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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

Opinion: Black slang is not a punchline

Jaxon Howard, Guest Writer 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 to categorize...

Information provided by California’s Independent System Operator. Infographic credit: Sylvia Hoyt.

Opinion: The way we manage energy needs to change

Sylvia Hoyt, Guest writer May 3, 2023

Modern society would not exist without the progression in energy-generation technologies over the last 200 years. California’s push towards 100 percent renewable energy is neglecting the tenets of reliability...

Opinion: The Urban curriculum needs to prioritize balance

Sylvia Hoyt, Guest Writer May 31, 2022

This fall, a group of Urban students taking Making Media Matter photographed their peers holding signs reading “I’m tired of _____,” where each student filled in the blank with the source of their...

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