People of Roots N Blues – Chad Moses

Bailey Stover • September 29, 2019

Chad Moses works with the organization To Write Love on Her Arms as a way to spread hope and create a community for those in need who are looking for help.

School administrations vs. bully’s

Jordyn Thompson • April 12, 2019

From the documentary Bully on Netflix, Jordyn Thompson talks about the bullying stories of children.

Darkness serves as guiding light

Rochita Ghosh • April 7, 2018

While writing this essay, I have the words and voice of Chester Bennington flowing through my ears. I used to listen to the songs of his band, Linkin Park, on repeat during a time of darkness in my life,...

Logan Paul video highlights major YouTube issue

Cam Fuller • January 10, 2018

Vlogger Logan Paul's highly controversial suicide video shocked the internet, but what does it say about YouTube itself?

Smith-Cotton suicides bring awareness to mental health, bullying

Grace Vance • April 30, 2017

In light of the recent deaths at Smith-Cotton High School, find out what preventative measures RBHS is doing to stop suicide and bullying.

Are trigger warnings necessary?

Multiple Authors • November 5, 2016

Trigger warnings have become a laughing stock in our society, taken seriously only by those who want them. But do we need them?

2nd annual Out of the Darkness Walk brings community attention to suicide prevention

Madison Wright • October 19, 2016

This month, the Mid-Missouri chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide prevention sponsored its 2nd annual Out of the Darkness Walk at Stephens Lake Park. Event coordinators Rebecca Pamperl and Woody...

One nation, already divided

Multiple Authors • October 3, 2016

American race relations and unrest seem to be more discussed than ever. Although they are contemporary issues, the start of discrimination and the search for equality has been with America every step of the way.

Bullying over social media not protected under school, state law

Daphne Yu • May 23, 2013

One out of every seven students has been or is a victim of bullying from kindergarten to grade 12, according to bullyingstatistics.org. In a world where there are so many different modes of communication,...

If

The Rock and Bearing News Staff • March 15, 2013

Somewhere there is a boy standing on a rainy playground at a cloudy sunset hanging onto a fistful of colorful balloons that stand out defiantly among the asphalt and gray-brown mulch land that he inhabits. As...

Student, teachers share personal experience with suicide

Urmilla Kuttikad • September 14, 2012

As Suicide Prevention Week draws to a close, it's vital to remember that though the week may be over for 2012, the issue must remain fiercely in everyone's thoughts and hearts. Suicide, when it occurs,...

Celebrity suicides cause copycat incidences

Afsah Khan • September 11, 2012

When a celebrity tightens a noose around their neck, takes a swig of poison or puts a loaded gun up to their head and pulls the trigger, it is usually because of pain or depression. A 2005 study from...