![[The 5] U of M rally, zombie buildings, Joe Tay bounty and more](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/The-5-2.jpg)
![READ-ALOUD. Librarian Cat Mullen's talent would encourage listeners to share her passion. "I feel like my greatest skill is reading. So maybe I would read a dramatic rendition of something...like the book I'm reading now, the new Hunger Games book. I'd make a BookTok and read a very dramatic part but leave it on a cliffhanger so then people would come [to the library]."](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_8226-1200x900.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)
- 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.
![QUALITY OVER QUANTITY. For years, artists have used different tactics to ensure they reach the top of the charts. However, this has only seen the decline in the quality of the listening experience. "The way to fix this [problem] is for the artists themselves to focus more on making high-quality music and not being obsessed with the numbers," Mokbel said.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/billboardOpinion2-e1726799807154-1200x800.jpg)
![SIMPLE AND SPORTY. Junior Patrick Wall brought some international flair to his back to school outfit: "I got this jersey in Vigo, Spain [...] when I was there over the summer playing soccer." He compliments the jersey with simple clothing, prioritizing comfort "I've got some Nike Tech shorts that are really comfortable. Then I've got classic, regular white socks and Hey Dudes shoes in white. [They are] very nonchalant."](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSC_2585-1200x800.jpg)
![SIMPLE AND SPORTY. Junior Patrick Wall brought some international flair to his back to school outfit: "I got this jersey in Vigo, Spain [...] when I was there over the summer playing soccer." He compliments the jersey with simple clothing, prioritizing comfort "I've got some Nike Tech shorts that are really comfortable. Then I've got classic, regular white socks and Hey Dudes shoes in white. [They are] very nonchalant."](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSC_2584-1200x800.jpg)
![SIMPLE AND SPORTY. Junior Patrick Wall brought some international flair to his back to school outfit: "I got this jersey in Vigo, Spain [...] when I was there over the summer playing soccer." He compliments the jersey with simple clothing, prioritizing comfort "I've got some Nike Tech shorts that are really comfortable. Then I've got classic, regular white socks and Hey Dudes shoes in white. [They are] very nonchalant."](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSC_2581-e1724350255803-1200x802.jpg)
![NICO MARTIN, 9. "Relaxing and not worrying about academics. [This break] I'm going to the Badlands with my family.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_8321-1200x900.jpg)
