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Moments before The Big Event Ceremony begins at 9:00 AM on Saturday, Mar 23, 2024. (Hannah Harrison/The Battalion)

Tales from The Big Event

Lasan Manujitha Ukwatta Liyanage, Life & Arts Writer March 24, 2024

More than 16,000 volunteers teamed up for The Big Event on Saturday, helping about 2,250 residents in the Bryan-College Station area. This marks the 43rd year of the nation’s largest one-day, student-run...

Texas A&M Aggies forward Janiah Barker (2)  during Texas A&M’s game against LSU on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2024, at Reed Arena. (Ishika Samant/The Battalion)

‘Aggies never die’

Ian Curtis, Sports Writer March 23, 2024

Down 17 with just under 14 minutes left in its NCAA Tournament opening round game against 6-seed Nebraska, 11-seed Texas A&M women’s basketball could have called it a great season. It could have...

Dog Day Out gives dogs the chance to get some time away from the kennels and go on an adventure for the day. Farley, a Doberman Pinscher mix, plays fetch in the yard at Aggieland Humane Society on Wednesday, March 7, 2024.

Dog Day Out: Humane Society lets volunteers adopt for the day

Camila Munoz, Life & Arts Writer March 21, 2024

Man's best friend needs attention too, and Aggieland Humane Society has one solution to give its shelter dogs the best life they can get. Its new program Dog Day Out allows anyone to sign a dog out for...

Fighter AJ Baird throws a right cross during Farmers Fight NIght sparring practice on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, at BCS Boxing Club.

Inaugural Farmers Fight Night announces boxing lineup

Ana Renfroe, Head News Editor March 21, 2024

In two weeks, 18 amateur Aggie boxers will duke it out at Reed Arena for charity. Farmers Fight Night, or FFN, is set to host its inaugural high-profile charity boxing match at Texas A&M on April...

Is the data correlating crime rising due to weather an excuse not to solve the real issues that cause crime? (Graphic by Ethan Mattson)

Fact or fiction: Does crime rise due to hot weather?

Stacy Cox, News Reporter March 21, 2024

Hot weather has been said to cause seasonal spikes in crime.  However, experts say the correlation between the two may be too far of a stretch, and instead may be related for other reasons. A 2019 study...

Workers unwrap the protective covering on Marine One on Tursday, Feb. 27 at the George H.W Bush Presidential Library and Museum. (Chris Swann/The Battalion)

Flying the president: How it feels to be a Marine One pilot

Mia Putnam, Senior News Reporter March 21, 2024

Every pilot faces the challenge of navigating difficult airways and delivering cargo to safety, but few compare to the Marine One pilots responsible for transporting the president of the United States....

We are in an epidemic of loneliness. Opinion writer Eddie Phillips says we should embrace community one smoke at a time. (Graphic by Caroline Dollar/The Battalion)

Opinion: Bring back smoke breaks

Eddie Phillips, Opinion Writer March 20, 2024

I wasn’t the kind of person you would expect to see out with friends on a Friday night. So why, after a year sober from parties, was I suddenly surrounded by a group of guys blowing mullein smoke at...

It’s summer internship application time! Charis Adkins encourages students to keep looking for opportunities and avoid discouragement with a simple phrase: “No means next.” (Graphic by Ethan Mattson/The Battalion)

Opinion: No means next

Charis Adkins, Opinion Columnist March 19, 2024

It’s that time of year, Ags. For the past few months, we’ve been tinkering with our resumes, perfecting our interview responses and diligently applying to internship after internship as we try to find...

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Episode 73: The bracketology special

March Madness is here, and in this special episode, co-hosts Hunter Mitchell, Braxton Dore and Justin Chen, along with guest host Ian Curtis, break down the entire men's NCAA Tournament, looking at who's...

Sophomore F Janiah Barker (2) and Senior G Aicha Coulibaly (5) celebrate after a made three during A&M's game against Tennessee on Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024 at Reed Arena. (CJ Smith/The Battalion)

A&M earns 11 seed in Women’s NCAA Tournament

Ian Curtis, Sports Writer March 17, 2024

For the first time since 2021, Texas A&M women’s basketball got to hear its name called on Selection Sunday.  The Aggies finished 19-12 overall and survived a bubble scare thanks to a win...

Student body president-elect accused of ‘major’ campaign violation

Student body president-elect accused of ‘major’ campaign violation

Hilani Quinones, Assistant News Editor March 8, 2024

On Thursday, March 7 Texas A&M’s Judicial Court convened for the hearing of Student Body President-Elect Cade Coppinger v. Election Commissioner Jared Ramos. The hearing revolved around a major violation...

A candleholder sheds a tear at Muster in Reed Arena on Friday, April 21, 2023.

Tim Green selected as 2024 Muster speaker

Ana Renfroe, Head News Editor March 6, 2024

The Aggie Muster Committee announced retired US Air Force Maj. Gen. Tim Green as the keynote speaker for this year’s Muster ceremony. While at Texas A&M, Green earned his bachelor in civil engineering...

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