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Members of the Corps of Cadets sing the War Hymn during Texas A&M’s game against New Mexico State at Kyle Field on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024. (Hannah Harrison/The Battalion)

Rivalry weekend comes to College Station

J. M. Wise, News Editor November 29, 2024

In the days leading up to the highly anticipated Texas A&M-Texas rivalry game, the university is hosting two days of events to celebrate the history of the rivalry. The Lone Star Showdown, the official...

This summer is the start of the new public health minor 

School of Public Health researchers receive $2.8 million federal research grant to tackle rural health challenges

Dafne Martinez, News Writer November 26, 2024

The Health Resources and Services Administration has awarded $2.8 million to Texas A&M’s Southwest Rural Health Research Center to address disparities in health care access and outcomes for rural...

Texas A&M students at ticket pull at Kyle Field for the Texas game on Sunday, Nov 17 immediately following the New Mexico State game. (Courtesy of Meredith Seaver/The Eagle)

‘We’ll get it fixed’: Welsh takes blame for Texas ticket pull disaster, promises solutions

Nicholas Gutteridge, Managing Editor November 25, 2024

Texas A&M President Mark A. Welsh III took responsibility for the “surprising and disappointing” issues that occurred during last week’s ticket pull for the football game against Texas.  During...

A custodial worker cleans the floors at the Memorial Student Center Chick-Fil-A on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2023. (Chris Swann/The Battalion)

‘We just don’t have help’: Contract employees allege federal labor law violations, sexual assault denial

J. M. Wise, News Editor November 21, 2024

In the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, John Sharp, the newly appointed chancellor of the Texas A&M System, authorized a third-party company to run food service, ground maintenance and janitorial...

The rear of Texas A&M University in Education City, Al Rayyan, Qatar. (Alex Sergeev/Wikimedia Commons)

‘They don’t know our struggles’: Qatar faculty, staff, students face an uncertain future

Cameron Gibson, Senior News Reporter November 21, 2024

The Texas A&M System Board of Regents voted in February to close A&M’s campus in Qatar by 2028. Part of the closure involves a plan to move some staff, faculty and students to Hamad Bin Khalifa...

Money Raining

Time, money, value: Students question whether college is worthwhile

Amber Pettit, News Writer November 20, 2024

Recent media coverage has brought attention to a significant debate about higher education, raising the question: Is college a scam? Public figures like Charlie Kirk and Ben Shapiro argue that for many...

Health Science Center

A&M secures nation’s first NIH grant for lymphatic biology training

Jennifer Alatuogu-Okechukwu, News Writer November 20, 2024

Texas A&M’s College of Medicine has broken new ground by securing the first National Institutes of Health, or NIH, grant in the United States dedicated specifically to training researchers in lymphatic...

Graduate and senior level students wait in line for the ticket booths to open during student ticket pull for the McNeese State football game outside Kyle Field on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2024. (Isabel Lubrano/TheBattlion)

Community anger rises as ‘chaos’ surrounds Texas ticket pull

J. M. Wise, News Editor November 19, 2024

As Aggies gathered to enter Kyle Field on Saturday for the game against New Mexico State, more people than usual surrounded the stadium for the most anticipated game of the season. Fans began camping out...

Prescription drug abuse is a serious problem among students.

Nanotechnology, cells, drugs: Researchers seek to prevent mitochondria damage

Cameron Gibson, Senior News Reporter November 15, 2024

Texas A&M researchers have been working to prevent harm to mitochondria organelles impacted by diseases through a new nanotechnology named nanoflowers. The technology has successfully regenerated mitochondria...

The A&M health science center on March 18, 2023.

School of Public Health hosts ‘Dinner with a Dean’ for first-generation Aggies

Jennifer Alatuogu-Okechukwu, News Writer November 15, 2024

The Texas A&M School of Public Health held a Dinner with a Dean event on Nov. 4 to support and celebrate first-generation college students. Six deans, including Dr. Shawn Gibbs, dean of the School...

Winning feature spread from the 2024 Aggieland yearbook. (Cara Hudson/The Battalion)

A&M student journalists win 29 nationwide awards, 16 honorable mentions

Nicholas Gutteridge, Managing Editor November 13, 2024

Student journalists working for Texas A&M Student Media won 29 awards and earned 16 honorable mentions in three nationwide contests over the past two weeks, a jump from last year’s count that saw...

Regent Michael J. Plank contemplates before the Board of Regents meeting in the Memorial Student Center on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (Jackson Stanley/The Battalion)

Board of Regents force minor, certificate eliminations in controversial vote

Nicholas Gutteridge, Managing Editor November 7, 2024

The Texas A&M System Board of Regents passed a resolution directing President Mark Welsh III to “take actions necessary to eliminate” 14 minors and 38 certificates during Thursday's meeting.  The...

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