The Urban Legend

POTUS peaceful transfer of power

Luke McKane, Arts and Culture Editor • May 3, 2023

With the election of your new Urban School Co-Presidents, The Urban Legend is taking a look back on the past year as we say goodbye to our previous Co-Presidents, Max Katz ‘23 and August Starr...

Who’s your senior soulmate

Luke McKane, Arts and Culture Editor & Publicity and Media Outreach Coordinator • February 6, 2023

A conversation about and with AI

Luke McKane, Arts and Culture Editor & Publicity and Media Outreach Coordinator • February 6, 2023

As the use of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots like ChatGPT becomes more prevalent in education, there are concerns that theythese chatbots could be used by students as a way to avoid writing their...

Senior pranks shut down: the past and future of a school tradition

Luke McKane, Staff Writer, Designer • April 26, 2022

Senior pranks are an iconic tradition at many high schools, including Urban, and after returning to a non-hybrid spring schedule many students have been wondering if the pranks will make a comeback. Urban...

McKane’s Movies

Luke McKane, Staff Writer and Designer • March 3, 2022

Classics: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly” is the quintessential spaghetti western—a film set in America’s Wild West but filmed in Europe, typically Italy,...

Opinion: inside Young Men’s Group

Luke McKane, Staff Writer and Designer • November 18, 2021

As a member of the Student Admissions Committee, I have described Young Men’s Group (YMG) countless times to both prospective students and their parents, but I have found that some members of the Urban...