90,000 daily new...

Ellie Lerner’21 Published in Marin Poetry Center High School Anthology 2021

Sophia Gibson, Features Editor • April 16, 2021

On March 25, 2021, the Urban community received news that three Urban students’ would soon have their work featured and published in the Marin Poetry Center High School Anthology 2021 alongside other...

One week into the Derek Chauvin trial: “who holds justice and how is justice shaped?”

Sophia Gibson, Features Editor • April 5, 2021

The trial of Derek Chauvin, a former police officer charged with brutally killing George Floyd, has been in session for just over one week. The week ended with a testimony from the Minneapolis Police Department’s...

Gender in Zoom; a closer look at how virtual school affects the female-experience

Sophia Gibson, Features Editor • March 28, 2021

Ever since kindergarten, school has been a home for me. It’s where I made friends, where I shared meals with other classmates, where I lost my first tooth, where I learned about how babies are made and...