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 forward? With the rising awareness of climate change and global warming, should Urban consider digital...
Editorial: It’s time for Urban’s absence policy to align with its values and public image
Ellie Lerner, News and Opinions Editor
December 3, 2019
On September 20th, the Urban School posted eleven photos of Urban students protesting alongside thousands of other Bay Area students at the San Francisco Climate Strike on the Urban School Instagram account. Despite the school’s well-earned reputation for student activism, these Instagram posts are...
Controversial Content
Eli Gordon, Editor-in-Chief, Print
December 2, 2019
On the day the newspaper comes out, I feel equally excited and nervous. Every issue, I’m thrilled to be sharing our hard work with the school community. But as I sit in class, I anxiously wait for the feedback I know is inevitable: Why did you choose to cover that controversial topic? Why did you mention...
Catching up on the race for the presidency
Zella Lezak, Managing Online Editor
December 1, 2019
With the presidential elections just around the corner and the primary elections approaching fast, it is time for America (and even some Urban students) to decide who they want to be the next President of the United States. With a Republican primary including 4 candidates and a crowded Democratic primary...
From Catholic school to Italian prison: former Sacred Heart student murders Italian police officer
Wes Peters, Sports Editor
October 29, 2019
In the early hours of July 26th, 2019, an Italian police officer was brutally stabbed and killed. He was investigating a drug deal and was undercover when the situation turned bad. There was a fight, and in the scuffle, the officer was killed. The person who committed the crime was a 19-year-old who...
Is Urban Prepared for an Increasingly Hazy Future?
Ben Katznelson, Staff Writer
October 25, 2019
Over the past few years, Northern California has been ravaged by wildfires, leaving some regions devastated and others gasping for air. Though the state’s fire seasons are expected to worsen each year, the Urban School is prepared for the threats that they pose. Driven by climate change, California’s int...
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