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
- Double-header thriller: No. 1 A&M softball rides through MissouriFour days removed from a sweep against the No. 6 LSU Tigers, newly No. 1 ranked Texas A&M softball kicked off the series with a doubleheader against Missouri Mizzou would not roll over their stomachs against the nation’s top team, with both games going down to the last inning. A&M took the first game 7-5...
- Make it eight straight for the AggiesTexas A&M baseball headed down to Fayetteville to take on No. 2 Arkansas at home, which boasted a 24-1 record on the season, before the Aggies took the first game of the series Thursday night, 7-4. Redshirt junior left-handed pitcher Ryan Prager got the start for the Aggies, pitching four innings and giving up six...
- A&M football prepares for upcoming Maroon & White GameFootball is back in Aggieland. Texas A&M football will showcase its offseason progress and new talent when the Aggies take to Kyle Field on Saturday in the annual Maroon & White Game, an intra-squad scrimmage. In a press conference last week, coach Mike Elko shared his strong opinions regarding the structure of spring football. With...
LIFE & ARTS
- ‘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...
- ‘Music is everything to me’At noon on Friday, April 11, vinyl record fans of all ages gathered outside of Curious Collections in Bryan to participate in a highly anticipated event. Record Store Day is a global event held every year on the third Saturday of April. Independent record stores receive limited editions of vinyls, and music enthusiasts line up...
- An Aggie mystery in plain sightInconspicuous and cryptic plaques scattered across Texas A&M’s campus have caught the attention of only a few observant students. With no official records or information available, the hunt to uncover their origins has become a mystery that a select few are determined to solve. Not a trace of information exists online, nor does any known...
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...