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Author: Lynelle Essilfie

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UMD’s values don’t lie in building names. They are in its actions.

If our buildings are bleak, plastering shiny new letters outside in the name of values is like putting makeup on a pig.
  • Lynelle Essilfie
  • October 30, 2023

A new county bill threatens to suppress cannabis dispensaries. It must be amended.

Modified restrictions on dispensaries will ensure the weed industry can grow safely in our county.
  • Lynelle Essilfie
  • October 23, 2023

Don’t overcomplicate quick food. Robots are unnecessary.

Just let us take food out of dining halls.
  • Lynelle Essilfie
  • October 13, 2023

Make College Park municipal election day a campus holiday

To increase election turnout from student voters, we need to have time and information.
  • Lynelle Essilfie
  • October 6, 2023

Out of state students can’t be expected to quarantine off campus. House them in hotels.

College Park hotels can protect campus and provide equitable quarantine locations.
  • Lynelle Essilfie
  • September 20, 2023

Constructing a better College Park needn’t involve maximum mobility blockades

Construction is who we are and maybe who we’ll always be, but the current state of College Park is ridiculous.
  • Lynelle Essilfie
  • September 3, 2023

AI is a threat to Hollywood, but could also be its savior

AI could be a great support to those who are feeling taken advantage of.
  • Lynelle Essilfie
  • July 17, 2023

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