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The Battalion

The Student News Site of Texas A&M University - College Station

The Battalion

2025-2026 Staff

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Editor-in-Chief

Kynlee Joyner

Kynlee Joyner is a communication junior from White Oak, Texas. Kynlee joined The Battalion in August 2024. She was the design editor in Spring 2025 and the managing editor in Fall 2025, and is currently serving as the editor-in-chief....

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Managing Editor

Mathias Cubillan

Mathias Cubillan is a journalism senior from Round Rock, Texas. He joined The Battalion in 2024 and has covered a variety of Texas A&M sports. When he isn’t watching football, he’s probably thinking about it...

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News Editor

David Swope

David is an accounting junior from The Woodlands, Texas. He joined The Battalion in the Spring of 2025 as a news reporter and is now a news editor, where he covers campus events and state and national politics. Outside of the...

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News Editor

Julia Kazda

Julia is a class of 2026 English major from West, TX. She plans to pursue a Ph.D. in order to become a professor of British literature after graduation. Julia spent a semester as a news reporter, a year as an associate news editor...

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Design and Graphics Editor

Zoe Rich

Zoe is a visualization junior from College Station, Texas, focusing on graphic design. She joined The Battalion as a graphic artist in August 2024 and is now serving her second semester as the design and graphics editor. ...

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Sports Editor

Matthew Seaver

Matthew is a Korean-American senior communication major double minoring in business and journalism from Cypress, TX. He's covered every sport at Texas A&M for The Battalion and is Sports Editor for the publication. His fav...

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Associate Sports Editor

Ava Loth

Ava is a junior communication major with a leadership minor from Atascocita, Texas. She has covered almost every sport since joining The Battalion sports desk in February 2025 as a sports writer, and now serving as an associate...

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Associate Sports Editor

Noah Ruiz

Noah Ruiz is a senior sport management major with minors in business and Spanish from New Braunfels, Texas. He sports his overalls as a die-hard football fan and has worked in minor league baseball with the San Antonio Missions....

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Life & Arts Editor

Fallon Ferguson

Fallon Ferguson is an international studies senior from Magnolia, TX, in her second semester as an editor with the Battalion. She has aspirations to become a high school librarian, and she enjoys being a part of the Batt because...

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Associate Life & Arts Editor

Sophia Muñoz

Sophia Muñoz is a first-generation accounting major who finds inspiration in people’s passions and stories. When she’s not writing — or fighting for her life in Excel — she’s painting or reading. She hopes to turn her lo...

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Associate Opinion Editor

Maeva Elizabé

Maeva Elizabé is a neuroscience and chemistry minor junior from The Woodlands, Texas. She plans to pursue a career in law and hopes her experience in The Battalion will help her in this regard. Because she refuses to edit her...

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Associate Opinion Editor

Joshua Abraham

Joshua Abraham is a kinesiology senior from Sugar Land, Texas. He’s been on the opinion desk since August 2024. Josh plans (hopefully?) to attend law school in the future, and in his free time, he enjoys going to the...

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Social Media Editor

Julius H. Sjolie

Julius Sjolie is a senior Industrial Distribution Major from Seattle Washington. He is also the loudest and proudest member of the Fighting Texas Aggie Corps of Cadets Class of 2026. As the former Squadron Three Public Relations...

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Social Media Editor

Theresa Lozano

Theresa Lozano is a senior journalism major from Cypress, Texas. She joined The Battalion as a life & arts writer in February 2024 and was the life & arts editor from Fall 2024 to Spring 2025. She is currently serving...

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Associate Photo Chief

Rocio Salgado

Rocio Salgado is a junior journalism major from San Antonio, Texas. She joined The Battalion as a photographer in Spring 2024 and is currently serving as Associate Photo Chief. When she isn't at The Batt or at an A&M sporting...

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Associate Photo Chief

Steve Carrasco IV

Steve Carrasco IV is a Graduate student majoring in Geographic Information Systems from Dallas, Texas. He joined the Battalion as a photographer in Spring 2025. He currently serves as Associate Photo Chief for the Spring 2026...

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Senior Enterprise Reporter

Ian Curtis

Ian Curtis is a senior enterprise reporter and former editor-in-chief of The Battalion. He was the features editor from August to December 2024, managing editor from January to May 2025 and editor-in-chief from August to December...

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News Reporter

Taryn Stilson

Taryn is an International Affairs Major (‘28) from Prosper, Texas minoring in English and Spanish. She started on the Battalion this fall semester as a news writer and has loved being a part of the Batt. Taryn is also involved...

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News Reporter

Cayenne Foster

Cayenne Foster is a sophomore political science major from Fort Worth, Texas. Cayenne joined the Battalion in the Fall of 2025 as a news writer. She plans to pursue a J.D. after graduation. In her free time, she enjoys everything...

