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President Mark Welsh III gives his presidential address during the Mark A. Welsh Investiture at The Rudder Theatre Complex on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. (Hannah Harrison/The Battalion)

A&M pulls out of recruiting conference after DEI claims swirl online

Nicholas Gutteridge, Editor-in-Chief January 14, 2025

Texas A&M President Mark A. Welsh III announced in a late-night Monday email to Mays Business School faculty and staff that it pulled out of a business recruiting conference after Gov. Greg Abbott...

Texas A&M guard Zhuric Phelps (1) takes a shot during Texas A&M’s game against Alabama at Reed Arena on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025. (Chris Swann/The Battalion)

Charity stripe haunt

Justin Chen, Sports Writer January 12, 2025

When it comes to free throws, making 28-of-48 attempts is starkly grim. For supposedly free points, the 12th Man groaned when A&M free throw attempts repeatedly crashed off the back rim.  In a...

The Aggies sing The War Hymn after Texas A&M’s win against Texas at Reed Arena on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025. (Chris Swann/The Battalion)

SEC men’s hoops is generationally good, especially in Aggieland

Ian Curtis, Managing Editor January 8, 2025

The Southeastern Conference’s mantra of “It Just Means More” has become a tired adage over the years. Its claim of dominance in just about every major sport has — at times — been exposed as simply...

The Aggies pose with the Lone Star showdown Trophy after Texas A&M’s win against Texas at Reed Arena on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025. (Chris Swann/The Battalion)

Aggies saw Varsity’s horns off in 20-point victory

Matthew Seaver, Associate Sports Editor January 4, 2025

After finishing non-conference play with an 11-2 record, No. 13 Texas A&M men's basketball  defeated its bitter rival, the Texas Longhorns, 80-60 in the 140th edition of the Lone Star Showdown on...

Texas A&M head coach Buzz Williams draws a play in front of guard Zhuric Phelps (1) during Texas A&M’s game against Texas Tech at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (Chris Swann/The Battalion)

Learn the art of non-conference scheduling with A&M men’s basketball

Ian Curtis, Managing Editor January 1, 2025

After Texas A&M men’s basketball’s opening game of the 2022 National Invitation Tournament against Alcorn State, coach Buzz Williams had one of the most difficult press conferences of his career. The...

Aggies continue construction on the bonfire on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024.(Abdurahman Azeez/The Battalion)

Student Bonfire Burn rescheduled for Jan. 25

Ian Curtis, Managing Editor December 31, 2024

Student Bonfire has rescheduled its annual Burn for Jan. 25, the organization announced Tuesday.  The original Nov. 29 Burn was set for the night before Texas A&M football’s game against Texas,...

Texas A&M guard Hayden Hefner (2) shoots a layup during Texas A&M’s game against Houston Christian University at Reed Arena on Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (Jackson Stanley/The Battalion)

No Taylor, no problem

Ian Curtis, Managing Editor December 20, 2024

For the first time in his career of 122 games, graduate guard Wade Taylor IV was unavailable for Texas A&M men’s basketball. That, combined with holiday hoops opponent Houston Chrisitan, meant...

Texas A&M forward Jada Malone (13) drives toward the basket during Texas A&M’s game against Mississippi Valley State at Reed Arena on Thursday, Dec. 169, 2024. (Chris Swann/The Battalion)

Malone, Abdur-Rahim lead A&M past MVSU in non-conference finale

Ian Curtis, Features Editor December 19, 2024

The holidays are a season for giving. And with its coaches clad in tacky Christmas sweaters, Texas A&M women’s basketball’s bench gave the Aggies plenty of points and boards as they rounded out...

Head coach Buzz Williams talks to Texas A&M Aggies forward Pharrel Payne (21) during Texas A&M’s charity exhibition against Houston at Fertitta Center in Houston, TX on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. (Chris Swann/The Battalion)

A&M brings the Payne to Purdue

Ian Curtis, Features Editor December 14, 2024

Hours before No. 17 Texas A&M men’s basketball’s game against No. 11 Purdue at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, a passionate — or perhaps intoxicated — Boilermaker fan spotted...

Features Writer Shalina Sabih poses in the Battalion newsroom in her graduation gown.

Swan song: ‘Thank you for a chance to tell the most inspiring stories’

Shalina Sabih, Features Writer December 6, 2024

My love for journalism started when I was 8 years old.  I tried to read my grandfather Baqa Uddin’s articles. He was a well-known journalist in Karachi, Pakistan, and while he passed away before...

A&M's NMDP branch gets students to register to be potential stem-cell donors in Rudder Plaza on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024

Saving lives, one stem cell at a time

Shalina Sabih, Features Writer December 5, 2024

It was her freshman year when biomedical sciences senior Claudia Garrett heard Mark Vassar, a finance senior and president of Texas A&M’s National Marrow Donor Program chapter, deliver a compelling...

A texas fan flashes a ‘Horns Up’ while fans sing the Aggie War Hymn during Texas A&M’s game against Texas at Kyle Field on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024. (Chris Swann/The Battalion)

SEC finds its rivalry week pulse in Lone Star Showdown

Ian Curtis, Features Editor December 1, 2024

As dawn struck Aggieland in the early hours of Saturday morning and marked the end of the 13-year hiatus of the football rivalry between Texas A&M and Texas, things seemed to move ahead of schedule. Eight...

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