My name is Connor McSweeney, (he/him). I work as a Staff Writer for The Rubicon, RubicOnline and Ibid yearbook. At school, I’m involved in tennis and skiing. I love to go hiking and fishing. I can be reached at rubicon.spa@gmail.com
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![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)
![FESTIVE FIFTEEN. Junior Lucia Gonzalez poses with her father in her ballgown for her quinceanera celebration. At first, Gonzalez was hesitant to celebrate her coming of age with an quinceanera, however, she later decided to embrace the tradition. "It was, in away, a tribute to [my family] and accepting my Hispanic side," she said. (Photo submitted by Lucia Gonzalez](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/lucia-e1743436454509.png)
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![[TRENDING] Ep. 5 Influenced or influencer? Students respond](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Copy-of-P-dcast-1200x800.png)
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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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