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Incoming Executive Vice Chancellor Announced

Braxton Dore’, Sports Editor June 18, 2025

On Wednesday, June 18, President Mark A. Welsh III announced that Dr. Susan Ballabina will take over the position of Executive Vice Chancellor of the Texas A&M University System, effective July 1.   Ballabina...

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Incoming Vice President for Student Affairs announced

Kynlee Bright, Managing Editor May 29, 2025

Today, President Mark A. Welsh III announced Bill Kibler will assume the position for Vice President for Student Affairs, effective August 1.  Following Joe Ramirez’s retirement this January, the...

Squadron 17 is one of over 40 units in Texas A&M's Corps of Cadets.

A&M’s Corps commits to ongoing self-assessment amid increasing rule violations

Nicholas Gutteridge, Editor-in-Chief May 6, 2025

For up to five hours on Oct. 10, 2024, Squadron 17’s freshman cadets sat waiting in the Student Services Building. They were silent, a mandate imposed by Texas A&M officials, as investigators pulled...

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‘There’s only one John Sharp’: After 14 years, the Texas A&M System’s longest-serving chancellor nears retirement

Nicholas Gutteridge, Editor-in-Chief May 4, 2025

There will never be another John Sharp.  It’s a sentiment shared by both his supporters and critics. The 74-year-old Placedo native will retire on June 30 as the longest-serving chancellor in the...

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Mays Business School partners with AI giant Perplexity

David Swope, News Reporter May 1, 2025

Texas A&M’s Mays Business School recently announced a first-of-its-kind partnership with American search engine and large language model Perplexity. It is now available to all Mays students. The...

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Secretaries Rollins and Kennedy visit A&M AgriLife facilities

J. M. Wise, News Editor April 29, 2025

United States Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins ‘94 and Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited Texas A&M’s AgriLife Phenotyping Greenhouse and toured facilities...

Brooke Rollins speaks in the East Room of the White House on July 7, 2020. President-elect Donald Trump nominated her for agriculture secretary on Nov. 23, 2024. (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks via Flickr/1.0 PDM)

Secretaries Rollins, Kennedy to visit A&M on Trump’s 100th day in office

J. M. Wise, News Editor April 29, 2025

Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins ‘94 and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will visit Texas A&M’s campus tomorrow, Tuesday, April 29, to discuss food security. The...

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12 A&M international students have legal status restored

Nicholas Gutteridge, Editor-in-Chief April 25, 2025

Twelve of the 23 Texas A&M international students who had their legal status revoked by the federal government have had it restored, a university spokesperson confirmed Friday afternoon.  “We...

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Harvesting the moon: A&M researchers look to moondust for sustainable space agriculture

Erin Wunderlich, News Reporter April 23, 2025

It’s a crisp January night at the Heep Center, but graduate student Jess Atkin doesn’t mind. Making her way through the building, all is quiet when she enters her lab — save the hum of a few controlled...

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‘Moral confusion’: Charlie Kirk speaks at A&M

J. M. Wise, News Editor April 23, 2025

In lines that began forming an hour before the doors to Rudder Auditorium opened, a sold-out crowd of 2,500 fans, detractors and students awaited one of the most highly-anticipated events on Texas A&M’s...

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Democratic social media influencers visit Texas A&M

Hilani Quinones, Senior News Reporter April 23, 2025

In response to Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk’s American Comeback Tour arriving at Texas A&M on Tuesday, two Democratic social media personalities spoke on campus at Rudder Plaza at the same...

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Charlie Kirk hosts ‘Prove Me Wrong’ table at Rudder Plaza

Jordan Fox, Senior News Reporter April 23, 2025

As part of his national The American Comeback Tour, conservative commentator and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk visited Texas A&M on Monday, April 22, hosting a “Prove Me Wrong” tabling...

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