"There is this circle I walk that I have learned to love. I hope one day to be a spiral but to the birds I’m a circle.” I stumbled across this poem, written by the late Jim Harrison, during...

When my class was dismissed last Tuesday, I had a smile on my face. It was my last class of college ever. My classmates standing next to me asked me how it felt. I told them it was great! Then, as I walked...

The homework is completed, the papers have been written and the exams have been turned in. All that waits now is the rest of my life, out in the real world – just that. Attending Texas A&M is...

What can I even say? How can I begin to describe the most wonderful, intense, transformative experience of my life so far? I guess I can start by saying thank you. Thank you to the people who welcomed...

My time at Texas A&M can be summed up with one word — mesmerizing. Capturing someone’s complete attention as if by magic. Growing up, all I wanted to do was go to A&M and live in College...

May 10, 2019 is a date that evokes many emotions: apprehension, gratitude, relief and bliss. After four unforeseen, cathartic years, I will walk across the stage on that date and remember what it means...

In three days I will receive a piece of paper. This piece of paper — better known as a college diploma — will substantiate my belonging within the community of the educated, or so they say. Years...

When people ask me how I — a first-generation college student and a first-generation Aggie — ended up at Texas A&M University, I can’t help but smile. My Aggie story starts in 2002,...

I never realized this, but life, at least for me, has been like a game of football. For those of you who know me, you definitely don’t find it surprising — but hear me out. Much like football,...

It’s almost unimaginable that this is my last story for The Battalion when I can still remember my first ones so well. I wrote a preview article for the annual 3-Day Startup entrepreneurship event....

I’m not going to lie: I’m excited, nervous, anxious, proud, humbled, scared and optimistic. This bevy of contradictory emotions is probably confusing, so let me tell y’all why I’m...

A few nights ago, I spent some late hours on campus with my camera in one hand and a tripod in the other. As I explored campus for the last time as a student, I did not photograph the more popular spots...