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.

Estrada remains optimistic despite family, physical challenges

Emily Oba • December 18, 2018

[su_youtube url="https://youtu.be/NjZIW3HtENI" width="320" height="200"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93ASUImTedo[/su_youtube] Standing in front of the entrance to the house, senior Eric Estrada kept...

The musical mad scientist

Bailey Stover • November 1, 2018

Childhood trauma can inflict lasting damage on a person's emotional and psychological health and well-being, which over time may cause young adults to develop unhealthy coping mechanisms.

Tragic events trigger lifelong trauma

Katie Whaley • April 18, 2018

Whole body trembling, messaging friends through quick texts and nibbling on Cheez-Its, junior Savannah Schnabel did her best to keep calm. Shocked and filled with buzzing nerves, Schnabel watched a tow vehicle drive away with her car, a 2011 Mitsubishi Endeavor, hooked on the back.

ELL teachers receive specific trauma training

Nikol Slatinska • April 25, 2017

As a result of the recent influx of refugees in Columbia, Mo., district ELL teachers took a training workshop to help deal with potentially traumatic students.