Bearing News

Rising student loan debt places undue burden on low-income, minority Americans

Will Cover • February 1, 2020

To truly provide equal opportunity to Americans as they enter adulthood, the U.S. federal government should provide scholarships to make college free for all low-income Americans, as defined by the federal government. This would serve to not only help eliminate the racial wealth gap but would also aid all low-income students in the struggle to pay for school.

MSU educates students on Islam through annual Fast-a-thon

Will Cover • January 29, 2020

The RBHS Muslim Student Union (MSU) held their annual Fast-a-thon after school Jan. 28. Although not required, the club encouraged students to fast from dawn to dusk the day of and break the fast at the event. Fast-a-thon began with guest speaker Iman Eldeib, who educated the audience about Islam and its core tenets, as well as common misconceptions of the religion. Eldeib commended the students for wanting to learn more about Islam and said she “hope[s] the more you learn and dig into the original sources” the more any negative perceptions of the religion would be dispelled.

Marketing project creates renewed interest in food sale policy

Will Cover • January 16, 2020

After months of preparation, the Business Principles classes opened their bakeries Dec. 11-12 during lunch. The event served as one of five throughout the year in which students sold food for clubs or...

StuCo to hold seventh annual Hot Chocolooza

Will Cover • January 10, 2020

Student Council (StuCo) will hand out free hot chocolate in North and Main commons after school today, Jan. 10. StuCo holds the event, Hot Chocolooza, to celebrate the first week of second semester. This will be the seventh year that Hot Chocolooza has occurred, club sponsor Kelley Wittenborn said. StuCo puts on two other events like this throughout the year, Wittenborn said, to give back to students and make their time at school enjoyable.

That’s debatable: Is Apple better than Android?

Will Cover • November 22, 2019

Although Apple initially dominated the smart phone market with its iPhone, recently Android products have flooded the marketplace to compete with Apple. In this article, Bearing News takes on both sides of the debate over the quality of the options.

Which Smart Mouth pizza are you? Take this quiz to find out

Will Cover • November 19, 2019

Since its addition to lunches last year, Smart Mouth pizza has been one of the most popular lunch-time choices for students. While you might know which pizza you like the most, have you ever wondered which pizza best represents your personality? With a few questions, we'll be able to deduce which Smart Mouth pizza fits you best.

Counseling requires Scoir for transcript submissions to colleges

Will Cover • November 7, 2019

RBHS seniors must submit transcript requests through Scoir, a college admissions website, regardless of the platform on which one is applying. The school had this policy in place spring of last year,...

Boys’ soccer vies for ultimate prize

Will Cover • October 30, 2019

A gaggle of players congregates by one of the goals. Some rocket shots at the net; some juggle a ball using their feet; two use a ball to play basketball on an invisible hoop. The boys are preparing for the start of their postseason in the district tournament Saturday.