![CALCULATING THE CHANGES. As study habits have changed, the materials used have changed too. "I remember the day when [my brother] came home with his graphing calculator, [which] had Mario. And I was blown away," Spanish teacher Peter Daniels said. (Photos: Fair Use; Wikimedia Commons)](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Untitled-design-4-1200x800.png)
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![LAYERS OF LOVE. Maeve Duncan’s “Bicoastal” is a work with many layers. She starts with one coat of paint, then goes over that once and then twice, continuing until it becomes what it is now. “[It’s] made up of things that I love … But there are layers underneath what the viewer can see that could be peeled back to see what things I initially thought were important to me and have changed,” Duncan wrote in a description of the piece.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IMG_0554-1-900x1200.jpg)
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