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On-campus senator Riley James Pritzlaff speaks during a Student Senate meeting in the Koldus Building on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (Chris Swann/The Battalion)

Student government passes controversial budget, debates bills

Stacy Cox, Senior News Reporter September 26, 2024

The Student Government Association, or SGA, Student Senate met for the third time this semester on Wednesday, featuring criticism, debates and multiple new bills and acts passed, including the SGA Budget...

76th Speaker of the Senate Marcus Glass, left, poses with incoming 77th Speaker of the Senate Ava Blackburn.

Student leaders reflect on years of service in final Student Senate meeting

Justice Jenson, Senior News Reporter April 18, 2024

The Student Government Association wrapped up its 76th session by giving out awards such as the Senator, Committee and Statesman of the Year while also allowing its longest-serving members to address the...

Koldus Building

Student Senate honors wildfire victims, Aggie first responders

J. M. Wise, News Reporter March 28, 2024

Texas A&M student senators moved by the Smokehouse Creek wildfires created a resolution to commemorate the work done by Texas A&M volunteers. The Texas Wildfires Resilience Resolution passed unanimously...

Student body president-elect accused of ‘major’ campaign violation

Student body president-elect accused of ‘major’ campaign violation

Hilani Quinones, Assistant News Editor March 8, 2024

On Thursday, March 7 Texas A&M’s Judicial Court convened for the hearing of Student Body President-Elect Cade Coppinger v. Election Commissioner Jared Ramos. The hearing revolved around a major violation...

Junior Finance major Cade Coppinger elected as Student Body President for 2024-2025 school year. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

Coppinger, along with other candidates, win in Spring 2024 election

Mia Putnam, Senior News Reporter March 1, 2024

Spring 2024 election results were announced by the 12th Man statue on March 1 at 7 p.m. With a total of 5,629 votes in the sixth round of voting, Cade Coppinger won Student Body President and Ankit Lulla...

Meet the 2024-2025 student body president candidates

Meet the 2024-2025 student body president candidates

Michael Milliorn, Ana Renfroe, and Hilani Quinones February 29, 2024

Texas A&M students can now elect their next student body president for the upcoming academic year at vote.tamu.edu. The Battalion sat down with all six candidates to hear more about their platforms...

Meet the 2024-2025 Yell Leader candidates

Meet the 2024-2025 Yell Leader candidates

Michael Milliorn, Ana Renfroe, Ashley Acuna, and Mia Putnam February 29, 2024

Texas A&M students can now elect their next senior and junior Yell Leaders for the upcoming academic year at vote.tamu.edu. The Battalion sat down with all seven candidates to hear more about their...

Meet the 2024-2025 class president candidates

Meet the 2024-2025 class president candidates

Texas A&M students can now elect their next class presidents for the upcoming academic year at vote.tamu.edu. The Battalion sat down with all five of the class president candidates to hear more about...

(Left to right) Junior Finance major Cade Coppinger, Junior Political Science major Ben Crockett, Junior Finance major Luke Kohler, Junior Mechatronics Engineering major Ankit Lulla, Junior Industrial Distribution major Val McNeill, and Junior Society Ethics and Law major Carter J. Ostrom posed at the Student Body President Debate in the MSC Flag Room on Thursday Feb. 22, 2024. (Photo by Ashely Bautista)

SBP candidates debate for spring student body election

Hilani Quinones, Assistant News Editor February 23, 2024

Student Body President, or SBP, candidates debated at the Memorial Student Center, or MSC, flag room ahead of the spring student body election on Thursday, Feb. 22. The debate was moderated by Assistant...

An ambulance fuels up beside the A.P. Beutel Health Center on Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022.

A&M Student Senate unanimously passes ‘Better Beutel Bill’

Justice Jenson, Senior News Reporter February 22, 2024

The Texas A&M Student Senate unanimously passed the “Better Beutel Bill” to advocate for A&M to increase funding for the A.P. Beutel Health Center located on campus. By a vote of 53-0, the...

The Texas A&M Student Government Association Election Commission released the list of candidates running for major positions in the 2024-25 election. (File photo by Melanie McBride)

SGA reveals candidates for 2024-25 student body president, Yell Leader, more

Ana Renfroe, Head News Editor February 21, 2024

The Texas A&M Student Government Association Election Commission released the list of candidates running for major positions in the 2024-25 election. Finalized on Feb. 16 by Election Commissioner Jared...

Koldus Building

Spring 2024 election now accepting student filings

Mia Putnam, Senior News Reporter February 5, 2024

Students can now file for the spring election, which boasts 90 vacancies.  At Texas A&M, the spring election is the largest of the student elections, as multiple major positions are up for grabs....

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