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Life & Arts

You’re never too old to Easter egg hunt

You’re never too old to Easter egg hunt

Brook Dryden, Life & Arts Writer March 28, 2024

Every Easter after church, dance concentration junior Bailey Zettler and her siblings line up at the back door of their home. The youngest gets to start egg hunting first, and each sibling adds on afterward...

From feral to fostered

From feral to fostered

Camila Munoz, Life & Arts Writer March 27, 2024

Texas A&M houses almost 70,000 students and nearly as many cats. The campus is home to a high feral cat population, most notably around Heldenfels Hall, Butler Hall and the Biological Sciences Building,...

Graphic of Jared Shult on TikTok

Jamming with Jared

Theresa Lozano, Life & Arts Writer March 27, 2024

Jared Shult was never interested in music. But in 2020, when millions of people boarded up in their homes and rooms, he said that all changed after he found his grandpa’s old guitar on their family ranch. Jumping...

The EV team displaying their car on March 24, 2024 at Aggie Park.

‘Rollout 2024’

Sydnei Miles, Head Life & Arts Editor March 25, 2024

With competition just a few months ahead, Texas A&M’s Society of Automotive Engineers, or SAE, gathered on Sunday, March 24 as four teams revealed their race cars to family, friends and guests. As...

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...

Team Global Engagement celebrates as their last sack runner crosses the finish line during the field day activities at the Penberthy Rec Sports Complex on Friday, March 22, 2024. (Samuel Falade/The Battalion)

A faculty field day extravaganza

Sydnei Miles, Head Life & Arts Editor March 23, 2024

The Penberthy Fields radiated with high spirits on March 22 as Texas A&M faculty and staff participated in a field day hosted by Living Well, A&M’s official employee wellness program. Living...

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...

Facing challenges is nothing new, but neuroscience freshman Divine Akinbobola has turned it up to a new level, marching and thriving in the Corps after losing her leg in 2019. 
(Photo courtesy of Divine Akinbobola)

‘They made me feel like I belonged’

Camila Munoz, Life & Arts Writer March 6, 2024

Aggies are known for pushing boundaries and defying odds — and neuroscience freshman Divine Akinbobola is no exception.  After losing her leg in a battle against cancer in 2019, Akinbobola said she...

Unbound Now sign in the hall at the Unbound Now Office Monday March 4, 2024. (Photo by Ashely Bautista/The Battalion)

Unbound Now: A key to help end human trafficking

Brook Dryden, Life & Arts Writer March 5, 2024

As Susan Peters traveled the world, she came across human trafficking — usually forced labor or marriage onto unwilling adults or children.  According to Naomi Rijpstra, the director of programs...

Where western meets vintage

Where western meets vintage

Madeline Townsend, Maroon Life Writer March 4, 2024

Sounds of razors and hair trimming are not what customers usually expect to hear when walking into a vintage store. However, this isn’t the only unique thing about Mad Cowboy Vintage & Goods.  Located...

Guests enjoy live music at Rock 'N' Reel, hosted by Paradigm, benefiting the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society on Saturday, March 2, 2024 at Wolf Pen Creek.

Rock ‘N’ Reel: Jammin for a cause

Ayena Kaleemullah, Life & Arts Writer March 3, 2024

Texas A&M’s Paradigm, a men’s student organization, held its annual Rock ‘N’ Reel event on March 2. Rock ‘N’ Reel is a daylong extravaganza of live music, local vendors and a sunset movie...

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