THE BATTALION
NEWS
- Precision under pressureSearch and rescue has entered College Station. This week, teams from South America to New Jersey have made a trip to Disaster City for the week-long 2025 IRECA/TEEX Annual Conference and Challenges. Here, emergency response teams compete in real-life search and rescue scenarios that help them hone in on life-saving skills and show them where...
- Incoming Executive Vice Chancellor AnnouncedOn Wednesday, June 18, President Mark A. Welsh III announced that Dr. Susan Ballabina will take over the position of Executive Vice Chancellor of the Texas A&M University System, effective July 1. Ballabina previously served as the Chief of Staff for Welsh and has been with the system for the last 31 years. She has...
- Incoming Vice President for Student Affairs announcedToday, President Mark A. Welsh III announced Bill Kibler will assume the position for Vice President for Student Affairs, effective August 1. Following Joe Ramirez’s retirement this January, the search for his replacement began. According to Welsh, despite a “national search that attracted many excellent candidates,” it was Kibler’s vast experience in higher education and...
SPORTS
- Position preview: Marcel Reed era begins in 2025By the time the clock hit triple zeroes on Oct. 26, the 12th Man was already celebrating a come-from-behind victory over LSU, helmed by then-redshirt freshman quarterback Marcel Reed. Coach Mike Elko’s decision to move on from the Conner Weigman experience and turn the keys over to Reed was the defining moment of Texas A&M...
- Opinion: SEC increasing fine to $500k for rushing field will create opposite effect.The Southeastern Conference fined schools for field storming in 2004, it didn’t work then and is it really going to do anything now? The SEC has ramped up fines yet again for field storming but the college football tradition doesn’t seem to go down easily. The SEC flexed their muscles when they announced that rushing...
- Texas A&M men’s track and field crowned NCAA Outdoor National ChampionsTexas A&M returned for the 17th time to the iconic Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, for the annual NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships from June 11-14. Heading into the final competition of the season, both the men’s and women’s teams were ranked No. 2 by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Association...
LIFE & ARTS
- Brazos Valley Special Olympics cycling team celebrates 10-year anniversaryRoad Rascals is a Special Olympics of Texas cycling team based in Brazos Valley. Celebrating its 10-year anniversary, its members work to improve physical fitness, gain independence and spend time with some of their best friends. The team was founded by David Schmitz, Peggy Zapalac and Sondra White, all parents of boys with Down Syndrome,...
- From the court to the stage: PhilSA shares Filipino culture at A&MSince it was founded in the 1980s, the Philippine Student Association, or PhilSA, has been building community through culture, dance, philanthropy and more. Now a massive organization on Texas A&M’s campus, the group continues to offer students not just a place to connect with their roots, but also to find a second family. After performing...
- Young Professionals of Aggieland builds community beyond campus lifeAfter college, many young professionals find themselves in a difficult transition period; no longer students, they’re still searching for community. In Aggieland, one organization is working to make that transition a little easier. Young Professionals of Aggieland, or YPA, provides social, professional and service opportunities for individuals in their 20s and 30s looking to put...
OPINION
- Opinion: SEC increasing fine to $500k for rushing field will create opposite effect.The Southeastern Conference fined schools for field storming in 2004, it didn’t work then and is it really going to do anything now? The SEC has ramped up fines yet again for field storming but the college football tradition doesn’t seem to go down easily. The SEC flexed their muscles when they announced that rushing...
- Opinion: How to quickly, fairly and constitutionally handle illegal immigrantsPresident Donald Trump has made it clear that he wants all illegal immigrants with violent criminal records immediately removed from the country. Critics and many Democrats have steadfastly maintained that such aliens have a right to due process before they are deported, even though they have entered the country in violation of U.S. law. The...
- Opinion: Don’t tread on me; keep the Texas National Guard out of my cityAs a native Texan, I wonder where our gall and pride went when it came to challenging an authoritarian state government. Instead of rising to the occasion and standing in solidarity, many of us remain indifferent. The silence is almost as deafening as rubber bullets being shot at civilian protestors and journalists exercising their basic...
TRADITIONS
- Swan Song: A new chapter, thanks to The BattalionWhen I transferred to Texas A&M from Corpus Christi, I felt lost. I was not sure where I fit or what path I was supposed to follow. It took time and a lot of trust, but eventually I found what I was missing: a community, a passion and a reason to believe I was right...
- Swan Song: ‘If I had a nickel for every time The Battalion changed my life’Some people spend their entire life searching for a seat at a table they never belonged at. A table I thought I didn’t belong at offered me an office instead. (Please read this while listening to “Party 4 u” by Charli XCX — the vibes need to be right. Go ahead and pull it up....
- Swan Song: The place ‘my voice mattered’If you’re an editor reading this and thinking, “Who the hell is Ishika Samant?” it’s probably because I haven’t worked at The Battalion in about a year. Saying that out loud feels strange, especially after spending three years in the basement that taught me how to zone out five people talking at once, how to...
