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All content by Ryan Lindner
Curious which candidate has a proven track record of problem-solving? Opinion editor Ryan Lindner says you can count on Crockett when it comes to producing tangible changes. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

Opinion: Ben Crockett for student body president

Ryan Lindner, Opinion Editor
February 27, 2024
An aerial view of Harvey Road in College Station on Monday, Dec. 18, 2023. (Photo by Samuel Falade/The Battalion)

Opinion: Love for the open road

Ryan Lindner, Opinion Editor
February 18, 2024
Studying

Opinion: Where to study?

Ryan Lindner, Ana Sofia Sloane, Charis Adkins, Bj Barnes, Maddie McMurrough, and Isabella Garcia
November 29, 2023
Buffet

Criticism: Buffet’s last ballad

Ryan Lindner, Opinion Editor
November 8, 2023
Molecular and cell biology sophomore Alice Asinovsky and former student Ori Yonay stand in support of Israel during the Aggies Stand with Israel Silent Walk event on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023.

Opinion: An attack on Israel and the human conscious

Ryan Lindner, Opinion Editor
October 17, 2023
Is marijuana as harmless as its advocates say it is? Opinion editor Ryan Lindner says marijuana is denigrative to the community and the change to campus enforcement policy won’t help.

Opinion: Marijuana isn’t harmless, let’s act like it

Ryan Lindner
September 18, 2023
 Wondering why you should read The Battalion’s opinion page? Columnist Charis Adkins and opinion editor Ryan Lindner give you a tour of the desk and why you should stick around. You never know. You might like it here.

Welcome to the Opinion Section

Charis Adkins and Ryan Lindner
August 29, 2023
What’s next for the pro-life movement in Texas? Assistant opinion editor Ryan Lindner says the future lies in addressing the root causes of abortion, and the perfect case study is right here in College Station. 

Opinion: Pro-life, in all aspects

Ryan Lindner
April 26, 2023
A stack of possible sexually explicit, young adult books that could be banned in K-12 Schools.

Opinion: Societal virtue and the defense of youthful innocence

Ryan Lindner
April 13, 2023
The John J. Koldus Building on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022.

Satire: Nothing But Engineering Bill passes senate

Ryan Lindner
March 31, 2023
Junior finance major Hudson Kraus poses for a photo in the Battalion studio on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023.

Opinion: Hudson Kraus for Student Body President

Ryan Lindner
March 1, 2023
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Opinion: What’s on our bookshelves?

Ryan Lindner, Ana Sofia Sloane, Charis Adkins, and Bj Barnes
February 22, 2023
College Station High School at dusk on Monday, Feb. 8, 2023.

Opinion: Students over systems

Ryan Lindner
February 8, 2023
The Battalion opinion desk reflects upon the very worst that society has to offer.

Opinion: The worst tweets of 2022

Charis Adkins, Ana Sofia Sloane, Ryan Lindner, and Bj Barnes
January 18, 2023
Since 1993, visualization professor Francis Quek has been inviting Texas A&M students into his home to enjoy a Thanksgiving meal for those who cannot travel home for the holiday. 

Opinion: The imperative of gratitude

Ryan Lindner
December 7, 2022
The remainder of the crowd stand with ponchos during a game against UMass while The Aggies hope to break a 6-game losing streak on Saturday, Nov. 19 at Kyle Field (Ishika Samant/The Battalion)

Opinion: Enough football, it’s meat judging season

Ryan Lindner
November 23, 2022
Aggies CAN is the largest student-athlete run canned food drive in the nation.

Opinion: The limits of politics

Ryan Lindner
November 9, 2022
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announces the Friday Night Lights Against Opioids coalition on Oct. 13, 2022.

Opinion: Virtue comes first

Ryan Lindner
November 8, 2022
Student Body President Case Harris during the Class of 2023 Legacy Night in front of the Jack K. Williams Administration Building on March 31, 2022.

Opinion: A veto without substance

Ryan Lindner
October 28, 2022
Opinion writer Ryan Lindner says that another Abbott term is the way to go

Opinion: Yes to Governor Abbott

Ryan Lindner
October 20, 2022
The Main Building at the University of Texas, lit orange at night.

Opinion: Racism by another name

Ryan Lindner
October 13, 2022
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto ORourke speaks in Rudder Theatre on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022.

Opinion: Out with O’Rourke

Ryan Lindner
October 5, 2022
Airpods

Opinion: Put the headphones away

Ryan Lindner
September 29, 2022
Senior student senator Fawaz Syed speaks during the 75th session of the student senate on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. 

Opinion: The unknown student senate

Ryan Lindner
September 24, 2022
Provost and Executive Vice President Carol Fierke sent emails to students, faculty and staff outlining what the fall semester would look like including 30 minutes between classes instead of 20 and a daily 45 minute break in order for classrooms to be cleaned.

Opinion: Students, faculty, staff disenfranchised

Ryan Lindner
September 21, 2022
Opinion writer Ryan Linder argues against against President Joe Bidens relief program. 

Opinion: The case against student loan cancellation

Ryan Lindner
September 7, 2022
Opinion writer Ryan Lindner reflects on his time as a youth basketball referee and the vitriol directed toward amateur refs. 

Opinion: Investments of the heart

Ryan Lindner
July 31, 2022
Following the election of Mayra Flores, opinion writer Ryan Lindner says Democrats need to reconsider their approach to demographics.

Analysis: Demographics as destiny? Maybe not

Ryan Lindner
July 12, 2022
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