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All content by Toni Mac Crossan
Toni Irrigation

Opinion: Lawn maintenance is bad for San Marcos

Toni Mac Crossan, Opinion Columnist
June 11, 2021
Molly Gonzales - Wastewater

Opinion: Young Life members should pressure their organization to be stewards of the environment

Toni Mac Crossan, Opinion Columnist
April 19, 2021
Eyes of Texas Molly Gonzales

Opinion: We all have a stake in UT’s Eyes of Texas controversy

Toni Mac Crossan, Opinion Columnist
April 15, 2021
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Talk it Out: Should Texas State charge students fees for online classes?

Nadia Gonzales and Toni Mac Crossan
March 24, 2021
Blake Wadley

Opinion: If science must be mandatory, at least make it fun

Toni Mac Crossan, Opinion Columnist
March 15, 2021
Alondra Vasquez Spring Break

Opinion: Texas State should cancel spring break this semester

Toni Mac Crossan, Opinion Columnist
March 8, 2021
Molly Gonzales Vaccine

Opinion: Vaccine availability is not a means to stop following precautions

Toni Mac Crossan, Opinion Columnist
February 22, 2021
Flu Shot Illustration

Opinion: Getting the flu vaccine is essential right now

Toni Mac Crossan, Opinion Columnist
October 29, 2020
Jacob's Well Illustration

Opinion: Vote for Hays Proposition A, reap benefits for generations to come

Toni Mac Crossan, Opinion Columnist
October 26, 2020
DEI Do's/ Don't's

Opinion: Diversity training is more than a political issue

Toni Mac Crossan, Opinion Columnist
October 19, 2020
Scooter Fall

Opinion: San Marcos should learn from Austin’s e-scooter disaster

Toni Mac Crossan, Opinion Columnist
October 5, 2020
Football player illustration

Opinion: Football is not worth athletes risking long-term COVID-19 complications

Toni Mac Crossan, Opinion Columnist
September 29, 2020
An illustration of a large-shadowed figure wearing a cowboy hat and a University of Texas logo stands in the way of a group of people.

Opinion: UT has ethical responsibility to return ancestors to Native groups

Toni Mac Crossan
September 14, 2020
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Opinion: Instructional assistants deserve more convenient parking

Toni Mac Crossan
September 9, 2020
Opinion: Do not get comfortable; we will not be here long

Opinion: Do not get comfortable; we will not be here long

Toni Mac Crossan
August 24, 2020
An illustration of President Denise Trauth in a suit handing off a check for forty thousand dollars.

Opinion: Texas State’s highest-paid employees should take pay cuts

Toni Mac Crossan
August 23, 2020
An illustration of a Black man in a wheelchair wearing a red shirt and blue jeans is ignored by his doctor. They are at the doctors office. The doctor is surrounded by a shield that allows him to remain unbothered by the man in the wheelchair.

Opinion: COVID-19 is exposing the inherent ableism in healthcare system

Toni Mac Crossan
August 13, 2020
Crowds of people raising signs that read “No More Masks,” “It’s Just the Flu” and “Reopen Now!” They are in front of a COVID-19 cell.

Opinion: Fear, not ignorance, will keep us safe from COVID-19

Toni Mac Crossan
July 13, 2020
An illustration of hands holding a wallet with Texas State’s Old Main inside of it.

Opinion: Universities need more financial assistance from the federal government

Toni Mac Crossan
July 6, 2020
A Chinese student looks at a wall preventing him from entering a research center.

Opinion: The SECURE CAMPUS Act has nothing to do with securing campus

Toni Mac Crossan
June 24, 2020
Student using laptop for online class is scanned for cheating by her computer.

Opinion: Understanding why students cheat will help prevent it from happening

Toni Mac Crossan
May 27, 2020
A computer screen mirroring a Zoom class. The instructor is pointing at the lecture that says “Today we’ll be learning…. that this isn’t the same. The word NOPE. repeating in the background.

Opinion: Instructional assistants deserve more support for distance learning

Toni Mac Crossan
May 18, 2020
An illustration of a road and a murky river with dead fish separated by line down the middle.

Opinion: Hays County’s watersheds are under attack

Toni Mac Crossan
May 5, 2020
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Opinion: We must reframe the conversation about hydroxychloroquine

Toni Mac Crossan
April 28, 2020
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Opinion: Texas State administrators should ignore requests for a 4.0/fail system

Toni Mac Crossan
March 31, 2020
A red elephant-headed business man leaves the U.S. Capitol building and walks past plants.

Opinion: Republicans in Congress show their ignorance on Carrizo cane control

Toni Mac Crossan
March 31, 2020
Seagull with a cigarette in mouth surrounded by trash.

Opinion: Be considerate of wildlife this Spring Break

Toni Mac Crossan
March 10, 2020
A board with different elements equating an A+ paper

Opinion: Undergraduate instructors need professional development

Toni Mac Crossan
March 5, 2020
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Opinion: Increase the Environmental Services Fee

Toni Mac Crossan
February 25, 2020
Opinion: ‘Accidentally’ killing birds is not an excuse

Opinion: ‘Accidentally’ killing birds is not an excuse

Toni Mac Crossan
February 23, 2020

Social media is a necessary evil

Toni Mac Crossan
February 19, 2020
Talk it Out: Is social media necessary?

Talk it Out: Is social media necessary?

Toni Mac Crossan and Haley Schmidt
February 19, 2020
Opinion: Texas State should commit to bird-proofing campus facilities

Opinion: Texas State should commit to bird-proofing campus facilities

Toni Mac Crossan
February 10, 2020

Letter to the Editor

Toni Mac Crossan
November 12, 2018
Photo By Cameron Hubbard

Supersonic flight takes off again—and it’s bad for Texas

Toni Mac Crossan
September 25, 2018
Rather than be wary of similar legislation due to public outcry, San Marcos should follow in New Braunfels’ footsteps in advancing a city ordinance introducing fines for wildlife feeding. Photo Courtesy of Cameron Hubbard

San Marcos should ban wildlife feeding

Toni Mac Crossan
September 11, 2018
Illustration by Makenna Timoteo | Staff Illustrator

2018 is not 1968

Toni Mac Crossan
May 31, 2018
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