The Urban Legend

Blast from the past: Did the love last?

Reese Bassuk, Managing Editor, Creative and Sports Editor • November 16, 2023

English Teacher Julian Morris: “It was 2009, so it was 9th grade. I had asked a friend out to go see ‘Julie and Julia’ — a great film by the way. As the movie was starting, I was...

‘Say gay’: students speak out on anti-LGBTQ+ legislation

Ella Chen, Staff Writer • April 26, 2022

Over recent months, countless bills across the United States have been enacted that discriminate against the LGBTQ+ community. From Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Act, deemed the “Don’t Say...

Beyond the binary: a third pronoun in French and Spanish classes

Dawson Hoe, Staff Writer • April 26, 2022

In recent years, French and Spanish languages have shifted in favor of the inclusion of non-binary pronouns and by extension, people. “If 25 years ago someone had said, ‘my pronoun is they,’ no one...

Blues reflect on in-person Urban

Delancey Gaito and Max Miller • May 7, 2021

Urban faculty reflects on reformed grading system

Ben Katznelson, News Editor • May 21, 2020

With Urban’s shift to virtual school, significant changes have been necessary to alleviate students’ and teachers’ stress. As such, Geoff Ruth, Academic Dean, announced on April 16 that Urban’s...

Rethinking the Reader

Maya Campbell, Staff Writer • February 4, 2020

With forty years of history, Readers have become a staple in the Urban Curriculum. Teachers are continuously adapting Readers to fulfill students’ needs, but is it time for Readers to take another step...