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The student news of St. Paul Academy and Summit School

The Rubicon

The student news of St. Paul Academy and Summit School

The Rubicon

Kathryn Youngblood, a research engineer that worked on the app development, explains how citizen participation works within the app.

[SUSTAINABILITY & ETHICS] Reviewing the Marine Debris Tracker app

Elizabeth Trevathan, Director of RubicOnline May 15, 2021
Citizen science is research conducted by the public. Now, you can aid the fight against plastic pollution by researching it yourself. The Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative, also known as the Mayors of the Mississippi River, partnered with the United Nations Environment Program, the National Geographic Society, and the University of Georgia to create an accessible way for the general public to battle plastic pollution by gathering data along the Mississippi River.
What is the Zero Waste Movement? What is the Low Impact Movement?

[SUSTAINABILITY & ETHICS] Start small, go big: education v.s. limitation

Elizabeth Trevathan, Director of RubicOnline October 22, 2020
Every city, organization, business, and person who has implemented a Zero Waste plan or lifestyle has a slightly different definition of the term.
Its Scholastic Journalism Week: What does scholastic journalism mean to me?

What does journalism mean to me?

Melissa Nie, Director of RubicOnline February 29, 2020
It's Scholastic Journalism Week. Staffers from Ibid yearbook, The Rubicon, and RubicOnline share why they love headlines and deadlines.
History of Thought is a weekly podcast series.

History of Thought (Ep. 3): The Eudaimonia Episode

Alessandra Costalonga and Celeste Parke-Reimer December 26, 2019
Seniors Alessandra Costalonga and Celeste Parke-Reimer explore cultural relativism and what it means to be a virtuous person.
Junior Jazz Ward in class at SEGL in Washington D.C.. Ward will spend this spring semester learning about global ethics and politics. Being nervous never really came to my mind. I knew the academics were going to be really fascinating to me and the people who share my interests, Ward said.

Jazz Ward excels in SEGL semester away

Emma Sampson, RubicOnline Editor May 7, 2018
Junior Jazz Ward is spending this semester away at the School for Ethics and Global Leadership in Washington, D.C.
A trolley can either run over 5 people or 1 person if you pull a lever. What would you do?

The Responsibility to Do Good: How far would you go to make the world a better place?

Riley Wheaton, Columnist May 17, 2016
Columnist Riley Wheaton explores the trolley problem and absolutism vs. utilitarianism.
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