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Dr. David Reed, professor of horticulture, conducts an experiment in front of business administration freshman Vivian Thornton during his lecture at the ILCB on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024. (Photo by Ashely Bautista/The Battalion)

Retiring Horticulture professor reflects on teaching career

Brook Dryden, Life & Arts Writer February 22, 2024

Horticulture 201 courses are going to look different in coming semesters. David Reed, Ph.D., is retiring after 45 years in the classroom. Before coming to Texas, Reed grew up in Southern Louisiana....

Is there a market capitalizing on loneliness? Opinion columnist Bj Barnes says online pay-to-chat services are a symptom of youth loneliness and an inability to socialize with peers. (Photo by Chris Swann/The Battalion)

Opinion: The loneliness economy

Bj Barnes, Opinion Columnist February 22, 2024

You’re lying on your bed, staring at your phone. The blue ambient light is the only thing illuminating your face in your otherwise pitch-black room. It’s a Friday night, and your small number of friends...

An ambulance fuels up beside the A.P. Beutel Health Center on Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022.

A&M Student Senate unanimously passes ‘Better Beutel Bill’

Justice Jenson, Senior News Reporter February 22, 2024

The Texas A&M Student Senate unanimously passed the “Better Beutel Bill” to advocate for A&M to increase funding for the A.P. Beutel Health Center located on campus. By a vote of 53-0, the...

Texas A&M outfielder Jace Laviolette (17) reacts after hitting a home run during Texas A&M’s game against McNeese on Friday, Feb. 16, 2023 at Blue Bell Park. (Chris Swann/The Battalion)

Bats cooking, strikeouts looking

Eli Meschko, Sports Writer February 22, 2024

Texas A&M baseball is set to host the Wagner Seahawks in a three-game series this weekend at Blue Bell Park. A&M got off to as good of a start as it could ask for. The No. 8 Aggies swept McNeese...

Dr. Winemiller with Cichla cataractae, a species of peacock bass from Guyana he discovered in 2020. (Photo Courtesy of Kirk Winemiller)

Fish and you: How aquatic ecological research impacts Texans

Mikayla Martinez, News Writer February 21, 2024

While taking a deep dive into the study of fish ecosystems, Aggie scholars are making a splash in aquatic research at the Texas A&M Winemiller Aquatic Ecology Lab. Lab namesake and professor Kirk...

Is modern tipping justified? Opinion writer Isabella Garcia says tipping culture has devolved into a scheme for companies to make extra profit off of emotional blackmail. (Photo by Kyle Heise/The Battalion)

Opinion: We are being emotionally blackmailed

Isabella Garcia, Opinion Writer February 21, 2024

In economics, the fundamental truth is people are rational. In college, it’s that we’re broke.  Let me set an all too familiar scene. It’s 11 p.m. and you’ve been marinating in the oppressively...

Senior G Andersson Garcia (11) during Texas A&M's game against Kentucky on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024 at Reed Arena. (Ishika Samant/The Battalion)

Winners and losers: Washington State and South Florida put nation on notice

Luke White, Hunter Mitchell, and Braxton Dore' February 19, 2024

Winner: Washington State’s run through the Pac-12 No. 21 Washington State is making the most of its last hurrah in the soon-to-be extinct Pac-12, logging a 20-6 record and 11-4 mark in conference play....

An aerial view of Harvey Road in College Station on Monday, Dec. 18, 2023. (Photo by Samuel Falade/The Battalion)

Opinion: Love for the open road

Ryan Lindner, Opinion Editor February 18, 2024

It’s difficult to overstate the role that the automobile has played in forming the American spirit over the last 70 years.  Think of classic songs like “Mustang Sally,” “American Pie” and...

Texas A&M outfielder Hayden Schott (5) reacts during Texas A&M’s game against McNeese on Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024 at Blue Bell Park. (Chris Swann/The Battalion)

Sunday sweepin’

Neil Jhurani, Sports Writer February 18, 2024

For coach Jim Schlossnagle and the Aggies, it was about as good of a start to the season as you could ask for. In what was an eventful opening weekend filled with upsets and comebacks around the country,...

Texas A&M Aggies guard Tyrece Radford (23) gets helped up by Texas A&M Aggies guard Jace Carter (0) during Texas A&M’s game against Florida on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024, at Reed Arena. (Ishika Samant/The Battalion)

Rolled over

Hunter Mitchell, Associate Sports Editor February 17, 2024

It's been a rough week for Aggie fans, and Saturday’s contest was the crimson-colored cherry on top. After falling to the cellar-dwelling Vanderbilt Commodores on Tuesday, Feb.13, Texas A&M men’s...

An A&M grad student’s love for the moon leads her to make a groundbreaking discovery. (Photo courtesy of Jessica Atkin)

Chickpeas show promise of growing in lunar soil

Ayden Castillo, News Reporter February 15, 2024

One small step from a curious graduate student led to a giant leap in the field of space sustainability.  Texas A&M soils and crop sciences graduate Jessica Atkin’s research studying plant growth...

Freshman OF Jace LaViolette (17) gets pushed in a cart after a home run during the 8th inning during a game vs. Alabama on Friday, May 12, 2023 at Blue Bell Park.

LaViolette brings big bat, big goals into 2024

Luke White, Sports Editor February 15, 2024

Jace LaViolette faced a difficult decision: Boy Scouts or baseball? Growing up, Texas A&M’s sophomore OF was given a choice by his mother on what he could devote his time to. Ultimately, he went...

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