Annie Zhang, The Rubicon EIC
Annie Zhang (she/her) has amassed a wide range of nostalgic interests and hobbies over the years. Her latest hobby includes creating a mural dedicated to her friendships using paint samples collected at hardware stores while embracing her love for Pokémon. Currently, her favorite Pokémon rotates between Piplup, Riolu, Meowstic and Silvally. Zhang has no defined reason for loving these iconic characters other than “They are cutie-patooties.”
Zhang works as the Editor-in-Chief on The Rubicon and can be reached at rubiconstaff@spa.edu.
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![one of my ideas was to make it My Little Pony themed [because] in beats we have four groups and they all produce work different weeks, so we split them into groups. And last year it was Minion-themed, so in my presentation, I wanted to have a little fun thing, so I was just like, ‘Oh, we should do a My Little Pony theme.’ And then, you know, we turned it into the theme of the year. And now we have four groups. We have team Twilight Sparkle. We have team Princess Cadence– is she a princess? Guys, I need to know my My Little Pony better. And then we have team Princess Celestia and team Princess Luna.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Thomas-podcast-photo-1200x900.jpeg)
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