My love for journalism started when I was 8 years old.  I tried to read my grandfather Baqa Uddin’s articles. He was a well-known journalist in Karachi, Pakistan, and while he passed away before...

“Why not?” I didn’t place much stock into my decision to apply to The Battalion shortly into my freshman year in Sept. 2021. I had written for my high school’s student newspaper for four...

I never thought I’d see my name in the on-campus newspaper. Since I was a little one, my nana raised me around the news. Being at her house every day after school meant I would be watching Austin’s...

I have always been in love with sports, but I didn’t know what that meant for me. I do now, and it’s all thanks to The Battalion. When I started at Texas A&M in the fall of 2020, I had my mind...

As my time as a student at Texas A&M University comes to an end, I can say I am more than thankful for the opportunity to be a student at such a prestigious institution that welcomed me with open arms.  At...

I came to A&M as a journalism major but was set on changing to a business major. An economics class and two math classes later, I decided business wasn’t for me after all and stuck with journalism....

I didn’t want to write this. “Swan songs” always struck me as a bit corny. I mean, why would anyone want to read about some college kid reflecting over his years in student media as if he was stepping...

I’ve been here before. I’ve felt this overwhelming sense of gratitude and heartache previously.  It was four years ago while standing alone on that graduation stage overlooking my classmates.   Mortarboards...

It was never my plan to become an Aggie.  Almost exactly three years ago today, a series of unforeseen events led to me staring at my laptop screen with unease, the pale glow of my cursor illuminating...

I can’t say I’m seething with excitement to jump into adulthood. I am in pain, and I am happy. My college experience hasn’t been a traditional one. Because of AP tests and dual enrollment,...

For as long as I could remember, I have loved sports. I especially love Houston sports (thanks Dad). Whenever I was asked what I wanted to be when I grew up, it was always being a general manager in the...