THE BATTALION
NEWS
- ‘Celebrate, not tolerate’: Aggies host Pride Walk to celebrate LGBTQ+ communityTexas A&M students gathered for Pride Walk on Friday, March 28 in Rudder Plaza to recognize and celebrate LGBTQ+ Aggies and the queer community as a whole. Lasting from 5:30-6:30 p.m., Pride Walk was hosted by Freshmen Leading in Acceptance, Kindness and Equality, or FLAKE, with the aid of the Young Democratic Socialists of America...
- A&M’s president denied request for LGBTQ+ course to fulfill core curriculum requirementLast February, Texas A&M President Mark A. Welsh III rejected a request for a course focused on LGBTQ+ studies to fulfill the university’s social and behavioral sciences core curriculum credit, according to a memo obtained by The Battalion. It’s the first time Welsh has vetoed a course recommendation approved by the Faculty Senate, provost’s office...
- Glenn Hegar confirmed as next A&M System chancellorGlenn Hegar ‘93, who has served as Texas Comptroller since 2015, was confirmed Friday morning unanimously by the Board of Regents to be the next chancellor of the Texas A&M University System. Following the announcement of current chancellor John Sharp’s upcoming retirement on June 30, the Board of Regents conducted a nationwide search for the...
SPORTS
- Pharrell Payne enters transfer portalJust one day after Texas A&M men’s basketball coach Buzz Williams departed for Maryland, the dominoes have begun to fall. Redshirt sophomore guard Jaelyn Lee had already entered the transfer portal [when], and junior forward Pharrel Payne is the latest to follow suit Wednesday afternoon. First reported by Joe Tipton of On3 Sports, the big...
- Bird hunt: Aggies crush Cardinals in 21-1 victoryTexas A&M baseball regained momentum with a 21-1 crushing of UIW in a fireworks show of offense following a disappointing 10-5 series-sealing loss to Kentucky on Sunday, Hitting batters has recently become a plague that has sickened the Maroon and White pitching staff, responsible for putting 11 runners on base throughout the weekend series against...
- Hot board: Who should A&M men’s basketball hire?The Buzz Williams era of Texas A&M men’s basketball is over. As news broke on Tuesday that Williams would take the Maryland job — first reported by Jeff Ermann of InsideMDSports — the pressure is suddenly on athletic director Trev Alberts to make a hire that will keep the Aggies’ momentum up after three-straight NCAA...
LIFE & ARTS
- Farmer’s Fight Night returnsTwenty-two boxers will compete this Thursday, April 3, at the second annual Farmer’s Fight Night. From 6:30 to 10:30 p.m., the event held at Bryan Texas Legends Event Center will crown 11 victors. Founded as a way to showcase boxing in a safe atmosphere, the Aggie Boxing Club has partnered with United Way of the...
- Behind the Revello revolutionThe college experience no longer has to be microwaved ramen with a plastic aftertaste because the dining hall closed early, nor settling for appetizers at restaurants while friends indulge in full-course meals because their wallet felt a few bills too light. It doesn’t have to be about choosing the “custom amount” tipping option when prompted....
- Theo Von leaves Aggieland laughing out loudWednesday, March 26., Aggies packed Reed Arena for a different type of entertainment. Theo Von, a well-known podcaster and internet personality, stopped in College Station for a Texas leg of his “Return of the Rat” stand-up comedy tour. Popular for his blunt opinions and Southern humor, Von’s style of comedy left Reed Arena roaring with...
OPINION
- Satire: Student hates broccoli, gets arrestedFinance sophomore Brianna Anderson found herself in handcuffs after telling her friend she doesn’t like broccoli, leading officers to arrest her at Sbisa Dining Hall. This comes after multiple Super PACs lobbied for the use of broccoli in restaurant-chain meals, moving toward what they believe is a cleaner and healthier way of eating. “I never...
- Satire: Big Bird is a MarxistAt the latest DOGE congressional hearing, “Anti-American Airwaves: Holding the Heads of NPR and PBS Accountable,” public officials got down to business, cracking down on radical ideology and draining the swamp. Head honcho of the investigation, Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), is speaking up for the silent, moral majority: These outlets have a strictly communist agenda. ...
- Review: ‘Adolescence’Rating: 9/10 A boy murders a girl. An investigator tries to find the reasoning behind it. A psychologist is tormented by the boy. A father doesn’t want to acknowledge his actions. “Adolescence” is as haunting as it can get. Created by Stephen Graham and Jack Thorne and directed by Phillip Barantini, known for “Boiling Point,”...
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....
