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Opinion columnist Benjamin Barnes says A&M admits too many students, leading to overcrowded spaces on campus and infrastructure problems in College Station.

Opinion: A&M is for the streets

Bj Barnes, Opinion columnist November 7, 2023

A&M is for the streets.  Yes, you heard me. For the boomers in the back and the small number of based zoomers who distance themselves from social media, being “for the streets” is most commonly...

Should politicians take competency tests? Opinion writer Isabella Garcia says there are better ways to utilize standardized tests than just torturing students. 

Opinion: Let’s turn the tables on useless tests

Isabella Garcia November 3, 2023

Halloween sure came quickly, but let's be honest: nothing is scarier than exams. As a teaching assistant, I've been able to see firsthand how the horror of exams has pushed unprepared students to do anything...

 Opinion writer @MadsMcMurrough says living with the opposite gender isn’t that unorthodox — it’s just like your favorite TV show. 

Opinion: Coed living is a real-life sitcom

Maddie McMurrough October 26, 2023

Has your life ever been so boring that you wish you were sucked into your favorite sitcom? Well, the easiest way to do that is to sign a rent contract with the opposite gender. Cue the 1990s sitcom laugh...

Opinion columnist Benjamin Barnes says customer service, cheap products and consumerism culture are making everyday items worse.

Opinion: Companies don’t care about you

Bj Barnes, Opinion columnist October 24, 2023

I’m willing to bet you’re among the millions of Americans that have experienced customer service hell. It starts out simple enough with a minor issue, complaint or even just a general question which...

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

I’m going to say it because apparently no one else will: football is not that big of a deal. Do I love the Fightin’ Texas Aggies? Yes. Do I enjoy watching their games and cheering them on? Yes. But...

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

If you live in College Station with more than three roommates unrelated to you, you may be slapped with a misdemeanor and a hefty fine to boot. At least, that’s what is promised by the “no more than...

Bikes are stowed on racks in front of the Academic Building on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. (Photo by Chris Swann/The Battalion)

Opinion: Bikers aren’t above the law

Maddie McMurrough October 19, 2023

Let me set the scene. I was driving to class in my Jeep. Lana Del Rey’s “A&W”  was blaring through my speakers as I approached the usual four-way stop I pass to get to my West Campus classes....

Opinion columnist Benjamin Barnes says the disbandment of the Office for Diversity doesn’t have to be a bad thing.

Good riddance: A eulogy for DEI

Bj Barnes, Opinion columnist October 18, 2023

Recently, Texas A&M, in conjunction with every other public higher-education institution in the state, was ordered by the Texas Legislature to cease all activity and practices involving diversity,...

Molecular and cell biology sophomore Alice Asinovsky and former student Ori Yonay stand in support of Israel during the Aggies Stand with Israel Silent Walk event on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023.

Opinion: An attack on Israel and the human conscious

Ryan Lindner, Opinion Editor October 17, 2023

On Oct. 7, streams of genocidal terrorists stormed into Israel and committed the greatest massacre of Jewish lives since the Holocaust. Hundreds of terror-stricken people were gunned down as they fled...

Opinion writer Isabella Garcia says our search for happiness should be a search for meaning.

Opinion: Abandon happiness, choose meaning instead

Isabella Garcia October 16, 2023

Everyone wants to be happy, but how does one achieve this? In the spirit of efficiency, I decided instead of laboriously toiling over this profound question for another 10 years, I’d go straight to...

Poultry science senior Ryder Nielson and computer science senior Roope Raikaa talk in the ticket pull line outside Kyle Field on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. 

Opinion: Ticket-pulling changed my mind

Maddie McMurrough ] October 5, 2023

When I pitched this piece, I was prepared to verbally eviscerate the ticket-pulling system. Armed with my paper and pen, I was going to blow this popsicle stand — but now, I’ve realized that maybe...

Opinion writer and giantess Maddie McMurrough says short men and tall women have more in common than you think when it comes to dating.

Opinion: Short kings deserve love too

Maddie McMurrough September 28, 2023

“Blimey. That’s one big woman.” My mother is 5 feet, 3 inches tall, and my father is 6 feet, 4 inches. Unfortunately for me, I got my height from my dad. I’m 5 feet,10 inches and best described...

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