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Opinion writer Ana Sofia Sloane argues for President Joe Biden's loan forgiveness program. 

Opinion: Hopelessly indebted

By Ana Sofia Sloane @anasofia_sloane September 7, 2022

Nearly $2 trillion. As of 2022, $1.75 trillion is the amount of money that 45 million current and former students owe in both federal and private loans. Despite the importance of obtaining a college degree,...

Opinion writer Ryan Linder argues against against President Joe Biden's relief program. 

Opinion: The case against student loan cancellation

Ryan Lindner September 7, 2022

A hypothetical: meet John and Cameron. They grew up together in a small rural town, went to the same school and shopped at the same stores. Both made similarly high grades and dreamt of going to college. The...

The Texas A&M Women's Chorus performed underneath the Century Tree for Buthayna Al Dagher on Feb. 22, 2022.

Commentary: Heard but not seen

Ana Sofia Sloane @anasofiasloane August 29, 2022

We have all watched the Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band march in complex formations across Kyle Field during football season, their instruments glinting in the sun with the sound of fanatic cheering following...

The crowd at GatheRing and Yell Practice inside the Clayton W. Williams, Jr. Alumni Center on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022.

Opinion: A dismal Howdy Half-Week

Charis Adkins August 29, 2022

This year’s Howdy Week did not live up to its name. No, what we had was more of a Howdy Half-Week. A Howdy Long Weekend. The titular “week” seems to have been forgotten. Howdy Week 2022 only stretched...

Aggieland

Opinion: Welcome to Aggieland!

Charis Adkins August 16, 2022

Howdy, Class of 2026! I’m thrilled to welcome you to our humble maroon and white university! Texas A&M has over 5,200 acres to call your own and a growing family of more than 73,000 students. Welcome...

A woman works at home while her dog sleeps beside her desk in Montgomery, Texas on Monday, Aug. 1, 2022. Opinion writer Charis Adkins wonders if working from home will become more than a pandemic-age necessity.

Analysis: Business like un-usual

Charis Adkins August 1, 2022

If there’s one thing the ‘rona taught us, it’s adaptability. Masks, social distancing and a sudden dependence on Discord’s ugly younger brother Zoom made the spring of the 2019-2020 school year...

Opinion writer Ryan Lindner reflects on his time as a youth basketball referee and the vitriol directed toward amateur refs. 

Opinion: Investments of the heart

Ryan Lindner July 31, 2022

As a teenager, there aren’t many available jobs an average person would describe as "desirable." You can apply to bus tables at a local restaurant, work in fast food, cut grass, or if working isn't your...

Opinion writer Maya Pimentel discusses Sally Rooney's 2018 "Normal People."

Criticism: Sally Rooney and ‘non-feminist’ feminist literature

Maya Pimentel @maya_pimentel July 24, 2022

Editor’s Note: This article contains mild spoilers for book "Normal People" The novel “Normal People,” written in 2018 by Sally Rooney, quickly became a worldwide sensation following...

Data from The Center for American Progress

Opinion: An ode to service workers

I’ve been working in some sort of service or “essential” work industry ever since I turned 16. From restaurants to grocery stores, I spent many of my formative years behind a cash register...

Following the election of Mayra Flores, opinion writer Ryan Lindner says Democrats need to reconsider their approach to demographics.

Analysis: Demographics as destiny? Maybe not

Ryan Lindner July 12, 2022

For decades, conventional political wisdom has held that the increasing percentage of minority voters in the electorate, particularly Hispanics, would spell doom for the Republican party. In 2002, John...

Mehndi tattoos on the hands of opinion writer Maya Pimentel in New Delhi, India. Nov. 2017.

Opinion: Am I Indian enough?

I am an Indian who cannot speak Hindi. Actually, I should share the truth: I am a half-Indian who cannot speak Hindi. Growing up, I never felt a need to embrace my Indian culture. I practiced kathak, ate...

The return of the wooly mammoth is discussed by opinion writer Charis Adkins.

Analysis: A mammoth undertaking

Charis Adkins July 7, 2022

There’s no other way to say this: scientists are trying to bring back woolly mammoths. Yep, you read that right — with what can only be described as blatant disregard for the warnings of the Jurassic...

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