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RBHS students use their phones during a lunch period.

Internet strangers show love

Jordyn Thompson October 29, 2018
Social media has its pros and cons, but one great perk is the love that followers show.
Spending my time playing video games throughout the summer is fun, but it isn't very fulfilling or productive.

The troubles of summer procrastination

Jared Geyer May 21, 2018

Summer is right around the corner, and I cannot wait. No more assignments to do--just three months of relaxation. I’ll probably go somewhere for vacation, enjoy the weather and play video games with...

Student View: Internet Privacy and Facebook

Student View: Internet Privacy and Facebook

Jared Geyer April 14, 2018

Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO and creator of Facebook, placed himself in the forefront of internet privacy discussions in the past weeks following the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The scandal began when it...

FCC to vote on net neutrality

FCC to vote on net neutrality

Elad Gov-Ari December 15, 2017
The Federal Communications Committee will vote on whether to keep net neutrality. Update: The FCC voted 3:2 in favor of ending net neutrality.
RBHS students, teachers work around Internet blocks

RBHS students, teachers work around Internet blocks

Ji-Ho Lee May 3, 2016
In today's age of technology, students struggle to stay off of their phones. Columbia Public Schools has made in-school cell phone use even more difficult.
Health teachers encouraged to add sexting to curriculum

Health teachers encouraged to add sexting to curriculum

Jenna Liu March 10, 2016
While many students know the risks and negative consequences of sexting, a new bill looks to encourage all students to stay away from provocative communication.
RBHS media specialist, Dennis Murphy, looks at an iPad while it charges. Murphy often reminds students that food and drinks are not allowed, and prohibits computer games played by students. This situation, however, involved much more than innocent computer games.

Explicit, pornographic material lead to police investigation on district iPads

Grace Vance December 10, 2015

Media center specialist Dennis Murphy examines one of the iPads distributed to students. The Columbia Police Department recently seized iPads while investigating improper use of them.  [dropcap color="#"...

art by Ellie Stitzer

The two faced resource

Grace Vance April 7, 2015

Lack of sleep. Loss of focus. Isolation from family and friends. These are not symptoms of drug addiction. This is the price nearly one in 25 teenagers in high school may pay for excessive internet use,...

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...

Books lose by volumes next to gadgets

Books lose by volumes next to gadgets

John Flanegin December 27, 2014

Students prefer technology to paper books for research, studying Step into just about any room at school and there will be at least three or four iPhones sitting on desks, buzzing and catching the eyes...

WWFC: Increasing word counts with the web

WWFC: Increasing word counts with the web

Nicole Schroeder November 16, 2014

So many distractions exist in our world today, from our phones and computer to class assignments and projects that need to be done in the near future. Of course, there are times when writing can be its...

Microsoft to perform district-wide network tests

Microsoft to perform district-wide network tests

Trisha Chaudhary January 29, 2014

On Friday, Jan. 31, Microsoft  will perform tests on Columbia Public School's district-wide network. RBHS Media Specialist Dennis Murphy said because of the large size of the CPS district and the number...

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