Bearing News

Theft gives chance to focus on family

Joanne Lee • February 8, 2012

The sound of rails screeching against the metal platform resonated throughout the entire metro chamber. “Come on, Joanne!” my sister Gloria hollered. I hastened my pace as I focused on the flashing...

Boys State worth the commitment

Alex Burnam • February 7, 2012

Often times it is not the caliber of the experience, but the caliber of those who experience it with you can truly change the way you think. When I received my acceptance letter to attend Missouri Boys...

Education lacks true learning

Lauren Puckett • February 5, 2012

I have an hour and 30 minutes before the bell rings. That’s no large amount of time when the pressure is on, and the thoughts keep slipping right through my fingers. All those historical facts I memorized...

Rise of new languages demands alternatives

Shivangi Singh • February 2, 2012

In a world where Internet is used by more than 50 million people, with the numbers doubling annually, where foreign-exchange markets have increased a thousand-fold between the mid-1970s and 1996 and where...

Students should care about local issues

February 2, 2012

The future of the nation is indifferent. The people who have the most at stake in the future vote the least, while those with the least investment in the future are among the most involved in deciding...

Positivity makes good times shine

Kirsten Buchanan • January 31, 2012

In theory, it should have been a good day. It hadn’t sounded too bad when we first heard about it. A month ago, when my church gave us the opportunity to help out at the annual “Fall Family Fun Feast,”...

Patriots earn chance for redemption

Nadav Gov-Ari • January 31, 2012

At least the Patriots can rest easy knowing David Tyree is retired. Tyree’s ‘helmet catch’ is iconic of the Giants’ historic victory over the previously unbeaten Patriots. According to ESPN columnist...

Eat It

Maria Kalaitzandonakes • January 30, 2012

Listen as the author weaves the tale of food and why the guts are as good as it gets: Audio: Eat It, Narrated By Maria Kalaitzandonakes Some sort of guttural gagging noise is the usual reaction to Jamie...

SB 590 targets foreigners

Walter Wang • January 27, 2012

Sen. Will Kraus (R-Lee’s Summit) must be a magician. He plans to clear the streets and schools in Missouri of illegal immigrants by having mandatory immigration status checks, all without spending an...

Ice cream sandwich pushes Android ahead of Apple

Walter Wang • January 18, 2012

The reign of the iPhone is over. Other operating systems, like Android, have caught up to iOS in many areas and surpassed them in others. Apple has already been copying and catching to Android 2.3 Gingerbread;...

SOPA bill must be reevaluated

Jacqueline LeBlanc • January 18, 2012

I am a user of Wikipedia. Even when my teachers stand in front of class and strictly warn us against the use of the online encyclopedia, my first resource is always Wikipedia. I use Wikipedia for...

Birth of Peruvian tenor a gift to the world

Jessica Jost • January 13, 2012

Every day, a baby is born. In the time it took you to open this webpage and read the first sentence, four babies were born. And today in history, Juan Diego Florez was brought into the world. To the average...