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The Battalion

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The Battalion

(Graphic by Ethan Mattson/The Battalion)
Opinion: ‘Fake Money,’ real change
Get on board or get left behind
Eddie Phillips, Opinion Writer • April 19, 2024
What do women really want? Opinion writer Maddie McMurrough says the key to answering this age-old question lies in an understanding of the female gaze.
Opinion: Men don’t know what the female gaze is
The key to understanding what women want is learning what the female gaze is.
Maddie McMurrough, Opinion Writer • April 19, 2024
Torch runner tosses fallen torch at the Student Bonfire on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023.
Opinion: A blatant disregard of tradition
Bringing Bonfire back to campus defeats the purpose of the tradition
Charis Adkins, Opinion Columnist • April 19, 2024
Think your music taste somehow makes you different? Opinion writer Isabella Garcia says being unique is an illusion. (Photo by Kyle Heise/The Battalion)
Opinion: The myth of uniqueness
How the crime of being basic deludes us
Isabella Garcia, Opinion Writer • April 16, 2024
Why do participation trophies exist? Opinion columnist Bj Barnes says we need to reevaluate how we look at shortcomings. (Graphic by Caroline Dollar/The Battalion)
Opinion: Why does everyone get a participation trophy?
Kids need to experience failure
Bj Barnes, Opinion Columnist • April 16, 2024
Guest contributor says students pose an unacceptable danger to local motorists. (Photo via Nile/Pixabay)
Letter to the editor: No-More-Student-Drivers
Guest contributor says students pose an unacceptable danger to local motorists
Trey Bass, Guest Contributor • April 15, 2024
Student housing located right outside off campus boundaries on George Bush Drive. 
Guest Commentary: An open letter to City Hall
No-more-than-four policy unfairly penalizes students in need of affordable housing
Ben Crockett, Guest Contributor • April 11, 2024
Students sing the war hymn at The Big Event Ceremony on Saturday, Mar 23, 2024. (Hannah Harrison/The Battalion)
Opinion: Go to student events
You might even enjoy yourself if you’re not careful
Charis Adkins, Opinion Columnist • April 9, 2024
Opinion columnists Charis Adkins and Bj Barnes offer a humble apology to readers. Too long have we been publishing anti-A&M propaganda, but never again. (Graphic by Caroline Dollar/The Battalion)
Opinion: Our deepest apologies
Battalion vows only to print good opinions
Charis Adkins and Bj Barnes April 9, 2024
Dreading a drab cubicle job after graduation? Opinion columnist Benjamin Barnes says times are changing and a new generation of workers is on the rise. (Photo via 12019/Pixabay)
Opinion: Death to the 9-5 grind
There’s a new era of employment upon us
Bj Barnes April 9, 2024
Does your tattoo affect employment opportunities? Charis Adkins says no, but that doesn’t mean you should throw caution to the wind just yet. (Graphic by Ethan Mattson/The Battalion)
Opinion: Give your future tattoos some extra thought
Living life with ‘no regerts’
Charis Adkins, Opinion Columnist • April 5, 2024
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Arts criticism writer Abby Jarrett says “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” falls majorly short of cinematic mastery. (Photo via Toho Co., Ltd./Warner Bros. Pictures/IMDb)
‘Godzilla x Kong’: Plot as thick as paper
Arts critic says new Godzilla movie is a failed Avengers copycat
Abby Jarrett, Life & Arts Writer • April 8, 2024

Rating: 3/10   It’s time to put this franchise, if you can even call it that, out of its misery.  “Godzilla x Kong: The New...

Art Critic Emma Ehle says Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” is a powerful, thematically complex reclamation of country music. (Cover via Beyoncé/Twitter)
Beyoncé Transcends Genre, Politics and Racial Prejudice on ‘Cowboy Carter’
Emma Ehle, Life & Arts Writer • April 8, 2024

Rating: 9/10   On Nov. 2, 2016, R&B supernova Beyoncé was met with hostility, beratement and blatant racism after performing...

More than you bargained for
More than you bargained for
Arts critic says “Immaculate” was disturbing to the core
Abby Jarrett, Life & Arts Writer • March 25, 2024

Rating: 6/10 While some may call it “art” and “cinematic mastery,” I call it deeply disturbing. I will never look at Sydney Sweeney...

AC: DARAGH O’HALLORAN’S “GREEN BEAT”
AC: DARAGH O’HALLORAN’S “GREEN BEAT”
An overlooked encapsulation of ‘60s Irish rock deserves its spotlight
Noah Van Soest, Life & Arts Writer • March 17, 2024

Despite the prevalence of the 1960s in rock music discussions, the history of Irish rock music of that period is seldom discussed, let alone...

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