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![Opinion writer Maddie McMurrough says the world would be better if everyone had to work in the service industry. (Graphic by Zoe Rich)](https://thebatt.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/MadiGraphic-1200x927.png)
Opinion: You don’t work in the service industry and it shows
Maddie McMurrough, Opinion Columnist
• September 26, 2024
![Has pop music lost its edge? Opinion writer Daniel Fu explores why the cliche predictability of pop is making way for the rise of indie and alternative music. (Graphic by Chi-Chi Zhang)](https://thebatt.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/pop_music_graphic-565x1200.jpg)
Opinion: The death of pop
Daniel Fu, Opinion Writer
• September 19, 2024
![Anticipated Movies of 2018](https://thebatt.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/c4cc5b22b0b1b066b381c7476b7bb0dc-1200x675.jpg)
Opinion: In which movie world would you live?
Charis Adkins, Isabella Garcia, Maddie McMurrough, Kaleb Blizzard, Joshua Abraham, Caleb Elizondo, Daniel Fu, Sidney Uy, and Killian Netherton
• September 19, 2024
![Why are you going to A&M? Opinion writer Kaleb Blizzard says the commodification of modern education is enforcing meaninglessness among an already-nihilistic population. (Graphic by Chi-Chi Zhang)](https://thebatt.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_8160.png)
Opinion: College for its own sake
Kaleb Blizzard, Opinion Writer
• September 17, 2024
![Opinion writer Joshua Abraham pleads to the future generation of parents to not give their children basic names. (Graphic by Ingrid Perez)](https://thebatt.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Joshua-2-1200x800.jpg)
Opinion: Don’t name your child Joshua
Joshua Abraham, Opinion Writer
• September 16, 2024
![Senior Head Yell Leader Jake Carter leads the first yell practice of the fall 2024 semester, also known as 'GatheRing,' as part of Howdy Week outside the Clayton W. Williams, Jr. Alumni Center on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024. (Chris Swann/The Battalion)](https://thebatt.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/CJS16919-Enhanced-NR-1200x800.jpg)
Opinion: What we wish we knew freshman year
Charis Adkins and Isabella Garcia
• September 13, 2024
![Attending class is for nerds. Opinion columnist Maddie McMurrough says it’s better if you start your academic decline early. (Graphic by Ethan Mattson)](https://thebatt.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Skipping-Class-C-1200x900.jpg)
Opinion: You should start skipping class
Maddie McMurrough, Opinion Columnist
• September 12, 2024
![Guest contributor Akku Kumar recounts his experience attending Breakaway as a non-Christian.](https://thebatt.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/43303b9d16cec5627e13617dbc0567ee-1200x900.jpg)
Opinion: You don’t like Breakaway, you just like live music
Joshua Abraham, Opinion Writer
• September 12, 2024
![The Paralympic logo at the top of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons/Creative Commons)](https://thebatt.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Paralympic_logo_at_the_top_of_the_Arc_de_Triomphe_Paris_2024_3-2-1200x800.jpg)
Opinion: Don’t say you care about the Olympics if you aren’t going to watch the Paralympics
Joshua Abraham, Opinion Writer
• September 6, 2024
![Various game boards sit on a table in the Battalion office on Wednesday, Sept. 4 2024. (Abdurahman Azeez/The Battalion)](https://thebatt.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/CJS13698-800x1200.jpg)
Opinion: Get on board with board games
Daniel Fu, Opinion Writer
• September 4, 2024
![Compromise isn’t weak, it’s necessary. Maddie McMurrough says overcoming our differences should be encouraged in politics. (Photo by Cytonn Photography via Creative Commons)](https://thebatt.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/x-1200x801.jpeg)
Opinion: Why can’t we all just get along?
Maddie McMurrough, Opinion Columnist
• September 3, 2024
![Would you take a class on romantic communication? Opinion writer Kaleb Blizzard argues that a new romantic communication class is desperately needed for the next generation of Texas A&M students.](https://thebatt.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/academic-building-1200x857.png)
Opinion: COMM 202, Romantic Communication
Kaleb Blizzard, Opinion Writer
• September 3, 2024
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