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Opinion

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,...

Torch runner tosses fallen torch at the Student Bonfire on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023.

Opinion: Bonfire survives

Charis Adkins, Opinion Editor November 11, 2024

Aggie Bonfire’s motto is simple: “We burn to build again.”  The most important word in that phrase is the very first one. We the students, we the former students, we the Aggies, we are the ones...

Fans hold up BTHO newspapers as the East Texas A&M roster is called before Texas A&M’s game against East Texas A&M at Reed Arena on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (Chris Swann/The Battalion)

Opinion: Pack Reed

Joshua Abraham, Opinion Writer November 11, 2024

  Texas A&M men’s basketball is going to win the national championship this year. This isn’t a drill. We’re making it to the Final Four and winning the chip. Getting kicked out of...

Review: ‘Smile 2’

Review: ‘Smile 2’

Kaleb Blizzard, Opinion Writer November 10, 2024

Rating 6.5/10 Spoilers ahead for "Smile 2." I’ll be the first to admit: I like stereotypical horror. Curses, sets of rules, hauntings, possessions, cryptids, skinwalkers and whatever else people...

 Opinion writer Sidney Uy asks why we care so much about being beautiful. (Graphic by Luniqua Louis)

Opinion: Being beautiful is exhausting

Sidney Uy, Opinion Writer November 6, 2024

Picture this: The raw beauty, blondness and porcelain skin of Aphrodite in “The Birth of Venus.”  She stands in the center of a grandiose, pearlescent clam shell. She is naked yet modest. She is...

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