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The Rubicon

The student news of St. Paul Academy and Summit School

The Rubicon

All students acted out a move from the dance that Larasati just showcased.

Larasati takes student to a new cross-section: gender and dance

Rita Li, RubicOnline April 28, 2023

Rachmi Diyah Larasati is an Associate Professor studying Gender, Women and Sexuality at the University of Minnesota as well as a dancer for many years. Larasati grew up in Indonesia and came to US 26 years...

SETTING PRIORITIES. Upper School Council talks through the Speaker Day schedule in a meeting Apr. 11. The topic of the day is gender. USC co-president Maryeva Gonzalez hopes that, by the end of the day, the community understands “people whose experiences with gender are different from [their] own.”

Student groups plan Speaker Day focused on gender equity

Georgia Ross, The Rubicon April 23, 2023
Perspective. Attitude. Reflection. Those are three objectives USC and SILC want a see during Speaker Day.
LISTEN AND QUESTION. Guest speakers at SPA usually tell their stories for most of the allotted time before answering questions in a Q&A style. These presentations shed light on important issues while leaving room for students to digest, respond, and better understand specific aspects of any given topic.

Community engagement brings positivity and connectivity to SPA

Tommy Verhey, Director of RubicOnline February 10, 2023
Guest speakers, bake sales, and other school-wide events bring the SPA community together.
In this standalone podcast episode, Rubiconline reporter Alexandra Cardwell goes behind the scenes of an Upper School Council meeting to uncover how the council manages subcommittees, handles proposals, and plans events.

Behind the scenes with the Upper School Council

Alexandra Cardwell, RubicOnline December 6, 2022
Find out what goes on behind the scenes at a USC meeting from budgets to t-shirt canons to event planning.
“It’s important to act upon DEI work, because improving inclusivity and creating equal rights for everyone will help us advance our community,” said USC and CAS member Audrey Senaratna.

Reflecting on Speaker Day: Continue DEI work

Eliana Mann, Staff Writer May 11, 2021
Even though some actions may feel small or insignificant, rest assured that any contribution to the cause will help.

[60 SECOND NEWS] Mourning Daunte Wright, CAS and USC host Upper School Speaker Day and more

Bobby Verhey, RubicOnline April 18, 2021
Senior Bobby Verhey gives an update on this week's current events.
James Lebrecht and Nicole Newnham's Crip Camp is a beautifully composed documentary about the Disabilities Rights Movement.

[DOCUMENTARY REVIEW] “Crip Camp” details the fight to humanize people with disabilities and how it made the world a better place

Jonas Bray, Photojournalist April 17, 2021
"Crip Camp" is a must-see documentary about the disability revolution that occurred in the 70's and 80's.
Sharon Day is an Ojibwe leader, Native American activist, artist and writer from Minnesota.

Speaker Day brings together different perspectives on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Elle Chen and RubicOnline Staff April 16, 2021
In a typical year, Service Day would be filled with, well, service activities. However, given the special circumstances of this year, the Upper School Council and Community Action and Service Club presented Service Day a bit differently- rebranding Service Day into a virtual Speaker Day.
Speaker Day focuses on diversity, equity and inclusion

Speaker Day focuses on diversity, equity and inclusion

News in Brief April 5, 2021
The virtual speaker day Apr. 16 isolates race and explores bias.
Alumnus Sam McVeety gives a talk about digital redlining.

Speaker Day educates students about ethics in science

Melissa Nie, RubicOnline Editor April 24, 2019
Students learned about issues from digital redlining to the debate over including pregnant women in scientific research during Speaker Day.
Maya Choi prepares for Speaker Day during the USC meeting.

USC prepares for Speaker Day

Tana Ososki, Co Video Manager April 15, 2019

Upper School Council hosts Speaker Day Apr. 22, a day of seminar focused learning on a topic. They have spent over 4 months contacting speakers, and organizing the events that the students will participate...

Keynote speaker Erik Olson talks to the Upper School about the environment and forming his identity.

3 Questions for Erik Olson

Ellie Findell, RubicOnline Editor April 26, 2017
Erik Olson talks Russian, Industrial Broilers and opportunity
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