![[The 5] Brooklyn park residents, Coles county airport crash, Easter ceasefire and more](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/The-5-2.jpg)
![[The 5] Minneapolis taxpayers, Vote counting machines, Elections in Ecuador and more](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/The-5-1.jpg)
![UNITED. Black Student Alliance members chat and eat snacks in the East Conference Room in the library. Junior Boki Mullataa, “I joined BSU to participate in an environment [where] I was welcomed in and […] where a lot of people share some of the same experiences.”](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_2526-e1744597165294-1200x800.jpg)
![[STORY BEHIND THE STORY] Social Media Manager Mariam Malik stops those Spartans](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Mariam-pod-image-1200x800.jpeg)
![[TRENDING] Ep. 5 Influenced or influencer? Students respond](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Copy-of-P-dcast-1200x800.png)
![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)
![[MIC'D UP] Miles Vogenthaler brings the action in section playoffs against Nova](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/RUBICON-thumbnail-e1741720948191-1200x677.png)
- Class of 2025 begin senior projects on Apr. 28.
- Sonia Kharbanda named Free Spirit Scholar. She will represent Minnesota at a Freedom Forum conference in Washington D.C. this summer.
- Congratulations to Annie Zhang, the MN Journalist of the Year runner-up.
- The Rubicon is named NSPA Pacemaker finalist. Winners will be announced Apr. 28.
- Want more photos? Find them in the yearbook galleries on the Ibid Flickr.
![CULTURE & CONNECTION. Freshman Florence Barrera has helped assemble a booth for Mexican culture to be presented at the Jan. 26 Culture Fair. Barrera's dad, a Mexican immigrant, has helped supply her with candies and goods through his connections to local Mexican businesses. "There's a rich culture to [Mexico], and I just want people to see that," they said. (Submitted Photo: Florence Barrera)](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/mexico-booth-1200x900.jpg)
![HELPING HAND. Film & Frolic counselor Andy Allen supervises three students as they film a movie. “[I’m] looking forward to another great three weeks this year,” he said.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/film-and-frolic-900x594.png)
