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The student news of St. Paul Academy and Summit School

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The student news of St. Paul Academy and Summit School

The Rubicon

Americans have become accustomed to tragedy and often become desensitized to horrific news.

Wait, what? America’s short attention span

William Schavee February 11, 2021
We have started to lose touch with the magnitude of the things happening in the world and allowed everything to become a blur of bad news.
White domestic terrorists (aka school shooters) are dismissed as troubled kids who need better mental health resources, while last summer, a young Black girl was jailed for not completing her homework. Information on the Capitol Hill riots was being circulated weeks prior to the event, being written off as harmless, as not actually dangerous. But it was.

Infantilization of white supremacists needs to stop

Mimi Huelster, RubicOnline January 19, 2021
Time and time again, America has excused its white supremacist tenants.
The divide we see between differing opinions and reactions on last Wednesday’s rioting is not a Republican Democrat split but a matter of white supremacy and ignorance.

[STAFF EDITORIAL] Capitol insurrection amplifies white supremacy; every day forward is a day for change

RubicOnline Staff January 13, 2021
What happened at the Capitol goes deeper than party lines and skin color. To make sure that our democracy is never threatened, the events of Wednesday never repeated, it is time to understand history and our shortcomings.
Front pages of newspapers from around the country show universal coverage of the US Capitol mob. To see the full collection, visit Todays Front Pages at newseum.org. (NOTE: this will update to freedomforum.org/todaysfrontpages/ on Jan. 13)

Trump supporters mob US Capitol, disrupt electoral count

News in Brief January 7, 2021
The upper school will host a discussion at 3 p.m. today.
A protestor holds a pro-Trump flag as vehicles surround the Minnesota State Capitol in protest of Gov. Tim Walzs efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic. May 2, 2020.

Protesters of stay-at-home order surround Capitol in Operation Gridlock

Nikolas Liepins, Political Correspondent May 11, 2020
Pro-Trump Minnesotans protested against the stay-at-home order at the Capitol May 2.
Lawmakers rushed back to Washington, D.C., to pass the largest stimulus bill in U.S. history.

Largest stimulus package in U.S. history passed by Congress, signed by President

Nikolas Liepins, Political Correspondent March 27, 2020

While grappling with economic downturns spurred by the coronavirus pandemic ripping through the United States, the President today signed into law the largest economic stimulus package in American history....

Many Youth in Government students, including those from SPA pose for a photo.

Youth in Government aids students in building life skills

Henry Burkhardt, Photo/Video January 19, 2020
Numerous students from SPA gather to participate in Youth in Government.
Members of HerSpace, a female identifying affinity group at SPA, marched in Saint Paul on Jan. 21. Senior Meley Akpa, who attended the march with friends, described the emotions of the event as being high, as “everyone in the crowd seemed to be really excited to be there.”

Twin Cities sister march offers solidarity with Washington

Mari Knudson, Staff Writer January 26, 2017
St. Paul Academy students joined the estimated crowd of 100,000 people gathered in support of women's rights.
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