Emily Thissen, RubicOnline Opinions Editor
Online Opinions Editor Emily Thissen has been a Rubicon staff member since her freshman year of high school and has enjoyed her role of reporting and editing for the Rubicon. She enjoys playing as a mid fielder on the SPA Varsity soccer team with her friends as well as pursuing her passion for traveling around the world. Her favorite place she has traveled to is Thailand but she also liked Africa and would like to go back to possibly catch a glimpse of her favorite animal, the giraffe. If she had to choose, third grade would be Emily's favorite year because she recalls being in a class with many of her good friends. Emily, being a very social person, enjoys staying up late with her friends at the Minnesota State Fair eating a bucket of Sweet Martha's cookies and waking up in the morning to start the day with a warm plate of hash browns.
![SCHEDULE SHIFT. The main change to the schedule is the switch between X-period and tutorial. “When we have crossover between middle and upper school teachers and middle and upper school students, [the new schedule] would work more fluidly,” Dean of Academics Tom Anderson said.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/printscedulechange2.png)
![[NEWS IN BRIEF] UPDATE: Homecoming dress-up days revised](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/nib-2020.jpg)
![STAYING COOL. Girls junior varsity soccer cools off and stays hydrated after their game against Breck Sept. 5. Boys soccer faced similar struggles with high temperatures in a game against St. Croix Lutheran. “We were all super tired and dehydrated by the second half [of the ... game],” defender Lucas Granja said.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/53167557086_05648f383b_o-1200x800.jpg)
![CIRCLE UP. The boats warm up by doing the circle up drill. “[The drill] just helps with bow handling and helps us get warmed up,” Adi Narayan said.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Circle-up-1200x800.jpg)
![[PHILOSOPHICALLY SPEAKING] The benefits of thinking about death](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Philosophically-Speaking-900x607.png)
![[PHILOSOPHICALLY SPEAKING] Is life easy or hard?](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Screen-Shot-2022-10-24-at-10.57.31-AM.png)
![INCLUSIVE. Science Alliance has previously been a predominantly-male student group. Vice-captain Shefali Meagher said, Im hoping this year we will have an even more diverse group of people [...] at least one girl please!](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/science-alliance2-e1695763950194-900x1200.jpg)
![COMPETITION & CONNECTION. Pickleball Club leader Hazel McCarthy said, “[Our goal this year is] just to create a fun environment where people can just come and hang out, play pickleball, and just talk with their friends.” Club meetings are an opportunity to let loose and enjoy some friendly competition.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/pickleball2-1200x801.jpg)
![[QUIZ] Which Urinetown character are you?](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/urinetown-e1684858988817.png)
![[QUIZ] Let it snow? Maybe tomorrow.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Screen-Shot-2022-11-28-at-8.26.17-PM-900x628.png)
![[COFFEE WITH CLARA] Ep. 1 Atari Ernst is tearing up the dance floor](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/coffee-with-clara-cover-art-1200x686.png)
![[SPARTANS MICD UP] Fall scrimmage with girls tennis](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Screenshot-2023-09-20-150845.png)
![[IN PLAIN SIGHT] Ep.2 The Vending Machines](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Random-5-900x600.png)
![[IN PLAIN SIGHT] Ep.1 Language Wing Display](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Random-3-900x600.jpg)
![[THROUGH THEIR EYES] Ep. 7 Does life have to have a specific purpose?](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/TTE-Ep.-7-Thumbnail-900x600.png)
![The Boys Hockey team huddles in Drake. “For [the Boys Hockey team], it’s kind of like a collection of memories, Boys Hockey captain Adam Zukowski said.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2.jpg)
![The Girls Varsity volleyball team hosted Academy of Holy Angels for their Dig Pink game on Oct. 17. Its an amazing event because volleyball teams all over the country do [Dig Pink], and we are able to raise a ton of money and support a great cause, senior volleyball captain Emily Dieperink said.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Dig-Pink-photo-one.jpg)
![Director of Athletics Dawn Wickstrum and Upper School Athletic Director Andrea Schmidt worked on new policies for the athletic department. As part of new developments in the athletic department, a screen was added in the athletic hallway. “We got a TV screen [in the athletic hallway] and all announcement stuff will go there, and all of that information will also be online, Wickstrum said.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/ad-1.jpg)
![Sophomore Erin McNamer poses for a picture taken when she was seven. According to McNamer, she has been a good listener since she was young, picking up the skill from her experience being the youngest child. “From listening to [my siblings;] stories I have been able to figure out what to do with my own experiences,” McNamer said.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/onlinerin.png)
