The Urban Legend

Urban’s Aim High program changes middle school lives

Hannah Sears, Staff writer • April 15, 2011

It’s Thursday morning in an 8th grade history class at St. Cecilia Middle School. As the teacher discusses a Holocaust survivor who visited the class the day before, four kids giggle quietly. They aren’t...

Prominent Chinese artist detained

Cody Siler, Staff Writer • April 7, 2011

Ai Weiwei, a prominent Chinese artist and architect, has disappeared since being detained by the authorities at the Beijing Airport on April 3. Ai, whose “Sunflower Seeds” installation is on display...

Stories of strength and support emerge from Japan after earthquake and tsunami disaster

Jessie King Fredel, Staff Writer • March 24, 2011

On March 11, Japan was hit by one of the greatest natural disasters in recent history: a combination of an earthquake and a tsunami (and now threats of nuclear explosions) that are comparable to 2005’s...

Fans and players react to potential NFL lockout

Jonathan Baer, Staff Writer • March 24, 2011

At 11:59 p.m., on March 11, the National Football League owners locked out the players. The NFLPA (National Football League Players Association) filed an injunction on the lockout, which the U.S. District...

Urban School senior teams up with The Conant Foundation to test peers for HIV

Adrienne von Schulthess, staff writer • February 6, 2011

The Urban School is poised to become the first school in the nation to offer HIV testing to its students, with the senior class set to be tested on Feb. 11. Oliver Hamilton, (’11), organized the testing...

Norfolk four case expert Richard Leo speaks to Urban School constitutional law class about problems in justice system

February 6, 2011

It was a horrible scene: a woman lay raped and killed in her Norfolk, Va., apartment. Within weeks, suspicion settled on four Navy men. They all confessed to the crime. The reaction from the community...