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 In light of President Banks’ recent State of the University Address, opinion writer Charis Adkins discusses the aspects of A&M that Banks neglected to mention. From the consolidation of colleges, organizational restructuring and steps back in A&M’s research mission, what wasn’t said is just as telling as what was.

Analysis: The state of our university

Charis Adkins October 17, 2022

On Sept. 28, President M. Katherine Banks took the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center stage and delivered the annual State of the University Address. This broad speech covered many facets of Texas...

The Main Building at the University of Texas, lit orange at night.

Opinion: Racism by another name

Ryan Lindner October 13, 2022

Recently, Texas A&M University has been seized in controversy over its new faculty hiring program, ACES Plus. The university is being sued, and what makes it worse is the lawsuit is being brought forth...

The War Hymn Statue outside Kyle Field on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022.

Opinion: The A&M effect

My first semester at Texas A&M felt like a culture shock. From professors starting classes with a boisterous “Howdy!” to students stomping their cowboy boots and swinging 12th Man...

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke speaks in Rudder Theatre on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022.

Opinion: Out with O’Rourke

Ryan Lindner October 5, 2022

On Sept. 28, 2022, Robert Francis O’Rourke, who likes to call himself “Beto,” came to campus to give a speech on his plans to turn Texas blue. As he was hitting on standard Democrat talking points...

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke speaks in Rudder Theatre on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022.

Opinion: Beto brings balance

Ana Sofia Sloane October 5, 2022

BBQ, sweet tea and football. Sounds like Texas, right? Now, how about this: Every morning, parents hug their children tightly and send them off to school with a troubled smile. Will they buy candles...

A freshman takes a break from his books and makes a waffle to relax. 

Opinion: A Texas-shaped triumph

Charis Adkins October 3, 2022

I got a little story for ya, Ags. On April 16, 2022, we students entered Sbisa Dining Hall like normal, blissful in our ignorance, only to find our beloved Texas-shaped waffle makers ripped from us with...

Afraid of Docs

Opinion: Should I see a doctor?

By Maya Pimentel @maya_pimentel October 2, 2022

During our first full week of medical school, I and my fellow classmates at Texas A&M learned how to take patients’ vitals, check their temperature, blood oxygen saturation levels, heart rates,...

Airpods

Opinion: Put the headphones away

Ryan Lindner September 29, 2022

While commuting on the bus to campus one morning, I made the uncharacteristic decision to not wear my Airpods. Despite falling behind on my favorite podcast, the choice may seem inconsequential, but, without...

Senior student senator Fawaz Syed speaks during the 75th session of the student senate on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. 

Opinion: The unknown student senate

Ryan Lindner September 24, 2022

On Aug. 31, I did something I had never done before — attend a Student Senate meeting. Waiting outside the doors to be let in, I figured there would be more curious onlookers. After all, the Senate’s...

Provost and Executive Vice President Carol Fierke sent emails to students, faculty and staff outlining what the fall semester would look like including 30 minutes between classes instead of 20 and a daily 45 minute break in order for classrooms to be cleaned.

Opinion: Students, faculty, staff disenfranchised

Ryan Lindner September 21, 2022

Don’t fix what isn’t broken. The old saying reached a fever pitch in Aggieland after the Brazos County Commissioner Court voted to remove the Memorial Student Center, or MSC, as an early voting location...

Housing near campus on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022. A new zoning proposal from the city of College Station will create new housing opportunities for prospective homeowners.

Opinion: Let’s talk about housing

Ana Sofia Sloane September 21, 2022

Which of the following sounds like the perfect home for your college experience: an apartment with paper-thin walls inhabited by five other roommates, or a house far from campus that shares a fence with...

Four jacks and two jokers from a Lane All Plastic Playing Cards deck on Monday, Sep. 12, 2022.

Opinion: Jack of all trades, master of none

By Maya Pimentel @maya_pimentel September 12, 2022

As school resumes, we are returning to an environment that constantly reinforces the importance of comprehensive knowledge and intellectual commitment to achieve academic success. However, while productive...

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