The Student News Site of Rock Bridge High School

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The Student News Site of Rock Bridge High School

Bearing News

The Student News Site of Rock Bridge High School

Bearing News

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College journalists censored by courts

Ji-Ho Lee February 2, 2016

It is both unfortunate and tragic that the First Amendment no longer holds the influence it once did. When the Founding Fathers penned the Constitution 300 years ago, they would not have expected that...

Controversy over Melissa Click video misses key issues

Controversy over ‘Melissa Click’ video misses key issues

Jenna Liu November 13, 2015

These past few days have been a time of reflection. As a high school student living in Columbia, Missouri whose parents both work on the University of Missouri-Columbia campus, I have a personal connection...

‘Infamous Instagrammer’ ditches social media, citing dehumanization

Caylea Ray November 6, 2015

Social media star misplaces the cause of her unhappiness on the internet Essena O’Neill has gained fame on Instagram from posting photos of herself, her outfits and fitspo photos, gaining more than  half...

Many RBHS students spend time during the day on the social media site Instagram. Recently several specific hashtags have been banned. Photo by Mikaela Acton.

Is social media more important than money or power?

Layla Kheiralla March 28, 2015

Online reputation becomes increasingly valuable Tumblr has more than 221.7 million blogs and 102.7 billion posts; 200 billion tweets are sent on twitter a year. Facebook has 1.23 billion monthly active...

art by Maddy Mueller

Plugged in. Powered on. Password set.

Emily Franke February 19, 2014

Social media: a phenomenon aimed to connect viewers across the world. Roughly two-thirds of social media users say they do so to connect with family and friends worldwide, according to the Pew Research...

Photo by Maribeth Eiken

An Ugly Crisis: How the media distort female self-image

Anna Wright December 20, 2013

A new species is emerging among us today, a race of seemingly ideal females who are invading the pixels of our televisions and computer screens while silently shredding the fragile self-esteem of millions...

The spectrum of recent presidents on the political scale. Art by Hyelee Won

Election 2012: A Mind Divided

Anna Wright October 30, 2012

As Election Day, Nov. 6, 2012, drew closer and closer, The ROCK investigated how different factors impacted students’ political views. Upon receiving his first paycheck in the mail, excitement overwhelmed...

Media violence aims to fight real-world aggression

Media violence aims to fight real-world aggression

Jake Alden October 29, 2012

Widely regarded as some of the most graphic and brutally violent moments in cinematic history, the first 27 minutes of Steven Spielberg’s academy-award winning war epic “Saving Private Ryan” depict...

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