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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)
![EXPERIMENTATION. Senior June Dalton finds that working in the advanced art classes at SPA has helped her try new things with her work: “[the class] definitely encourages you to explore mediums or sizes or any type of art that you may not have been comfortable with," Dalton said.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_7357-1200x900.jpeg)
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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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LOCAL
President Donald Trump’s tariff plans have impacted small businesses across the country. A firm in Eden Prairie is now set to pay $ 200,000 more due to the tariffs.
(Source: The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Minneapolis taxpayers are paying more due to a push to reduce organic waste from becoming unhealthy greenhouse gasses. This rise in payment will reduce the chances of organic waste going to landfills and a controversial incinerator in the north loop.
(Source: The Minnesota Star Tribune)
NATIONAL
President Trump plans to have states purchase million-dollar vote-counting machines or require ballots to be counted by hand. There are currently no machines available for purchase that meet his standards.
(Source: The Washington Post)
As of Friday, a list was released of electronics that will not have tariffs on them including computers, smartphones and other electronic devices that are not manufactured in the United States.
(Source: The New York Times)
INTERNATIONAL
Ecuador has undergone an election during a rough period of time battling gangs and cocaine smugglers. Daniel Noboa, although failed already to stop these crimes, was re-elected after beating his leftist opponent 56% to 44%.
(Source: The Wall Street Journal)
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![[The 5] Biden's inflation act, Alaskan town with no light, US airplanes shot in Haiti and more](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/The-5-1.jpg)
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