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‘She’s a boss mom’

Kynlee Bright, Design Editor February 27, 2025

The screams of a baby’s first cry fill the small, sterile room. The sound echoes in Katie Denton’s head, her mind flashing back to the birth of her own newborn eight years ago; a day that was picture...

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Thrift Station: Aggieland’s latest vintage shop

Kynlee Bright, Design Editor February 26, 2025

Hundreds of people lined up outside the strip mall off of Wellborn Road, anxiously awaiting the clock to strike 10 a.m. The chatter slowly began to die out as the time neared closer. 9:58… 9:59… and...

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Roxie rocks Aggieland

Leticia Schenkel, Life & Arts Writer February 21, 2025

This week, six merry murderesses of the Cook County Jail made their way to Texas A&M’s Rudder Auditorium in a two-day touring production of the hit-broadway musical “Chicago.” Presented by A&M’s...

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Student-built satellite prepares to launch by fall

Liam Bramble, Life & Arts Writer February 21, 2025

Since Texas A&M became a space-grant university in 1989, it has been taking strides in space-related research with various space projects happening all over campus. One of these projects, however,...

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Valentine’s Day with a purpose: ‘Smooch-A-Pooch’ supports rescue dogs

Mollie Blake, Life & Arts Writer February 20, 2025

As attendees snapped photos with rescue dogs, shopped at pet-friendly vendors and enjoyed live music, the spirit of Valentine’s Day shone through on The Green at Century Square — not just in romantic...

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Three years after Russia’s invasion, A&M’s Ukrainian Club presses on

Ian Curtis, Managing Editor February 20, 2025

In the early hours of Feb. 24, 2022, economics senior Natalya Kolomiyets woke up to the sound of explosions echoing through her hometown of Kharkiv, Ukraine.  The things she’d been looking forward...

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Selfless Service: A&M law student shares liver donation experience

Fallon Ferguson, Associate Life & Arts Editor February 17, 2025

Texas A&M’s Core Values — Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty and Selfless Service — are involved in almost all aspects of campus life. One Aggie law student, Jeff Risinger, displayed his...

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Lost Trail Harvest Co.: Aggie homestead turned local farm

Julia Helsel, Life & Arts Writer February 11, 2025

Nestled in the crowded gift shop at the Texas A&M Hotel and Conference Center is a quaint display of honey jars labeled “Lost Trail Honey Co.” It may look unsuspecting, but each jar holds natural...

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‘It’s part of the culture, everybody knows about The Chicken’

Brook Dryden, Life & Arts Writer February 10, 2025

Eight years ago, a group of upperclassmen invited now-graduate student Merrick Irvin to a certain hangout spot in College Station. He quickly became fond of the site accompanied by pool tables and a variety...

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Eckleburg Project bounces back from past

Sophia Munoz, Life & Arts Writer February 5, 2025

The ever-present eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg may have simply been a metaphorical observer in the F. Scott Fitzgerald classic “The Great Gatsby” — but at Texas A&M, the eyes of the student body...

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‘Going rogue’ with AggieCon 54

Julia Helsel, Life & Arts Writer February 4, 2025

Fans from all over Texas gathered upstairs at the Memorial Student Center last weekend to participate in the 54th annual AggieCon. The student-run convention at Texas A&M united fandoms of all kinds...

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‘The best of times’: Celebrating 50 years of women in the Corps of Cadets

Lillian Haynes, Life & Arts Writer February 4, 2025

The banquet room was steeped in over half a century of tradition and courage, as both current and former cadets gathered to celebrate the legacy of the women before them. The Corps Women’s 50th Celebration...

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