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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

You’re either here because you already agree with me or because you had a visceral negative reaction to this headline. Either way, I promise you will leave this article satisfied. I have one word...

Do art critics still do their jobs? Opinion writer Kaleb Blizzard argues that modern arts criticism often abandons insightful critique in favor of useless pretension and deliberate misunderstanding. (Graphic by Zoe Rich)

Opinion: Arts criticism culture has gone too far

Kaleb Blizzard, Opinion Writer December 2, 2024

You know the feeling: You’ve just watched the latest blockbuster at the movie theater, and you’re fully convinced that it’s a great film. Even if it’s not an artistic masterpiece, you enjoyed it,...

Do art critics still do their jobs? Opinion writer Kaleb Blizzard argues that modern arts criticism often abandons insightful critique in favor of useless pretension and deliberate misunderstanding. (Graphic by Zoe Rich)

Arts criticism has gone too far

Zoe Rich, Graphic Designer December 2, 2024

Left to right: The Blocker building on Monday, Nov. 19, 2024 and the Zachry building on Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2024. (Paola Luzuriaga/The Battalion)

Opinion: Architectural beauty matters

Kaleb Blizzard, Opinion Writer December 2, 2024

A lot of the buildings on Texas A&M’s campus are ugly. Really ugly. Whether you come to know that on the first day you tour campus, your first day of class or a month into your time here, this...

Students holding hands while walking in front of Evans library on Friday evening, September 22, 2023

Opinion: Marry young

Daniel Fu, Opinion Writer December 2, 2024

For ages, people have searched for ways to make their lives more fulfilling —the foremost method: relationships.  Nowadays, relationships take all kinds of lengths, forms and labels. Scariest label...

A display of Skibidi Toilet blind bags inside Target on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024. (Jenna Isbell/The Battalion)

Opinion: Why you should gift a Skibidi Toilet toy this holiday season

Kaleb Blizzard, Opinion Writer December 1, 2024

I need to be honest with everyone who’s reading this article right now: I’m a serial procrastinator, especially when it comes to gift-giving. Even if I know weeks or months in advance of an event...

“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

This movie is so packed with classist ideology and logical fallacies that it’s a wonder our parents ever allowed us to watch it. I mean, this is what’s wrong with today’s America — we’re spoon-feeding...

If you’re vaping in 2024, you’re a child. Opinion writer Joshua Abraham wants you to grow up and move on from vaping. (Graphic by Chi-Chi Zhang)

Cotton candy clouds

Chi-Chi Zhang, Graphic Designer November 21, 2024

If you’re vaping in 2024, you’re a child. Opinion writer Joshua Abraham wants you to grow up and move on from vaping. (Graphic by Chi-Chi Zhang)

Opinion: Vaping is stupid

Joshua Abraham, Opinion Writer November 21, 2024

Substance use is incredibly unhealthy for our bodies. But we are a sinful species, and we fall into the usage of things like nicotine to cope with our daily lives.  Let’s look at the different options...

Opinion: Stop audiobook hate

Opinion: Stop audiobook hate

Kaleb Blizzard, Opinion Writer November 20, 2024

Aggies come from all over Texas — Houston, DFW, San Antonio, Austin, West Texas and a number of other places — as well as from other states and sometimes even international locations. The reality is...

Review: ‘The Wild Robot’

Review: ‘The Wild Robot’

Killian Netherton, Opinion Writer November 20, 2024

Disclaimer: Spoilers ahead.  “The Wild Robot,” released on Sept. 27 and directed by Chris Sanders, revolves around a robot that crash lands on an island and is forced to raise a young duckling...

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