USC proposes new protest policy
Lara Cayci, RubicOnline
January 17, 2020
USC is working on creating a student activism policy to regulate whether students can leave school and be excused to attend social protests.
New USC representative Hartfeldt on environmentalism, sustainability, and leadership
Julia Baron, The Rubicon
December 4, 2019
The mid-fall elections gave the sophomore class a new student body representative: Maura Hartfeldt.
Upper School Council collaborates to create a new snack schedule
Martha Sanchez, RubicOnline
November 6, 2019
USC's new snack schedule aims to keep snack less chaotic and more contained in the cafeteria.
USC changes blood drive’s location and information systems to increase participation
Lara Cayci, RubicOnline
November 5, 2019
USC has been working tirelessly to make changes in order to increase participation.
Fewer mentors is a long-awaited change
Noah Raaum, Creative Design Manager
September 15, 2019
The mentor-mentee program will benefit sizably from a tighter selection process.
Clubs, groups welcome 9th graders at fair
Tana Ososki, RubicOnline
September 9, 2019
Overview of the 2019-2020 Clubs Fair. Viewing the highlights, talking to club leaders, and interviewing the 9th graders.
When the Opinion Board returns, students determine its value
Lucia Granja, RubicOnline
September 5, 2019
The opinion board will stay, but that choice will prove meaningless if students don't use it.
PEP plants for pollinators
Elizabeth Trevathan, RubicOnline Editor
May 8, 2019
People for Environmental Protection planted a pollinator garden on May 7, with the help of student volunteers.
Longer campaigns would give students more insights
May 7, 2019
The campaign period for school officer elections is just two days. Students need longer than that to make informed decisions.
Speaker Day educates students about ethics in science
Melissa Nie, RubicOnline Editor
April 24, 2019
Students learned about issues from digital redlining to the debate over including pregnant women in scientific research during Speaker Day.
$1.2 million gets you into Yale? Students aren’t surprised
Noah Raaum, Creative Design Manager
March 13, 2019
There's a foolproof way of getting kids into big-name schools like Yale, Stanford and USC: bribery.
