The first amendment protects hate speech; that doesn’t mean it should be tolerated
Eloise Duncan, The Rubicon
October 17, 2020
Just because hate speech is protected by the First Amendment in the United States Constitution doesn’t mean that it can’t cause harm. There are no governmental consequences for using hate speech, but should it still be tolerated by the general public? First of all, what is hate speech, and what...
New yet long overdue diversity policies need more support
Lucia Granja, RubicOnline
October 16, 2020
The school needs to focus now on not only helping students handle race, but also making SPA safe for students and community members of color. This can only be achieved by bringing more diversity into the school community and making sure that SPA changes in order to keep that diversity.
Minnesota state flag is unoriginal, offensive
Colin Will, The Rubicon
October 10, 2020
The movement to change the Minnesota flag is not a new one. The Twin Cities Pioneer Press held contests for new flag concepts in 1989 and 2001.
Take action to protect the narratives of native voices
Tana Ososki, RubicOnline
October 8, 2020
During the COVID-19 outbreak, the native voice has been forgotten. But looking outside of COVID-19, the Indigenous community has always faced oppression in the regular health system.
[STAFF EDITORIAL] Understand climate change in context
The Rubicon Staff
October 7, 2020
Climate change won't go away when 2020 ends. This year isn't the cause of the disasters: humans are.
Eco-awareness should coexist with health precautions
Liv Larsen, RubicOnline
October 5, 2020
Efforts to maintain student and faculty health generate an excess amount of plastic waste.
High school athletes can and should use their voices
Will Schavee, RubicOnline
September 30, 2020
A team can raise up the voices of the individual members of the team through unity and support.
[SUSTAINABILITY AND ETHICS] What’s in your Starbucks cup? Probably slave labor.
Elizabeth Trevathan, Director of RubicOnline
September 23, 2020
On March 1, Starbucks released a message from Michelle Burns, senior vice president for global coffee and tea, stating that on the next day, a UK news show entitled Dispatches would air a program on child labor on coffee farms in Guatemala, calling out Starbucks. The message states, in bold, “zero tolera...
[STAFF EDITORIAL] It’s not always partisan
September 23, 2020
Activism on the internet blurs the line between social and political issues.
Trump’s ban on WeChat is nothing more than petty oppression
Elle Chen, Production Manager
September 19, 2020
While Trump’s reasoning behind banning both WeChat and TikTok is due to “national security” and data collection concerns, the impacts his decisions will have on many WeChat users in the states is extremely horrifying and devastating.
Cut teachers slack; they’re the ones holding the rope
Tommy Verhey, RubicOnline
September 18, 2020
Distance learning is difficult for teachers as well and students need to understand that.
Are we really prepared to go back to school? Yes.
Thomas Reinhart, RubicOnline
September 17, 2020
The back to school plan does everything possible to make it safe for students to return to the building.
