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Charis Adkins

Charis Adkins, Opinion Editor

Charis Adkins is an English senior, Spanish minor and opinion editor for The Battalion.  She plans to attend law school after graduating, anticipating a career in the Sports & Entertainment or Appellate / Appellate Writing fields.  She is a former Greenpot (2022-23 season) in Student Bonfire and currently works as a legal assistant at Benn Law Group in College Station.  She enjoys rock & metal music, the Three Stooges and learning Old English linguistics.

 

 

All content by Charis Adkins
Opinion: ‘The Lord of the Rings’ is a Christmas trilogy

Opinion: ‘The Lord of the Rings’ is a Christmas trilogy

Charis Adkins, Opinion Editor
December 5, 2024
“It was awesome. Everyone around me was so nice. I ended up getting first deck — we were inside the barricades. We were sharing experiences, we were all staying up together at night, whenever I needed to go to the restroom they were watching my seat and vice versa. The only thing that I didn’t like is how people felt entitled to boss other students around whenever they had no sense of authority or position, but besides that, I love all the Aggies and just like how God forgives people I forgive all of them as well.” Elie Merhi, biomedical sciences freshman

We asked Aggies: How was t.u. ticket pull?

Charis Adkins, Opinion Editor
November 21, 2024
Satire: ‘Cars’ movie review

Satire: ‘Cars’ movie review

Charis Adkins, Opinion Editor
November 21, 2024
Torch runner tosses fallen torch at the Student Bonfire on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023.

Opinion: Bonfire survives

Charis Adkins, Opinion Editor
November 11, 2024
You’re looking at this on your phone, aren’t you? Opinion editor Charis Adkins says it's time to put down the screens and try looking around for once. (Graphic by Ingrid Perez)

Opinion: Choose boredom

Charis Adkins, Opinion Editor
October 17, 2024
Anticipated Movies of 2018

Opinion: In which movie world would you live?

Charis Adkins, Isabella Garcia, Maddie McMurrough, Kaleb Blizzard, Joshua Abraham, Caleb Elizondo, Daniel Fu, Sidney Uy, and Killian Netherton
September 19, 2024
Senior Head Yell Leader Jake Carter leads the first yell practice of the fall 2024 semester, also known as 'GatheRing,' as part of Howdy Week outside the Clayton W. Williams, Jr. Alumni Center on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024. (Chris Swann/The Battalion)

Opinion: What we wish we knew freshman year

Charis Adkins and Isabella Garcia
September 13, 2024
Photo courtesy of 20th Century Studios

Review: ‘Alien: Romulus’

Charis Adkins, Opinion Editor
August 22, 2024
Torch runner tosses fallen torch at the Student Bonfire on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023.

Opinion: A blatant disregard of tradition

Charis Adkins, Opinion Columnist
April 19, 2024
Students sing the war hymn at The Big Event Ceremony on Saturday, Mar 23, 2024. (Hannah Harrison/The Battalion)

Opinion: Go to student events

Charis Adkins, Opinion Columnist
April 9, 2024
Opinion columnists Charis Adkins and Bj Barnes offer a humble apology to readers. Too long have we been publishing anti-A&M propaganda, but never again. (Graphic by Caroline Dollar/The Battalion)

Opinion: Our deepest apologies

Charis Adkins and Bj Barnes
April 9, 2024
Does your tattoo affect employment opportunities? Charis Adkins says no, but that doesn’t mean you should throw caution to the wind just yet. (Graphic by Ethan Mattson)

Opinion: Give your future tattoos some extra thought

Charis Adkins, Opinion Columnist
April 5, 2024
Just because you won’t be the next Bob Ross doesn’t mean you shouldn’t paint. Opinion columnist Charis Adkins says it’s about how it makes you feel, not how it looks. Now go out and do something creative. (Graphic by Tyler Thompson)

Opinion: Do something creative

Charis Adkins, Opinion Columnist
March 26, 2024
It’s summer internship application time! Charis Adkins encourages students to keep looking for opportunities and avoid discouragement with a simple phrase: “No means next.” (Graphic by Ethan Mattson/The Battalion)

Opinion: No means next

Charis Adkins, Opinion Columnist
March 19, 2024
Opinion: De-villainize standardized testing

Opinion: De-villainize standardized testing

Charis Adkins
February 14, 2024
Your digital footprint can determine your future, says opinion columnist Maddie McMurrough — so don’t neglect it. (Photo by Kyle Heise/The Battalion)

Opinion: Employers are looking at your social media

Charis Adkins, Opinion Columnist
February 7, 2024
The intersection of Bizzell Street and College Avenue on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024.

Opinion: Ode to rainy days

Charis Adkins
January 31, 2024
January comes with its share of unattainable New Year’s resolutions you’ll forget about by mid-February. Join opinion columnist Charis Adkins in exploring how to set fun and realistic resolutions. Or don’t. There’s always 2025. (Photo by Chris Swann/The Battalion)

It’s time to rethink our resolutions

Charis Adkins
January 24, 2024
(Graphic by Sophie Villarreal/The Battalion)

Opinion: Very realistic 2024 predictions

Charis Adkins, Opinion Columnist
January 13, 2024
OPN Christmas

Opinion: Remember Christmas?

Charis Adkins
December 4, 2023
Studying

Opinion: Where to study?

Ryan Lindner, Ana Sofia Sloane, Charis Adkins, Bj Barnes, Maddie McMurrough, and Isabella Garcia
November 29, 2023
Bonfire members gather at sunset to slam logs to build the stack at the burn site on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023. 

Perspective: Bonfire builds us.

