<![CDATA[The Urban Legend]]> <![CDATA[The Urban Legend]]> /Portals/2/logos/__TFMF_neor0dztfaiu3p45ke12o345_400c4af6-5d53-4887-88af-d10224e594d7_0___Selected.jpg en-us Copyright 2008 - All Rights Reserved. Fri, 24 May 2013 00:55:04 GMT 15 <![CDATA[Pop songstress St. Vincent releases new LP]]> By Daniel Moattar


Joshua Smelser
Annie Clark onstage at the 2007 Swerve Festival, where her mix of innovative vocals and unusual instrumentation swayed fans. Photo by Joshua Smelzer on FlickR.com/used with permission

A review of Texas-based indie pop musician St. Vincent's new album, "Actor," plus recommendations for local concerts, radio shows, and a capsule review of alt-country singer Neko Case's latest release full story > ]]> Sat, 30 May 2009 01:19:01 GMT <![CDATA[Poetry of Angel Island endures despite hardships, neglect]]> By Celine Buehl


Isabel Moore
Walter Ko, a Chinese author and scholar, has written on the subject of the Chinese poetry that can be seen etched into the walls of the barracks of Angel Island.

A Chinese author at Angel Island for the reopening ceremony helps a young writer translate the poems etched into the walls of the island's barracks, which gave men, women and children who lived there full story > ]]> Tue, 26 May 2009 02:03:26 GMT <![CDATA[Angel Island reborn with new Immigration Station museum]]> By Celine Buehl and Sarah Maccabee


Isabel Moore
Urban students Daniel Moattar, Celine Buehl, Nora Lalle and Alan Hsiao stand at the entrance to the Angel Island Immigration Station grounds. The island, sometimes called "the Ellis Island of the West," was a stopping point for thousands of Chinese immigrants who were detained on their way to America

A newly restored Immigration Station museum at Angel Island near San Francisco marks the sad and ultimately successful story of Chinese immigration to the West Coast at the turn of the century, just i full story > ]]> Tue, 26 May 2009 01:52:35 GMT <![CDATA[Nodding off in class? You're not alone]]> By Sara Brooks


Isabel Moore
Cody Leff ('11) rests during a study hall period. He generally feels the effects of insufficient sleep towards the middle of the day and benefits from taking a couple of minutes off his work to rest.

The amount of sleep teenagers get seems to be dwindling steadily as academic and extracurricular expectations increase. Yet not getting enough sleep can put grades and participation in sports in peril full story > ]]> Mon, 25 May 2009 21:23:15 GMT <![CDATA[Nobel Peace Prize Winner Shirin Ebadi urges understanding]]> By Daniel Moattar


Don LaVange
Shirin Ebadi, an Iranian human rights lawyer and winner of the Nobel Prize for peace in 2003, spoke about the need for peace at an appearance on May 18 in San Francisco. Photo by Don LaVange from FlickR.com, used with permission

A speech by Iranian human rights lawyer and Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi on May 18 emphasized the need for more understanding between the United States and her native country full story > ]]> Mon, 25 May 2009 19:25:44 GMT <![CDATA[A Day in the Life of an ER]]> By Madeleine May


Madeleine May
Chin stitches up a young woman's chin after she fell down and injured herself. Even this common injury requires many tests to ensure that there is no unseen damage or problem.

Staff writer Madeleine May shadows Doug Chin, physician''s assistant at the University of San Francisco, in the emergency room. The constant flow of hospital life, as well as the individual treatment full story > ]]> Sun, 24 May 2009 20:32:09 GMT <![CDATA[No More News?]]> By Madeleine May and Alan Hsiao


Luc DeLeeuw
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, the Rocky Mountain News and the San Francisco Chronicle are only some of the many newspapers that are struggling to hold onto readers in a time of change. Photo by Luc DeLeeuw/FlickR.com, used with permission

With newspapers being shut down across the country, it is difficult to know where journalism is headed. But one thing is certain: news will continue to evolve, along with the trends that are contribut full story > ]]> Sun, 24 May 2009 20:21:54 GMT <![CDATA[Teen trends hot topic at SexTech conference]]> By Madeleine May


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WALKING IN A 3-D WORLD An avatar travels Second Life's Health Info Island, where visitors can find resources from the National Centers for Disease Control and the University of California-Davis, among other healthcare and research groups

San Francisco's SexTech conference discusses changes in teen's sexual behavior, as well as new ways to enforce effective health education. full story > ]]> Sun, 24 May 2009 19:39:36 GMT <![CDATA[The university of life: Students opt for gap year, programs instead of traditional college]]> By Lizzie Logan
Joren Dawson is living every kid's dream — instead of going to a traditional four-year college next year, the Urban senior will be attending the National Circus School in Canada. Other seniors also ar full story > ]]> Sat, 23 May 2009 19:54:37 GMT <![CDATA[How much should we fear swine flu?]]> By Lizzie Logan


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The swine flu, as seen through a colorized negative stained transmission electron micrograph (TEM) in April 2009. Centers for Disease Control/C.S. Goldsmith and A. Balish

By now, you’re probably tired of hearing about the swine flu, the H1N1 influenza virus. On the other hand, some fear that this winter’s outbreak was just a prelude to a pandemic. Should we all start w full story > ]]> Sat, 23 May 2009 19:52:01 GMT