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The School Newspaper of Urban School of San Francisco

The Urban Legend

The School Newspaper of Urban School of San Francisco

The Urban Legend

Illustration relating various mass shootings in the United States, by Phoebe Grandi, Visuals Editor

Louisville shooting reveals Urban’s response to tragedy

Wes Peters, Staff Writer December 20, 2018

On Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, Gregory Bush entered a Kroger—a chain supermarket—in Jefferson City, Kentucky, and shot two African Americans named Maurice Stallard and Vickie Lee Jones. Afterward, Bush...

Portrait of John McCain.

Remembering John McCain: A Longtime Senator and War Hero

Wes Peters, Staff Writer October 26, 2018

On Aug. 25, 2018, John McCain passed away after a long and distinguished political and military career. McCain’s 45 year career as a congressman will continue to influence our country, even after his...

 Giuseppe Milo on Flickr

20 Great Reads of 2015

Zachary Ngin, Book Critic December 16, 2015

Here is a sampling of the best nonfiction articles of the year.       MEET THE AMERICAN VIGILANTES WHO ARE FIGHTING ISIS Jennifer Percy – The New York Times Magazine “Like...

David Bill, Urban's director of technology, writes on his Steve Jobs memorial wall on Oct. 6.

Urban reacts to death of Apple’s Steve Jobs

Hannah Sears and David Immerman, Staff Writers October 6, 2011

Steve Jobs, co-founder and previous CEO of Apple, died Oct. 5 at age 56. “He is considered by many to be on par with DaVinci, Einstein, and Edison. There’s lots of folks that see (Jobs) as a genius...

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