Charis Adkins
November 15, 2023
Sophomore DB Bryce Anderson (1) sits in the end zone during Texas A&M's football game against Alabama at Kyle Field on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. (Chris Swann/The Battalion)

Opinion: Football is really not that big of a deal

Charis Adkins
October 23, 2023
Texas A&M professors discuss the possible implications of a Restricted Occupancy Overlay and what it could mean for College Station students and residents. 

Opinion: No more “no more than four”

Charis Adkins, Opinon Columnist
October 19, 2023
Senior Student Body President Hudson Kraus sits at the Student Senate meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. (Chris Swann/The Battalion)

Opinion: Hey, impeach that guy!

Charis Adkins
September 25, 2023
A textbook in Barnes & Noble in the Memorial Student Center on Tuesday, Sep. 6, 2022.

Opinion: Free textbooks are not a solution

Charis Adkins
September 15, 2023
Better President

Opinion: Banks vs. Lincoln vs. … Craig?

Charis Adkins
September 8, 2023
 Wondering why you should read The Battalion’s opinion page? Columnist Charis Adkins and opinion editor Ryan Lindner give you a tour of the desk and why you should stick around. You never know. You might like it here.

Welcome to the Opinion Section

Charis Adkins and Ryan Lindner
August 29, 2023
Zachry

Opinion: Time marches on

Charis Adkins
May 1, 2023
Texas A&M hosts Family weekend from Thursday to Sunday. 

Opinion: Family Weekend ruined my study sessions

Charis Adkins
April 24, 2023
Apartment buildings usually allow fish and lizard companions, so why not snakes? Opinion columnist Charis Adkins says domestic snakes should be granted equal animal rights.

Opinion: Denied on the basis of scales

Charis Adkins
April 17, 2023
How much does your GPA matter after undergrad? Charis Adkins breaks down how those two digits can affect you for the rest of your life. 

Do grades matter after graduation?

Charis Adkins
April 10, 2023
Squirrels are among the wildlife found on campus.

Opinion: Let’s talk about campus squirrels

Charis Adkins
April 3, 2023
Corps/engineers meme

Satire: A&M announces new 35 by 35 plan

Charis Adkins
April 1, 2023
What determines university rankings?

Opinion: The truth behind university rankings

Charis Adkins
March 20, 2023
A veo on top of the overhang at Neeley Hall on Feb. 26, 2023.

Opinion: On Veo shenanigans

Charis Adkins
March 1, 2023
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Opinion: What’s on our bookshelves?

Ryan Lindner, Ana Sofia Sloane, Charis Adkins, and Bj Barnes
February 22, 2023
None of the women’s bathrooms on A&M’s campus are much to write home about, but some are worse than others. Join @Charis_Batt in ranking the definitive worst toilets in Aggieland.

Opinion: A la commode

Charis Adkins
February 20, 2023
With the introduction of Amazon Air, drone delivery has come to College Station. Join opinion columnist @Charis_Batt in exploring the service and wondering about what comes next. 

Opinion: Amazon’s disastrous drone plan

Charis Adkins
February 14, 2023
A photo of The Battalion's tiktok as seen on Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. 

Analysis: TikTok is ‘TikTaking’ all your information

Charis Adkins
February 6, 2023
Follow opinion writer Charis Adkins down the tuition rabbit hole: Why are online classes priced the same as in-person ones? 

Opinion: The mystery of A&M tuition

Charis Adkins
January 30, 2023
The Battalion opinion desk reflects upon the very worst that society has to offer.

Opinion: The worst tweets of 2022

Charis Adkins, Ana Sofia Sloane, Ryan Lindner, and Bj Barnes
January 18, 2023
 In light of President Banks’ recent State of the University Address, opinion writer Charis Adkins discusses the aspects of A&M that Banks neglected to mention. From the consolidation of colleges, organizational restructuring and steps back in A&M’s research mission, what wasn’t said is just as telling as what was.

Analysis: The state of our university

Charis Adkins
October 17, 2022
A freshman takes a break from his books and makes a waffle to relax. 

Opinion: A Texas-shaped triumph

Charis Adkins
October 3, 2022
The crowd at GatheRing and Yell Practice inside the Clayton W. Williams, Jr. Alumni Center on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022.

Opinion: A dismal Howdy Half-Week

Charis Adkins
August 29, 2022
Aggieland

Opinion: Welcome to Aggieland!

Charis Adkins
August 16, 2022
A woman works at home while her dog sleeps beside her desk in Montgomery, Texas on Monday, Aug. 1, 2022. Opinion writer Charis Adkins wonders if working from home will become more than a pandemic-age necessity.

Analysis: Business like un-usual

Charis Adkins
August 1, 2022
The return of the wooly mammoth is discussed by opinion writer Charis Adkins.

Analysis: A mammoth undertaking

Charis Adkins
July 7, 2022
With the 2021 fall semester reaching the halfway point, Texas A&M students reflect on how returning to in-person learning has contributed to stress. 

Opinion: Shot in the VARK

Charis Adkins
June 20, 2022
An analog clock in a trash can in Montgomery, Texas on Monday, June 13, 2022.

Opinion: Disadvantages to technological advancement? No way man

Charis Adkins
June 17, 2022
A man wears a University of Florida sweatshirt in Montgomery, Tex. on Monday, June 6, 2022.

Analysis: Florida Man — a case study

Charis Adkins
June 7, 2022
Opinion writer Charis Adkins laments the loss of the Texas-shaped waffle iron and how it may impact the future of Texas A&M. 

Opinion: Don’t let his memory die

Charis Adkins
April 26, 2022
Opinion writer Charis Adkins discusses how social networking technologies have made organizing protests easier yet less effective.

Analysis: Student demonstrations have lost their luster

Charis Adkins
April 20, 2022
Opinion writer Charis Adkins discusses whether its time to change the decades old daylight savings and the Sunshine Protection Act. 

Opinion: Is it time for a change?

Charis Adkins
April 12, 2022
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