Marvel begins phase four, diversifying in villain development
Kevin Feige’s Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) started in 2008 with the first “Iron Man” movie, taking the box office by storm and not letting up,...
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Helias football well-executed performance leads to Bruins loss
In the fifth game of the RBHS football season, the Bruins hosted a loss against a well-oiled Helias Catholic High School (HCHS) football team Friday...
Cross country fights for second place finish at Gans Creek Classic
Stepping up to the line against a total of 64 other teams, RBHS cross country competed at the Gans Creek Classic on Saturday, Sept. 25,...
RBHS clubs reinstate Black Lives Matter Flag
Various RBHS clubs reinstated the Black Lives Matter flag in the activities office hallway Friday, Sept. 10. Senior Mikayla Nelson, leader of Student Equity Coalition,...
A Sweet Night of Music to be held May 4
A Sweet Night of Music; a collective music concert put on by the RBHS jazz band and ensemble, symphonic band, woodwind choir, brass choir and...
Color guard auditions to be held Monday
Auditions for the RBHS color guard will be on May 3 from 4:15 to 5:15 in the band room. The only experience necessary is the...
Students arrange in-person Bruin Cup mid-May
Bruin Cup, an annual student-run event, recognizes and celebrates RBHS athletes and their accomplishments from the past school year. Each student on the board is...
Pandemic intensifies violence against East Asian Americans
Vincent Chin was a Chinese American man in Detroit out celebrating his bachelor party with his friends on the eve of his wedding, in 1982....
Sandeep Gautam and Manisha Jain
I’m the daughter of two immigrants who navigated a system built against them to come to the U.S. Neither ever knew that they wanted to...
Touria El Jaoual
Touria El Jaoual, my mom, grew up in Rabat, one of Morocco's four imperial cities. As a descendent of Moulay Idrissi, a late king of...
Shyamala Ramesh and Noel Ramesh Aloysius
Although I claim to be more knowledgeable about Sri Lanka than my younger sister, becauseI was born in Sri Lanka and she was born in...
Penpals preserve long-distance friendships
Living in an apartment complex reserved specifically for graduate students with families like mine provided me with a plethora of playground mates. It seemed I...
Zhijian Ye and Shinghua Ding
While I’ve lived in American suburbs my whole life, my parents grew up in rural parts of the Zhejiang province in China. My dad’s father...
RBHS tennis coach Ben Loeb breaks win record
Longtime RBHS tennis coach Ben Loeb secured his 1,139th win on Monday, breaking the coaching record for most dual meet tennis wins in Missouri high...
Reading rehabilitation: A journey back to books
The books were my safe haven, my obsession, my hobby — in fact, the books defined most of the positive pieces of my elementary school...
Anti-vaxxers challenge U.S. health security
Even as inoculation has evolutionized through myriads of diseases and discovery and grown strong in the presence of modern science and technology, skeptics are hesitant...
RBHS announces CFAE nominees
The Columbia Fund for Academic Excellence (CFAE) committee provides cash awards each year for educators in the Columbia Public Schools district who fall under the...
Understanding love languages proves beneficial to relationships
Love languages, an idea pioneered by Dr. Gary Chapman in his book “The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts,” are different ways...
Online shopping demonstrates changes in consumer behavior since COVID-19 pandemic
Shopping can be a coping mechanism for people who are sad or scared, as they often feel they have no control over their lives. Making...
Biased data exacerbates racial inequalities
One field that has taken advantage of technology’s efficiency and objectivity is the policing and criminal justice system. In recent years, law enforcement has increasingly...