THE BATTALION
NEWS
- ‘Stand Up for Science’ protestors march at Academic PlazaStudents gathered before the Academic Building Friday afternoon to protest recent NIH funding cuts and what they said was growing disillusionment towards scientific research. The protest is part of the nationwide organization Stand Up for Science, or SUFS, which orchestrated an assembly in Washington D.C. earlier today that drew thousands of attendees. SUFS is a...
- Comptroller Glenn Hegar named sole finalist for chancellorThe Board of Regents named Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar ‘93 the sole finalist for chancellor of the Texas A&M System in a unanimous vote Friday afternoon. The vote triggers a 21-day wait mandated by state law before the Board can officially appoint him to the role, which he would begin July 1. Once in the...
- ‘A direct attack against queer individuals’: Student protestors gather to support Draggieland, free speechStudents gathered to protest the Board of Regents’ on-campus drag show ban and support free speech at the Academic Plaza Thursday evening. The demonstration comes almost a week after the Texas A&M System Board of Regents banned drag shows across the 11 System universities. The unanimous vote sparked a series of statements condemning the decision...
SPORTS
- A&M fries RiceNo. 13 Texas A&M men’s tennis welcomed the No. 65 Rice Owls to Mitchell Tennis Center with the two teams heading in opposite directions: the Aggies on a three-match winning streak and the Owls hunting for their first away win of the season. But despite Rice getting on the board first with a point in...
- Men’s golf out swung by LSU in Louisiana ClassicNo. 24 Texas A&M men’s golf took a trip to Lafayette, Louisiana to compete in one of the most successful tournaments in the program’s recent history. For the past three consecutive seasons the Aggies have brought home the Louisiana Classic trophy. This year, the LSU Tigers beat the Aggies by two strokes, leaving the Aggies...
- Aggies pounce on Panthers in mid-week playDespite dropping from No. 1 in the country to No. 19 after six non-conference losses, Texas A&M baseball looked for a statement win in a mid-week tuneup against Prairie View A&M on Tuesday. A notch in the W column before heading into conference play against No. 17 Alabama on March 13 was just what the...
LIFE & ARTS
- Texas A&M opens the doors to the underworldAggies made their way down to Hadestown this week as the touring production of the award-winning musical “Hadestown” made its Texas A&M debut at Rudder Auditorium. The jazz-infused retelling of Greek Mythology was a hit, bringing over two thousand audience members into the theater. “Hadestown” follows the ancient tragedy of Orpheus and Eurydice, intertwining it...
- Get roped into Texas A&M College RodeoLast weekend at the Brazos County Expo Complex, an impressive crowd filled the stands to watch the Texas A&M Rodeo team compete against other universities in the rough and tough sport of rodeo. From bareback horse riding to calf wrangling, Aggies gave it their all in every event, with some students taking home the top...
- From Lone Star State to Los Angeles stageIn the 2000s, Greg Kwedar was a student at Texas A&M planning to enter the business industry. Fast forward nearly two decades and Kwedar is now a film director, producer and writer nominated for three Oscars at the 97th Academy Awards for his film “Sing Sing.” “I’ve always had vision and would have goals in...
OPINION
- Opinion: We need to talk about SGA election ethicsAfter weeks of campaigning by numerous Texas A&M students, the spring Student Government Association, or SGA, election cycle is officially over. For students, this means no more campaign groups bannering outside the Memorial Student Center, no more dodging flyer-holders asking for your vote and no more “Vote for XYZ” posters on every bulletin board. At...
- Opinion: It’s the little things“Hi, it’s me. I finally have a minute at home. I’m going camping this weekend and I wish you were coming. I’ll send you some cool pictures. It’s like a waterfall hike, it reminds me of you. Maybe I can take you there when you come back home.” This is one of many voicemail messages...
- Opinion: Anxiety is a superpowerThis past weekend, my sister, her boyfriend, our good friend and I took a trip to Vail, Colorado for a concert. For anyone who hasn’t been to Colorado in February, it’s very snowy. We were under constant avalanche watch throughout our three-day stay, meaning an avalanche could occur at any time at any time. By...
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 10, 2005 – January 27, 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....
