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Review: ‘Captain America: Brave New World’

Joshua Abraham, Opinion Writer February 25, 2025

Rating: 3/10 However you may view the current presidential administration, I think everyone can agree the actions it has taken have been controversial to the general public. While there are many supporters...

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Opinion: Unsolicited advice from a reformed people pleaser

Sidney Uy, Opinion Writer February 24, 2025

I gave up on people liking me a long time ago — and I’ve been able to smile again. I curse more, too. Easy days and solitude have been on my mind since three bad breakups, two situationships, one...

2.21.2025 The Rules Of Racism At Bars

Opinion: The rules of racism in bars

Joshua Abraham, Opinion Writer February 21, 2025

I like going to bars. Sue me.  No, not The Backyard — that’s not a bar. Bars I like allow for conversation with my friends and trying some pretty nice drinks. Going out at night and unwinding is...

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Opinion: How I (mostly) fixed my doomscrolling problem

Kaleb Blizzard, Opinion Writer February 20, 2025

It’s three in the afternoon; you’ve just finished classes — or maybe you’re still in class — and you’re scrolling through Canvas assignments due at 11:59 p.m. later that day. “What the...

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Opinion: The nonprofit sector needs a makeover

Wyatt Pickering, Opinion Writer February 20, 2025

I have been involved in the nonprofit sector my entire life. As you might imagine, I’ve heard almost everything negative someone can say about nonprofits and how they operate. “Nonprofits are laid-back...

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Opinion: What Republican comments on the judiciary mean for the legal system

Kaleb Blizzard, Opinion Writer February 20, 2025

“[Chief Justice] John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it.” Although the above is likely an apocryphal quote attributed to President Andrew Jackson many years after he allegedly...

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...

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Satire: Putting Aggies to bed

Kaleb Blizzard, Opinion Writer February 16, 2025

If you asked anyone who knows me to name one of my greatest pet peeves in life, more than half would tell you that being an insomniac is high on the list. At the time of writing this, it’s 12:44 a.m....

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...

Valentine's Day items for sale at H-E-B on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024.

Opinion: A Valentine’s Day situationship anecdote

Kaleb Blizzard, Opinion Writer February 13, 2025

I wake up. The date: Feb. 14, 2024.  The time: 4:45 a.m. As I mutter curses to myself in disgust of the early hour, I stumble out of my bed and into a small, cramped kitchen. I can’t believe...

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Review: ‘Lady and the Tramp’

Charis Adkins, Opinion Editor February 13, 2025

Disney has shown us that love can be anything. It can be a somnophilic kiss. It can be a handprint on a mailbox. And, in this case, it can be a meatball shared between street dogs. “Lady and the Tramp”,...

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Opinion: Be your own Valentine

Maddie McMurrough, Opinion Columnist February 13, 2025

As you approach your mid-twenties, there is a crushing narrative pushed upon you, and it reaches its peak during Valentine’s Day. It’s this idea that for you to be special and complete, you have to...

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