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Brooke Rollins in the East Room of the White House on July 7, 2020. President-elect Donald Trump nominated her for agriculture secretary on Nov. 23, 2024. (Creative Commons/Andrea Hanks)

Trump nominates A&M graduate Brooke Rollins for agriculture secretary

Nicholas Gutteridge, Managing Editor November 24, 2024

President-elect Donald Trump announced Saturday that he nominated Brooke Rollins, a Class of 1994 Texas A&M graduate, to join his administration as secretary of agriculture. If confirmed by the U.S....

Texas A&M quarterback Marcel Reed (10) runs toward the end zone during Texas A&M’s game against New Mexico State at Kyle Field on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024. (Trinity Hindman/The Battalion)

No. 15 A&M comes up one play short in four-overtime shootout with Auburn

Noah Ruiz, Sports Writer November 24, 2024

No. 15 Texas A&M football suffered a 43-41 loss to Auburn in four overtimes at Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday night. A week after manhandling a lesser opponent in New Mexico State, the Aggies'...

A custodial worker cleans the floors at the Memorial Student Center Chick-Fil-A on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2023. (Chris Swann/The Battalion)

‘We just don’t have help’: Contract employees allege federal labor law violations, sexual assault denial

J. M. Wise, News Editor November 21, 2024

In the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, John Sharp, the newly appointed chancellor of the Texas A&M System, authorized a third-party company to run food service, ground maintenance and janitorial...

Graduate and senior level students wait in line for the ticket booths to open during student ticket pull for the McNeese State football game outside Kyle Field on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2024. (Isabel Lubrano/TheBattlion)

Community anger rises as ‘chaos’ surrounds Texas ticket pull

J. M. Wise, News Editor November 19, 2024

As Aggies gathered to enter Kyle Field on Saturday for the game against New Mexico State, more people than usual surrounded the stadium for the most anticipated game of the season. Fans began camping out...

Texas A&M defensive linemen Nic Scourton (11) and Shemar Stewart (4) react after a defensive stop during Texas A&M’s game against New Mexico State at Kyle Field on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024. (Chris Swann/The Battalion)

No. 15 A&M fires on all cylinders in Senior Night rout of New Mexico State

Noah Ruiz, Sports Writer November 16, 2024

Two weeks removed from its first conference loss, No. 15 Texas A&M football returned to Kyle Field Saturday night hungry to prove itself as one of the frontrunners for the SEC title game. A&M...

Aggies watch on as the stack burns bright at the student bonfire on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023.

‘One Tradition, One School, One Spirit’

Theresa Lozano, Life & Arts Editor November 14, 2024

Aggie Bonfire symbolizes “the burning desire to beat the hell out of t.u. and the undying love all Aggies have for Texas A&M,” according to the Corps of Cadets’ handbook, The Cadence. As decades...

Photo courtesy of Christian Hamilton, KAMU

Maintaining a memory

Shalina Sabih, Features Writer November 13, 2024

Under Friday’s soft morning light, around 50 people walked in and out of the Bonfire Memorial, prepared to preserve the 12 lives lost in the tragic 1999 Bonfire collapse.  Every November, Texas A&M...

Regent Michael J. Plank contemplates before the Board of Regents meeting in the Memorial Student Center on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (Jackson Stanley/The Battalion)

Board of Regents force minor, certificate eliminations in controversial vote

Nicholas Gutteridge, Managing Editor November 7, 2024

The Texas A&M System Board of Regents passed a resolution directing President Mark Welsh III to “take actions necessary to eliminate” 14 minors and 38 certificates during Thursday's meeting.  The...

Texas A&M Aggies guard Wade Taylor IV (4) talking to a ref during Texas A&M’s game against Tennessee on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024, at Reed Arena. (Hannah Harrison/The Battalion)

Late nights in Orlando

Braxton Dore, Sports Editor November 4, 2024

After dropping its first exhibition of the 2024-25 season to No. 4 Houston, No. 13 Texas A&M basketball fought a rare season opener on the road against UCF in Orlando, Florida.  Aggie men’s hoops...

Texas A&M Aggies defensive tackle Shemar Turner (5) during Texas A&M's game against LSU at Kyle Field on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

No. 10 A&M suffers first conference loss in 44-20 loss to South Carolina on road

Kolton Becker, Sports Writer November 3, 2024

A Southeastern Conference rivalry between No. 10 Texas A&M and South Carolina saw its latest rendition with the Bonham Trophy on the line on Saturday night. The stakes were high, with eyebrows raised...

A clown slowly approaches participants In Kappa Sigma's Wicked Woods on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024.

Into the Wicked Woods

Shalina Sabih, Features Writer November 1, 2024

A stroll into the woods southwest of campus might end with a glimpse of trees, bushes and maybe a raccoon, but at Kappa Sigma’s seven-acre lodge, these trails turn downright terrifying during their annual...

Vice President for Student Affairs Joe E. Ramirez Jr. speaks at The Big Event's opening ceremony. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

Joe Ramirez announces Jan. 1 retirement

Nicholas Gutteridge, Managing Editor October 30, 2024

Texas A&M’s Vice President for Student Affairs Joe Ramirez Jr. announced he is retiring effective Jan. 1, 2025 in a Wednesday email.  “I am extremely excited to start a new chapter in my life...

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