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Your twenties are the most confusing time of your life. It's OK not to have it all figured out, says opinion columnist Maddie McMurrough. (Graphic by Zoe Rich)

Opinion: Your 20s are the most confusing time of your life

Maddie McMurrough, Opinion Columnist October 28, 2024

I wish someone would’ve told me that my 20s would be the most confusing time of my life.  When I was a kid, I naively thought I would have my life figured out by, maximum, 21. I’d have a house...

A stack of Penguin Classics books sit on a chair on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. (Tilly Hillje/ The Battalion)

Opinion: Pages of perfection

Daniel Fu, Opinion Writer October 23, 2024

What’s the last book you read? Was it “Harry Potter” by J.K. Rowling? Maybe a Colleen Hoover romance or a Stephen King thriller? Or perhaps you’re immersed in the fantasy worlds of Sarah J. Maas?  While...

Review: 'Joker: Folie à Deux'

Review: ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’

Joshua Abraham, Opinion Writer October 22, 2024

Rating: 1/10 Spoilers ahead. During the 2024 Oscars ceremony, Cord Jefferson won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for his movie American Fiction. In his acceptance speech, he voiced...

Student watches Scream VI in their room Monday Oct. 14, 2024. (Ashely Bautista/The Battalion)

Opinion: Isolation isn’t a bad thing

Joshua Abraham, Opinion Writer October 22, 2024

Take a deep breath.  You’ve finished your week. It was stressful, but you got through alive.  You want to drink, forget about all your stresses and have a good time on a great Friday night —...

You’re looking at this on your phone, aren’t you? Opinion editor Charis Adkins says it's time to put down the screens and try looking around for once. (Graphic by Ingrid Perez)

Opinion: Choose boredom

Charis Adkins, Opinion Editor October 17, 2024

At the risk of sounding like a boomer, I’d like to posit one of their favorite phrases for reconsideration: “Put down that damn phone.” They have a point, and I’ve found that I’m starting...

Why are we so obsessed with predicting the future? Daniel Fu explores humanity's history of failed predictions and why embracing the unknown can lead to unexpected success. (Graphic by Zoe Rich)

Opinion: Humanity’s futile obsession with predicting the future

Daniel Fu, Opinion Writer October 17, 2024

Humanity was convinced for millennia that all swans were white. But with the sudden discovery of a single and rather unremarkable black swan, everything was turned upside down in an instant.  Just...

When was the last time you said “howdy” and meant it? Opinion columnist Maddie McMurrough says you need to embrace “howdy” to earn your “Here.” (Graphic by Luniqua Louis)

Opinion: Bring back ‘howdy’

Maddie McMurrough, Opinion Columnist October 17, 2024

Howdy.  To most of the world, the term “howdy” conjures images akin to a Clint Eastwood western. If you said “Howdy!” to someone who is not an Aggie, they’d assume you were preparing for...

The death of cinema? Opinion writer Killian Netherton polls college students’ to explain their aversion to movie theaters. (Graphic by Zoe Rich)

Analysis: Why do college students hate the movie theater?

Killian Netherton, Opinion Writer October 17, 2024

Throughout my time at Texas A&M, I have met a multitude of people with strange dispositions against going to movie theaters, whether it’s for a date or a typical night out with friends.  However,...

A King James Bible sits on a table on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (Tilly Hillje/ The Battalion)

Opinion: Truer than King James

Eddie Phillips, Opinion Writer October 15, 2024

Long before I picked up my first King James Bible, translators held a similar, often clairvoyant role. Picture a medieval town where a nervous parishioner hurries home after Mass, heart pounding with...

Did TikTok make you OCD? Opinion writer Kaleb Blizzard argues that the overuse of labels for diagnosable mental conditions can cause serious issues for those suffering from real mental problems. (Graphic by Corynn Young)

Opinion: You’re (probably) not OCD

Kaleb Blizzard, Opinion Writer October 15, 2024

People are dramatic. We always have been, and likely always will be. But unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past decade or so, you’ve probably noticed that Gen Z drama has a strange new...

Review: 'Am I Racist?'

Review: ‘Am I Racist?’

Killian Netherton, Opinion Writer October 15, 2024

Rating: 9/10 “Am I Racist?” — released Sept. 13 and directed by Justin Folk — stars Matt Walsh as he navigates the world of D.E.I. by barely disguising himself as an ally to expose its grifting...

Northgate bartenders and bouncers say they see fake IDs four to five times each week.

Opinion: Down with the drinking age

Kaleb Blizzard, Opinion Writer October 15, 2024

Everybody drinks alcohol, even those who aren’t legally supposed to. And let’s face it, we all know that (almost) every other Aggie has drank at least once. Obviously, drinking comes in different...

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