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The Student News Site of Rock Bridge High School

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The Student News Site of Rock Bridge High School

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on the Olympic scandal

on the Olympic scandal

Saly Seye January 29, 2018
USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar received a de facto life sentence in the sexual abuse of multiple women.
Social media influences exercise trends

Social media influences exercise trends

Atiyah Lane November 3, 2017
Women in the gym have said goodbye to dance classes and hello to strength training based on the increasement seen on social media and in the gyms.
Infographic by Joy Park

Women in STEM speak out against sexism

Nikol Slatinska March 15, 2017
In a male-dominated field, women and young girls fight for respect and acknowledgment.
Protesters hold up an Im mad sign at the Peace Walk Against Hatred

Bruins react to quotes by their new president-elect

Cassidy Viox November 17, 2016
Many Bruins have strong opinions on president-elect Donald Trump. His opinions are strong and get many people excited or frustrated.
STEM fields see little growth in female representation

STEM fields see little growth in female representation

Jenna Liu November 5, 2014

Growing up in St. Louis, senior Michelle Yang had always held the dubious honor of being one of the only girls in her math classes. The self-described “Hermione Granger, but 10 times worse” had always...

Females take over steering wheel

Grace Vance May 30, 2014

[dropcap style="simple" size="4"]  I[/dropcap]t was 8:30 a.m. when senior Jackie Gajia left from a hooping festival in Belle, Mo. with a friend. From the flow arts festival where she watched hoop dancing...

Director Cynthia Hill of Private Violence comes to PAC

Director Cynthia Hill of ‘Private Violence’ comes to PAC

Sophie Whyte February 27, 2014

Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 26, director and producer Cynthia Hill came to speak to students in the Performing Arts Center. Her new film, Private Violence, takes a close look at domestic violence, a problem...

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...

How much is too much for the pool?

How much is too much for the pool?

Mikayla Bessey May 21, 2013

This past summer, I was tanning at my neighborhood pool, basking in the sun, when I glanced over at the chair next to me and noticed that the woman in the chair was wearing a bikini that barely covered...

Female students receive computing and technology awards

Female students receive computing and technology awards

Manal Salim April 13, 2013
Columbia Area Career Center and RBHS students, junior Kristen Buster, junior Najeebah Hussain, senior Shelby Richardson and senior Michelle Zhuang received the 2013 Missouri and Kansas
Feature photo by Maddy Jones

Societal bias discourages women from science

Manal Salim March 15, 2013

Even to this day, women remain trailing behind the leading men in significant parts of education and the workforce. According to a recent study at www.science.nbcnews.com, women make up a mere 21 percent...

Platonic friendships may involve attraction

Platonic friendships may involve attraction

Ipsa Chaudhary February 14, 2013

When Harry Burns met Sally Albright in the 1989 film,"When Harry Met Sally", he told her men “can’t just be friends” with women. And it turns out, he was right. Researchers have found that while...

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