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Lieutenant Colonel Tyson Voelkel, Class of 1996, speaks at Muster in Reed Arena on Friday, April 21, 2023.

The candidates for chancellor, explained

Hilani Quinones, Senior News Reporter February 24, 2025

The Texas A&M System Board of Regents will potentially select the new chancellor by the end of the day, Monday, Feb. 24, according to a public agenda. The Board is deliberating on the final selection...

Chancellor John Sharp during a Board of Regents meeting discussing the appointmet of interim dean Mark Welsh and discussion of a McElroy settlement on Sunday, July 30, 2023 in the Memorial Student Center.

Regents to potentially appoint new chancellor

J. M. Wise, News Editor February 24, 2025

The Texas A&M System Board of Regents may appoint a new chancellor during the group’s all-day meeting today, according to a public meeting schedule. Estimated to adjourn at 5:30 p.m., the discussion...

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Student body president debate displays candidates’ platforms, plans

Tenny Luhrs, Associate News Editor February 22, 2025

The 2025 Texas A&M student body president and vice president debate took place Thursday night, where candidates presented their platforms for the next year.  Hosted by the Student Government Association...

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Student government elections arrive

Tenny Luhrs, Associate News Editor February 20, 2025

Student Government Association elections will be held from Feb. 27 at 9 a.m. to noon on Feb. 28. Students can choose their preferred candidates on vote.tamu.edu once voting begins. Listed in alphabetical...

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A&M’s economic engine: How the university powers Texas

Jordan Fox, News Reporter February 20, 2025

The Bryan-College Station Economic Outlook Conference, held this past January, underscored Texas A&M’s large role in driving the state’s economic growth. City officials, business leaders and economic...

Texas A&M Chancellor John Sharp speaks to President Mark A. Welsh III during a Board of Regents meeting appointing Welsh as President of Texas A&M University on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. (Chris Swann/The Battalion)

A&M to bring $45 million supercomputer to West Campus

Nicholas Gutteridge, Editor in Chief February 20, 2025

Texas A&M is spending $45 million to bring a supercomputer to the university’s West Campus Data Center, according to a press release.  The purchase spawns from a new agreement between the A&M...

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Cliffe and Stuart Knechtle bring open dialogue on Christianity to A&M

Jordan Fox, News Reporter February 19, 2025

Texas A&M students had the opportunity to engage in an open discussion on faith, skepticism and the reasonableness of Christianity as Cliffe and Stuart Knechtle brought their knowledge and Give Me...

After a stay at the Presidential Suite at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center President Donald Trump has now returned to the White House.

Experts say Trump policies to affect college experience

Hilani Quinones, Senior News Reporter February 13, 2025

Under President Donald Trump’s administration, universities are facing economic and reform pressures and uncertainty over education and the cost of living. College students could feel similar impacts.  Professor...

Black History Month Kick Off

‘A symbol of victory’: A&M students unite for Black History Month

Tenny Luhrs, Associate News Editor February 13, 2025

Amidst a federal pushback on celebrations of heritage and race — marked in part by federal agencies pausing observances of Black History Month, MLK Day and Juneteenth — some of Texas A&M’s Black...

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Faculty Senate addresses new civic initiatives, DEI, research, ICE jurisdiction at latest meeting

David Swope, News Reporter February 11, 2025

The Texas A&M Faculty Senate met on Monday to discuss the launch of new faculty and citizenship initiatives, DEI legislation, research funding and ICE protocol. Joe Pettibon II, vice president for...

Texas A&M Chancellor John Sharp speaks to President Mark A. Welsh III during a Board of Regents meeting appointing Welsh as President of Texas A&M University on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. (Chris Swann/The Battalion)

Regents approve $239 million of construction, negotiation for in-space experiments

Nicholas Gutteridge, Editor-in-Chief February 9, 2025

The Texas A&M System Board of Regents approved five construction projects worth $239 million, appointed a new chief auditor and authorized President Mark A. Welsh III to negotiate a contract that would...

The Academic Building in Academic Plaza on Thursday, October 17, 2024.

ICE ‘permitted’ on campus, A&M says

Tenny Luhrs, Associate News Editor February 7, 2025

Texas A&M’s Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President Peter Lange distributed a university-wide email Thursday informing students and staff that federal law enforcement agencies, namely Immigration...

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