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Opinion

Let’s get freaky! Opinion writer Joshua Abraham asks you to match his freak by being your genuine self. (Graphic by Nikhil Vadi)

Opinion: Is somebody going to match my freak?

Joshua Abraham, Opinion Writer October 9, 2024

I’m trying to get freaky. Absolutely freaky. Down, dirty and completely filthy.   These are my intentions. Nothing less, everything more. I crave it. I feel it. I want it. There is nothing more...

A radical new perspective on reality. (Graphic by Chi-Chi Zhang)

Opinion: Delusion is the solution

Kaleb Blizzard, Opinion Writer October 9, 2024

If you were a normal teenager, then you’ve probably had an existential crisis at some point. Maybe you’ve thought something like, “Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards”...

Opinion writer Joshua Abraham asks professors to stop yapping in the classroom and start making science fun again. (Graphic by Ethan Mattson)

Opinion: Make science fun again

Joshua Abraham, Opinion Writer October 8, 2024

  Imagine this: You’re an incoming freshman about to finally start your college career and your path to becoming a doctor. Excited and filled with ambition, you enter your introductory biology...

Catholic culture is not your costume. Opinion writer Maddie McMurrough says dressing up as a sexualized version of a culture or religion is unacceptable. (Graphic by Ingrid Perez)

Opinion: Cut the Catholic Costumes

Maddie McMurrough, Opinion Columnist October 7, 2024

I grew up a devout Catholic. My sister and I both attended Catholic school for years, I was an altar server every Sunday and I never missed confession. As a kid, my faith was a large part of my identity...

Political signs lined up outside of a Bryan business on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. (Jenna Isbell/The Battalion)

Opinion: Let’s end presidential debates

Kaleb Blizzard, Opinion Writer October 1, 2024

What was the most striking moment in the Trump vs. Harris presidential debate? I would wager that the vast majority of people probably remember Trump’s bizarre allegation about Haitian migrants eating...

Opinion writer Joshua Abraham gives men a solution to their girl problems: consuming more female media. (Photo by Hannah Harrison)

Opinion: Men, consume more female media!

Joshua Abraham, Opinion Writer October 1, 2024

If you’re reading this, you’re seeking help.  You’ve hit the ‘Gates and have been trying to talk to women, only for a six-foot-five man with a mullet and cowboy boots to draw their attention...

An LED display on the bus at the Triagon bus stop (Kennedy Long/The Battalion)

Opinion: ‘Another bus follows’

Kaleb Blizzard, Opinion Writer October 1, 2024

Picture this: you just moved off campus and into your first apartment, and you’ve managed to find a convenient new bus route that you plan to take for the rest of the semester. “I’ll save money...

Review: 'Sunset Boulevard'

Review: ‘Sunset Boulevard’

Killian Netherton, Opinion Writer October 1, 2024

Rating: 9.9/10 Spoilers below for “Sunset Boulevard.” “Sunset Boulevard,” released in August 1950 and directed by Billy Wilder, subtly crafts what can only be defined as a genre masterpiece,...

How should we navigate the evolving shift in gender norms? Don’t navigate it, says opinion writer Eddie Phillips. (Jeremy Thompson/Wikimedia Commons, 2.0 CC & Dan Brunsdon/Wikimedia Commons, 1.0 CC)

Opinion: Why I transitioned to Post-Gender

Eddie Phillips, Opinion Writer September 26, 2024

The glow of the Nintendo Switch was the only thing illuminating my cold, darkened living room. I had retreated to my friend’s San Francisco home, seeking refuge after a week’s work 40 miles south....

Opinion writer Maddie McMurrough says the world would be better if everyone had to work in the service industry. (Graphic by Zoe Rich)

Opinion: You don’t work in the service industry and it shows

Maddie McMurrough, Opinion Columnist September 26, 2024

  I have had the absolute — let me find the word for it — pleasure, yeah, sure, pleasure of working in both the food and retail industry. Having worked in these magical fields, I have learned...

Review: Try 'The Substance'

Review: Try ‘The Substance’

Joshua Abraham, Opinion Writer September 26, 2024

Rating: 9/10 Major spoilers ahead. I’m willing to bet any amount of money against anyone’s guess as to how this movie ends — they’ll lose the money.  In accordance with the marketing...

Has pop music lost its edge? Opinion writer Daniel Fu explores why the cliche predictability of pop is making way for the rise of indie and alternative music. (Graphic by Chi-Chi Zhang)

Opinion: The death of pop

Daniel Fu, Opinion Writer September 19, 2024

What country song was at Billboard’s number one for six straight weeks? Who wrote it? Even two years ago, you would not have guessed that Post Malone, a hip-hop and trap superstar, would write a country...

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