The Urban Legend

Midterm Madness Part III: What to Watch

Kian Nassre, Web Editor • November 2, 2018

What in God’s name is ARGENT? With Part III of this series comes my forecasting model for House, Senate and Gubernatorial elections: ARGENT. Created by me and named in honor of 538 founder Nate Silver,...

Midterm Madness Part I: What’s Going On

Kian Nassre, Web Editor • October 17, 2018

In light of the upcoming midterm elections, I will be writing a series of articles explaining various aspects of the election season. Part I will inform readers on several key issues that have defined...

Disaster response: then and now

Ana Gorski, Editor of Arts and Culture • October 13, 2017

In the wake of a series of historic natural disasters in North America, the Urban community has provided no forums educating students on the effects of natural disasters that have occurred since the...

Concern for national science funding in the face of the new administration

Blake Case, Staff Writer • August 22, 2017

Scientific coalitions nationwide, including the Society for Freshwater Science, The American Geophysical Union, and the American Association of Geographers, are concerned that the Trump administration...

The reality of Trump’s wall draws closer

Kian Nassre, Staff Writer • March 24, 2017

"The wall is getting designed right now," said President Donald Trump on February 8, 2017. Trump pledged to build a wall on the U.S. - Mexico border throughout his presidential campaign. Now, the U.S....

Fake News and its prevalence during the 2016 Presidential Election

Aidan Ryan, Staff Writer • March 22, 2017

The Urban Legend’s morning headline reads, “Fare leaves Urban after multiple students are hospitalized from food poisoning.” You pause. What? How can you tell if this is true or not? Fake...