![QUIET STUDY. It might sound appealing to study with music, podcasts, and videos in the background, but it’s not good for focus. Instead, it’s better to work in a quiet, calm environment. “Humans are inherently horrible multitaskers, so trying to do more than one thing at once will drag down productivity,” Ostrem writes.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cc8e7f83-eb8c-4e65-9a62-ab6242d1ccea-1200x838.jpg)
Keep your focus on staying focused
Peter Ostrem, The Rubicon
• November 28, 2023
![ON AND ON. Students are stuck in the parking lot lines as 8 a.m. approaches fast. Construction on Randolph avenue has led to more congestion in this entrance. “The problem is definitely the construction, Sophomore Nellie Larson said.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG-4372-1200x900.jpg)
Parking lot lines lead to increase in tardies
Nora Grande, Staff Writer
• October 27, 2023
![Feeling down? Try music.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Music-and-Mental-Health-900x506.png)
Feeling down? Try music.
Taryn Karasti, Staff Writer
• March 13, 2023
![ICEBERG. Toxic positivity is like the iceberg that sank the invincible Titanic: hidden underneath the surface-level offering of consolation and sympathy, the bottom two-thirds of the phrase becomes an uncalled for silencing that washes a tide of false reassurance and invalidation over the receiver of the words.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Untitled-Artwork-900x690.png)
[STAFF EDITORIAL] Melt toxic positivity with a solutions-focused mindset
RubicOnline Staff, RubicOnline
• December 7, 2021
![TOO MUCH. An overuse of out-of-school time for students on homework and other assignments can cause unnecessary stress.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_3808-900x675.jpg)
SPA should not give homework
Orion Kim, The Rubicon
• December 6, 2021
![READY, SET, STUDY! Sophomore McKinley Garner works on several homework assignments during a very short study hall.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_3806-900x675.jpg)
SPA should give homework
Orion Kim, the Rubicon
• December 6, 2021
![TOO MUCH. An overuse of out-of-school time for students on homework and other assignments can cause unnecessary stress.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_3808-900x675.jpg)
[2 SIDES, 1 ISSUE] How much homework is too much?
Orion Kim, The Rubicon
• December 6, 2021
![The resumption of school winter sports offers students the chance to get activity and connect to the SPA community during the COVID pandemic.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/image_6483441-9-900x600.jpg)
[SPORTS OPINION] Sports provide necessary exercise, improved mental health amid pandemic
Bobby Verhey, RubicOnline
• January 23, 2021
![Everyone seems to be handling the challenges of this pandemic differently. And that’s okay.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Dont-Worry-1-900x695.jpg)
It’s a pandemic; don’t worry about grades
Colin Will, Opinions Editor
• May 27, 2020
![Junior Stella McKoy started baking after getting multiple concussions.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_8913.jpg)
A piece of cake: McKoy’s sweet stress reliever
Salah Abdulkarim, The Rubicon
• March 10, 2020
![A large group of sophomores enter classroom 6110 to grab a gift. They are happy yo see their surprise.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/cropped-900x656.jpg)
SoCLC’s surprise gift to sophomores lifts spirits and boosts motivation
Elle Chen, RubicOnline
• December 12, 2019
![Sophmores Emily Gisser, Jack Bogdan, Mason Brooks share their midterm tips with 9th graders.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Emily-Jack-Mason-900x600.jpg)
From sophomores to 9th graders- Midterm advice
Elizabeth Trevathan, RubicOnline
• December 10, 2019
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