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Fans react to a targeting call during Texas A&M’s game against LSU at Kyle Field on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. (Hannah Harrison/The Battalion)

Opinion: SEC increasing fine to $500k for rushing field will create opposite effect.

Callaghan Mitchell, Sports Writer June 22, 2025

The Southeastern Conference fined schools for field storming in 2004, it didn’t work then and is it really going to do anything now? The SEC has ramped up fines yet again for field storming but the college...

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Opinion: How to quickly, fairly and constitutionally handle illegal immigrants

Ron Sievert, Guest Contributor June 21, 2025

President Donald Trump has made it clear that he wants all illegal immigrants with violent criminal records immediately removed from the country.  Critics and many Democrats have steadfastly maintained...

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Opinion: Don’t tread on me; keep the Texas National Guard out of my city

Sidney Uy, Opinion Writer June 13, 2025

As a native Texan, I wonder where our gall and pride went when it came to challenging an authoritarian state government. Instead of rising to the occasion and standing in solidarity, many of us remain...

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Opinion: Bring back boot scootin’

Robert Blackburn, Sports Writer May 29, 2025

The doors are locked and the lights are off at the last standing dance hall in Bryan-College Station: Stampede. On Wednesday, May 7, the popular location closed its doors permanently. While Stampede was...

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Opinion: I don’t want to hear about your fetishes and kinks

Joshua Abraham, Opinion Writer May 7, 2025

There are many things you could do while standing in line at a bar. You could check the news, watch whatever sports game is playing or chat with your friends. But what you definitely shouldn’t do is...

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Opinion: Split the check

Sidney Uy, Opinion Writer May 2, 2025

Chivalrous men don’t exist — it’s a hoax. A few weeks ago, I took a well-deserved break from school. I went on a spontaneous first date and didn’t know who was going to “take the hit” for...

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Opinion: The dangers of harmful ideology in our education

Joshua Abraham, Opinion Writer May 2, 2025

On April 24, the Texas House of Representatives passed Texas Senate Bill 2, designed to create a $1 billion education savings account program. While some believe this will benefit the Texas education system,...

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Review: ‘Sinners’

Joshua Abraham, Opinion Writer April 30, 2025

Rating: 10/10 “Black Panther” changed my life.  I was 14 when the film was released, and it was unlike anything I’d ever seen. Director Ryan Coogler told a story about nationalism and pride...

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Opinion: Why College Station should have fewer zoning laws

Kaleb Blizzard, Opinion Writer April 27, 2025

If you’ve lived in College Station for long enough — or tried to get an apartment at a sufficiently low price — you’ve probably heard of “no more than four.”  For the uninitiated, it’s...

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Opinion: The war on college has officially begun

Wyatt Pickering, Opinion Writer April 27, 2025

I never thought I would see the day when defending Harvard University would be considered honorable. The world works in mysterious ways. The Trump administration has officially targeted colleges and...

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Satire: My glorious feminist king

Joshua Abraham, Opinion Writer April 24, 2025

Boy, oh boy, where do I even begin? LeBron, honey — my pookie bear. I have loved you ever since I first laid eyes on you. The way you drive into the paint and strike fear into your opponents’ eyes...

Texas A&M staff distribute 12th Man towels to students during the Ice Cream Carnival as part of the Howdy Week Festivities at the 12th Man Plaza on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023.

Opinion: The ‘college experience’ doesn’t exist

Maddie McMurrough, Opinion Columnist April 23, 2025

We have been Pavloved by Hollywood.  Every time we hear the words “college experience,” images of wild parties, dorm life and whirlwind romances dance around in our minds. Going into my freshman...

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