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Aggies to celebrate Black History Month despite federal efforts to eliminate remembrance holidays
Tenny Luhrs, Associate News Editor
February 12, 2025
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The Texas A&M System Board of Regents laid the groundwork for an Aggie-focused research platform on the International Space Station at its February meeting
Nicholas Gutteridge, Editor-in-Chief
February 9, 2025
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A&M announces that, in compliance with federal law, ICE is allowed in public areas on campus and offers information regarding immigrant students’ protections
Tenny Luhrs, Associate News Editor
February 7, 2025
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The Student Senate commemorated the beloved bar after its recent demolition and supported the campus undergraduate enrollment plan
Dafne Martinez, News Reporter
February 7, 2025
![Brooke Rollins in the East Room of the White House on July 7, 2020. President-elect Donald Trump nominated her for agriculture secretary on Nov. 23, 2024. (Creative Commons/Andrea Hanks)](https://thebatt.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/50091425266_63d99f1002_o-1200x800.jpg)
The Class of 1994 former student is the first Aggie to hold the position
Julia Kazda, Associate News Editor • February 14, 2025
![After a stay at the Presidential Suite at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center President Donald Trump has now returned to the White House.](https://thebatt.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/b7e7c485d194e8f914ff1f2d5470c4a4-1200x801.jpg)
Trade disputes, federal funding cuts and tax policies may change cost of living, research opportunities and more
Hilani Quinones, Senior News Reporter • February 13, 2025
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Aggie researchers analyze 50,000 teeth to model a framework for conservation practices
Erin Wunderlich, News Reporter • February 12, 2025
![A newly discovered protein insides a bird's eyes helps a bird navigate the Earth's magnetic fields.](https://thebatt.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/3b734b71ad1692f19e3c2d5ad86a40f4-1.jpg)
Conservation efforts are aimed at wildlife protection and habitat restoration for bird populations
Amber Pettit, News Reporter • February 12, 2025
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Aggie students are collaborating with Japanese universities for the annual international challenge
Erin Wunderlich, News Reporter • February 12, 2025
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The 31-year-old conservative will travel to six universities as part of “The American Comeback Tour”
Julia Kazda, Associate News Editor • February 12, 2025
![Texas A&M System Chancellor John Sharp reads off the System's recent successes during the Board of Regents meeting on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (Jackson Stanley/The Battalion)](https://thebatt.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/11-07-2024-Board-of-Regents-10-1200x800.jpg)
Nicholas Gutteridge, Editor-in-Chief • February 11, 2025
![Opinion columnist Nathan Varnell discusses Donald Trump's recent rally in Conroe, Texas and its implications on the 2024 race. ](https://thebatt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/5b9abdd3795c7dfac943702b8a70b092.jpg)
The president needs congressional approval to end the federal agency
Tenny Luhrs, Associate News Editor • February 6, 2025
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International students, economists speak on effects of possible H-1B visa restrictions under Trump’s administration
Tenny Luhrs, Associate News Editor • February 5, 2025
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Wladyslaw Bartoszewski speaks about Russia’s war in Ukraine
Chase Kent, News Reporter • February 4, 2025
![The outside of Beutel Health Center on Monday, October 23, 2023.](https://thebatt.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ee2bb378707a030f9c41d6f6f0d2c8b8-1200x800.jpg)
Hilani Quinones, Senior News Reporter • February 2, 2025
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After recent Harris County and Galveston bird flu cases, experts weigh the potential impact on College Station
Jennifer Alatuogu-Okechukwu, Senior News Reporter • February 2, 2025
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The College Station City Council spoke to citizens over plans regarding the Northgate Small Area Plan
Dafne Martinez, News Reporter • January 30, 2025
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Culpepper Reality's plans continue to reshape the historic bar district
Ayla Francis, News Reporter • January 30, 2025
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J. M. Wise, News Editor • January 1, 2025
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J. M. Wise, News Editor • December 1, 2024
![Interim president Mark Welsh III speaks to students, faculty during the State of the University Address sharing the university's new strategy and vision in Rudder Theatre on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. (Chris Swann/The Battalion)](https://thebatt.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/ed69ea9165905e9c2c8fd01e64c30979-1200x900.jpg)
Over 10,500 documents of emails, memos and messages obtained by The Battalion show right-wing website Texas Scorecard's influence over A&M policy and personnel discussions
Nicholas Gutteridge, Editor-in-Chief • February 6, 2025
![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)](https://thebatt.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/CJS10432-1200x800.jpg)
The Student Senate budget for the 2024-25 academic year raised concerns and criticism at its third meeting
Stacy Cox, Senior News Reporter • September 26, 2024
![76th Speaker of the Senate Marcus Glass, left, poses with incoming 77th Speaker of the Senate Ava Blackburn.](https://thebatt.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_3147-1200x983.jpeg)
‘Find what lights your fire and run towards it as fast as you can’
Justice Jenson, Senior News Reporter • April 18, 2024
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