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Guest Commentary

Law school advice

Opinion: So you want to go to law school

Charis Adkins, Guest Contributor October 23, 2025

Howdy from North Carolina! I’m writing in as a 1L at Wake Forest University School of Law and a Class of 2025 Aggie grad.  Biggest takeaway from my first week of law school? If one more person tells...

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Opinion: The showbiz of immigration policy

Cameron Parker, Guest Contributor August 6, 2025

To be told that something is broken is to be told that something must be done. To an extent, there’s a truth to this. The images of chaos and havoc at the southern border instill a deep sense of urgency,...

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Criticism: ‘Snipe Hunter’

Charis Adkins, Guest Contributor August 5, 2025

Rating: 6.5 What do you get when you cross Hindu scripture, hunting and koala STDs? Believe it or not, “Snipe Hunter.” The 13-track collection is country singer Tyler Childers’ seventh studio...

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Opinion: How to quickly, fairly and constitutionally handle illegal immigrants

Ron Sievert, Guest Contributor June 21, 2025

President Donald Trump has made it clear that he wants all illegal immigrants with violent criminal records immediately removed from the country.  Critics and many Democrats have steadfastly maintained...

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Guest Contribution: The curse of the second verse

Daryl Davidson, Guest Contributor March 30, 2025

It's time to start a conversation about a revered Aggie tradition that finally needs to be changed. No, it's not Midnight Yell, mugging down or even Bonfire — I know how precious so many traditions are....

The SGA balloon sign was put up at SGA field day which toook place September 6th 2023.

Guest Contribution: Vote Brandon Beller for student body president

Corbitt Armstrong, Guest Contributor February 16, 2025

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...

Couples dancing in the lights of the Hurricane Harry's dance floor on March 3, 2024. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

Guest Contribution: Listening is the secret to finding your next adventure

Juan Lleras, Guest Contributor February 14, 2025

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...

Guest contributor says students pose an unacceptable danger to local motorists. (Photo via Nile/Pixabay)

Letter to the editor: No-More-Student-Drivers

Trey Bass, Guest Contributor April 15, 2024

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...

Student housing located right outside off campus boundaries on George Bush Drive. 

Guest Contribution: An open letter to City Hall

Ben Crockett, Guest Contributor April 11, 2024

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...

Amtrak recently proposed new passenger routes that would connect Bryan to Dallas and Houston. The Brazos Valley should welcome Amtrak to the College Station/Bryan area. (Photo via 70154/Pixabay)

Guest Contribution: The Brazos Valley should welcome passenger rail

Garion Frankel, Guest Contributor March 25, 2024

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 Academic Building on Sept. 2, 2022.

Guest Contribution: An American university retreats

Gary Wasserman, Guest Contributor March 9, 2024

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...

A photo taken in August 2023 during a hiking trip at Miner's Peak in Alberta, Canada.

Guest Contribution: Chasing the sublime

Juan Lleras, Guest Contributor March 5, 2024

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...

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