McKenzie Henningsen, Associate Opinion Editor & Associate Copy Desk Chief
All content by McKenzie Henningsen
![Law enforcement pushes protesters to the edge of the Main Mall lawn during the pro-Palestine demonstration on Wednesday, April 24, 2024.](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/4-24-24_PalestineProtest_ManooSirivelu-11-1-1200x800.jpg)
Was that really necessary?
Lucero Ponce and McKenzie Henningsen
• April 26, 2024
![Editor-in-chief candidate McKenzie Henningsen in main mall on Feb. 13, 2024.](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/021324_EIC-Candidates_LorianneWillett-29-800x1200.jpg)
Opinion writing requires a nuanced, creative approach
McKenzie Henningsen, Editor-in-Chief Candidate
• February 20, 2024
![Editor-in-chief candidate McKenzie Henningsen in the UT Tower on Tuesday.](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/RESIZED_021324_EIC-Candidates_LorianneWillett-38-1200x800.jpg)
The Daily Texan will stand for empathy, diligence, fairness. Always.
McKenzie Henningsen, Editor-in-Chief Candidate
• February 15, 2024
![Taking the ‘I’ out of politics](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AveryThorpe_Ego-1200x825.jpeg)
Taking the ‘I’ out of politics
McKenzie Henningsen, Associate Opinion Editor
• January 25, 2024
![Students carry the weight of SB 17](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/McKenzie_DEI-1200x801.jpeg)
Students carry the weight of SB 17
McKenzie Henningsen, Associate Opinion Editor
• January 15, 2024
![Death to the rise-and-grind mindset](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/081623_cydrios_mckenzie_internships-web-1200x800.png)
Death to the rise-and-grind mindset
McKenzie Henningsen, Associate Opinion Editor
• September 26, 2023
![All roads lead to arts](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/mckenzie_arts-1200x800.jpeg)
All roads lead to arts
McKenzie Henningsen, Associate Opinion Editor
• September 13, 2023
![You don’t need social media to be social](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Avery-Thorpe-1200x800.jpeg)
You don’t need social media to be social
McKenzie Henningsen, Associate Editor
• August 28, 2023
![(Re)framing our idea of the literary canon](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/07202023-ElizabethBanda-McKenzie_English-WEB-1200x800.png)
(Re)framing our idea of the literary canon
McKenzie Henningsen, Columnist
• August 7, 2023
![Publish internal transfer admission statistics](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Emma_Hutchinson.png)
Publish internal transfer admission statistics
McKenzie Henningsen, Columnist
• August 3, 2023
![Life-skills courses shouldn’t be overlooked](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/020723_cydrios_McKenzie_home-web-1200x800.jpg)
Life-skills courses shouldn’t be overlooked
McKenzie Henningsen, Columnist
• July 17, 2023
![Librarians: classroom tools for success](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Reagan_McKenzie_Librarians-WEB.jpg)
Librarians: classroom tools for success
McKenzie Henningsen, Columnist
• July 9, 2023