January 21, 2022 — RubicOnline with Henry Burkhardt The newest and most transmissible COVID-19 variant yet, Omicron, is here and altering the school day. The variant spreads more easily than the original COVID-19 virus. Anyone with an Omicron infection can spread the virus regardless of their vaccination status. Breakthrough infections in people who are fully […]
[SUSTAINABILITY & ETHICS] [MOVIE REVIEW] Don’t Look Up checks all the boxes of a great movie
January 7, 2022 – RubicOnline Warning: this article contains spoilers. Don’t Look Up begins with Ph.D. candidate Kate Dibiasky, played by Jennifer Lawrence, discovering a comet approaching earth. She alerts her professor Randall Mindy, played by Leonardo DiCaprio. They calculate that the comet is approximately nine kilometers wide, or as big as the comet that […]
January 6, one year later
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Cancel culture: behind the social media madness
December 14, 2021 – RubicOnline What is cancel culture? Can you “uncancel” someone? Should cancel culture end? Cancel culture came to life on social media in 2019 and has only evolved over the last three years. The act has caused the careers of those canceled in the public eye to plummet quickly and has started […]
Senior Creative Writing Portfolio
Writer Statement My brain tends to follow character arcs instead of the plot when I read. When I study history, I am curious about the people’s motives, not the timeline. I learn people as if I am studying the biography of a fictional character. For as long as I can remember, I have thought in […]
[SUSTAINABILITY & ETHICS] Companies strive for Minnesota non-ferrous deposits
December 4, 2021 – RubicOnline Copper and nickel deposits were discovered near Duluth in 1948. While there are currently no mines in Minnesota, PolyMet Mining and Twin Metals Minnesota are developing the state’s first non-ferrous mine. There is a current trend toward more electric equipment (trucks, drills, shovels) in the mines. Joe Henderson, director of […]
Live theater returns to Huss stage with Peter and the Starcatcher
December 1, 2021 – RubicOnline – created with Rita Li and Ali Browne
[STAFF EDITORIAL] Recognize the history of Thanksgiving and celebrate Indigenous cultures instead
November 17, 2021 — Rubicon Online 100% staff consensus The story of Thanksgiving is complex. The common story builds off historic misconceptions adapted and mainstreamed over time. To unearth a true story and adapt to a meaningful celebration, it’s necessary to decolonize the stories we tell. Here’s what we know: There was a celebratory harvest […]
What goes on in the ballroom: Sevy Hayes talks Latin dance
November 2, 2021 – RubicOnline
[PHOTO STORY] Varsity Cross Country crosses the finish line for the IMAC Conference Championship
October 18, 2021 – RubicOnline