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Demostrators march towards the academic plaza during the free Palestine protest on May 7, 2024. (Samuel Falade/The Battalion)
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Texas A&M is scrambling to implement changes for the new Title IX regulations by Aug. 1, with officials hoping the new rules will improve cases. Some victims aren’t so hopeful, however. (File photo by Cameron Johnson/The Battalion)
A&M scrambles to meet compliance for new Title IX rules by August
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Demostrators march towards the academic plaza during the free Palestine protest on May 7, 2024. (Samuel Falade/The Battalion)
Students organize second protest for Israeli divestment
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The Editor-in-Chiefs of The Aggieland Yearbook, The Battalion, and Maroon Life magazine pose for a photo in The Battalion office studio on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (Chris Swann/The Battalion)
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Texas A&M is scrambling to implement changes for the new Title IX regulations by Aug. 1, with officials hoping the new rules will improve cases. Some victims aren’t so hopeful, however. (File photo by Cameron Johnson/The Battalion)
A&M scrambles to meet compliance for new Title IX rules by August
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Aggie students gather to protest university funding of Israeli weapons manufacturing in Academic Plaza on Monday, April 29, 2024.
Students at A&M gather for pro-Palestine protest, calling for university divestment
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Freshman Heather Abadie stalls out during the pole vaulting competition at the SEC Indoor Track and Field Championship on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022.
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Youngchan Kang, JOUR 359 contributor • May 8, 2024

Supported by an athletic family background, junior Heather Abadie has continued to soar toward her ultimate Olympic goal as she sits atop Texas...

Senior Lamara Distin leaps over the during the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday, June 10, 2023 and Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas (Ishika Samant/The Battalion)
Distin named SEC Outdoor Scholar-Athlete of the Year
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Texas A&M infielder Kaeden Kent (3) hits the ball during Texas A&M’s game against Rice at Olsen Field on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (Chris Swann/The Battalion)
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The Batt Signal Episode 44: Amping up, apprehension and applicants

Ana Renfroe, Head News Editor
January 25, 2024
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On this week’s episode of The Batt Signal, news editor Ana Renfroe discusses Aggie scientists from the Department of Physics and Astronomy planning its flagship outreach festival, Student Senate upholds a veto from the president and senators look to fill 16 vacancies.

For more information on all the stories featured in today’s episode visit our website at thebatt.com or pick up a print edition on stands every Thursday. 

This week’s contributors are Cameron Gibson and Justice Jenson.

Make sure to check out previous episodes of The Batt Signal, Home Turf and Calculated Culture, available wherever you get your podcasts.

Featured in this episode:
Professor Tatiana Erukhimova explains the logistics of running the outreach events on Thursday Nov. 16, 2023.
Scientists look to spark excitement during free Physics & Engineering festival
The Student Senate meets on Wednesday, Jan. 24 at the John K. Koldus Building.
Student Senate fails to override SBP Applewhite’s veto on SBVP Act
The Student Senate meets on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024 at the John K. Koldus Student Services Building.
A&M's Student Senate searches for 16 new senators
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