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Art by Lorelei Dohm.

Our words have an effect

Olivia Peters December 18, 2019
a girl has spent most of her life dealing with the same bully, throughout elementary, middle, and high school, talks about how she dealt with it.
Columbia organizes first Autism Awareness Walk

Columbia organizes first Autism Awareness Walk

Will Cover May 1, 2018

[dropcap]A[/dropcap] stream of blue shirts ducked under the arch at the starting line, as they followed a pony named Sugar around a 1.2 mile track at the first annual Autism Speaks Walk in Columbia for...

Teachers organize rally for school safety awareness

Teachers organize rally for school safety awareness

Ann Fitzmaurice April 20, 2018
In order to start a conversation about the lack of safety in schools months after the Parkland, Fla. shooting, teachers Kory Kaufman and Samantha Kanago stood on the intersection of Nifong and Providence wearing #NeverAgain shirts and holding awareness signs.
Photo of counselor consulting with student

Students struggle with mental illnesses in schools

Kayla West May 16, 2017

Certain high school students like junior Nikki Briggs have experienced the negative effects of mental illness. During Briggs’ freshman year, it was hard for her to understand the disorder she was battling,...

Smith-Cotton suicides bring awareness to mental health, bullying

Smith-Cotton suicides bring awareness to mental health, bullying

Grace Vance April 30, 2017
In light of the recent deaths at Smith-Cotton High School, find out what preventative measures RBHS is doing to stop suicide and bullying.
Photo by Cassidy Viox

Columbia eating disorder center shuts down

Cassidy Viox March 16, 2017
McCallum Place Eating Disorder Center shut down, leaving patients without care and Columbia out of an eating disorder facility. Patients will now have to travel to Kansas City or St. Louis for care.
infographic by Megan Goyette

Gap year offers real-world experiences

Ronel Ghidey January 9, 2016
Students learn from taking year off.
infographic by Abdul-Rahman Abdul-Kafi
source: www.RAINN.org

Raise awareness of rape through school curriculum

Jenna Liu May 12, 2015

Last week, a group of young men were arrested on suspicion of a number of sexual assaults on the University of Missouri campus. All were between the ages of 19-21, with one of the suspects being a junior...

Spread the word to stop the word: Bruins United dedicated the month of April to stopping the use of the hurtful ‘R word.’ Photo by Aniqa Rahman

Organization spreads awareness

Raj Satpathy April 18, 2013

[dropcap style="2" size="3"]H[/dropcap]igh school can be a torrent of teenage angst, drama and the ever-present nasty teasing. Despite the mainstream attention last year after the release of Bully, RBHS...

Columbia hosts first NEDA walk Saturday

Columbia hosts first NEDA walk Saturday

Ashleigh Atasoy March 12, 2013

The National Eating Disorder Association is hosting its first walk in Columbia this Saturday at Cosmo Park. Check in time is at 9:30am, and the walk will start at 10am. You can sign up with Junior Jackie...

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