Physical textbooks worth the weight

Anjali Noel Ramesh • September 18, 2019

The online world can be extremely distracting. The new version of Papa’s Freezeria or the addicting Buzzfeed quizzes are almost irresistible during a dull school reading assignment. When homework comes...

Katy Perry lawsuit bears troubling implications for the music industry

Brandon Kim • September 11, 2019

Katy Perry was recently sued for copyright infringement from Christian raper Flame, and the decision has troubling implications for the music world.

Tackle football harms outweigh benefits, should be banned in high school

Will Cover • September 10, 2019

For the best interest of protecting its students, and encouraging an environment focused on education rather than athletics, RBHS should ban tackle football for all students. 

Humiliating? Yes — but not catastrophic

Elliot Bachrach • September 7, 2019

Last week Mizzou football lost to the Wyoming Cowboys, which was considered a humiliating defeat. Will they be able to rise above this?

Labor Day: More than just a day off

Will Cover • September 2, 2019

For many students Labor Day is just an extra-long weekend with the potential for a quick family getaway. It serves as the unofficial end of summer, a barrier between the days of wearing white to transitioning...

Understanding the freedom dividend

Isaac Yontz • May 24, 2019

Isaac Yontz commentates on why UBI should be implemented.

On deciding between trade school and college

Ethan Vanderwert • May 24, 2019

Every high schooler in America has heard the most heart-aching question: “What are your plans after high school?” In middle school, I could get by with saying doctor or engineer. When I got into...

Plastic bags go further than trash cans

Peyton Brooks • May 23, 2019

Every year, more than 8  million tons of waste are dumped into the ocean, killing  numerous species of ocean life, according to the Ocean Conservancy Organization. Ocean pollution is not the only issue....

Climate change: closer than you think

Anjali Noel Ramesh • May 23, 2019

Climate change is a growing issue that isn't taken seriously.

The debate over air pollution

Karina Liu • May 16, 2019

Smoke rises from those tall, cylindrical beasts, filling the air with swirls of mercury, lead, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen oxide.

Say no to fines, yes to education

Ben Kimchi • May 7, 2019

Distracted driving is indisputably dangerous. Sending or reading a text for five seconds at 55 mph is the equivalent of driving the length of a football field blindfolded, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).

The price is right: Will pay to play for my children

Katie Whaley • May 7, 2019

Why is everyone mad at Lori Laughlin? She was doing what every parent should for his or her children. What is criminal is not her behavior; rather, that she might go to prison for paving the way for Olivia Jade and that other daughter.