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The Student News Site of Rock Bridge High School

Bearing News

The Student News Site of Rock Bridge High School

Bearing News

Follow the rules

Follow the rules

Abdul-Rahman Abdul-Kafi May 4, 2015

Fierce nuclear deal with Iran aims to prevent creation of bomb Ever since the Cold War, nuclear weapons have instilled fear in the American people. Through negotiations with countries that have nuclear...

Desktop computers being replaced, upgraded

Desktop computers being replaced, upgraded

Abdul-Rahman Abdul-Kafi May 1, 2015

Every four years the desktop computers in RBHS get an upgrade through the Renewal Recycle program. During the past few weeks and in the next few weeks, new computers will arrive day by day to upgrade the...

photo by Abdul-Rahman Abdul-Kafi

Mission statement nearing its end

Abdul-Rahman Abdul-Kafi April 6, 2015

“Where Learning is for Life.” RBHS’s current mission statement’s life is coming to an end. For nearly five years now, this slogan represented what was thought to be what RBHS is about. However,...

art by Maddy Mueller

‘Low-Life Scum’ makes public appearance with protest

Abdul-Rahman Abdul-Kafi March 13, 2015

Upon entering the Senate chamber room on Jan. 29, 2015, Henry Kissinger was greeted with a group of protesters from Code Pink, a group of anti-war protesters not unknown to Washington. They held signs...

photo by Abdul-Rahman Abdul-Kafi

Global Village begins today

Abdul-Rahman Abdul-Kafi March 9, 2015

As students entered the main door this morning, they noticed something strange about the commons. A few dozen flags from other countries were hanging from the ceiling. For the Freshman population, this...

Keystone XL Pipeline

Keystone XL Pipeline

Abdul-Rahman Abdul-Kafi March 5, 2015

Veto of pipeline bill puts it to rest — for now Imagine if green energy was the sole type of energy running the world, with houses powered by the Sun and cars powered by electricity gathered from the...

Muslim Student Union holds annual Fastathon dinner to spread customs

Muslim Student Union holds annual Fastathon dinner to spread customs

Abdul-Rahman Abdul-Kafi March 5, 2015

By all appearances it was a normal day of school Wednesday, Feb. 25. However, a portion of the student body did not eat lunch that day. They were participating in the annual Fastathon, sponsored by the...

NBC News anchor Brian Williams attends the TIME 100 gala, celebrating the 100 most influential people in the world, at the Frederick P. Rose Hall on Tuesday, April 24, 2012 in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)

We’ve all been lied to

Abdul-Rahman Abdul-Kafi February 12, 2015

Lying in any form is evil. In a fair and just democracy, public officials who lie should be considered civil rights violators. However, in a fair and just democracy, justice does not pick and choose, and...

School starts 2 hours late Wednesday

School starts 2 hours late Wednesday

Abdul-Rahman Abdul-Kafi January 6, 2015

For the first time, Columbia Public Schools will enact their late-start snow day schedule tomorrow, Jan. 6.  Schools will start two hours later than usual, at 10:55 A.M. for high schools, and classes...

art by Maddy Mueller

White ≠ better

Abdul-Rahman Abdul-Kafi December 15, 2014

White privilege shows prejudice alive and well While visiting my father in a federal prison camp in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, about a month ago, my mother, brother and I had an unfortunate experience...

Art by Maddy Mueller

Media too eager to use the ‘T’ word

Abdul-Rahman Abdul-Kafi November 7, 2014

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art by Ellie Stitzer

Shellshock virus infects computers

Abdul-Rahman Abdul-Kafi November 1, 2014

To many, the ins and outs of computers can be a mystery. Few know why or how a computer works the way it does; they just see the result. However, there are people out there who know how and why everything...

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