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Opinion: Resumes without substance
By Saanya Troutman @saanyalache
• March 1, 2023
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Opinion: The true heart and soul of A&M athletics
Bj Barnes, Opinion columnist
• February 28, 2023
![Junior finance major Hudson Kraus poses for a photo in the Battalion studio on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023.](https://thebatt.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/df47e03c1d97613132371a9cdc7d72d2-869x1200.jpg)
Opinion: Hudson Kraus for Student Body President
Ryan Lindner
• February 28, 2023
![Student freshman Daniel Warren playing the piano at the flag room on Feb. 12, 2023](https://thebatt.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/97b6c331c4289766885946dc01652f14-1200x800.jpg)
Opinion: An open letter to flag room singers
Ana Sofia Sloane
• February 27, 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.](https://thebatt.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/a6dc6e26bfc1eec0a1e82c1fd6f1be8e-1.jpg)
Opinion: A la commode
Charis Adkins
• February 20, 2023
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Opinion: What we can learn from the “sigmas”
By Lilia Elizondo @LiliaElizondo5
• February 20, 2023
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Opinion: An ode to unconventional internships
By Valerie Muñoz, @Val4Batt
• February 16, 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. ](https://thebatt.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/b29797e8a5397dfa8b3b5bd690f00369-1.png)
Opinion: Amazon’s disastrous drone plan
Charis Adkins
• February 14, 2023
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Opinion: A&M: One of the worst colleges for free speech?
Ana Sofia Sloane
• February 14, 2023
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Opinion: A&M is UT’s crazy ex-girlfriend
Lilia Elizondo @LiliaElizondo5
• February 13, 2023
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Tenny Luhrs, Associate News Editor • February 6, 2025
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Sophia Munoz, Life & Arts Writer • February 5, 2025
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