The Urban Legend

Brandy Melville: One size fits some

Viva Wertz, Staff Writer • January 21, 2022

I remember the first time I walked into Brandy Melville. I was probably ten years old and while I felt very out of place, no one blinked an eye at my entrance; though it was a clothing store only high...

Opinion: Cori Bush is the future of the Democratic Party

Lochlain Steere, Staff Writer • October 19, 2020

In April of 2019, I, along with Palmer Dean ‘22, had the opportunity to hear Cori Bush speak at the Castro Theater after the San Francisco premiere of Knock Down the House. The documentary follows four...

Catching up on the race for the presidency

Zella Lezak, Managing Online Editor • December 1, 2019

With the presidential elections just around the corner and the primary elections approaching fast, it is time for America (and even some Urban students) to decide who they want to be the next President...

The deadliest act of anti-Semitism in American history

Zella Lezak, Staff Writer • December 11, 2018

The shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh was the deadliest act of anti-Semitism in American history. On Oct. 27, 11 lives were lost when a gunman open fired during Saturday morning services....

Concern for national science funding in the face of the new administration

Blake Case, Staff Writer • August 22, 2017

Scientific coalitions nationwide, including the Society for Freshwater Science, The American Geophysical Union, and the American Association of Geographers, are concerned that the Trump administration...