Hey, everyone. My name’s Aly. I say ‘just Aly’ because I was kind of given a complex about my last name in middle school, so we’ll stick with only the first 
name unless anyone really, really wants to know what my last name is.
I’m originally from Topeka, Kan., but spent my first two years of college in Tucson, Ariz., attending The University of Arizona (yes, our mascot is the wildcats, but our colors are red and blue, so I thought it was a nice compromise to Kansas).
At KU, I’m a journalism major, environmental studies minor and a political science 3×3. The environmental studies classes here are absolutely great, so if you have any extra time in your schedules, I highly recommend Professor Nuckolls EVRN 148 – great stuff.
I’ve worked for two environmental magazines in the past year. The first in Tucson as the “Green Campus Liaison” (though I always thought that title was a little ironic given that there is hardly anything green in Arizona), and the second was Mother Earth News in Topeka, Kan. I left Mother this semester to work in Lawrence, but I absolutely love the magazine and the people who work there. They have a great Web site, so you should definitely check it out. Oh, and add them on Facebook. I promise they won’t stalk you.
The thing I’m always amazed with by environmental engineering and technology is that there never seems to be enough time to read it all, let alone keep up with everything that’s constantly changing. I can’t wait to delve deeper into this realm of innovation this semester.
I really look forward to meeting all of you and hope you had a fantastic break.
See you in a week.
Hi there! I am a 22-year-old studying journalism and political science here at KU. I’ve grown up and lived in Kansas forever, but love wondering and discovering new cities, and hope to move to one eventually — New York, Chicago, or DC, for starters — so I never run out of things to do or people to meet.
The media has always been a great interest of mine, and I am kind of addicted to working in it as much as possible — I am associate editor of Jayplay and a multimedia producer and copy chief for the Kansan. I also interned at The Herb Companion for a year.
I am also a political news junkie. I am really interested in how the political process works and how everyday people can become involved with it, which is probably one of the reasons the environment is one of my biggest interests. I interned with Greenpeace last year for this reason. The environment is one topic that literally everyone can and should get behind because it is impossible to not relate to.
Other things I absolutely appreciate/love: brunch, modern art, good coffee, pilates, bicycles, the font myriad pro, photography!, live music, baking and cooking.
