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Author: Alyssa McKinney

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Trees are more than a financial metaphor. We need to invest in our environment.

Humanity's future is determined by sustainability practices more than dollars.
  • Alyssa McKinney
  • February 6, 2019

Before you criticize China for killing dogs, remember the animals killed here

When and where is killing animals morally acceptable?
  • Alyssa McKinney
  • January 28, 2019

UMD can’t keep using a natural gas power plant

We need drastic environmental policy. UMD should be investing in zero emission energy.
  • Alyssa McKinney
  • December 3, 2018

D.C. should use pot revenue to fund early childhood education

Weed might be just what D.C.'s kids need.
  • Alyssa McKinney
  • November 26, 2018

Fetishizing celebrity artifacts is weird

Fetishizing celebrity artifacts is weird.
  • Alyssa McKinney
  • November 13, 2018

Toxic athletic programs may be common, but that’s why UMD must reform

The mistreatment of student athletes across universities cannot continue.
  • Alyssa McKinney
  • November 7, 2018

Sustainability training should be required for all UMD students

Require sustainability training for all UMD students.
  • Alyssa McKinney
  • October 30, 2018

Absentee voting makes it really easy to save America

College Park lifted restrictions on absentee voting. Students should take advantage of it.
  • Alyssa McKinney
  • October 25, 2018

STEAM is a weak, diluted compromise between STEM and the humanities

Education curriculums should give thorough attention to both sets of subjects.
  • Alyssa McKinney
  • October 14, 2018

From Anne Arundel County to the Supreme Court, our public officials are selfish

Views expressed in opinion columns are the author’s own. Definition 2b of “politician,” according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary — “often disparaging : a person primarily…
  • Alyssa McKinney
  • October 8, 2018
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