The steps for applying to college are staggering. There is an endless stream of essays, monotonous paperwork, difficult coursework and a need for increasingly higher standardized test scores. There...

It was a warm summer night in July when I attended my first midnight release party at the University Bookstore. The untouched pages of “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” were about to meet the hands...

I found love in underground Beijing. In my cynicism, I even doubted its existence, thinking that electronic affection killed love. On the downtown street I explored hundreds of small tourist shops lining...

Postcards are liars. The little pictures of sun-lit beaches on manila cardstock are beautiful, but they rarely give an accurate image of a time or place. More likely, the place is either far more beautiful...

The first time I was told I was worth more dead, I shook it off. The second time, I rolled my eyes. By the third time, I was angry. “A penny for my thoughts, oh no, I’ll sell them for a dollar; they’re...

My cousin Katelyn and I dropped behind the counter as our bursting laughter weakened our cores and heightened our need to get out of sight. Silent chortles made us hug our stomachs and gasp for available...

The hallways fill with footsteps, the classrooms with idle chatter and the cafeteria with raucous laughter. The custodians have finished their summer work and are now resigned to try  to contain the disaster...

Since his inauguration in 2009, President Barack Obama, despite his good intentions, has fallen short in completing his Presidential duties. A presidency that is ineffective in satisfying American’s...

There are many factors to take into account when planning a bid for the presidency. The most important of those right now are economic difficulties and the disputes in Iraq and the Middle East. These are...

High school graduation requirements in Missouri prevent students from reaching their full potential. Students spend four years working through the 24 credits, six a year. The number isn’t so absurd that...

Service to the community is something RBHS does well. For example, Rock Bridge Reaches Out has yearlong projects that benefit the community, and RBRO’s sheer size displays the willingness of Bruins to...