The Urban Legend

Lack of snow in Tahoe delays annual ski trip; students bummed

Tessa Petrich, Staff Writer • February 23, 2012

Excited skiers and snowboarders flocked to Lake Tahoe this winter and found dry dirt runs instead of fresh powder. During the winter of 2010, Squaw Valley reported more than 10 feet of snow during the...

History unfolding: Are Occupy protests the new civil rights movement?

Jonathan Baer, Staff Writer • December 14, 2011

Call it a flashback: When the Occupy movement hit San Francisco, it brought back memories of Vietnam, sit-ins, the sexual revolution, the rise of feminism – the glory times that self-proclaimed “old...

Urban School students struggle with sleep deprivation

Jamie Friedman, Staff Writer • December 14, 2011

After studying for a math test, science test, and Spanish presentation, you fall asleep at 2:30 a.m. Waking up exhausted and stressed, you wonder where the balance is between working hard and getting enough...

Opinion: Wangari’s will — time to stop and smell the trees

Annakai Geshlider, Staff Writer • December 14, 2011

Wangari Maathai is my idol. Until her death from cancer in September, Maathai, a Kenyan woman, used the simple act of planting trees to alleviate complicated problems of poverty, malnutrition, and unemployment...

Urban Legend wins honors at National Scholastic Press Association journalism convention

the Legend staff • April 16, 2011

The Urban Legend won awards for both newspaper and Web site at the National Scholastic Press Association spring high school journalism convention in Anaheim, Calif., on Saturday. The Legend won third...

Urban Legend staff hosts press conference with principal and vice-principal of the Affiliated High School of China Academy of Art

March 30, 2011

Staff members host a press conference with the principal and vice-principal of the Affiliated High School of the China Academy of Art. This was the staff's first experience interviewing non-English...