The Urban Legend

Urban students battle pollen allergies

Tali Siegel, Managing Editor, Print • Apr 30, 2026

Spring is here, which means runny noses, watery eyes and constant sneezing for many Urban students. Pollen allergies have increased in both severity and duration over the past few years. Allergies...

Springing into sports

Phoebe Miller, Co-Arts & Culture Editor • Mar 13, 2026

Urban’s spring athletes compete against other Bay Area high schools from February through May. From speed-focused sports such as swimming and track to team sports like lacrosse and baseball, students...

A year in review: 2020-2021

Maya Campbell, Editor in Chief, Online • Jun 7, 2021

First Day of School August 31, 2020 The absence of the Senior Raid into the Salkind Center gym on August 31, 2020, marked an untraditional start to the 2020-2021 school year, yet other ASM traditions...

Hybrid learning: what to expect

Maya Campbell, Arts and Culture Editor • Mar 5, 2021

To the 9th graders who have yet to step on campus as a Blue, To the 10th graders who were just getting the hang of maneuvering the halls of Urban, To the 11th graders who last left Urban’s campus...

Urban’s One Acts adapt to new, virtual format

Alex Stross, Staff Writer • May 28, 2020

Everyone knows and loves the One Acts festival, an Urban theater tradition that takes place every year during the spring term. Seniors write and direct their own single-act plays that their fellow Urban...

Does senior spring reduce productivity?

Jack Cogen, EIC of Opinions • May 28, 2018

Senior spring, as a concept, exists in most high schools across the country, but Urban’s competitive environment and trimester system makes the pandemic of senioritis take a unique form. Urban’s core...

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