Bearing News

COVID-19 in indigenous reservations, lack of support and response

Shruti Gautam • February 22, 2021

As of Jan. 25, the Navajo Nation had 27,573 positive cases of COVID-19. Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people make up 0.7% of the US population; however, the group accounted for...

Board of education votes to return students to in-person school

Multiple Authors • January 14, 2021

The Columbia Public Schools (CPS) Board of Education voted 5-2 for elementary students to return to a four-day in-person schedule, and secondary students to return to a hybrid, two-day schedule at their monthly regular session on Jan. 11.

Virtual debate, argumentation through screens

Sarah Ding • January 3, 2021

Instead of loading onto a school bus and making the long drive to a tournament’s host school in cities such as St. Louis or Springfield, the RBHS Speech and Debate team has stayed right at home to compete. Tournaments are all held over National Speech and Debate Association Campus, an online platform for students to compete in, and Columbia Public School (CPS) allows students to use three of their high schools including RBHS, Hickman High School and Battle High School for internet and to be around their peers.

Monopolies limit opportunity

George Frey • December 14, 2018

Capitalism runs the United States. It is a system which dictates social behavior in the corporate landscape that is the American economy.

Words on words: appreciating the ambiguity of knowledge

Alice Yu • April 21, 2016

Socrates was born circa 470 BC in Athens, Greece to an Athenian stone mason and sculptor, Sophroniscus and midwife, Phaenarete. Little is known about his life, save for what his students — including...

Lady Bruins fall to Lindbergh in close game

Alice Yu • April 9, 2016

After heading up against Lindbergh, the Lady Bruins soccer team suffered their fourth loss, bringing their season record to 5-4.

Words on words: Expeditions with no expiration date

Alice Yu • April 7, 2016

If it weren’t for Clive Staples Lewis, the magic of the lion, the witch and the wardrobe wouldn’t exist and young readers wouldn’t know the path to Narnia and become enraptured by its beauty. Born...

Balancing the scales of justice

Alice Yu • April 5, 2016

Focusing in on the people who work in the criminal justice system reveals many problems. Over worked and under paid, workers face many issues while trying to change the lives of inmates.

Safe Driver Presentation to kick off Reality Week

Alice Yu • March 18, 2016

Reality Week is set to start off with hats off — for safe driving, that is. On Monday, March 21, students have the opportunity to attend a Safe Driver Presentation and hear from three speakers, including...

Words on words: Nanny knows best

Alice Yu • March 17, 2016

With a dash of supercalifragilisticexpialidocious magic and a farewell complete with a flying umbrella, who could ever forget the classic Mary Poppins? The beloved Disney nanny Mary Poppins, portrayed...

Lunch with international literature

Alice Yu • March 15, 2016

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New Year’s Resolution Race: Invigorating environments

Multiple Authors • March 10, 2016

With only two more weeks left of the New Year's Resolution race, many resolutions are morphing into habits. Unfortunately for some contestants, heavy schoolwork combined with extracurriculars and the challenges...