The Urban Legend

Snapchat era challenges generational ideas of privacy

Emma Drainsin, Editor-in-Chief, Newspaper • May 28, 2018

Over 3.5 billion Snapchats are sent every day, according to a 2017 report by statista.com. Possessing the ability to capture every moment with the touch of a button, Snapchat and other similar interfaces...

Urban’s social media subculture: Finstas

Jack Gallo, Staff Writer • December 8, 2015

Finsta: its short for fake-Instagram. According to Instagram’s official website, the photo-based social media app consists of over 400 million users sharing more than 80 million photos a day. Popular...

New security cameras installed at Urban, taking many students by surprise

Sam Johnson, Staff Writer • November 5, 2013

The Urban School’s concerns over security — and access to the roof — prompted officials to install four cameras at Urban on Aug. 30, the second day of school, and one day after the front window was...