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The Urban Legend

The School Newspaper of Urban School of San Francisco

The Urban Legend

The School Newspaper of Urban School of San Francisco

The Urban Legend

Illustration credit: Art Spiegelman.

Vulgar or educational: why are books being banned?

Ezra Bergson-Michelson, Staff Writer March 3, 2022

Recently, books with titles such as “Gender Equality,” “LGBTQ Rights,” “Black Lives Matter: From Hashtage to the Streets,” and “Safe Sex 101: An Overview for Teens” have been submitted...

Legend Gratitudes

Lingerr Senghor: I am grateful for my incredible colleagues, especially those in the English Department. And Liverpool F.C, the greatest team in the world. And my magnificent Nigerian Lit class :) Sarah...

Comparing the Pros and Cons of the iPad, Kindle and Dell Streak

Jessie King Fredel January 20, 2011
Imagine the Urban library in the midst of exam week: Clusters of students huddled around desks, sipping warm coffee as they furiously try to cram as much information into their brains as possible. Others, done for the day, groan under the weight of their backpacks, which are laden down with heavy textbooks. Now, fast-forward five years: Instead of using textbooks or magazines for non-Internet research, students are scrolling the pages of tablets and e-readers and storing textbooks electronically, not on their backs.
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