The Urban Legend

Slutty M&M’s and child labor: Mars Wrigley’s marketing madness

Eliot Solomon, Staff Writer • March 3, 2022

On January 20th, Mars Wrigley, the world’s leading manufacturer of chocolate, broke the internet with their redesigns of the colorful-shelled M&M characters. This led to speculation that the rebrand...

Finding community in the cyberspace

Eliot Solomon, Staff Writer • January 21, 2022

The internet is seen as both a safe-haven and a dangerous place. Despite the threat of catfishers, porn messaging bots and doxxers who leak IP addresses, people still look to online spaces to find communities...

Social media addiction, fake news and the Social Dilemma

Clementine Daniel, Editor in chief, Print • November 19, 2020

“If you’re not paying for the product, then you are the product.” That’s what former Google design ethicist and co-founder of The Center for Humane Technology, Tristan Harris, said about social...

Urban students seek messaging apps based on popularity

Diego Lopez, Staff Writer • October 20, 2015

Texting is a prominent part of culture at Urban in addition to many alternative forms of communication. While in school, it is hard to communicate through text messages because cell service is unreliable...

How Twitter has changed Urban’s social culture

Alex Hoskins, Staff Writer • June 4, 2015

If you want to see real Urban drama, log onto Twitter. Over the past few years, students have created a virtual community that allows them to challenge cultural norms and enjoy popular media. While this...

The dawn of Twitter: Twitter’s IPO makes waves in stock market

Griffin Bianchi, Staff Writer • November 20, 2013

Nov. 7 marked an important day for socialites and stock traders alike. It was the day where Twitter, the famous social media network, held its IPO (initial public offering), or, in other words, changed...