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Texas A&M Student Media takes home 45 honors in Long Beach

Nicholas Gutteridge, Editor-in-Chief March 24, 2025

Aggies in Texas A&M Student Media won 45 honors at the Spring National College Media Conference in Long Beach, California, in early March, including three first-place awards in national competitions...

A day of drag protest

Federal judge blocks drag show ban, allows Draggieland to proceed

Tenny Luhrs, Associate News Editor March 24, 2025

On Monday, Judge Lee H. Rosenthal ruled to block enforcement of the Board of Regents’ on-campus drag show on First Amendment claims. Draggieland will proceed as originally scheduled on March 27 in Rudder...

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Trump signs executive order to dismantle Education Department

Tenny Luhrs, Associate News Editor March 20, 2025

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday afternoon aiming to close the Department of Education. The order was drafted in February and directs Education Secretary Linda McMahon to “take...

The Texas Senate Chamber in the State Capitol. The 89th Legislature convenes for the first time in two years on Jan. 14 and will decide over thousands of proposed bills before it concludes on June 2. (Photo by Lars Plougman/Flickr, CC By-SA 2.0)

State lawmakers look to add University of Houston-Victoria to A&M System

Julia Kazda, Associate News Editor March 20, 2025

State legislators are pushing for the University of Houston-Victoria in Victoria, Texas to join the Texas A&M System. Pending approval in both the Senate and House, the Houston college may become the...

Texas A&M Judicial Court Chief Justice Sawyer Bagley speaks to the Student Senate on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. (Chris Swann/The Battalion)

A&M Judicial Court petition alleges Student Senate is in ‘egregious violation of the SGA Code’

Nicholas Gutteridge, Editor-in-Chief March 19, 2025

Electronic systems engineering technology senior Sawyer Bagley has filed a case in the Judicial Court of Texas A&M alleging that the Student Senate, alongside its speaker and speaker pro-tempore, is...

Day of drag protest

Judge to rule on Draggieland’s future before March 26

J. M. Wise, News Editor March 18, 2025

The first motion hearing in the federal case Texas A&M Queer Empowerment Council v. Williams Mahomes et al. took place in Houston Tuesday morning. The case, which was ignited last month after a Board...

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Balancing the stakes with bird flu

Candace Obi, Contributor March 17, 2025

Bird flu, or H5N1, is a highly infectious avian disease currently spreading through animal groups with cases in wild birds, poultry and more recently in dairy cattle, according to the U.S. Centers for...

Student demonstrators walk toward Rudder Tower during a pro-Palestine protest on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (Samuel Falade/The Battalion)

Students announce protest supporting arrested Columbia University activist

Nicholas Gutteridge, Editor-in-Chief March 14, 2025

Three student and local organizations have announced a protest at Rudder Plaza on Thursday, March 20, at 5 p.m. in support of Mahmoud Khalil, a student activist at Columbia University who was arrested...

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‘Stand Up for Science’ protestors march at Academic Plaza

David Swope, News Reporter March 7, 2025

Students gathered before the Academic Building Friday afternoon to protest recent NIH funding cuts and what they said was growing disillusionment towards scientific research. The protest is part of...

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Comptroller Glenn Hegar named sole finalist for chancellor

Nicholas Gutteridge, Editor-in-Chief March 7, 2025

The Board of Regents named Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar ‘93 the sole finalist for chancellor of the Texas A&M System in a unanimous vote Friday afternoon.  The vote triggers a 21-day wait mandated...

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‘A direct attack against queer individuals’: Student protestors gather to support Draggieland, free speech

J. M. Wise, News Editor March 6, 2025

Students gathered to protest the Board of Regents’ on-campus drag show ban and support free speech at the Academic Plaza Thursday evening.  The demonstration comes almost a week after the Texas A&M...

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‘Trapped in a gold cage’: Aggies protest, demand protections for immigrant students

Dafne Martinez, News Reporter March 6, 2025

Students protested at Rudder Plaza on Wednesday to oppose the Trump administration’s immigration policies and demand that Texas A&M ensure immigrant students are protected.  The protest, titled...

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