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Art Critic Emma Ehle says Troye Sivan’s “Something to Give Each Other” is the perfect synth-pop club hit.

Criticism: Troye Sivan’s ‘Something to Give Each Other’

By Emma Ehle @EmmaKEhle4 October 24, 2023

Rating: 7/10   From its steamy album cover to a very sexually-suggestive 33 minutes of music, Troye Sivan’s “Something to Give Each Other” (2023) is a hypnotic, errotic and queer...

Electrical engineering senior Matthew Masters climbs a route during men’s finals at A&M’s Student Rec Center on Oct. 21.

A&M climbing club dominates in first home competition

Texas A&M club climbing swept the podium in the men’s finals while the women took first and third at the BTHO Gravity bouldering competition at the Student Rec Center on Saturday, Oct. 21. Ranked...

Texas A&M Men’s Club Soccer team warms up during a Feb. 22 practice in preparation for hosting an April 1 game against Texas State.  

Men’s club soccer defeats Texas and Oklahoma en route to regional tournament

At 5-1-2 and currently ranked eighth in the region, Texas A&M men’s club soccer is ready to repeat its 2022 regionals win in Lubbock on Oct. 27-29. The Maroon and White beat the Texas Longhorns...

The 12th Man on third deck during Texas A&M's football game against Alabama at Kyle Field on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. (Megan Williams/The Aggieland)

Around the country: Week 9

No. 19 Air Force @ Colorado State Saturday, Oct. 28 – Canvas Stadium – Fort Collins, Colorado 6 p.m. on CBSSN With just over two hours separating the two schools, this matchup should be better...

Junior Daniel Rodrigues plays his tee shot on the fourth hole of the Traditions Club on the second day of the Aggie Invitational on Tuesday, April 11, 2023.

A&M men’s golf finishes third at Furman Intercollegiate

By Camille Coffey @CoffeyCamille October 24, 2023

The Texas A&M men’s golf team traveled to the par 71, 7,005-yard Furman Golf Club in Greenville, South Carolina to finish its fall season at the Furman Intercollegiate on Oct. 22-23. The tournament...

Shoppers mill about during the Vntg Sply grand opening on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. (Abdurahman Azeez/The Battalion)

Where thrift meets premium: Vntg Sply’s grand opening

Maryhelen Guerrero, Life & Arts Writer October 24, 2023

Editor's Note: This article has been updated to reflect a factual error.  Vntg Sply is a new thrift store in College Station that offers premium clothing to local residents and neighboring communities....

Heather Stalter sits for a photo in front of her work station filled with walls of her art at Sacred Sisters Tattoo Parlor. 

ESSENCE: Being human

Sameeksha Sharma, Life & Arts Writer October 24, 2023

Editor's Note: This article has been updated to correct factual errors. Although tattoos have a complicated history, from being symbols of power and status to barbarism, it is hard to dispute their pervasiveness...

Sophomore DB Bryce Anderson (1) sits in the end zone during Texas A&M's football game against Alabama at Kyle Field on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. (Chris Swann/The Battalion)

Opinion: Football is really not that big of a deal

Charis Adkins October 23, 2023

I’m going to say it because apparently no one else will: football is not that big of a deal. Do I love the Fightin’ Texas Aggies? Yes. Do I enjoy watching their games and cheering them on? Yes. But...

Alpha Chi Omega and One Army performed at Songfest on Friday, October 20, 2023 to a dance themed after the movie Kingston.

Songfest takes the stage, raising nearly a quarter million for charity

Amy Leigh Steward October 23, 2023

Will Ferrell, stormtroopers, Barbies and lots of glitter — the 45th annual Songfest saw over 30 student organizations compete with movie-themed dance performances to raise money for charity. The three-day...

Senior F Jazmine Wilkinson (21) kicks a goal during Texas A&M's game against Alabama on Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023. The Aggies upset Alabama 3-1. (Chris Swann/The Battalion)

Jazmine Wilkinson awarded SEC Offensive Player of the Week

Kylie Stoner, Associate Sports Editor October 23, 2023

Coming off her first career hat-trick yesterday on a 4-3 win over Tennessee, senior forward Jazmine Wilkinson earned SEC Offensive Player of the Week. Wilkinson leads the team with nine goals and three...

Sophomore G Wade Taylor IV (4) steps onto the court before the start of Texas A&M's game against ACU at Reed Arena on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022.

Wade Taylor IV named to Bob Cousy Award watch list

By Hunter Mitchell @HunterM1001 October 23, 2023

The preseason accolades continue to roll in for Texas A&M men’s basketball, as on Monday, Oct. 23, junior point guard Wade Taylor IV was named to the Bob Cousy Award watch list. The award —...

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Disaster Assessment and Recovery Unit contributes to a flood detention center that used to be a golf course.

Golf course turns to flood detention center

By Ashley Acuna @AshleyMAcuna October 22, 2023

At the end of September, a flood detention site made from an old golf course completed its final phase with A&M’s help.Exploration Green is a 200-acre mitigation and nature park in Clear Lake,...

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