The Urban Legend

White people need to learn their own history

Tulin Chang-Maltepe, Editor in Chief, Print • February 6, 2023

I get that you’re a white American, but where are you really from? Before unpacking this complex subject, it is important to note that while the concept of whiteness was invented to uphold economic...

Examining cultural misogyny through Megan Thee Stallion and Amber Heard

Sid Goldfader-Dufty, Staff writer • February 6, 2023

In late December of 2022, a Los Angeles jury found rapper Tory Lanez guilty of shooting famous rapper Megan Thee Stallion in the summer of 2020. Lanez, who denied the allegations and pleaded not guilty,...

Evie Hidysmith’s thesis on socioeconomics at Urban: “Private schools are unethical. Period.”

Mira Chandriani, Editor in Chief, Print • April 26, 2022

Evie Hidysmith, Urban’s Pandemic Coordinator and graduate of Urban in the Class of 2017, wrote a senior thesis for Brown University titled “ .” Her thesis discusses wealth at Urban and San...

Here’s the tea on Yerba Mates at Urban

Clementine Daniel, Managing Editor • November 29, 2019

A Yerba Mate craze has spread across Urban following Flik’s decision to sell them this fall. The bottled or canned refreshing drink is made from the naturally caffeinated leaves of a species...

Stick and Pokes Gone Viral: Hepatitis, HIV, and Herpes

Tallula Ricciardi, Outreach, Caboose, and Online Editor • October 27, 2019

Once mainly popular among prisoners, homemade “stick and poke” tattoos have become mainstream—especially among teenagers. The method of tattooing is simple enough for people to do at home on themselves...

Who really is Urban’s rival?

Ian Ryan, Staff Writer • May 28, 2019

Rivalries are a core part of sports, from El Clasico between Barcelona and Real Madrid to the Bruce Mahoney match between San Francisco high schools Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory and Saint Ignatius...