As Student Government election season kicks off yet again, students are experiencing a perennial feeling: What is the Student Government Association, why should I care and who am I going to vote for? My...

Two months ago, I stood dead still in the middle of my first Salsa Night.  Looking for an adventure, I found myself in a random ballroom with basically zero dance experience. This wasn’t my typical...

Dear Editor,  I am writing to discuss the current state of our city and some glaring issues I have noticed being perpetrated on the innocent families that call College Station home. I am but a concerned...

City Council, As representatives of the Texas Aggie Classes of 2024, 2025, 2026 and 2027, we write to you today to urge a reconsideration of the No-More-Than-Four policy. Students are having an increasingly...

In 1867, the Houston and Texas Central Railroad, after years of delay, rumbled into Bryan for the first time, greeted by raucous celebrations glorifying the Brazos Valley’s newfound connections to the...

The undermining of America’s global role is taking place far from Washington, in the unlikely place of College Station. Last month, the Board of Regents at Texas A&M ended the 21-year partnership...

This is a picture near the top of Miner’s Peak in Alberta, Canada.  I took it a few months ago where, for about 10 minutes, I sat five feet away from death and one foot away from paradise. Just a...

Student government elections are a time when our social media is filled with campaigns, all hoping to garner your vote come Feb. 29.  The following is a quick crash course on student government and...

After the popularity of my last article in The Battalion about Breakaway, I knew I wanted to contribute again to share some more experiences as an outsider while at Texas A&M. This time, though, I...

As the 2024 election shapes up, it is perhaps natural that politicians from both parties will take turns proclaiming how tough they will be against what is perceived as potential Chinese aggression towards...

The night started with the smell of pungent, barely-contained fervor. My friends, all toting beautifully-kept bibles and time-worn journals, led me to a cramped seat in Reed Arena facing a brightly-lit...

Editor’s note: The author is a previous opinion writer for The Battalion and is currently a graduate student at Texas A&M.  Scott Yenor, a professor of political science at Boise State University...