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Banana Bar Crawl

Students go bananas for Banana Bar Crawl

Valeria Kolster, Life & Arts Writer January 26, 2025

This Saturday, hundreds of students dressed up in banana costumes and gathered across several bars at Northgate for the Banana Bar Crawl.  Loud music, drinks and a scavenger hunt embodied the day as...

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

‘The present belongs to the students’: Undeterred, Student Bonfire presses forward

Nicholas Gutteridge, Editor-in-Chief January 23, 2025

Dion McInnis ‘03 had been hearing rumors for several weeks — discussions here, whispers there, all revolving around one hypothetical: a Student Bonfire returned to its original on-campus glory. But...

The crowd lifts their hats during a concert at Chilliest on Saturday, April 6, 2024. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

Chilifest 2025 lineup announced

Theresa Lozano, Life & Arts Editor January 22, 2025

Dozens braved a chilly evening at Goodbull IceHouse last Saturday as Chilifest Music Festival’s organizers revealed this year’s lineup to whoops and hollers from the gathered crowd. From newcomers...

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‘It turned out so beautiful’: Winter wonderland comes to Aggieland

Ian Curtis, Managing Editor January 21, 2025

As soon as wildlife & fisheries sciences senior Caleb Williamson saw snow in Bryan-College Station’s forecast, he hatched a once-in-a-lifetime plan: a marriage proposal under the snow-covered Century...

Political science professors Kirby Goidel and Charles Todd Kent host the "Inside Political Science" audio and visual podcast. (Photo courtesy of KAMU)

Inside KAMU’s ‘Inside Political Science’

Tori Hillis, Life & Arts Writer January 11, 2025

When the first episode of the “Inside Political Science” audio and visual podcast was released in April, the presidential election was between then-incumbent President Joe Biden and then-former President...

A visitor feeds a goat at the Aggieland Safari on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. (Lillian Lopez/The Battalion)

The wild side of Aggieland

Isa Chan Tack, Life & Arts Writer December 26, 2024

There is a wild side to Aggieland waiting to be discovered — besides the crowds of people at Aggie football games. From creatures ranging from small otters to towering giraffes and livestock, fascinating...

English junior and musician Jessica Pardede sits for a photo in The Battalion’s studio on Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. (Chris Swann/The Battalion)

This is Jessica Pardede

Sophia Munoz, Life & Arts Writer December 20, 2024

Her siblings are fast asleep in their beds, but Jessica Pardede is wide awake.  Melodies often find the English junior at unexpected moments, keeping her restless until she captures them. Lyrics have...

A&M's NMDP branch gets students to register to be potential stem-cell donors in Rudder Plaza on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024

Saving lives, one stem cell at a time

Shalina Sabih, Features Writer December 5, 2024

It was her freshman year when biomedical sciences senior Claudia Garrett heard Mark Vassar, a finance senior and president of Texas A&M’s National Marrow Donor Program chapter, deliver a compelling...

The Queen of Aggieland Reveille X sits on the field during Texas A&M’s game against New Mexico State at Kyle Field on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024. (Hannah Harrison/The Battalion)

Game day, the Rev way

Theresa Lozano, Life & Arts Editor December 5, 2024

As hundreds of thousands cheer the moment Aggieland’s queen is displayed on the jumbotrons at a Texas A&M game, a tradition lounges on the sidelines to watch her Aggies.  Seen as a distant...

(Left to right) Dance seniors Bailey and Lenzy Zettler pose for their dance at the PEAP Building on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. (Ashely Bautista/The Battalion)

From the ground up

Brook Dryden, Life & Arts Writer November 27, 2024

Bailey and Lenzy Zettler spent their middle school years choreographing dances together in their backyard. But years later, the seniors have turned their passion into a successful business — all while...

Photo courtesy of Connor Field

Aggie filmmakers to debut feature film

Julia Helsel, Life & Arts Writer November 21, 2024

Texas A&M students have risen to the challenge of making an independent, feature-length film. At 91 minutes long, “Maid to Kill” is a thriller/slasher film that follows a detective and his partner...

Aggies work on constructing the bonfire on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (Abdurahman Azeez/The Battalion)

How to ‘Build the Hell Outta Bonfire’

Theresa Lozano, Life & Arts Editor November 21, 2024

Described as the “physical embodiment of the Aggie Spirit” by manufacturing and mechanical engineering technology senior and Senior Redpot Mason Taylor, the bright and blazing Student Bonfire returns...

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