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Protesters Vera Hernandez and Catherine Hunter demonstrate on the roadside protesting against alleged abuses by the Christland Church on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024.

Concerns raised about local church, The Network

J. M. Wise, News Editor October 17, 2024

The Network, a series of non-denominational churches across the United States, England and Taiwan, has recently fallen under controversy as multiple churches are leaving and denouncing the group for allegedly...

Graduate student Tessa Williams swabs petri dishes at the Veterinary Research Lab on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. (Armani Jones/ The Battalion)

A&M chosen to create new method for preservation of microbes

Jennifer Alatuogu-Okechukwu, News Writer October 17, 2024

Texas A&M has been selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, to develop a new method for preserving microbial samples. The initiative aims to enhance the long-term viability...

A photographic depiction of a lethal dose of fentanyl. (Hannah Harrison/The Battalion)

United against overdose deaths

J. M. Wise, News Editor October 17, 2024

Texas’ public health system is facing a crisis fueled by opioid and fentanyl misuse. In 2023, 5,093 Texans died from drug poisoning, 45.3% of which were from fentanyl alone. In response to this trend,...

Texas A&M students share which party they are voting for and why. 

Political science courses are the reason students vote

Stacy Cox, Senior News Reporter October 2, 2024

Every Texas A&M student is required to take two political science classes to graduate — a requirement that can lead to learning about voting and its consequences. Instructional associate professor...

Students from Allied Scholars for Animal Protection table at the Memorial Student Center on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. (Photo courtesy of Dr. Faraz Harsini)

Smaller political organizations highlighting student ideals

Samantha Lamb, News Writer September 30, 2024

With election year tensions heating up, many students are becoming involved in political student organizations to find a group of like-minded people where they can discuss current issues. Students have...

A mural of the late Texas A&M University Professor Dr. Lee Lowery is seen on a building in the new affordable student housing development in Bryan, Texas. Friday, September 20, 2024. (Jackson Stanley/The Battalion)

Affordable student housing project dedicated to former professor

Amber Pettit, News Writer September 30, 2024

An affordable student housing project is being dedicated to a former Texas A&M professor, Lee Lowery, Ph.D., for his 64 years of service in the civil engineering department. Housing prices are rising...

Signage near the entrance to the W.D. Spigner Elementary School memorializes the Calvert Colored High School as a historical landmark on Friday, September 20, 2024. (Jenna Isbell/The Battalion)

Former A&M professor heads creation of Texas historical marker

Tenny Luhrs, News Writer September 29, 2024

In May, the Calvert Colored High School was designated as a historical landmark. The project was spearheaded by Myeshia C. Babers, PhD., a former Texas A&M professor and currently an assistant professor...

On-campus senator Riley James Pritzlaff speaks during a Student Senate meeting in the Koldus Building on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (Chris Swann/The Battalion)

Student government passes controversial budget, debates bills

Stacy Cox, Senior News Reporter September 26, 2024

The Student Government Association, or SGA, Student Senate met for the third time this semester on Wednesday, featuring criticism, debates and multiple new bills and acts passed, including the SGA Budget...

Beto O'Rourke takes a picture with a supporter at Rudder Theater on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024.

Beto O’Rourke speaks on voting, youth participation

Tenny Luhrs, News Writer September 20, 2024

On Thursday, Sept. 19, Beto O’Rourke visited Texas A&M’s Rudder Theater as part of his Ready to Vote Tour, hosted by the Aggie Democrats, to give a speech and register students to vote. O'Rourke...

A voting sign in the Memorial Student Center on Nov. 10, 2020. Guest contributor Austin Begin explains the system of ranked-choice voting.

Students become concerned after hearing new UT policy on freedom of speech

Stacy Cox, Senior News Reporter September 19, 2024

On Aug. 22, the University of Texas System and Board of Regents updated the university’s free speech policy, prohibiting universities within the system from making political or social issue statements...

Photo courtesy of vaping360.com.

Beyond lungs: the global cost of disposable vapes

Ananya Amar, News Writer September 19, 2024

Almost a fourth of college students vape, according to the National Institute of Health. The push to ban vapes due to their appeal to children has grown globally, with the FDA banning flavored vapes in...

Student leaders from Texas Aggie Democrats and Texas A&M College Republicans open up about unity between political parties and what they respect about the opposing party.

Student-led political groups aim to reflect, contribute to election unity

Julia Kazda, News Writer September 19, 2024

As tensions continue to rise with the approaching presidential election, student members of the Texas Aggie Democrats and the Texas A&M College Republicans were asked to comment on election unity in...

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