THE BATTALION
NEWS
- Improvements to College Station traffic, roads underwayIn the past 20 years, high rises have infiltrated Bryan-College Station as students and residents have flooded in, resulting in increased traffic flow with negative downstream effects for roads with limited capacity. In recent City Council meetings, street projects have been discussed to improve traffic infrastructure with plans to accommodate motorists and pedestrians alike. “Ultimately,...
- Food insecurities rise as prices increaseFood prices are on the rise due to Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs and other factors. While costs continue to spike, over 70,000 people now face food insecurity in the Brazos Valley alone, according to a March 20 article from KBTX. The instability of food options has locals searching for answers. Agricultural economics professor David Anderson...
- United in memory across time zonesMuster, the beloved, centuries-old tradition, unites Aggies across the world. It is a true mark of the “once an Aggie, always an Aggie” sentiment that binds Texas A&M former students together long after they’ve left College Station, and the nation’s capital is no exception. Washington, D.C., is home to one of the largest A&M alumni...
SPORTS
- Underclassmen and transfers shine in Maroon & White GameDespite teams around the country cancelling their spring games, nothing was getting in the way of Texas A&M’s annual Maroon & White Game. The Aggies held their yearly intrasquad scrimmage on Saturday, and it was the White team that prevailed with a 19-7 win. Both squads were drafted earlier in the week, as junior linebacker...
- Takeaways from Mike Elko’s second Maroon & White GameOn a cloudy Easter-weekend Saturday, the 12th Man finally got a peek into what Texas A&M football might look like this fall. With the White team handing the Maroon squad a 19-7 defeat, fans saw 12 sacks from a disruptive defense group and a host of new faces on offense. “Another great spring game,” coach...
- Smoked pork: A&M hogties No. 2 Arkansas with 9-2 doubleheader victoryAfter a commanding 7-4 win over No. 2 Arkansas in Game 1 of Friday’s weather-affected doubleheader, Texas A&M baseball redeemed its first 11-5 loss to No. 2 Arkansas with a 9-2 victory to capture its third-straight Southeastern Conference series on the road in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Game 1 The Aggies’ offensive surge has been paramount to...
LIFE & ARTS
- An exploration of determination: Spanish class connects soccer, cultureFor most students and faculty at Texas A&M, learning and speaking Spanish goes beyond attaining mastery of a language. It encompasses a diverse culture and community, much of which ties back to a love of soccer. Eduardo Espina, Ph.D., a long-respected faculty member, poet and writer who teaches in the fields of Hispanic Studies and...
- PELDEM’s third annual Pink Fashion ShowOn Wednesday, April 16, the Latino/Hispanic student organization Presente en la Lucha de Mama, or PELDEM, which translates to supporting mothers and their families fighting breast cancer, hosted their third annual Pink Fashion Show. The Pink Fashion Show is a tradition in honor of PELDEM’s appreciation for the two families they help with financial assistance,...
- Venture capital firm Bullish eyes AggielandTexas A&M is the starting point for many young professionals who go on to excel in professional fields, with some even starting their own businesses after graduation. This Aggie excellence has caught the eye of Bullish, a venture capital firm stationed in New York City, who has been trying to tap into the entrepreneurial and...
OPINION
- Opinion: Down with the trad wife brandI love doomscrolling on TikTok. What better way to avoid that 15-page research paper than to watch short-form content specifically targeted to you for hours at a time? In early 2024, my For You page decided it was time for me to be introduced to TradTok, a growing community of “traditional” families who aspire to...
- Review: ‘Warfare’Rating: 6/10 I love war movies. From “Dunkirk” to “Sicario,” the tension in these types of films creates an atmosphere of anxiety that I badly want to experience. Strap me in like a theme park ride and let me ride. When I heard that A24 was giving Alex Garland, the director of modern classics like...
- Opinion: Don’t turn that Clairo offWe’ve reached an all-time low for feminism — and I don’t mean in terms of women’s rights. No gender should be above the other, and we should all be living in harmony; everything one gender does, the other can do as well. As it happens, however, one is attempting to surpass the other — and...
TRADITIONS
- United in memory across time zonesMuster, the beloved, centuries-old tradition, unites Aggies across the world. It is a true mark of the “once an Aggie, always an Aggie” sentiment that binds Texas A&M former students together long after they’ve left College Station, and the nation’s capital is no exception. Washington, D.C., is home to one of the largest A&M alumni...
- ‘Muster is the one thing that embodies what the Aggie Spirit is’Yell Leaders, doctors, veterinarians, fathers, daughters, grandpas, mothers — all Aggies. The week before April 21, the Texas A&M community is reminded to honor Aggies and “softly call the muster” for the year’s campus Aggie Muster. With over 250 individual Muster ceremonies occurring annually across the globe, the tradition has continued for 101 years. But...
- Ring Day: Something for everyoneI’ve never been too big on being an Aggie. No one in my family went to Texas A&M, I’ve never bled maroon and — y’all are really going to hate this one — I even grew up a Longhorn fan. As I watched my unicorn-blue graduation cap fly through the air that May night four...
