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...
The disappearing sounds of Haight Street: the closing of the Haight Ashbury Music Center
Phoebe Grandi, Editor-in-Chief, Online
October 23, 2019
For the past 47 years, the Haight Ashbury Music Center, which neighbors Gus’s Community Market, has had a constant stream of musicians walking into the store and performing outside of it. However, the most noticeable feature of the store in the past few months has not been these sidewalk performance...
LegendCast: A farewell interview with Mark Salkind
Lola McAllister and Kian Nassre
June 2, 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...
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