Bearing News

GSA hosts second annual Valentine’s Day party; members express need for increased, positive LGBTQ representation

Bailey Stover • February 14, 2020

After school Tuesday, Feb. 11, RBHS’ Gay-Straight Alliance hosted its second annual RBHS Valentine’s Day party; students reflect on LGBTQ representation.

Students, teachers sew blankets for Appletree Quilting Center project

Bailey Stover • February 13, 2020

Family and Consumer Science teacher Melisa Kurzejeski collaborates with Appletree Quilting to provide quilted blankets to children in foster care.

A sunny disposition: seasons, levels of daylight impact mood, well-being

Audrey Novinger • February 13, 2020

The transition from warm, carefree summer days to dark, chilly winter nights can bring feelings of gloominess and lethargy for many individuals.

Video games not to blame for rises in violence

Sarah Ding • February 13, 2020

The political discussion surrounding mass shootings in schools is peppered with fear, doubt and, to a great extent, video games. More specifically, it involves the laughable argument that violent video games have affected the American psyche by provoking violent thoughts in teenagers, pushing them over the edge to become mass shooters. Though scientifically inaccurate, various politicians including President Donald Trump and Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy support this rhetoric.

Code red: some cycles must end

Audrey Novinger • February 13, 2020

The overwhelming use of coded language to hide menstruation as if it is somehow innately gross, unsanitary or shame-worthy has destructive consequences.

Deadline for FOLIO magazine submissions nears

Will Cover • February 11, 2020

The deadline for FOLIO, a fine arts magazine produced annually by RBHS, is Feb. 13. Submissions can include any creative work, such as digital artwork or poetry, and are reviewed and selected for publication by the three student editors and art teacher Abigail Gorsage. To submit a work, students should send an email to [email protected].

New Year’s resolutions are good for every day

Audrey Novinger • February 11, 2020

For years, designing multi-colored flow charts in my jumbo-sized planner felt more grueling than rewarding because my plans were often too ambitious or complicated to achieve. I met this cumbersome task with fleeting enthusiasm that quickly morphed into resentment and self-defeat.

3 healthy recipes for students on the go

sophie froese • February 4, 2020

Tired of eating the same thing? Freshen up your day with these fun and healthy recipes to keep you going all day long.

Helping professions leave workers to manage self-care

Sarah Ding • February 2, 2020

In fields where emotional support is necessary ⁠— medicine, teaching and social work ⁠— individuals are especially vulnerable to burnout and other stress-related phenomena such as compassion fatigue and secondary traumatic stress.

Rising student loan debt places undue burden on low-income, minority Americans

Will Cover • February 1, 2020

To truly provide equal opportunity to Americans as they enter adulthood, the U.S. federal government should provide scholarships to make college free for all low-income Americans, as defined by the federal government. This would serve to not only help eliminate the racial wealth gap but would also aid all low-income students in the struggle to pay for school.

on Kobe Bryant’s background

Allison Kim • January 31, 2020

NBA legend Kobe Bryant was one of nine people who passed away in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, on Sunday, January 26, 2020. Bryant’s 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant, two of Gianna’s middle school basketball teammates, their parents, the team’s assistant coach, and the pilot, were among the other eight who investigators identified as dead.

Homies and Homicide: Episode 16 “Without a Trace”

Devin Hall • January 31, 2020

In this episode the of previously entitled podcast Dinner and a Murder (now Homies and Homicide), hosts Devin Hall, Lorelei Dohm, and Rachel Stevens discuss the not so well known but horrifying murders and kidnappings committed by Larry DeWayne Hall.