The Student News Site of Rock Bridge High School

Bearing News

The Student News Site of Rock Bridge High School

Bearing News

The Student News Site of Rock Bridge High School

Bearing News

How did smartphone affect teens lives?

How did smartphone affect teens’ lives?

Jimin Lee May 30, 2014

With every passing day, technology is overtaking people’s lives especiallythrough smart phones. According to Mobile Services, Global out look’s statistics, more than 300 milion people have phone.  As...

art by Maddy Mueller

Face it: facebook may be dead

Sophie Whyte December 19, 2013

The integration of social media into the daily lives of Americans is second nature by now. Social networking sites allow for the instant connection to millions of people internationally in an efficient...

Social Media cleanse leads to anxiety-free month

Social Media cleanse leads to anxiety-free month

Brittany Cornelison November 14, 2013

Three days in and I was already starting to notice the effects that the withdrawal was having on my life. Socially excluded, an outsider, like I had no part in the world of happenings all around me.  I...

photo by Paige Kiehl

Social networking detracts from privacy of teens

Ipsa Chaudhary April 4, 2013

In this day and age, with companies constantly turning out new internet applications and the network of the internet growing at a rapid pace, the use of new technology such as iPads and laptops at schools...

Photo by Daphne Yu

Pinterest provides creative avenue for entertainment

Julia Schaller January 17, 2013

Sitting, eyes glued to the computer in a passionate daze, clicking the mouse elatedly for hours, pinning and repinning anything and everything on Pinterest was how sophomore Taylor Dolezal spent her first...

Iran plans largest repression effort ever

Iran plans largest repression effort ever

John Gillis March 23, 2012

A trend of oppressive governments is to blind it’s people from the truth and prevent them from gathering. That was an easy task for the administration in the past; all they had to do was control print...

Privacy: One Mans junk is another mans treasure

Privacy: One Man’s junk is another man’s treasure

John Gillis March 16, 2012

In today’s world, we are more connected and share more than we ever have before. We use Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus, and the list goes on and on. These services started and originally all appeal to...

Lawsuit questions privacy of Facebook

Kirsten Buchanan March 11, 2012

“What’s on your mind?” Facebook prompted a 12-year-old girl in Minnesota in early 2011 before she posted her status. She typed her thoughts indicating she “hated” a hall monitor who was “mean”...

Load More Stories