The Urban Legend

Atlanta shootings simply revealed a longstanding truth

Maya Campbell, Arts and Culture Editor • March 30, 2021

The shootings near Atlanta, Georgia which took place on March 16, 2021, and claimed eight lives, were a harsh reminder of the rise in anti-Asian sentiment within the United States. COVID-19 and...

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...

Legend staff battles over gun control

Jacob Winick and Alex Johnson, Staff writers • February 26, 2013

PRO-Restraints on gun ownership by Jacob Winick It was the kind of Christmas story nobody wanted to read. On Friday, Dec. 14, Adam Lanza, armed with his mother’s assault rifle, killed 26 people at...