The Urban Legend

Where Nobody Says “Shhh”

Zachary Ngin, Book Critic • June 7, 2016

Public library. If you were asked to associate a sound with the term, a certain throaty hissiness might come to mind, the muffled humiliation of a librarian’s shush. Or maybe you’d hear the constant...

Is Urban Educating Us?

Zachary Ngin, Book Critic • February 4, 2016

Each day at Urban, my peers leave me in awe. They have diverse interests, take advanced classes, speak multiple languages, and hold the future in their palms. They dance so quickly to the rhythm of the...

Urban School has lowest percentage of student-athletes of BCL-West Conference

Zoe Meneghetti, Staff Writer • February 10, 2015

As a school that takes prides in its athletics, one would think that Urban would have an abundance of student-athletes. The National Federation of State High School Associations believe that participation...

Are dancers at the Urban School artists or athletes?

Olivia Mitchel, Staff Writer • February 10, 2015

How do we define an athlete? Most never question the athleticism behind common sports like basketball, soccer, or cross country. But dancers seem to be isolated in a realm of their own. Since not all...