Bearing News

Day 145

Bailey Stover • August 9, 2020

During her 145th day of social distancing, recent RBHS graduate Bailey Stover completed two college required trainings, watched "Dynasty" and played Spades.

Whistle in the dark

Bailey Stover • April 30, 2019

An American is sexually assaulted every 92 seconds, according to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN). Every nine minutes, the victim is a child.

92 Seconds

Ann Fitzmaurice • April 25, 2019

Every 92 seconds, an American is sexually assaulted. Seven RBHS students, current and former, have stepped forward to share their experiences.

Sexual assault leaves lasting impact

Katie Whaley • April 23, 2019

A 2017 study conducted by the National Center for Biotechnology Information recorded of the 298 women who visited an emergency rape clinic in Sweden, 70 percent reported significant tonic immobility during the assault.

I was in a panic

Ann Fitzmaurice • April 23, 2019

"He started to kiss me, and I just kind of just stood there because I was in a panic, and I didn't know what to do besides freeze."

I didn’t say yes

Ann Fitzmaurice • April 23, 2019

“I was either going to have to do stuff, or he was going to be mad at me, so I felt like I was obliged."

I wasn’t asking for it

Ann Fitzmaurice • April 23, 2019

"I was trying to push him off me, but I was so tired. I couldn't push him off of me."

I asked him to stop

Ann Fitzmaurice • April 23, 2019

"The next day I immediately threw up and cried until the rattling in [my] chest stopped."

He was my friend

Ann Fitzmaurice • April 22, 2019

"He held me down and kept going, but I kept on telling him to stop."

I didn’t know what happened

Ann Fitzmaurice • April 22, 2019

"He finally got me to say yes somehow. Then I woke up, and I didn't remember most of the stuff that happened."

They would just grab me

Ann Fitzmaurice • April 22, 2019

"I expected [meeting Them] to be a loving, compassionate experience, but They had other ideas, apparently."

Despite forensic testing availability, justice system fails rape victims

Saly Seye • May 20, 2018

There exists a country where every 98 seconds, a citizen becomes the victim of rape. In this country, victims have the option to undergo a long, invasive physical exam, one that pokes, swabs and prods...