Bearing News

That’s debatable: Should the Electoral College be abolished?

Multiple Authors • November 7, 2020

Should the Electoral College be abolished? Isaac Yontz and Amira McKee present arguments for and against changing the United States presidential election system.

A letter to Gen Z ahead of the upcoming election

Nora Crutcher-McGowan • October 27, 2020

Although I was old enough to remember Obama’s reelection, it didn’t have nearly the same impact on me as the 2016 election. This election introduced me to a world of American politics that is often unjust, repetitive and hopeless.

Hypocrisy in advocacy

Shruti Gautam • October 19, 2020

The emcee gestured toward me, as I stood near the banners behind them. Drowning in a too-bulky navy coat and a violet hat protecting my ears from the chilly January air, I made my way to the center of the stage at the downtown amphitheater for the Women’s March.

California to Columbia: moving across the country during COVID-19

Emma Stefanutti • October 11, 2020

Moving is a difficult, anxiety-inducing and draining task, especially when it’s long-distance. Leaving behind friends and starting a new life in a new town is stressful enough—imagine having to do it in the middle of a global pandemic.

Historic exclusion in sports perpetuates underrepresentation in modern day

Sarah Ding • October 2, 2020

At the Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York City, Naomi Osaka took the title of U.S. Open Champion on Sept. 12. Osaka, who is Haitian on her father’s side and Japanese on her mother’s, has faced scrutiny...

MU administration needs to own their mistakes, suspend in-person classes

Isaac Yontz • September 30, 2020

Isaac Yontz calls for Mizzou administration to suspend all on-campus activities for the safety of CPS students and citizens of Columbia.

What to know about federal stimulus bill, latest on equity markets

Nick Clervi • May 14, 2020

We are in the midst of not only the fastest turning bear market but an unemployment number larger than the Great Depression and Great recession. Competing arguments surrounding the fate of the U.S....

To teach students healthy practices, CPS must have mental health course

Anna Xu • April 14, 2020

As the world moves toward efficiency and people build bonds with computers rather than their fellow humans, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to be truly gratified and happy. Educators often overlook mental health curriculum, but while health in the form of exercise and nutrition exist, mental health is equally if not more valuable. Society needs to change, and it starts with teaching.

Media stereotypes of LGBT characters set misleading standard, isolate viewers

Sarah Mosteller • April 6, 2020

Today’s LGBT representation, while improved, still sets an unrealistic standard for society of how queer people should look and behave. Only showcasing a small portion of the queer community sets the unrealistic standard of which LGBT personalities are acceptable for viewers at home. Before assuming sexuality based on personality traits, remember queer people can present themselves in all the same ways a straight person can and should be written in TV and movies as such.

Discovering passions proves essential for well-being

Sarah Ding • April 1, 2020

Too often, people portray themselves as completely boxed-in, focused individuals when they could branch out and diversify their interests. Not every hobby must be the basis of one’s personality, nor must they be monetized in order to be deemed worthy of one’s time.

CPS must adopt pass/fail grading system for the well-being of students

Will Cover • March 31, 2020

In this time of crisis from COVID-19, it’s imperative educators put the well-being of students above homework and grades, just as they did by closing schools district-wide until April 27 to slow the dangerous spread of the virus. In order to appropriately accomplish this goal, and in-light of the almost inevitable difficulties of online education, evident in the outage of Schoology and lag-time with Google Classroom for students yesterday, March 30, CPS should shift all classes to a pass/fail grading scale for the duration of this semester.

Faith moves mountains

Maddie Orr • March 30, 2020

When I was in Colorado last summer with my church, The Crossing, I listened to a sermon at the Cottonwood Pass at the peak of a long hike, surrounded by melting snow and the vastness of the world around me. Although the enormity that was the Rocky Mountains threatened to swallow me up and make me feel small and insignificant, the beauty of God’s creation lifted me up instead.