Mari Knudson , Graphics Editor / Aureus Asst. EIC
Mari Knudson is a senior member of the staff, a dedicated student athlete, and the Graphics Editor for The Rubicon this year. She is also Assistant EIC for Aureus, ur new feature magazine. Knudson is interested in creative design, and loves designing pages and covers along with writing her own stories. Knudson plays goalie for the Saint Paul United Girls Hockey Team. She is vegan for environmental as well as personal reasons, and works at the Grand Ole Creamery in St. Paul.
Knudson can be reached at rubicon.spa@gmail.com
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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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