THE BATTALION
NEWS
- New bill would prohibit on-campus election votingState Rep. Carrie Isaac (R-37) has introduced a bill to the Texas House of Representatives that would remove voting locations from state public schools and universities. If passed, it would prohibit the voting location normally located in the Memorial Student Center at Texas A&M. The Memorial Student Center, or MSC, is the only voting location...
- Women in STEM: Success stories at A&MOver the weekend, the 33rd annual Susan M. Arseven ’75 Conference for Women in Science and Engineering, or WISE, took place in the Memorial Student Center. With seven speakers from across four colleges at Texas A&M, attendants had the opportunity to ask questions and learn more about the prolific women who have advanced science and...
- Spiriting into space: A&M to have exclusive, permanent presence on International Space StationImagine a giant metal structure with sliding compartments and a white Texas A&M logo plastered across it — like a box composed of maroon Legos with a robotic arm attached to the top. It’s fitted with drawers that house countless research experiments. Now, imagine that structure in space and a group of eager students simultaneously...
SPORTS
- A&M finishes 2-0 on the first day of the Texas A&M InvitationalNo. 5 Texas A&M softball opened the Texas A&M Invitational with a doubleheader on Thursday, Feb. 27, against Texas State and Princeton. An offensive outburst from the Aggies led to a 9-1 run-rule win over Texas State and a 5-0 shutout against Princeton, allowing them to finish 2-0 on the first day of the Texas...
- Commodores blow out AggiesTo say Texas A&M women’s basketball has struggled recently would be an understatement. A&M has lost its last nine games, with their last win coming on Jan. 23 against No. 11 Kentucky. Since then, the Aggies have failed to score more than 60 points in any of their contests. In their 91-58 loss to the...
- Aggies fall short in TCU showdownNo. 5 Texas A&M equestrian traveled to Fort Worth to compete against No. 2 TCU. Despite a valiant effort by the Aggies, the Horned Frogs survived a close 11-9 final score. Narrow defeat in the Fences The Horned Frogs battled the Aggies in Fences, coming out victorious in a hard-fought 3-2 score. Sophomore duo Alida...
LIFE & ARTS
- Trading stories with Aggie Investment ClubTucked away on West Campus lies the E.L. Wehner building, which hosts a state-of-the-art trade room for business and finance students to get hands-on investment experience. Every Thursday evening, select members of the Aggie Investment Club, or AIC, meet to invest and manage an equity fund that has grown from $50,000 to $70,000. The group...
- ‘She’s a boss mom’The screams of a baby’s first cry fill the small, sterile room. The sound echoes in Katie Denton’s head, her mind flashing back to the birth of her own newborn eight years ago; a day that was picture perfect. The memory fills her mind as she stands, now staring at a mother just like her...
- Thrift Station: Aggieland’s latest vintage shopHundreds of people lined up outside the strip mall off of Wellborn Road, anxiously awaiting the clock to strike 10 a.m. The chatter slowly began to die out as the time neared closer. 9:58… 9:59… and then, finally, among the silence, the click of a door unlocked as a business opened for the very first...
OPINION
- Opinion: Out with ‘POWER’Some people just have to be the center of attention. Ye — formerly known as Kanye West — is no stranger to the spotlight, and has been involved in some of the biggest pop culture moments in the past two decades, from a marriage to Kim Kardashian to a bid for the presidency of the...
- Opinion: How to improve ‘Rate My Professors’You’re sitting in on a lecture. It’s close to the end of the semester, but the writing is on the wall: You will not be getting a good grade on this final. “Maybe I can get by with an 80. I’ll probably get a C though, and if it’s really bad, maybe I’ll dip down...
- Review: ‘Captain America: Brave New World’Rating: 3/10 However you may view the current presidential administration, I think everyone can agree the actions it has taken have been controversial to the general public. While there are many supporters of what President Donald Trump has done, I think there’s an equal or even greater amount of dislike as well. Now, could the...
TRADITIONS
- Silver Taps: Lyndon ColbertApril 23, 2005 – January 2, 2025 Lyndon Colbert A man anyone could love forever A son. A musician. A chef. An engineer. An Aggie. Lyndon Colbert was a man of many roles, and he radiated kindness and goodness in every single one of them. Lyndon may have passed at 19 years old, but the...
- Silver Taps: Victor GuerreroMarch 5, 2003 – January 11, 2025 Victor Guerrero A truly selfless servant of others Victor Guerrero came to Texas A&M in order to pursue his dream of becoming an engineer. He grew up in Galveston, and his family said he loved to share all that he learned from university. He was in his fourth...
- Campus Muster announces keynote speakerTexas A&M announced Lt. Gen. Michael L. Downs ’92 as this year’s keynote speaker for Campus Muster in a campus-wide email distributed Monday afternoon. The annual ceremony takes place Monday, April 21, at Reed Arena. Downs graduated from A&M in 1992 with a degree in political science and was commissioned as a ROTC Distinguished Graduate....
