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Police brutality in America

Jordyn Thompson April 29, 2019

Senior Sydni Brown, who is white, was pulled over a few weeks ago with her boyfriend, who is black, when they were sitting in a public park. “I feel angry that not only it happened but that the cop...

Police investigate threatening bathroom wall graffiti (Updated)

Police investigate threatening bathroom wall graffiti (Updated)

Ann Fitzmaurice April 15, 2019
At approximately 12:15 p.m. today, a student reported threatening graffiti on one of the stall walls of a RBHS boys’ bathroom, according to a statement RBHS Principal Dr. Jennifer Rukstad emailed to teachers and parents.
Alabama officer faces no charges in mall shooting

Alabama officer faces no charges in mall shooting

Jordyn Thompson February 5, 2019
A police officer will not be charged after killing a bystander at the Riverchase Galleria Mall in Birmingham.
Art by Isabel Thoroughman

Burned

Bailey Stover November 1, 2018
In the struggle to care for herself, one student overcomes internal and external turmoil to generate positive self-perception.
Featured image of theft by Cassidy Viox

Recent thefts lead students to question safety of possessions

Grace Vance October 11, 2016
In the past two weeks, students have reported multiple wallet thefts throughout the school.
Columbia battles continuous heroin problem

Columbia battles continuous heroin problem

Skyler Froese May 1, 2016
While drugs are an issue in many big cities, Columbia faces a surprising enemy with heroin.
Understaffed Columbia police battles crime, criticism

Understaffed Columbia police battles crime, criticism

Ji-Ho Lee April 30, 2016
While attempting to protect the community, the Columbia Police Department must also protect its officers, resulting in a difficult dilemma.
New bill to improve racial bias in police force

New bill to improve racial bias in police force

Skyler Froese January 28, 2016

Missouri State Senator Jamilah Nasheed (city of St. Louis) co-sponsored the bill to improve Columbia police officer training. The state of Missouri has recently experienced bountiful controversy surrounding...

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="#"...

The lens to integrity

Grace Dorsey November 13, 2015
Last August a police officer shot and killed Michael Brown. Last November a police officer shot and killed Tamir Rice.
Photo by Jay Whang

Sousveillance proves that we should adapt into the new world without privacy

Jay Whang January 9, 2014

More than six months after Edward Snowden revealed the National Security Agency’s corruption, privacy-right activists and civil libertarians certain that they are living in a world that George Orwell...

Photo by John Gillis

Segway entertains, provides efficient transportation

Alyssa Sykuta December 6, 2012

Thanks to the Columbia Police Department, students may behold an entertaining sight on their trip to the bathroom. While most people build relationships by striking up a conversation, School Resource...

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