THE BATTALION
NEWS
- Minor addition for major preparationAs the world continues to adapt technologically, Texas A&M’s Mays Business School matches its progress stride-for-stride. Starting Oct. 6, 2025, Mays will be introducing an Artificial Intelligence in business minor into its curriculum. This will include five courses, including Business 465-Building Multimodal Gen AI Agents, starting in the spring of 2026. This development is inspired...
- Howdy Week marks the return of Aggie SpiritUshering in the return of over 72,000 students and the beginning of the fall semester, Howdy Week brings campus-wide events and traditions to new and returning Aggies. The festivities begin Aug. 20 and run through Aug. 26. Offering both Featured Events, large-scale gatherings directly sponsored by a university office, student organization or department, and General...
- Reveille undergoes successful eye surgeryReveille X, Texas A&M’s rough collie mascot, colloquially known as the “First Lady of Aggieland,” was diagnosed with a glaucoma after developing vision loss a mere six months ago. This morning Reveille underwent surgery to remove her right eye after signs of abnormal tissues were discovered, according to a statement from Texas A&M University President...
SPORTS
- ‘Oh, you ain’t seen nothing yet’2024 left a sour taste in Texas A&M soccer fans’ mouths after a disappointing finish in the First Round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament capped an otherwise forgetful season. The Aggies finished below .500 for the first time since 2021 and lost associate head coach Phil Stephenson to retirement, a pillar of the program who’s...
- Morrison and Co. are back in the top-10Texas Avenue resembles Manassas, Virginia, in the winter, and Lot 100 has started to fill faster than Target on Black Friday. Nearly 73,000 Aggies and their loved ones have made the annual journey back to Aggieland. An exhilarating season is set to begin just off of Wellborn Road. Residing in the cauldron of Reed Arena,...
- Buchanan strikes againJust when Texas A&M soccer appears to be out, they pull themselves back in. For the second straight match, junior midfielder Trinity Buchanan rescued points for the Aggies with an 81st-minute equalizer to make it 1-1 after A&M trailed Texas State for 53 minutes. “[Buchanan’s] always been the best kid on her team,” coach G...
LIFE & ARTS
- ‘I’m never inside the box’: Rush Northgate looks to change the College Station club sceneAfter word broke of the closure of two beloved bars, the Foundation Lounge and Shiner Park, in College Station’s Northgate district, the local community and Texas A&M student body have been awaiting news of what the future holds for Northgate. The closing of Foundation Lounge, often referred to as Foundies by Aggies and community members...
- ‘That’s what an Aggie is’Grab, pack and go. That’s what filled the minds of the Aggies as they traveled three-and-a-half hours deep into the heart of Central Texas. The hum of slowing engines filled the air as trucks piled with Student Bonfire members came to a stop. Supplies and a willingness to help is all they needed as they...
- Opinion: Beating boredom in Bryan-College StationLet’s face it, Aggieland can seem a bit dull in the summer months. Without the hubbub of football season and with most of the student population gone, it’s easy to see it as a ghost town with nothing to do. Fear not! There are still plenty of activities — both in and out of the...
OPINION
- Letter from the editor: By students, for studentsWhen I was up in East Texas for a family event last January, I met a former student who graduated from Texas A&M in the 60s. As two Aggies often do, we struck up a conversation about our time in Aggieland — what’s changed, what’s stayed the same and what I’m doing as a student. ...
- Opinion: The new Howdy portal is awfulHow many Aggies does it take to develop a good website? The answer is more than you would think. Convenient software applications have never been Texas A&M’s strong suit. If you came here because you thought A&M had an outstanding online presence, I fear you chose the wrong university. Even so, A&M’s website development and...
- Criticism: ‘Weapons’Rating: 7/10 Spoilers ahead for “Weapons.” Yeah, it’s official. Basements are ruined. Zach Creggar’s “Weapons” has been one of my most highly anticipated movies of the year. I genuinely haven’t been this excited since Coralie Fargeat’s “The Substance.” In fact, I was so determined to walk into the film completely void of expectations that I...
TRADITIONS
- Silver Taps: MingDian CaiApril 14, 1995 – May 22, 2025 MingDian Cai An Aggie whose memory will not be forgotten Mingdian Cai was a Ph.D. student studying agricultural economics at Texas A&M. Mingdian was an international student who traveled from China in order to continue his studies at A&M. His family describes him as kind, thoughtful and full...
- Silver Taps: Colby Brent FisherJanuary 22, 2002 – April 17, 2025 Colby Brent Fisher An Aggie who followed his arrow with faith, love and laughter A son. A brother. A friend. At 6-foot-1 and with a personality just as big, Colby was an Aggie who left a lasting impact on everyone he met. He studied political science and was...
- Silver Taps: Lindsey Cheyenne WebsterOctober 14, 2000 – May 14, 2025 Lindsey Cheyenne Webster An Aggie who led with love to live with joy Lindsey Cheyenne Webster grew up in Orange Grove, where she did something not many others had in the Coastal Bend — graduated high school at 17 years old with her associate degree. Charity Webster, Lindsey’s...
