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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...

Just as roses have thorns, we have things in our lives that disallow us from being loved. Opinion writer Joshua Abraham shows you how our thorns can be used for good and how we can become the rose we are meant to be. (Graphic by Luniqua Louis)

Opinion: The one who picks your thorns gets your rose

Joshua Abraham, Opinion Writer November 27, 2024

Roses are beautiful. They bloom to showcase their vibrant red color. But under the petals, along the stem of the rose lie thorns for anyone attempting to touch it.  A rose is meant to be looked at....

Think looking at life with a romantic, rose-tinted lens will make you happy? Opinion writer Isabella Garcia says romanticization makes life a performance, creates harmful perspectives and promotes self-centeredness. (Graphic by Corynn Young)

Opinion: Delulu is not the solulu

Isabella Garcia, Assistant Opinion Editor November 25, 2024

To romanticize is to idealize; to think something is better — more exciting, interesting or meaningful — than it actually is.  We’ve become so exhausted with productivity being the center of...

Aggies wait in line during ticket pull for the Notre Dame football game at the Kyle Field Plaza on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024.

Opinion: Portrait of a tradition on fire

Joshua Abraham, Opinion Writer November 22, 2024

The irony. The absolute irony.  At the same time as the 25th anniversary and memorial service of the 1999 Bonfire tragedy, ambulances were called, people got into physical altercations and students...

If you’re vaping in 2024, you’re a child. Opinion writer Joshua Abraham wants you to grow up and move on from vaping. (Graphic by Chi-Chi Zhang)

Opinion: Vaping is stupid

Joshua Abraham, Opinion Writer November 21, 2024

Substance use is incredibly unhealthy for our bodies. But we are a sinful species, and we fall into the usage of things like nicotine to cope with our daily lives.  Let’s look at the different options...

Opinion: Stop audiobook hate

Opinion: Stop audiobook hate

Kaleb Blizzard, Opinion Writer November 20, 2024

Aggies come from all over Texas — Houston, DFW, San Antonio, Austin, West Texas and a number of other places — as well as from other states and sometimes even international locations. The reality is...

Love it or hate it, goth people are better than you. Opinion writer Joshua Abraham explains what we can learn from them about expressing our true selves. (Graphic by Chi-Chi Zhang)

Opinion: Be like the goths

Joshua Abraham, Opinion Writer November 14, 2024

There’s two sides of the spectrum when it comes to the perception of goth people in our society; On one side, you have people at the mall who’ll look at them judgmentally, and on the other, you have...

Your digital footprint can determine your future, says opinion columnist Maddie McMurrough — so don’t neglect it. (Photo by Kyle Heise/The Battalion)

Opinion: Digital footprints matter

Maddie McMurrough, Opinion Columnist November 14, 2024

If there is one thing I love, it’s a comment section.  I spend quite a bit of time scrolling through TikTok, Facebook and Instagram Reels searching for intriguing comments. Most of the time, comment...

Have you become numb to the tragic and gruesome events you see online? Opinion writer Kaleb Blizzard argues that the acceptability of public recording, and the apathetic culture it enables, needs to come to a stop. (Graphic by Zoe Rich)

Opinion: Let’s talk about recording people in public

Kaleb Blizzard, Opinion Writer November 12, 2024

We’re all familiar with the fantastic things that have come as a result of our social media-filled, chronically online culture: skibidi toilets, divisive political tweets and destroyed attention spans,...

Torch runner tosses fallen torch at the Student Bonfire on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023.

Opinion: Bonfire survives

Charis Adkins, Opinion Editor November 11, 2024

Aggie Bonfire’s motto is simple: “We burn to build again.”  The most important word in that phrase is the very first one. We the students, we the former students, we the Aggies, we are the ones...

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