The Urban Legend

Opinion: The Urban curriculum needs to prioritize balance

Sylvia Hoyt, Guest Writer • May 31, 2022

This fall, a group of Urban students taking Making Media Matter photographed their peers holding signs reading “I’m tired of _____,” where each student filled in the blank with the source of their...

Opinion: Stop complaining about school, you signed up for this

Lochlain Steere, Editor in Chief, Creative • April 26, 2022

During the fall trimester, I heard students complaining about their workloads more than I ever had in my three years at Urban. Understandably, the transition back to fully in-person school was challenging...

Opinion: Bezos, Branson, Musk, and the final frontier of colonialism

Ezra Bergson-Michelson, Staff Writer • November 18, 2021

On July 11, a rocket containing zero trained astronauts rose 53.5 miles into the sky. That day marked the first time that an untrained civilian crew had participated in spaceflight, but those that rose...

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...

The Peters perspective: applying to college

Wes Peters, News Editor • June 4, 2021

The college process is a time of stress, pressure and maturing. It’s the beginning of adult life, and money is something that becomes all too real as students apply to and decide on colleges. A recent...

Opinion: the SAT and ACT have overstayed their welcome

Mira Chandriani, Editor in Chief, Creative • November 19, 2020

A rising number of colleges have begun phasing SAT and ACT scores out of their admissions decisions, in a move that is long overdue. Not only are these standardized tests extremely time-consuming to study...