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Rascal Flatts ‘not your usual country band’

Rascal Flatts ‘not your usual country band’

I don’t exactly feel at home in a pair of cowboy boots. The closest I’ve come to being a “cowgirl” was when I took my grandpa’s horse out for a…

Sophomores enhance boys’ basketball

Sophomores enhance boys’ basketball

On game days most varsity basketball players have the option of sleeping in, taking a nap before the game or running errands during their AUTs. Jackson Dubinski and Nick Norton…

Competition at Francis Howell North will lead Bruins to post-season

Competition at Francis Howell North will lead Bruins to post-season

Nearly two months after the wrestling team competed for the first time this season, the Bruins are gearing up for their last tournament before the district tournament on Feb. 10.…

Sisterly connections bring girls basketball team together on court

Sisterly connections bring girls basketball team together on court

Becoming a family is always important to the girls’ basketball team, but this year the players came with the families already intact. In fact, the roster has three pairs of…

Swimmers balance high school, club teams

Swimmers balance high school, club teams

For 11 girls on the high school swim team, the practice schedule doesn’t end at the six practices a week scheduled by high school coach Karen Steger. Instead, these swimmers…

TEDx forum to come to Mizzou

TEDx forum to come to Mizzou

In just 10 weeks, Columbia will welcome an international forum that aims to spread and create new ideas throughout the community. TEDxMizzou, an offshoot of the international Technology, Entertainment and…

Kelly Sports expansion in the works

Kelly Sports expansion in the works

Kelly Sports Properties may expand further into the fine arts program beginning next year by increasing business presence in the school’s performances and productions. Athletic Director Jen Mast said commercials…

Zach Carroll lives life through basketball

Zach Carroll lives life through basketball

When sophomore Zach Carroll started first grade, he also began his career as a basketball player. Because of his father’s influence, Carroll has played for many competition teams, recreational teams…

Golden Cow fights against M.S.

Golden Cow fights against M.S.

A  popular student tradition at RBHS, the Golden Cow lip-synching competition is just around the corner. The event will take place Wednesday, Feb. 1, with auditions having concluded Jan. 24.…

District attempts bond ratings jump

This spring Columbia Public Schools will try to raise its bond rating to AAA status in hopes of saving several million dollars. Superintendent Chris Belcher said CPS decided to have…

CPS approves ‘Approach B’ as new transfer policy

CPS approves ‘Approach B’ as new transfer policy

The Secondary Enrollment Planning Committee in charge of creating and reviewing boundary line proposals for Columbia Public Schools recommended “Approach B” to the Columbia Board of Education Jan. 9 as…

Governor wants post-secondary model changes

Universities in Missouri could become part of a new plan for higher education, which Gov. Jay Nixon outlined in his State of the State speech Jan. 16. He emphasized the…

Girls basketball beats Hickman

Girls basketball beats Hickman

A rivalry as old as time, or at least as old as 1973, the year the Bruins were born, pushed the crowd at tonight’s Rock Bridge/Hickman girls basketball game into…

Presidential soundbite defines time in office

Presidential soundbite defines time in office

Everyone has a quote that her life is defined by. My quote is “Never enter into a land war with Eurasia.” One of our presidents will be defined by a…