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News Reporter

Erin Wunderlich

Erin Wunderlich is a science and technology journalism master’s student from Lake in the Hills, Illinois. Erin joined The Battalion in the Spring of 2025 as a news reporter, and continues to cover campus science and researc...

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News Reporter

Emily Anderson

Emily is a sophomore journalism major from Temple, TX. She began writing for the Battalion in Fall 2025. Emily is passionate about telling stories that highlight voices in the community. In her free time, Emily enjoys serving...

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News Reporter

Ethan Rhame

Ethan is a journalism senior from The Woodlands, TX. He joined The Battalion as a news reporter in the Spring of 2025. His favorite components of journalism are giving a voice to the voiceless and getting to explore diverse subjects....

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News Reporter

Amber Pettit

Amber Pettit is a senior majoring in political science, and minoring in economics. Amber is from Leander, Texas, and started writing for The Battalion in September 2024. She plans to pursue a masters in economics after graduation, ...

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News Writer

Yelisey Romanov

Yelisey is a Mechanical Engineering major and E2EnMed member from Kansas City, Kansas. He joined The Battalion as a news reporter in September 2025, where he covers scientific achievements and discoveries within Texas A&...

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Senior Sports Writer

Roman Arteaga

Roman Arteaga is a junior Agricultural Economics major from San Antonio, Texas. Roman has written about football, volleyball, women’s tennis, men’s tennis, soccer, basketball and golf for The Battalion. In his free time, Ro...

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Sports Writer

Mia Riggins

Mia Riggins is a sophomore Telecommunication Media Studies major from Phoenix, Arizona. She has always loved sports, especially basketball and women’s soccer. In her free time, she enjoys watching movies and going to concerts....

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Sports Writer

Trey Bohne

Trey is a communication junior, minoring in journalism from College Station, Texas. He has covered Basketball and Softball since joining the Battalion as a sports writer in January 2026. After being raised i...

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Sports Writer

Rachel Spurgeon

Rachel Spurgeon is a freshman psychology major from Cypress, Texas. She is a die-hard sports fan, especially the Houston Astros and anything Texas A&M, and is a second generation Aggie. Rachel has written about equestrian...

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Sports Writer

Dylan Fonville

Dylan Fonville is a sophomore journalism major with a sports management minor. He is from San Antonio, Texas and loves all things sports. His main areas of expertise are football (Go Cowboys) and basketball (Go ...

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Sports Writer

Brody Vaughn

Brody Vaughn is a freshman Journalism major from Flower Mound, Texas. Brody is a die-hard sports fan, especially baseball and football. In his free time, Brody enjoys hanging out with friends and watching any sports game on TV.

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Life & Arts Writer

Adhithi Shankar

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Life & Arts Writer

Tejas Murali

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Life & Arts Writer

Lakshya Vannala

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Life & Arts Writer

Kennedy Long

Kennedy is a journalism senior from Granbury, TX. She’s worked as a Life & Arts writer since Spring 2025 and as a photographer since Fall 2024. Before college, she took a gap year to travel several European countries and...

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Life & Arts Writer

Isa Chan Tack

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Life & Arts Writer

Ava Whelan

Ava Whelan is a communications senior from New Braunfels, Texas. She joined The Battalion as a Life & Arts desk writer in the Fall of 2025. She has a strong passion for writing about student involvement, small businesses and...

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Life & Arts Writer

Olivia Biggs

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Life & Arts Writer

Liam Bramble

Liam Bramble is Communications Senior from Plano, Texas. They love using their writing at the Battalion to spread the voices and stories of others for the students at A&M to see.

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Life & Arts Writer

Lasan Manujitha Ukwatta Liyanage

Lasan is a Biological and Agricultural Engineering graduate student and a Life & Arts writer for The Battalion.

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Senior Opinion Columnist

Isabella Garcia

Isabella Garcia is an economics senior from San Antonio, Texas, and joined The Battalion in June 2023. She formerly served as the opinion editor from Fall 2024 through Fall 2025 until she was caught using Oxford commas in her pers...

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Opinion Columnist

Wyatt Pickering

Wyatt Pickering is a business honors and finance junior from Normangee, TX. He joined The Battalion in February 2025 and is currently an opinion columnist. He loves slaying the day and sharing his thoughts on current events around...

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Opinion Columnist

Sidney Uy

Sidney Uy is a philosophy junior from San Antonio, Texas. She has been at the Battalion since 2024. Sidney intends to pursue law school, a career in legal research and a J.D./PhD. She enjoys reading The Atlantic and investigative ...

