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Opinion

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)

Opinion: Give your future tattoos some extra thought

Charis Adkins, Opinion Columnist April 5, 2024

Our moms all warned us that we’d regret getting tattoos. That they wouldn’t look so cool when we were old and wrinkly. That we’d never be able to find a job with visible ink. Sorry, Mom, but that’s...

Are books the ultimate status symbol? Opinion writer Isabella Garcia considers the implications of the hot case for hot-girl reading. (Graphic by Corynn Young/The Battalion)

Opinion: Reading, the new hot-girl trend

Isabella Garcia April 3, 2024

When you see posts of dark literature sprawled prettily across the floor, what comes to mind? Or of mysteriously obscured girls with perfectly disheveled hair standing in front of a case of books, chic...

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)

Opinion: Tick tock, TikTok

Bj Barnes, Opinion Columnist March 28, 2024

The bipartisan bill that rocketed to the top of national headlines after passing the House 352-65 could spell doom for everyone’s favorite Chinese spying app, TikTok. The massively popular Beijing-based...

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)

Opinion: Do something creative

Charis Adkins, Opinion Columnist March 26, 2024

Being creative is hard. Last semester, I picked up a skein of yarn and a crochet hook for the first time and decided to try my hand at a beanie, so I found a video tutorial online and jumped to it....

Review: More than you bargained for

Review: More than you bargained for

Abby Jarrett, Life & Arts Writer March 25, 2024

Rating: 6/10 While some may call it “art” and “cinematic mastery,” I call it deeply disturbing. I will never look at Sydney Sweeney the same again.  Spoilers ahead for “Immaculate.” “Immaculate”...

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...

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)

Opinion: The iPad shouldn’t be the parent

Maddie McMurrough, Opinion Writer March 25, 2024

IPad kids should be declared a national security threat. Being the absolute menaces that they are, they inspired my generation to take up abstinence. Now, I’m not a parent, so I understand you’re...

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)

Opinion: Bring back smoke breaks

Eddie Phillips, Opinion Writer March 20, 2024

I wasn’t the kind of person you would expect to see out with friends on a Friday night. So why, after a year sober from parties, was I suddenly surrounded by a group of guys blowing mullein smoke at...

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)

Opinion: No means next

Charis Adkins, Opinion Columnist March 19, 2024

It’s that time of year, Ags. For the past few months, we’ve been tinkering with our resumes, perfecting our interview responses and diligently applying to internship after internship as we try to find...

Review: Daragh O’Halloran's 'GREEN BEAT'

Review: Daragh O’Halloran’s ‘GREEN BEAT’

Noah Van Soest, Life & Arts Writer March 17, 2024

Despite the prevalence of the 1960s in rock music discussions, the history of Irish rock music of that period is seldom discussed, let alone mentioned, in both academic and non-academic music circles,...

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...

Art Critic Emma Ehle says Faye Webster’s “Underdressed at the Symphony” is both beautifully understated and slightly underwhelming. (Photo via Paul Hudson/Flickr/CC BY 2.0 DEED)

Review: Faye Webster’s ‘Underdressed at the Symphony’

Emma Ehle, Life & Arts Writer March 5, 2024

On Friday, March 1, indie folk sweetheart Faye Webster released her long anticipated fifth studio album, titled “Underdressed at the Symphony.” An understated yet intricate project following her...

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