THE BATTALION
NEWS
- Aggie Catholics gather to pray rosary on Administration Building stepsOver 20 Catholic students knelt on the steps of the Administration Building on Oct. 7 for a period of public prayer celebrating the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. Students gathered as early as 7:25 p.m. before praying all 20 decades of the rosary, a set of prayer beads commonly used by Catholics to...
- A&M researchers create light-controlled revolutionizing gene therapyResearchers at Texas A&M’s Health Science Center have developed a photo-inducible binary interaction tool, or PhoBIT, system — one made to regulate gene therapy, cell signaling and even cell death. The system acts as a light switch, allowing researchers to control cellular processes with extraordinary precision. “We wanted a way to control biology with a...
- ‘The need is great’: Nonprofit enhances accessibility with free wheelchair rampsBrazos Valley Gives is an 18-hour online-giving campaign that will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 21. The event will give the Brazos Valley community the opportunity to unite by raising money for local nonprofit organizations. Early giving is currently live and will remain open until Monday, Oct. 20. One of the nonprofit organizations featured in...
SPORTS
- A&M’s offensive firepower looks to conquer fired up, confident Florida defenseFollowing a 31-9 win over Mississippi State on Saturday, Oct. 4 that clinched a fifth-straight victory and the No. 5 spot in the AP Top 25 List, coach Mike Elko and Texas A&M football now face a new emerging challenge in the Florida Gators. While A&M’s offense has been on fire this season, Florida is...
- Gator hunting: A&M defense vs. Florida offenseAfter riding its defense through two consecutive Southeastern Conference victories, No. 5 Texas A&M charges full-steam ahead into a home clash with the Florida Gators. The Maroon and White defense has been all but impenetrable since starting conference play, holding Auburn and Mississippi State to a collective 19 points. The combination of stellar play and...
- No. 5 A&M cruises past UC DavisNo. 5 Texas A&M equestrian kicked off its fall slate with a statement victory on the road, defeating UC Davis 11–5 on Friday, Oct. 10, at the UC Davis Equestrian Center. The Aggie squad displayed consistent performances in all four disciplines, controlling the meet from start to finish. Aggies set the tone in Fences The...
LIFE & ARTS
- Mrs. Doubtfire kicks off OPAS 2025-2026 seasonOn Oct. 7 and 8, OPAS at Texas A&M hosted super-nanny “Mrs. Doubtfire” at Rudder Auditorium for a two-day musical tour stop in College Station. The crowd was full of laughs as they watched humorous songs alongside emotional monologues about the importance of family. With cross-dressing, humor and a story about the lengths a father...
- ‘It’s a wild feeling’: Flyover pilot carries on traditionAggies line the seats with hands across their hearts as “The Star-Spangled Banner” bellows throughout Kyle Field. As the anthem comes to an end, a moment of silent pride begins to shift as a distinctive hum sounds in the distance — the aircraft of a game-day flyover. On Sept. 6, U.S. Coast Guard Standardization Team...
- Spend Saturday with Texas A&M WakeboardingAs “Sick Love” by the Red Hot Chili Peppers plays at full volume, 10 members of Texas A&M Wakeboarding, or TAMU Wake, fight for seats on the crowded wake boat cruising across Lake Bryan on a hot Saturday afternoon, an activity done so frequently, it’s ritual. The overlapping conversations about handmade “tonchos,” unconventional freeze-dried foods...
OPINION
- Opinion: Will Marcel Reed be the greatest football player in A&M history?Texas A&M football hasn’t seen a player like Johnny Manziel in a long time. Forget all the allegations, all his controversies and look at what he did during his time at A&M. He was a gift of immortal characterization. He became a star, completely changing the course of Aggie football history. Fast forward to 2024,...
- Opinion: Pause the prescriptionsNavigating college in the 21st century is truly an absurd experience. Whether that experience is superior to what past generations endured is up for debate. For instance, the advent of artificial intelligence offers immense convenience in synthesizing information or drafting text while also inciting harsh anti-cheating measures, which sometimes penalize students’ authentic work. Moreover, the...
- Opinion: Materialists is a gold mine, you’re just not digging hard enough“The movie’s advertisements were disingenuous!” cry the rom-com fanatics. “It’s broke-man propaganda!” cry the soapbox wokes. “The female protagonist is insufferable!” cry the film bros, adjusting their zippers. People assumed that “Materialists” was going to revive rom-coms — another film to add to the laundry list of 2000s cult classics. If anything, they were craving...
TRADITIONS
- Silver Taps: Isabella Elaine UngermanMay 2, 2007 – August 24, 2025 Isabella Elaine Ungerman An Aggie of intelligence and kindness At 18 years old, Isabella “Bella” Elaine Ungerman tragically passed away, along with her father, in a car accident. On the way to finishing her move-in to college — a time of new beginnings — things suddenly came to...
- Silver Taps: Lucas HittersJuly 17, 2003 – April 5, 2025 Lucas Hitters An Aggie who never had a bad day Lucas Hitters was an incoming Texas A&M Mays Business School transfer student born in Morrison, New Jersey, on July 17, 2003. He and his family moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina, which is where he spent his early years...
- Annual Bonfire Cut Class returns to AggielandA few miles south of Ledbetter and an hour away from the heart of Aggieland, the men and women of a tradition dating back to 1907 can be found with pots on their heads and axes in hand. Yells from students in red, green and brown hard hats can be heard far and wide on...
