The Urban Legend

The price of pre-college programs

Riley Young, Editor in Chief, Creative • April 21, 2024

According to U.S. News & World Report rankings, 39 of the top 40 most prestigious U.S. universities offer Pre-college programs. As many students prepare for education after high school, some wonder...

Co-president hot seat

Delancey Gaito, Multimedia Editor • June 9, 2022

Max Katz ‘23 and August Starr ‘23 are Urban’s newest co-presidents, taking the place of Ava Desouza ‘22 and Ben Kenvin ‘22 for the 2022/2023 school year. Co-presidents are responsible for planning...

Touchdown: flag football at Urban

Delancey Gaito, Multimedia Editor • April 28, 2022

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What grade deans really think about you

Reese Bassuk, Staff Writer • April 26, 2022

CHARISSE - 12th grade Give five phrases/words to describe your grade. Ambitious, capable, curious, good-hearted, honest. What color would your grade be? Purple, because it's a royal color. What...

The race for District 17’s next Assembly Member

Reese Bassuk, Staff Writer • March 3, 2022

On February 15, citizens of District 17 voted in a primary election to send two of the four Assembly seat candidates, current Board of Supervisors member Matt Haney and former Board of Supervisors...

Behind the swab: COVID-19 testing equity within SF schools

Ella Chen, Staff Writer • March 3, 2022

Upon entering campus, Urban students have grown accustomed to seeing a line of dozens waiting impatiently to be tested for COVID-19. As the Omicron variant has spread rapidly throughout San Francisco,...