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Why is it so hard to get an internship

Opinion: Why is it so difficult to land an internship?

Bj Barnes, Opinion columnist January 24, 2023

Starting in March of last year, I applied for over 70 summer internship openings around the country. I landed zero of them. Could it be I botched my interviews, didn’t meet the specific job requirements...

The Battalion opinion desk reflects upon the very worst that society has to offer.

Opinion: The worst tweets of 2022

At The Battalion, our writers and columnists are required to maintain a Twitter account to hold them accountable to the public and encourage interaction with the community. Thanks to this policy, our desk...

Since 1993, visualization professor Francis Quek has been inviting Texas A&M students into his home to enjoy a Thanksgiving meal for those who cannot travel home for the holiday. 

Opinion: The imperative of gratitude

Ryan Lindner December 7, 2022

Thanksgiving has always been a special time for me. The joy of simply being home mixed with the excitement of seeing distant relatives and, of course, the food. My usual "cooking" is throwing frozen chicken...

Bike racks placed outside the Sibisa Dining Hall on Monday, Dec. 5, 2022. 

Opinion: War on wheels

By Lilia Elizondo @LiliaElizondo05 December 6, 2022

True story: A bicycle trampled me the other day. As I was enjoying the cool, brisk weather, taking in the autumn leaves and convincing myself that I was excited to go to my next class, suddenly a bike...

The remainder of the crowd stand with ponchos during a game against UMass while The Aggies hope to break a 6-game losing streak on Saturday, Nov. 19 at Kyle Field (Ishika Samant/The Battalion)

Opinion: Enough football, it’s meat judging season

Ryan Lindner November 22, 2022

Look, I've had enough. Our football team is destroying my mental health, and I have it on the unimpeachable authority of the TexAgs message board that I'm not the only one. I know we're supposed to be...

Political commentator Ben Shapiro speaks in Rudder Auditorium on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022. (Jonathan Taffet / The Battalion)

Opinion: We can do better

Ana Sofia Sloane November 18, 2022

Two weeks ago, the Texas A&M Young Americans for Freedom, or YAF, opened Aggieland’s arms to Ben Shapiro and invited him to speak with students. An UCLA and Harvard Law School graduate, Shapiro...

Aggies CAN is the largest student-athlete run canned food drive in the nation.

Opinion: The limits of politics

Ryan Lindner November 9, 2022

More than a third of Americans, including 61% of young adults, report feeling "serious loneliness," according to a Harvard study in Feb. 2021. Other research shows the number of close friends Americans...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announces the "Friday Night Lights Against Opioids" coalition on Oct. 13, 2022.

Opinion: Virtue comes first

Ryan Lindner November 8, 2022

"It is substantially true that virtue or morality is a necessary spring of popular government," declared former President George Washington in his renowned 1796 “Farewell Address.” I’m sure our first...

Saying goodbye to her teen years, opinion writer @anasofiasloane reflects on the changes which surround turning 20 

Opinion: Turning 20 — thoughts and concerns

Ana Sofia Sloane November 2, 2022

The passage of time is a peculiar thing. Fresh in my mind are the days when I would walk to school hand-in-hand with my mom, excited to play tag with friends at recess and color butterflies on construction...

Student Body President Case Harris during the Class of 2023 Legacy Night in front of the Jack K. Williams Administration Building on March 31, 2022.

Opinion: A veto without substance

Ryan Lindner October 28, 2022

"President Harris, is one of the primary roles of the executive [branch] to execute the legislation of the Senate?" "I would say so, yes," replied Student Body President Case Harris, answering a question...

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Opinion: A&M student body is like sardines in a can

Ana Sofia Sloane October 26, 2022

Every conceivable aspect of Texas A&M University is bursting at the seams. Buses: Students stand crammed shoulder-to-shoulder. A lucky minority gets a seat — the rest are herded backward and subject...

Opinion writer Ryan Lindner says that another Abbott term is the way to go

Opinion: Yes to Governor Abbott

Ryan Lindner October 20, 2022

In choosing the next governor of Texas, voters are faced with a simple choice. On the one hand, there is Robert “Beto” O'Rourke, a political opportunist whose beliefs change as frequently as the Texas...

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