THE BATTALION
NEWS
- Secretaries Rollins and Kennedy visit A&M AgriLife facilitiesUnited States Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins ‘94 and Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited Texas A&M’s AgriLife Phenotyping Greenhouse and toured facilities on A&M’s campus on Tuesday, April 29. Following a tour of the greenhouse, the secretaries spoke at a press conference. Their visit was announced on Monday as...
- Secretaries Rollins, Kennedy to visit A&M on Trump’s 100th day in officeSecretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins ‘94 and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will visit Texas A&M’s campus tomorrow, Tuesday, April 29, to discuss food security. The visit coincides with President Donald Trump’s 100th day in office. Rollins will first visit the Texas A&M Beef Center at 8:30 a.m. to provide an...
- 12 A&M international students have legal status restoredTwelve of the 23 Texas A&M international students who had their legal status revoked by the federal government have had it restored, a university spokesperson confirmed Friday afternoon. “We have not received communication on why the records have been changed,” a statement from the spokesperson reads. “We continue to do everything in our power to...
SPORTS
- GALLERY: Baseball vs. Lamar
- Seeing double: Royo, Sorrell combine for four home runs as A&M wards off Lamar in 13-6 victoryAfter a tight series defeat against rival No. 1 Texas, Texas A&M baseball regathered its strength with a stress-filled, 13-6 win over Lamar thanks to an eight-RBI, two-home run night from junior second baseman Ben Royo. A victory did not come easily for the Maroon and White with the talent of Lamar sophomore right fielder...
- Aggies eaten by Gators, lose 4-1 in final round of SEC ChampionshipNo. 16 Texas A&M men’s golf fell short to the No. 8 Florida Gators in the 2025 Southeastern Conference Championship, losing what would’ve been the first SEC title in program history. After advancing to the final round on Sunday, the Aggies got torn up by the Gators 4-1. A&M headed to St. Simons Island, Georgia...
LIFE & ARTS
- Messina Hof’s Wine and Roses Festival brings wine lovers togetherWine enthusiasts and connoisseurs flocked to Messina Hof Estate Winery in Bryan for their annual Wine and Roses Festival. Held on April 26, attendees were able to experience many different wines and activities that promoted the wine-making process. Named after the co-founders’, Paul and Merrill Bonarrigo, ancestral towns in Europe, Messina Hof planted their base...
- ‘Super Dicks’ brings laughter, party to College StationCinephiles and party-goers were invited to Star Cinema Grill on April 24 to encounter a very interesting new film. The movie, “Super Dicks” premiered to members of the College Station community, aiming to foster a blend of the theatrical and party experience for guests. It was one of the film’s first showings, with the filmmakers...
- A&M professor launches sci-fi trilogy at 68 years oldThe witty novel, “Left,” written by Texas A&M professor Paul McGrath ‘78, follows an extraterrestrial named Anton who gets left behind in Mississippi. The novel is not only the first of a trilogy but also the first installment in McGrath’s career as a novelist, an uncommon occurrence at the ripe age of 68. Covering topics...
OPINION
- Review: ‘Sinners’Rating: 10/10 “Black Panther” changed my life. I was 14 when the film was released, and it was unlike anything I’d ever seen. Director Ryan Coogler told a story about nationalism and pride through the lens of a Marvel movie, completely changing the filmmaking game through its cultural impact and financial success. Weirdly enough, I...
- Opinion: Why College Station should have fewer zoning lawsIf you’ve lived in College Station for long enough — or tried to get an apartment at a sufficiently low price — you’ve probably heard of “no more than four.” For the uninitiated, it’s a city ordinance that stipulates “the number of unrelated people living together in a single-family unit” must be “no more than...
- Opinion: The war on college has officially begunI never thought I would see the day when defending Harvard University would be considered honorable. The world works in mysterious ways. The Trump administration has officially targeted colleges and higher education in the U.S., and it is going to change the fabric of education in our country. Harvard is one of the first of...
TRADITIONS
- ‘We have your back, forever’: Annual Muster ceremony held at Reed ArenaThe annual campus Muster ceremony was held on April 21 at Reed Arena with Lt. Gen. Michael Downs ‘92 as Muster Speaker. The tradition began in 1883 as a roll call and gradually evolved into a remembrance of former students who had passed away during the early 1900s. Muster spread worldwide during World War I...
- 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...
