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Satire: The Mugdown exposed

Charis Adkins, Opinion Editor January 23, 2025

Ah, yes, The Mugdown — The Battalion’s sad little brother. “Texas A&M's First Satirical Newspaper, Since 1875,” according to their website. Just put the fries in the bag, lil bro. They think...

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Opinion: Banning TikTok sets a terrible precedent

Kaleb Blizzard, Opinion Writer January 22, 2025

Now more than ever, the most-consumed media in our society has become a radical infusion of information and entertainment.  Swipe once, you get Skibidi Toilet brainrot; swipe twice, you’ll get a...

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Opinion: Tear down Heldenfels

Joshua Abraham, Opinion Writer January 21, 2025

As students of the greatest university in the world, we love to tell everyone about how great Texas A&M is. We have the greatest mascot in the nation, the greatest fans in all of college sports and...

Opinion: Totally plausible 2025 predictions

Opinion: Totally plausible 2025 predictions

Charis Adkins, Opinion Editor January 10, 2025

Welcome to 2025, Ags! It’s been a long time coming. A year, some might say. Every new year, people who have no business doing so tend to go on record predicting what’s to come. Usually, these guesses...

Opinion: Dream guests for Welsh’s new podcast

Opinion: Dream guests for Welsh’s new podcast

Joshua Abraham, Opinion Writer January 10, 2025

On Jan. 22, President Mark A. Welsh III will premier his much-anticipated podcast, “At Ease.” Giving a peek into the various activities and personalities at Texas A&M, he and chief of staff Susan...

Rural Oakwood, Texas's water tower on November 27, 2024. (Jessica Roppolo/The Battalion)

Opinion: In support of rural America

Joshua Abraham, Opinion Writer December 9, 2024

City life has always enticed me. I’m drawn to beautiful, ancient and modern architecture, and walkable urban cities are the best way to live. I’m enthralled by the social life in metropolitan areas...

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,...

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...

As we’re gearing up for the holiday season, opinion writer Joshua Abraham wants to remind you that we shouldn’t be divided to celebrate. We must put our political differences aside and be joyous together. (Graphic by Zoe Rich)

Opinion: The most wonderful time of the year?

Joshua Abraham, Opinion Writer November 27, 2024

It's the most wonderful time of the year! I love the holiday season with a passion. As soon as Halloween ends, the cobwebs and spiders get exchanged for incandescent lights and a Christmas tree. I can...

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