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Alyssa Francesca Salcedo

Alyssa Francesca Salcedo is an Ideas intern for Civil Beat. She is a senior at the University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa where she is a journalism major, minoring in political science. She previously interned for the Hawaiʻi Department of Education and Hawaiʻi Public Radio. 

In her free time, she writes poems or listens to the newest K-pop tracks. 

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Early College Grads Get Degrees. But Do They Land Jobs? Provided: UH West Oahu

Early College Grads Get Degrees. But Do They Land Jobs?

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Many students who earned college credits to get early degrees went on to have fulfilling careers, but data isn’t yet available on how the graduates fare after college.

Alyssa Salcedo: Lack Of Restrooms Can Make Bus Rides Torturous Will Caron/Civil Beat/2025

Alyssa Salcedo: Lack Of Restrooms Can Make Bus Rides Torturous

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The endurance test can be especially tricky for riders of some of Oʻahuʻs longer bus routes.

Alyssa Salcedo: Why Do Civic Engagement Bills Keep Failing At The Legislature? Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Alyssa Salcedo: Why Do Civic Engagement Bills Keep Failing At The Legislature?

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Every student deserves an education in how they can participate in our government. That’s more important now than ever.

Alyssa Salcedo: Don’t Regulate How Journalism Is Practiced — Or Taught Alyssa Salcedo/Civil Beat/2025

Alyssa Salcedo: Don’t Regulate How Journalism Is Practiced — Or Taught

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When a senator introduced a bill that smelled like censorship, it brought back a high school newspaper memory.