The Urban Legend

Breaking down the impact of a second Trump administration

Isaac Hoffman, Editor in Chief, Online • October 24, 2024

With under a month to go until the 2024 Presidential election, former President Donald Trump is in a statistical near-tie with Vice-President Kamala Harris in almost every poll. If Trump is elected this...

A Harris presidency in the making

Sophie Mainelli, Editor in Chief, Print • October 24, 2024

During the first and only 2024 presidential debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, Trump critiqued Harris’ role as second-in-command to President Joe Biden. “[If]...

Eden Knight: The attempted erasure of trans people

Eliot Solomon, Features and Multimedia Editor • May 3, 2023

Content Warning: This article strongly mentions suicide and transphobia. If you need help, please contact 988 (suicide hotline), (877) 565-8860 (Trans Lifeline) or (212) 695-8650 (The Trevor Project). On...

A rundown of anti-drag legislation in the United States

Simon Hereford, News Editor • May 3, 2023

Sweeping anti-drag legislation has been introduced across the United States banning or restricting drag performances. For example, Tennessee and Arkansas both successfully passed laws restricting...

Golden rice, scuba rice and Bt corn: Can GMOs help mitigate climate change?

Viva Wertz, Editor in Chief, Creative • March 14, 2023

Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have long been a point of contention. But recent research and innovation points towards GMOs as a means of mitigating the effects and progression of climate change...

Spread: Four important SCOTUS cases you should know about

Zoe Sokatch and Sofia Arango • November 17, 2022

The 2021-2022 Supreme Court term rattled the nation. With controversial and historical rulings such as the overturning of Roe v. Wade, the term demonstrated a shift in power with conservative-leaning justices...