LegendCast: A farewell interview with Mark Salkind
Lola McAllister and Kian Nassre
June 3, 2019
Do you wonder what a secret filing cabinet, a very bad demonstration of physics, and a LEED EBOM rating have to do with Mark Salkind? Are you curious about how Urban has transformed in the past few decades from a school in the realm of the alternative to a highly competitive beacon of learning? Do you...
Evolution of the Senior Prank
Tikloh Bruno-Basaing, Sports Editor
May 22, 2019
For the past few decades, seniors have left their mark on Urban with an annual senior prank. The past few years have included pranks such as rearranging furniture, sleeping in classrooms, and having a dance party at school. Last year, the senior grade had an event at the school with fun surprise activi...
Opinion: Four-year prom is an important Urban tradition
Zoe Lusk, Caboose Editor
May 22, 2019
Prom can be a stressful experience. The pressure to look flawless, have a date, go to a party and experience the best night of your life can be overwhelming. Freshman year, I remember spending hours online shopping for the perfect dress. I dreaded the day of prom, thinking that I would feel like an outsi...
Opinion: Two-year prom would make a more meaningful high school experience
Eli Gordon, Managing Editor
May 22, 2019
In my three years at Urban, I’ve gone to prom three times. Each time, it’s been fun to dress up, take photos and dance with my friends. It may come as a surprise, then, that I believe four-year prom negatively impacts students’ experiences at Urban. In countless movies and TV shows, we are rem...
Posters, traditional Chinese dancing, and a political prisoner: investigating Shen Yun’s religious connections
Zoe Lusk, Caboose editor
May 10, 2019
You’ve seen the ads. For most San Franciscans, the words “Shen Yun” summon images of the inescapable pastel posters. This year’s advertisements, which feature a serene woman leaping with arms outstretched set against a glaring lavender background, seem to be on every bus, train, telephone pol...
Unlocking Locker Culture at Urban
Clementine Daniel, Staff Writer
May 8, 2019
If you walk down the hallway at the Urban School, you’ll see rows of dark blue lockers just like any other high school, but one thing might stand out: there are almost no locks. At Freshman Orientation, each student is given a locker number, code, and combination lock. These locks, however, oft...
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