SOPA blackout day brought a variety of reactions from students. Sophomore Nate Horvit depends on social networking sites for information. He is an example of how high school students have…
Life is so busy for so many people, and I fully realize that I am no exception. That being said, living at 100 miles an hour has its benefits, and…
Cursing, senior Nikhilesh Sharma surveyed the remnants of weeks of work. A few minutes earlier, he had accidently glued his finger to his melanoma-detection apparatus. As he pulled his finger…
Don’t go another day without making a grand gesture. What that means varies drastically from person to person. Whether it’s apologizing to an old friend, asking someone out, taking a…
Student work and a showcase of activities will highlight the Columbia Area Career Center’s Skill Expo today from 6 to 8 p.m. Administrative Assistant Rebecca Pisano said the event will…
“At this time if you are able, please stand for the performance of our national anthem, performed today by Rock Bridge junior, Kaleb Jacks.” A hush comes over the crowd…
The reign of the iPhone is over. Other operating systems, like Android, have caught up to iOS in many areas and surpassed them in others. Apple has already been copying…
I’ve got a long story this week. During the weekend, my family and I drove west to a somewhat spread-out town just outside Missouri, Overland Park, KS. My brother got a job…
I am a user of Wikipedia. Even when my teachers stand in front of class and strictly warn us against the use of the online encyclopedia, my first resource…
Today, at 1:30 p.m., about 40 students gathered in the Performing Arts Center lobby to listen to Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster speak and answer questions about his responsibilities. Organized…
A new bill being discussed could have an effect on schools around the state. SB 590, which Sen. Will Kraus (R-Lee’s Summit) introduced as a companion bill to SB 473,…
The Battle of Agincourt was one of the greatest in medieval European history — 10,000 starving Englishmen against some 30,000 French knights. And yet, the English walked away victorious, the…
When you look at a map, Germany is one of the first countries your eyes are drawn to because it is one of the biggest. It is hard to imagine…
Having already cut 260 jobs in the last four years and facing increasing financial strains due to the opening of a new high school, the Columbia Board of Education voted…
Senior Kate and freshman Libby Walker can’t remember a time when they weren’t splashing around in a swimming pool. During the summer, their mom, then head coach of the Woodrail…
Get amazing juice with the Jack LaLanne juicer! Get awesome biceps with the Shake Weight! Get instantly slim abs with the Ab Circle Pro! Infomercials are addictive. Because of my…
At age three, most children begin talking in short, five-word long, complete sentences. They begin to identify common colors, recognize familiar sounds and develop memories. Senior Katie Hobbs’ earliest memories,…
When students went to their favorite websites yesterday, some found only a single link on the page. “It was frustrating because I was doing a research report and that [the…
When I woke up this morning, I took a shower, pulled on my clothes and ate breakfast. Nothing was extraordinary or even different than every other morning in my life.…
I grew up in Neosho, Mo., a small town 20-minutes southeast of Joplin with no mall, one Wal-Mart and a small skating rink for entertainment. So, of course, a short…
Satin’n’ Lace, the all-girls show choir, performs its routine at its school premier Thursday, Jan. 12. Sophomore Sam Ryan and junior Alex Hutchinson pose in the middle of “Cowboy Casanova.”…
The Branson Bearcats had to cower in the face of aggressive Bruin play during the second half of the Sedalia Smith-Cotton tournament championship game Saturday, Jan. 14. The Bruins ended…
Although missing five of their top swimmers at the Parkway South Invitational in St. Louis Jan. 13 and 14, the Bruin girls’ swim team placed ninth out of 13 teams.…
I know what you’re thinking. Despite the fact that I am not psychic, I can hear your very thoughts on this review —“Adam, you’re reviewing a game that came out…
Welcome back, Snow Patrol. It’s been two years since the band has released anything new and with cautious optimism, the fans will be generally pleased although not overly joyful since…
The expectations for The Darkest Hour, yet another alien invasion movie, to be different from the all the others of its type were high. Despite some awesome special effects, however,…
The staff of Flashback received notification the 2010-11 yearbook, Breathe, is a finalist in the Columbia Scholastic Press Association Crown Awards Program. CSPA judged 1,351 newspapers, magazines and yearbooks published…
Every day, a baby is born. In the time it took you to open this webpage and read the first sentence, four babies were born. And today in history, Juan…
Oh, the woes of trying to find the perfect Facebook status. I don’t want to sound dumb, and I don’t want to post cliché song lyrics. So why not follow…
The Show Choir's premier concert is tonight, and needless to say, I'm super excited. It's the moment everyone involved has been waiting for since the beginning of the year,…
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