Freedom V.S. Truth: The Internet’s Battle Over Two Virtues

Liora Abrera Manoim (12) | STAFF REPORTER

As a Catholic school, St. Robert constantly affirms the importance of virtues. We learn about virtues in our religion classes, hear about them over the announcements, and even have a virtue assigned for each month. In Civics class, we learn about our rights and freedoms as citizens of Canada. We are taught that all virtues should be upheld no matter what and that we should have access to our rights and freedoms under any circumstance. What happens when two rights — two virtues — contradict one another? Which takes priority? read more

Charli D’Amelio Hits 100 Million Followers on TikTok

Christina Zhou (9) | STAFF REPORTER

16 year old TikTok star, Charli D’Amelio, hits 100 million followers on TikTok, making her the first person ever to reach 100 million followers on the app. In March 2020, D’Amelio became the most followed TikTok star in the world with over 45 million followers and her fame continued to grow rapidly in 2020, gaining over 50 million followers in one year.  read more