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The Urban Legend

The School Newspaper of Urban School of San Francisco

The Urban Legend

The School Newspaper of Urban School of San Francisco

The Urban Legend

Will Google block The Urban Legend?!

August 7, 2024

On April 12, 2024, Google announced in a blogpost that the company is blocking links to some Californian news sites such as KQED, San Francisco Chronicle...

Blues go abroad

August 7, 2024

Over the span of two weeks in spring break, students from Spanish and Chinese language classes traveled to Spain and Taiwan. Read about students’ trip...

August 7, 2024

On April 11, 2024, the California Academy of Sciences released 28 Silvery Blue butterflies in the Presidio, using the power of community-driven science...

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April 21, 2024

On March 5, 2024, over 15 Urban seniors voted for the first time. However, some still felt unprepared for the voting process. From presidential elections...

April 21, 2024

According to U.S. News & World Report rankings, 39 of the top 40 most prestigious U.S. universities offer Pre-college programs. As many students prepare...

Six students attend the Student Diversity Leadership Conference

February 29, 2024

On the morning of November 29, 2023, rather than heading to their B period classes, six Urban students and three faculty members gathered in the Page Street...

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Is Urban mean?
Are records recyclable?

August 18, 2024

According to the Environmental Working Group (EWG), an American nonprofit specializing in environmental activism, vinyl record sales surpassed CD sales in 2020 for the first time since 1986.  Industry experts cite various reasons for the revival of vinyl use, including their tactile appeal.  Jesse Kaplan-Maier ‘27...

Accessibility at Urban

August 18, 2024

Every institution like Urban holds space for people with differing physical abilities. A physical disability limits a person’s physical mobility and can also impair sleep and respiratory functions. People with chronic illnesses, or health conditions that last one year or longer and require ongoing medical attention, often...

The StuCo secretary: “Not a position that garners a lot of recognition”

August 18, 2024

In an interview with The Urban Legend, Bella Hildebrand ‘23, Student Committee (StuCo) secretary during the 2022-2023 academic year, compared the job of secretary to that of the co-presidents. “It’s basically the role of the co-president, but you were elected through StuCo rather than through the general [student] body,”...

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WTF is a Kilometer? Understanding Formula One’s relationship with the United States

February 28, 2024

What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Well, maybe not for the November 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix. The race shut down the Strip, having drivers race past some of the most iconic landmarks in Vegas, such as the newly built Sphere and The Venetian. Despite...

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Opinion: Urban students should read for fun
Opinion: You should take Voices of Incarceration

August 19, 2024

Voices of Incarceration (Voices) offers unique opportunities for students to make a difference in the Bay Area and beyond through a hands-on approach to learning about the carceral system. Voices...

Opinion: Urban needs to take Young Men’s Group seriously

August 19, 2024

You may have heard the jokes — Urban’s Young Men’s Group (YMG) is just a space for male-identifying students to talk about sports, filled with sexist discourse and toxic masculinity. In...

April 21, 2024

As a Black student, it can be difficult to walk Urban’s hallways and hear words like mid, finna, ate, rizz and gas or phrases like “it’s giving” and “out of pocket.” Some may be quick...

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Grade Dean’s fall playlist

November 17, 2022

Have you ever wondered what your grade dean is listening to when their office door is closed and their blinds are drawn? Well, the grade deans’ fall playlist, featuring five to six tracks selected by each dean,...

October 23, 2022

As a small private school nested in the Haight-Ashbury area, Urban students have developed idiosyncratic mannerisms reflective of such an environment. One such manifestation is in the vernacular used in the community,...

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