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The Battalion

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Editorial: We have work to do.

We thought it couldn’t get any worse. At first, it was frightening to be a student in such a period of instability within our communication and journalism department. Now, it’s evolved into a system-wide...

The Battalion, Texas A&M’s student run newspaper, will print one paper a week this semester.

PRINT IS [still] NOT DEAD

By Editorial Board @thebattonline February 15, 2023

This week marks the one-year anniversary of the day we, The Battalion, were told to stop printing. On Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, then-editor-in-chief Myranda Campanella and then-managing editor...

Provost and Executive Vice President Carol Fierke sent emails to students, faculty and staff outlining what the fall semester would look like including 30 minutes between classes instead of 20 and a daily 45 minute break in order for classrooms to be cleaned.

Editorial: Vote with vengeance

By Editorial Board @thebattonline October 19, 2022

Voting is the beating heart of any democracy. It is the essential element which rhythmically powers and renews a government made by the people, for the people. However, the heartbeat of the U.S. often...

A protest organized by Teens For Gun Reform advocate for gun control in Washington D.C., following the the shooting at Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.  In light of the May 25 shooting at Robb Elementary School, talks of gun reform are being circulated once again.

Editorial: How many more?

By Editorial Board May 26, 2022

On Aug. 1, 1966, 14 people were killed at the University of Texas in Austin, in what was the deadliest shooting in American history — at the time. Today, it is unclear how long that same shooting...

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Letter from the sports editor: A window from the old to the new

Howdy 12th Man, A little over two years removed from the outbreak of COVID-19 in America, we now find ourselves back in more normal modes of operation. More family time, more classes in person and, thankfully...

Letter From the Editor

Letter from the editor: This Student Press Freedom Day, I celebrate my staff

By Myranda Campanella @MCampanella_ February 23, 2022

If you told me three years ago when I first stepped into The Battalion’s newsroom that I would be leading the fight for the publication’s survival and its right to freedom of the press, I’d...

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Editorial: Print is not dead

By Editorial Board February 17, 2022

Print journalism is not dead at Texas A&M. Despite the whirlwind 24 hours that occurred for The Battalion’s leadership last week, and a public announcement that members of the journalism working...

Aggieland is home to hundreds of businesses and traditions, but this edition of Maroon Life showcases the “Best of Aggieland” as voted on by readers of The Battalion.

Letter from the Maroon Life editor: ‘Love the old, embrace the new’

By Lauren Discher @laurendischer January 20, 2022

Dear Aggies, College Station is an ever-growing city; this is evident in the amount of construction found on practically every other street corner. Growing up here, I remember the grassy fields where cattle...

Let's Talk About Sex

Editorial: Let’s talk about sex

Editorial Board December 9, 2021

Take a deep breath: Sex. See, was that so difficult? Yet the word is so taboo that we often become cunning linguists in an effort to find more tasteful expressions. We know you’ve used them. The...

The Battalion's editorial staff addresses the importance of respecting the work produced by student journalists. 

Editorial: Respect student journalism

By Editorial Board November 22, 2021

Respect is an Aggie Core Value. Plagiarism and copyright infringement are not. From national broadcasters to our own peers, The Battalion has faced too many instances in which our work has been stolen....

The Battalion's Editorial Staff addresses Texas A&M's COVID-19 protocols on behalf of the student body. 

Editorial: Our last line of defense

Editorial Board September 15, 2021

Not one week into the semester, a pandemic that has taken the lives of over 59,000 Texans took one of our own — biomedical sciences sophomore Kirstyn Katherine Ahuero. Only 20 years old, Ahuero had...

With the anniversary of 9/11 approaching, The Battalion's Editorial Staff honors and recognizes those who lost their lives 20 years ago. 

EDITORIAL: The Battalion will never forget

Editorial Board September 8, 2021

Most members of The Battalion’s Editorial Board were no more than infants during the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, when almost 3,000 Americans, including three Aggies, lost their lives. Generation...

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