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Opinion

Review: 'Anora'

Review: ‘Anora’

Joshua Abraham, Opinion Writer November 27, 2024

Rating: 10/10 Spoilers ahead. If you told me a year ago that a movie about a stripper fighting to marry a Russian oligarch’s son might be the movie of the year, I would’ve laughed in your face.  Fortunately,...

Think looking at life with a romantic, rose-tinted lens will make you happy? Opinion writer Isabella Garcia says romanticization makes life a performance, creates harmful perspectives and promotes self-centeredness. (Graphic by Corynn Young)

Opinion: Delulu is not the solulu

Isabella Garcia, Assistant Opinion Editor November 25, 2024

To romanticize is to idealize; to think something is better — more exciting, interesting or meaningful — than it actually is.  We’ve become so exhausted with productivity being the center of...

Aggies wait in line during ticket pull for the Notre Dame football game at the Kyle Field Plaza on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024.

Opinion: Portrait of a tradition on fire

Joshua Abraham, Opinion Writer November 22, 2024

The irony. The absolute irony.  At the same time as the 25th anniversary and memorial service of the 1999 Bonfire tragedy, ambulances were called, people got into physical altercations and students...

“It was awesome. Everyone around me was so nice. I ended up getting first deck — we were inside the barricades. We were sharing experiences, we were all staying up together at night, whenever I needed to go to the restroom they were watching my seat and vice versa. The only thing that I didn’t like is how people felt entitled to boss other students around whenever they had no sense of authority or position, but besides that, I love all the Aggies and just like how God forgives people I forgive all of them as well.”
Elie Merhi, biomedical sciences freshman

We asked Aggies: How was t.u. ticket pull?

Charis Adkins, Opinion Editor November 21, 2024

Satire: ‘Cars’ movie review

Satire: ‘Cars’ movie review

Charis Adkins, Opinion Editor November 21, 2024

This movie is so packed with classist ideology and logical fallacies that it’s a wonder our parents ever allowed us to watch it. I mean, this is what’s wrong with today’s America — we’re spoon-feeding...

If you’re vaping in 2024, you’re a child. Opinion writer Joshua Abraham wants you to grow up and move on from vaping. (Graphic by Chi-Chi Zhang)

Opinion: Vaping is stupid

Joshua Abraham, Opinion Writer November 21, 2024

Substance use is incredibly unhealthy for our bodies. But we are a sinful species, and we fall into the usage of things like nicotine to cope with our daily lives.  Let’s look at the different options...

Opinion: Stop audiobook hate

Opinion: Stop audiobook hate

Kaleb Blizzard, Opinion Writer November 20, 2024

Aggies come from all over Texas — Houston, DFW, San Antonio, Austin, West Texas and a number of other places — as well as from other states and sometimes even international locations. The reality is...

Review: ‘The Wild Robot’

Review: ‘The Wild Robot’

Killian Netherton, Opinion Writer November 20, 2024

Disclaimer: Spoilers ahead.  “The Wild Robot,” released on Sept. 27 and directed by Chris Sanders, revolves around a robot that crash lands on an island and is forced to raise a young duckling...

Satire: Anno Domini to Anno Donald

Satire: Anno Domini to Anno Donald

Kaleb Blizzard, Opinion Writer November 16, 2024

Nov. 5, 2024: To some, it was just another election day. Interesting and important, yes, but nothing spectacularly groundbreaking. But to me — and many others around the world — it was the beginning...

Love it or hate it, goth people are better than you. Opinion writer Joshua Abraham explains what we can learn from them about expressing our true selves. (Graphic by Chi-Chi Zhang)

Opinion: Be like the goths

Joshua Abraham, Opinion Writer November 14, 2024

There’s two sides of the spectrum when it comes to the perception of goth people in our society; On one side, you have people at the mall who’ll look at them judgmentally, and on the other, you have...

Your digital footprint can determine your future, says opinion columnist Maddie McMurrough — so don’t neglect it. (Photo by Kyle Heise/The Battalion)

Opinion: Digital footprints matter

Maddie McMurrough, Opinion Columnist November 14, 2024

If there is one thing I love, it’s a comment section.  I spend quite a bit of time scrolling through TikTok, Facebook and Instagram Reels searching for intriguing comments. Most of the time, comment...

Have you become numb to the tragic and gruesome events you see online? Opinion writer Kaleb Blizzard argues that the acceptability of public recording, and the apathetic culture it enables, needs to come to a stop. (Graphic by Zoe Rich)

Opinion: Let’s talk about recording people in public

Kaleb Blizzard, Opinion Writer November 12, 2024

We’re all familiar with the fantastic things that have come as a result of our social media-filled, chronically online culture: skibidi toilets, divisive political tweets and destroyed attention spans,...

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