THE BATTALION
NEWS
- Global warming accelerates multi-system change in arctic river chemistrySomewhere along the northern coast of Siberia coast in the mid-1990s, Russian researchers and their international colleagues cruised through vast estuaries — where fresh and saltwater mix — on a giant icebreaker ship. Pausing along the Yenisei and Ob’ Rivers, they slipped tea-like water into test tubes — the first steps in a decades-long research...
- Texas A&M Student Senate passes resolutions on former President Welsh, Charlie KirkThe 78th session of the Texas A&M Student Senate convened for nearly three hours on Wednesday, Sept. 17, to discuss important issues facing the university and student body. Several resolutions and acts were addressed and passed throughout the meeting, including the S.R. 78-23 We Stand with President Welsh Resolution. Welsh’s resignation had not yet been...
- ‘A problem that is both preventable and urgent’: Student-led campaign generates bird-friendly changes on campusCollege Station experiences peak bird-migration season from early September to late October. During this time, birds from all over the world fly over the area, guided by the natural lights in the night sky. However, their regular navigation is disrupted by an increasingly problematic phenomenon: skyglow. Skyglow occurs when there is an excess of artificial...
SPORTS
- No. 9 Texas A&M continues to power through SEC with 3-1 win over South CarolinaNo. 9 Texas A&M volleyball headed east to take on South Carolina for its third Southeastern Conference match of the season, as the Aggies outlasted the Gamecocks 3-1. The first set between the Aggies and Gamecocks was a thriller, finishing 31-29 in favor of the Maroon and White. It was not without a grind, though,...
- Players to watch against Mississippi StateStarting the season 4-0 for the first time since 2016, No. 6 Texas A&M hopes to continue its winning streak when it hosts Mississippi State on Saturday, Oct. 4. With the all-time record tied at 9-9 between these two programs, A&M is searching for its first 5-0 start in nearly a decade, while Mississippi State...
- Fall ball, spring expectations: A&M baseball and softball aim to rebound from 2025 shortcomingsHome plate and the 12th Man have waited a long time for the return of Texas A&M baseball and softball, hopeful that both squads have Texas-sized comebacks while they wait to be called out of the dugout. Disappointment defined the outcome of the Aggie diamond sports as a pair of No. 1 rankings proved meaningless...
LIFE & ARTS
- Second campus, first stepsFor a student, nothing compares to the thrill of stepping onto a college campus for the first time, with the excitement of the unknown rising across the horizon. Some Aggies have been able to experience that electric feeling more than once. Transfer students make up approximately 4% of the undergraduate student population at Texas A&M....
- ‘It just kept getting worse’: Camp Mystic counselor faces deadly Hill Country floodAll summer, the river was still. Except, of course, for the bass and catfish cutting through the clear water, glinting in warm spots of sunlight that peaked through oak trees in the Texas Hill Country. The water was cool and bubbled gently in the breeze. Shade danced across the muddy patches of bright green summer...
- Selfless Service simplified across AggielandDozens of kids rush off the bus in anticipation for the highlight of their day: after-school care at the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Brazos Valley. Among controlled chaos, Texas A&M students teach kids aging from six to 18 everything from multiplication and division to how to throw a football and even how to...
OPINION
- Opinion: Is Belly a terrible person, or is she just human?Spoilers ahead for “The Summer I Turned Pretty.” As the hit show and cultural phenomenon “The Summer I Turned Pretty” reached its series finale and now awaits a newly-announced film, viewers from watch parties in bars to living rooms have uttered one phrase throughout the entirety of the show: “What the hell is happening?” This...
- Opinion: The fall of late-night television“Late night began as a way to kill time.” That was said by Conan O’Brien during his appearance in the pilot episode of “The Story of Late Night,” a docuseries tracing the origins of the titular talk shows. He meant that statement literally, for prior to the advent of late-night talk shows in the 1950s...
- Editorial: Students first, not politiciansWalking down the steps of the Administration Building as he looked onto a sea of support, a president descended step by step — Gig ‘em sign held high — as he exited his office one last time. Former Texas A&M President Mark A. Welsh III smiled at his Aggie family as his wife cried silent...
TRADITIONS
- 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...
- 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...