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Opinion Writer

Abby Morris

Abby Morris is an English and political science junior from Austin, Texas. She joined The Battalion in January 2026 as an opinion writer. In her free time, she likes to read, explore new coffee shops and play Valorant.

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Opinion Writer

Prachi Arora

Prachi Arora is a political science freshman from Frisco, TX.  She joined the Battalion in January 2026 and is currently an opinion writer. In her free time, she enjoys reading, yapping and procrastinating ...

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Opinion Writer

Thea Findlay

Thea Findlay is a communications junior with a French minor from Austin, Texas. She joined The Battalion as an opinion writer in January 2026. Thea intends to use her arts degree to yap on the Mediterrane...

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Opinion Writer

Marie Kneeland

Marie Kneeland is an English honors freshman from Beaumont, Texas. Marie joined The Battalion in January 2026 and is currently an opinion writer. She can always be found typing away in the corner of a bookshop with a cup of tea,...

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Opinion Writer

Bethany Mann

Bethany Mann is a history freshman from Bulverde, Texas. She joined the Battalion in January 2026 and serves as an opinion writer. She plans to pursue a PhD in History, where she hopes to be a profe...

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Opinion Writer

Aidan Zamany

Aidan Zamany is a political science sophomore at the Bush School of Government and Public Service. He joined The Battalion in 2025, where he offers opinion articles on recent political and social developments. Beyond academics,...

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Photographer

CJ Smith

A photographer from Burton, Texas. CJ Smith graduated with a Bachelor's degree in anthropology and is now pursuing a Master's degree in Nautical Archaeology, with a special interest in military presence in maritime communities...

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Photographer

Trinity Hindman

Trinity is a sophomore petroleum engineering major from Aledo, TX. She serves as a photographer for the Battalion and is expected to graduate in May 2028.

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Photographer

Ashely Bautista

Ashely is a senior communications major with a minor in journalism from Navasota, Texas. She is a first-generation college student that joined The Battalion in the fall of 2022. She enjoys taking all photos but focuses on news,...

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Photographer

Adriano Espinosa

Adriano, former Photo Chief, is a senior Industrial Distribution engineering major, an upcoming graduate student in the class of '27 Anthony Bahr '91 Engineering MBA program at Mays Business School, and a photographer from the...

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Yearbook Photo editor

Abdurahman Azeez

Abdurahman is a photographer at the Battalion who primarily enjoys news and street photography and has an eye for the odd details of life. He is studying Biomedical Science and is on the path to medical school.

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Former Associate News Editor

Hilani Quinones

Hilani Quinones is a political science senior from Brownsville, TX with minors in history and English, and pursuing a certificate in Legal History. She began writing for The Battalion in August 2023 as a news reporter and became...

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Former Sports Editor

Braxton Dore’

Braxton Dore' is a sports management major from Groves, Texas. He has covered softball, baseball, track, swim/dive, football and soccer for The Battalion. He served as an associate sports editor from August to December 2024 and...

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Former Senior Sports Writer

Diego Saenz

Diego Saenz is a Sport Management major with a pre-law minor from Cedar Park, Texas. Diego was born in Torreón, Mexico, and has been passionate about sports from a very young age, especially fútbol and football. In his free...

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Former Senior Sports Writer

Olivia Sims

Olivia Sims is a senior communications major from Amarillo, Texas. She joined The Battalion in August 2024 and has written about a variety of sports. She is a diehard sports fan with her favorite sports being baseball and foot...

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Former Associate Life & Arts Editor

Avery Kracmer

Avery Kracmer is a senior journalism major from Grand Prairie, Texas. She joined The Battalion as a life and arts editor in August 2025 after serving as the managing editor of the yearbook for the 2024-2025 school year. She is...

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Former Associate Opinion Editor

Kaleb Blizzard

Kaleb Blizzard is a junior philosophy major from Abilene, Texas. Kaleb became an opinion writer for The Battalion in Aug. 2024 and served as the associate opinion editor the Fall 2025 semester. He plans to pursue a J.D. after graduation....

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Former Life & Arts Writer

Claire Frazier

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Former Opinion Writer

Gabriela Gomez

Gabriela Gomez joined The Battalion in September 2025 as an opinion writer. She is a super senior biomedical sciences student with hopes to graduate Fall 2025. After she graduates, she plans to attend graduate school for science...

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Former Opinion Writer

Aliyah Mims

Aliyah Mims is a Finance major from Houston, TX. She is a Junior at Texas A&M who aspires to go to law school after graduation. She enjoys being a new member of The Battalion because she is able to freely express her opinions...

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Former Opinion Writer

Killian Netherton

Killian Netherton joined the Battalion in January of 2025, focusing on issues in English, psychology and film in his writing for the opinion desk. He is involved with Young Americans for Freedom as Campus Outreach Director, SWAMP,...

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