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Students, faculty discuss district social media policy

Students, faculty discuss district social media policy

Grace Vance May 4, 2015

Junior Annie Coleman stared blankly at her agenda. When was that assignment due? she thought. She racked her brain, trying to remember her teacher’s words, but she had no luck. After sitting in anguish,...

art by Maddy Mueller

Rules don’t end when chatting on the web

Renata Poet Williams April 30, 2015

In government, no one questions the reason for separation of church and state. This separation should also exist between educators and students in Columbia Public Schools. Too often teachers give out their...

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

Social media environment discourages political discussion

Nicole Schroeder December 16, 2014

Social media sites are quickly becoming one of the most popular pastimes in the United States with approximately 121.8 billion minutes per month spent on social media in 2014, according to statista.com. With...

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...

140 characters limit corrupts English language

140 characters limit corrupts English language

Nicole Schroeder May 13, 2014

[dropcap size="5"]A[/dropcap]nyone who texts or posts on social media sites on a regular basis knows of that person: the one who can’t seem to spell words out or has to use countless hashtags to describe...

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...

Art by Maddie Mueller

Modern trends disgrace, disrespect people, achievements

Renata Poet Williams November 7, 2013

The other day while I was on Twitter, I scrolled through my feed when I came across one of the people I follow who had tweeted a picture that basically depicted a photo that jokingly said our generation’s...

Scandals lead to ruined careers for celebrities, exception being singers

Scandals lead to ruined careers for celebrities, exception being singers

Brittany Cornelison October 7, 2013

From Britney Spears’ breakdown and Charlie Sheen’s much publicized ranting to Tiger Woods’ infidelity and Martha Stewart’s jail time; scandals are publicized and whether or not people keep...

Bullying over social media not protected under school, state law

Daphne Yu May 23, 2013

One out of every seven students has been or is a victim of bullying from kindergarten to grade 12, according to bullyingstatistics.org. In a world where there are so many different modes of communication,...

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...

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