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Opinion: Hopelessly indebted
By Ana Sofia Sloane @anasofia_sloane
• September 7, 2022
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Opinion: The case against student loan cancellation
Ryan Lindner
• September 7, 2022
![The Texas A&M Women's Chorus performed underneath the Century Tree for Buthayna Al Dagher on Feb. 22, 2022.](https://thebatt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/57b07dbc8123d21c37efcd3f03324d3b-1200x800.jpg)
Commentary: Heard but not seen
Ana Sofia Sloane @anasofiasloane
• August 29, 2022
![The crowd at GatheRing and Yell Practice inside the Clayton W. Williams, Jr. Alumni Center on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022.](https://thebatt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/b86ed95ccab8fc8b335f5b83c3e0ea5c-2-1200x800.jpg)
Opinion: A dismal Howdy Half-Week
Charis Adkins
• August 29, 2022
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Opinion: Welcome to Aggieland!
Charis Adkins
• August 16, 2022
![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.](https://thebatt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/c8c6f86f952fa3f11b024e04a67f1cef-1200x801.jpg)
Analysis: Business like un-usual
Charis Adkins
• August 1, 2022
![Opinion writer Ryan Lindner reflects on his time as a youth basketball referee and the vitriol directed toward amateur refs. ](https://thebatt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/04e274bdf47e2950bbf0126aac1b4c47-1-1200x885.jpg)
Opinion: Investments of the heart
Ryan Lindner
• July 31, 2022
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Opinion: An ode to service workers
By Caleb Elizondo @CalebElizondo7
• July 24, 2022
![Following the election of Mayra Flores, opinion writer Ryan Lindner says Democrats need to reconsider their approach to demographics.](https://thebatt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/7a9bb72bc412f5c93d16bbac96a70478-1.png)
Analysis: Demographics as destiny? Maybe not
Ryan Lindner
• July 12, 2022
![Mehndi tattoos on the hands of opinion writer Maya Pimentel in New Delhi, India. Nov. 2017.](https://thebatt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/9836cb266a80d29aad654b362b5e6ad0-1200x859.jpg)
Opinion: Am I Indian enough?
By Maya Pimentel @maya_pimentel
• July 10, 2022
![The return of the wooly mammoth is discussed by opinion writer Charis Adkins.](https://thebatt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/8b776bd08d61e9bc2426581565c63ec6-1.png)
Analysis: A mammoth undertaking
Charis Adkins
• July 7, 2022
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