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KANM to broadcast special election segment nationwide

Nicholas Gutteridge, Managing Editor November 4, 2024

KANM Student Radio, the student-run broadcasting group on campus, will broadcast a special segment nationwide on Wednesday as part of Student News Live’s marathon coverage, 24 hours of continued coverage...

The liberty bell replica suspended inside the Academic Building on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. (Isabel Lubrano/The Battalion).

A&M recognized as Fulbright Hispanic Serving Institution Leader

Nicholas Gutteridge, Managing Editor November 4, 2024

The U.S. Department of State recognized Texas A&M as one of 50 Fulbright HSI Leaders. The accolade honors Hispanic-serving institutions, or HSIs, that support Fulbright participants and promote the...

Vice President for Student Affairs Joe E. Ramirez Jr. speaks at The Big Event's opening ceremony. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

Joe Ramirez announces Jan. 1 retirement

Nicholas Gutteridge, Managing Editor October 30, 2024

Texas A&M’s Vice President for Student Affairs Joe Ramirez Jr. announced he is retiring effective Jan. 1, 2025 in a Wednesday email.  “I am extremely excited to start a new chapter in my life...

University Health Services officials are responding to this year’s flu season with increased awareness and vaccination efforts on and off campus, as health officials encourage students to take advantage of the free flu vaccines offered at the A.P. Beutel Health Center. (Photo by Brian Snyder / REUTERS Creative Commons)

A&M offering free vaccines as flu, common cold reports surge

Jennifer Alatuogu-Okechukwu, News Writer October 29, 2024

As fall settles in, a wave of respiratory illnesses is sweeping across college campuses, filling classrooms with the sounds of coughs and sniffles. In response, Texas A&M's University Health Services...

President Mark Welsh III gives his presidential address during the Mark A. Welsh III Investiture in Rudder Auditorium on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024.

President Welsh formally installed as president in investiture ceremony

Nicholas Gutteridge, Managing Editor October 27, 2024

Texas A&M hosted the Investiture of Mark A. Welsh III in Rudder Auditorium on Oct. 25, marking the formal installation of the university’s 27th president. The ceremony featured A&M’s largest...

Provost Alan Sams addresses the Faculty Senate meeting hosted in Rudder Tower on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. (Jenna Isbell/The Battalion)

Alan Sams was not considered leading provost candidate by hiring committee

Nicholas Gutteridge, Managing Editor October 21, 2024

A university hiring advisory committee did not consider Provost Alan Sams a leading candidate when recommending individuals for the executive vice president and provost position in 2023, according to documents...

Mount Aggie sits in disaray, it has been abandoned after being destroyed by a wind storm.  Monday, September 30, 2024.

Mount Aggie seeks to rebuild

Chase Bolger, News Writer October 17, 2024

When enrolling at Texas A&M University, students may not expect skiing and ski classes to be part of the experience. With the help of the Texas A&M Foundation, a nonprofit organization that serves...

Protesters Vera Hernandez and Catherine Hunter demonstrate on the roadside protesting against alleged abuses by the Christland Church on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024.

Concerns raised about local church, The Network

J. M. Wise, News Editor October 17, 2024

The Network, a series of non-denominational churches across the United States, England and Taiwan, has recently fallen under controversy as multiple churches are leaving and denouncing the group for allegedly...

Executive Vice President and Provost Alan Sams answers a question during the Faculty Senate meeting hosted in Rudder Tower on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. (Jenna Isbell/The Battalion)

Faculty senators grill Provost Alan Sams in latest meeting

Nicholas Gutteridge, Managing Editor October 15, 2024

Executive Vice President and Provost Alan Sams faced a critical Faculty Senate after appearing as a guest speaker to discuss his initiative to inactivate dozens of minors and certificates. Sams appeared...

Graduate student Tessa Williams swabs petri dishes at the Veterinary Research Lab on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. (Armani Jones/ The Battalion)

A&M researchers develop E. coli as UTI treatment

Tenny Luhrs, News Reporter October 9, 2024

Aggies are coming together to research a strain of E. coli bacteria that can be used to combat antibiotic-resistant urinary tract infections, or UTIs. The research began in Subash Lab in the Department...

Texas A&M student nurse administers a flu shot to a patient on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023 at Beutel Student Health Center. (CJ Smith/The Battalion)

Student confidence in healthcare low amid cost crisis

Stacy Cox, Senior News Reporter October 9, 2024

A recent study compared 10 high-income, developed countries, including the United States, based on their healthcare systems. The U.S. was ranked last for multiple reasons, including high costs and [ADJECTIVE]...

Executive Vice President and Provost Alan Sams speaks to graduating students in Reed Arena in May 2024.

‘Deeply flawed’: Faculty Senate speaker opposes provost initiative to end 52 minors, certificates

Nicholas Gutteridge, Managing Editor October 8, 2024

The Speaker of the Faculty Senate Angie Hill Price emailed President Mark Welsh III and Provost Alan Sams on Oct. 2 to advocate for the end of the process currently being used to axe 52 minors and certificates,...

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