![ACTIONS SPEAK. Tents on the Northrop Mall at the University of Minnesota on May 5. Sam Konstan (SPA ‘21), a U of M student, said, "How much [the tent encampment] affects somebody’s day-to-day life is a combination of a choice and their schedule.“ However, he added, "the discussions around [the protests] were a lot harder to avoid.” (Photo Reprinted with Permission from Winter Keefer, MinnPost)](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/UofMPalestineEncampment_Keefer.png)
![[2 SIDES, 1 ISSUE] Are there benefits to academic award ceremonies?](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Awards-opinion-1200x676.png)
![FOCUS. Hazel McCarthy plays as a defender during the fall soccer season. "Playing club soccer over the summer helps prepare [me] for school soccer,” she said.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Hazel.jpg)
![SHOW SKIING. Adele Gjerde started show skiing practices on Monday. Show skiing is a competitive water sport with jumps, pyramids, and other impressive stunts. “I really like how team-building it is because [for] our pyramids, I have to trust everybody beneath me and they have to trust everybody above them,” Gjerde said. Photo submitted by Adele Gjerde.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/C764CFB9-8049-44A8-9371-03468C70316C.jpeg)
![[TRENDING] Intro with Lucy Thomas](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/trending-thumbnail-1200x800.png)
![[HOW TO] Got time? Make slime.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/thumbnailnnnnnn.png)
![BOOKS UNITE. Book Club members come together in the math classroom to celebrate the class of 2024 before senior projects. Junior Grace Medrano said, "We [Medrano and Raven Glaser] took over last month [as the new leaders], so we’ll be running it next year." (Submitted photo by Grace Medrano)](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/book-club-photo-e1716433081952.jpg)
![[SPARTANS MIC’D UP] Triple Jump with junior Julia Taylor](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-04-24-205153.png)
- Attend the Student Organization Fair - Sept. 6 during X Period.
- The 24-25 school year began Aug. 22.
- Spanish Exchange students traveled to Madrid in June. Read about it on the Adventuras y Aviones blog.
- Creative Design Manager Rita Li is named 2024 MN Journalist of the Year.
- RubicOnline named a 2024 Pacemaker
- The Rubicon / RubicOnline earn 2024 CSPA Gold Crown
- The Rubicon print honored as a 2023 Pacemaker Finalist.
- Want more photos? Find them in the yearbook galleries on the Ibid Flickr.
![UM-TEE-UMP. Students engage in a game of Blooket at the University of Minnesota UMTYMP program. Weekly classes consist of an hour of lectures and an hour of small-group work. "My favorite part is the workshop because it’s [with] the same group every time, so you really get to know the kids in your group," freshman Zack Berchenko said.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_9555-e1710250818524-1200x800.jpg)
![ROSCOE. James England's German Shepherd smiles for the camera. Roscoe was named after the childhood dog of England's mother. "[His name] makes Roscoe seem more like his own individual and not just like everybody else,” England said. (Submitted Photo: James England)](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/image_123650291-1-e1699999171867-1200x1013.jpg)
![LOOK UP! Sophomores Juan Miguel Adams and Patrick Wall prepare to catch a frisbee. These students took advantage of their free period to get outside. "It was a great way to start the year," Juan Miguel said. [9-10]](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG-3852-2-1200x900.jpg)
