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The Urban Legend

The School Newspaper of Urban School of San Francisco

The Urban Legend

Phone users caught on camera during break.

OPINION: An open letter to phone overusers

Marie Bergsund, Staff Writer February 10, 2015

I was sitting in the library at lunch on a Tuesday. I had intended to do homework, so I zipped up my procrastination-inducing phone inside my backpack and started in. It was not long before I found myself...

Gender-neutral pronouns offer alternative to traditional gender binary

Gender-neutral pronouns offer alternative to traditional gender binary

Sam Johnson, Staff Writer February 10, 2015

“I was writing a personal essay in an English class last year, and I was misusing the pronoun ‘they’ the entire essay. When I got it back (from my teacher), I was surprised that I had just become...

Urban students cheering for the schools athletes at the October 24, 2014 soccer game versus Stuart Hall High School

Is Urban school spirit alive and well?

Griffin Bianchi, Staff Writer December 28, 2014

With winning sports teams, one would think The Urban School of San Francisco would be armed to the teeth with fans in blue paint, enthusiastic cheers, and students flocking to games from all over the Bay...

Urban school students reflect on family veterans

Marie Bergsund, Staff Writer November 14, 2014

Corey Smith (’16) My grandpa has two purple hearts. He fought in World War II and was this thing called a naked soldier. He would wade through the water and mark where the coral was in order for the...

Dress code controversy arises again

Olivia Morfit, Staff Writer October 30, 2014

The dress code, a subject that has been rehashed many a time at Urban, is once again a common topic of conversation. With warm back-to-school weather comes short cutoff shirts and bare bellies, are inevitably...

Affinity show participants and group leaders pose for the camera after vocal warmups and bonding activities.

REVIEW: The Urban School’s “Affinity Show” marks growth, highlights room for change

Olivia Morfit, Staff Writer June 5, 2014

The SWEAR Show has undergone a makeover. Until this year, SWEAR, or Students for Women’s Equality and Rights, has put on an annual spoken-word performance inspired by Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues”. This...

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