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![Does your tattoo affect employment opportunities? Charis Adkins says no, but that doesn’t mean you should throw caution to the wind just yet. (Graphic by Ethan Mattson)](https://thebatt.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/TattooPiece-1200x900.jpg)
Opinion: Give your future tattoos some extra thought
Charis Adkins, Opinion Columnist
• April 5, 2024
![Should an app that sexualizes kids still be permitted within the United States? Opinion columnist Bj Barnes says it’s time to ditch TikTok. (Graphic by Ethan Mattson)](https://thebatt.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Tik-Tok-Final-1200x900.jpg)
Opinion: Tick tock, TikTok
Bj Barnes, Opinion Columnist
• March 28, 2024
![Just because you won’t be the next Bob Ross doesn’t mean you shouldn’t paint. Opinion columnist Charis Adkins says it’s about how it makes you feel, not how it looks. Now go out and do something creative. (Graphic by Tyler Thompson)](https://thebatt.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/DoSomethingCreativeGraphic-1200x800.png)
Opinion: Do something creative
Charis Adkins, Opinion Columnist
• March 26, 2024
![Opinion writer Maddie McMurrough says a parent’s job is to protect their child's innocence, and that means teaching healthy technology habits and restricted internet access. (Photo by Rebecca Cervantes/The Battalion)](https://thebatt.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/1W8A6137-1200x800.jpg)
Opinion: The iPad shouldn’t be the parent
Maddie McMurrough, Opinion Writer
• March 25, 2024
![We are in an epidemic of loneliness. Opinion writer Eddie Phillips says we should embrace community one smoke at a time. (Graphic by Caroline Dollar/The Battalion)](https://thebatt.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Smoking-Graphic-1200x675.png)
Opinion: Bring back smoke breaks
Eddie Phillips, Opinion Writer
• March 20, 2024
![It’s summer internship application time! Charis Adkins encourages students to keep looking for opportunities and avoid discouragement with a simple phrase: “No means next.” (Graphic by Ethan Mattson/The Battalion)](https://thebatt.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/NoMeansNext-1-1200x857.jpg)
Opinion: No means next
Charis Adkins, Opinion Columnist
• March 19, 2024
![Looking to hit the beaches for spring break? Opinion columnist Bj Barnes says students don’t have to drink, receive coition or go someplace exotic to have fun.
(Graphic by Caroline Dollar/The Battalion)](https://thebatt.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_0508-1200x675.jpg)
Opinion: Don’t be dumb this spring break
Bj Barnes, Opinion Columnist
• March 5, 2024
![Does Barbie actually empower women? Opinion writer Isabella Garcia says Mattel’s doll has relegated the feminist movement to a commodity. (Graphic by Corynn Young/The Battalion)](https://thebatt.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/scan20240304_14420028-1200x857.jpg)
Opinion: Plastic feminism
Isabella Garcia, Opinion Writer
• March 5, 2024
![Are you a sad girl? Opinion writer Isabella Garcia says toxic social media culture glamorizes the reality of mental illness and encourages self-destruction. (Graphic by Corynn Young/The Battalion)](https://thebatt.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MentalllnessIsNotAnAesthetic-1200x861.jpg)
Opinion: Depression isn’t aesthetic
Isabella Garcia, Opinion Writer
• March 1, 2024
![When was the last time you played sports? Opinion columnist Bj Barnes says regardless of age, everyone should be participating in regular competition. (Photo via marijana1/Pixabay)](https://thebatt.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/CompetitiveSpirit-1200x801.jpg)
Opinion: Where’s your competitive side?
Bj Barnes, Opinion Columnist
• March 1, 2024
![(Photo courtesy of Jill Wellington/Pixabay)](https://thebatt.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/CommunityDinner-1200x800.jpg)
Opinion: Don’t eat alone
Nihan Iscan, Opinion Writer
• February 27, 2024
![Curious which candidate has a proven track record of problem-solving? Opinion editor Ryan Lindner says you can count on Crockett when it comes to producing tangible changes. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)](https://thebatt.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Ben-Crockett-2-800x1200.jpg)
Opinion: Ben Crockett for student body president
Ryan Lindner, Opinion Editor
• February 27, 2024
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DJ Burton, Sports Writer • February 5, 2025
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![Freshman Lathan Skrobarcek talks to Junior JC Roddick during Texas A&M’s match against Texas at Texas Tennis Center in Austin on Friday, May 10, 2024. (Chris Swann/The Battalion)](https://thebatt.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/TennisvsTexas-1200x800.jpg)
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Sophia Munoz, Life & Arts Writer • February 5, 2025
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Kaleb Blizzard, Opinion Writer • February 5, 2025
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