Day 45

Bailey Stover • May 1, 2020

During her 45th day of social distancing, senior Bailey Stover watched "Criminal Minds" and "Hollywood," worked on AP Psych and took a much needed shower.

Day 15

Bailey Stover • April 1, 2020

During her fifteenth day of social distancing, senior Bailey Stover studied for her AP Calculus test, watched "Criminal Minds," went on a walk and showered.

Study links supportive friendships to positive physiology

Sarah Ding • January 15, 2020

University of Missouri ⁠— Columbia developmental psychologist Dr. Amanda Rose and her PhD student Sarah Borowski have explored the relationship between physiological reactions and certain behaviors in adolescent friendships through Borowski’s dissertation study.

Terror Management Theory fuels culture, conflict

James Glaser • September 27, 2019

What separates humans from other animals?  Depending on who you ask, you will get a lot of different answers. People who trust in Genesis 1:26 may state that our dominion over other animals creates a...

Fear fuels decision-making, everyday behavior, attitude

Ji-Sung Lee • December 20, 2018

Fear, a powerful and primitive human emotion, essentially shapes all that humans do. Whether to skydive off an airplane or pick up a tarantula with bare hands, fear motivates action, giving a new sense of concentration, avoidance or preparation.

An act of faith

Multiple Authors • October 2, 2017

Beliefs of the afterlife are often formed by religious affiliations and other personal ideas.

Excuses leave more harm than unfinished homework

Siena Juhlin • January 9, 2017

Avoiding responsibility enables chores, jobs and grades slip through the cracks, and it will bring the excuse maker down, as well.

Focus your locus

Jenna Liu • March 12, 2015

Students delve into understanding external and internal controls A couple of months ago, the Club COMO volleyball team was in the middle of a tournament, with only one round between them and the championship...

Family counselor discusses teen drug use

Abdul-Rahman Abdul-Kafi • April 28, 2014

[vimeo url="https://vimeo.com/92768108" width="640" height="360"] Video by Renata Williams In the past five years, alcohol use among high school seniors dropped from 43 percent to 39 percent; however,...