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Today, Sept. 1, federal student loan payments are set to resume,  months after the Supreme Court struck down President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan and a multi-year pause. Many Aggies aren’t worried, however.
Biden's student loan forgiveness plan blocked again
Republican opposition once again halts plan to forgive up to $20,000 in student loans
Tenny Luhrs, News Writer • November 4, 2024
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
University Health Services is responding to this year's flu season with increased awareness efforts
Jennifer Alatuogu-Okechukwu, News Writer • October 29, 2024
President Mark Welsh III gives his presidential address during the Mark A. Welsh III Investiture in Rudder Auditorium on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. (Hannah Harrison/The Battalion)
President Welsh formally installed as president in investiture ceremony
Chancellor John Sharp awarded President Mark A. Welsh III with presidential medallion
Nicholas Gutteridge, Managing Editor • October 27, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks on stage during a rally at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston, TX on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024.
Kamala Harris’ surprise Texas rally
Announced five days beforehand, the Houston rally brought together speakers, voters, celebrities
Stacy Cox, Senior News Reporter • October 26, 2024
The exterior of the Texas A&M School of Medicine on Saturday, June 25, 2022.
For those who die in Brazos County, a trip to Austin follows
Local medical examiner’s office set to open in 2026, filling a forensic care gap for local counties
J. M. Wise, News Editor • October 23, 2024
Revs Student Living, a new housing complex, under construction in the Northgate district on November 16, 2022.
New city housing plan aims to solve local crisis
City council initiative aims to incentivize, create affordable units
Stacy Cox, Senior News Reporter • October 23, 2024
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
Last year’s committee alleged communication, leadership issues when recommending A&M's provost
Nicholas Gutteridge, Managing Editor • October 21, 2024
Graduate and senior level students wait in line for the ticket booths to open during student ticket pull for the McNeese State football game outside Kyle Field on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2024. (Isabel Lubrano/TheBattlion)
Ticket scams surge
University Police Department warns students to take precautions, protect themselves from online ticket scams
Mikayla Martinez, News Editor • October 20, 2024
Supporters react as Sen. Ted Cruz is welcomed on stage during a campaign stop in College Station at Shiner Park on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. (Chris Swann/The Battalion)
Cruz covers College Station
The junior senator held a rally in Shiner Park with a local judge and took photos with his supporters afterward as a part of reelection campaign
J. M. Wise, News Editor • October 19, 2024
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
The ski slopes of College Station aim to reopen with the help of a fundraiser started by the Texas A&M Foundation.
Chase Bolger, News Writer • October 17, 2024
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
Christland church has recently come under scrutiny as churches leave en masse after revelations of sexual, spiritual abuse
J. M. Wise, News Editor • October 17, 2024
Graduate student Tessa Williams swabs petri dishes at the Veterinary Research Lab on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. (Armani Jones/ The Battalion)
A&M chosen to create new method for preservation of microbes
Texas A&M has been awarded a DARPA grant to pioneer innovative preservation techniques for microbial samples, aiming to revolutionize long-term storage and stability for use in research, healthcare and defense applications
Jennifer Alatuogu-Okechukwu, News Writer • October 17, 2024
A photographic depiction of a lethal dose of fentanyl. (Hannah Harrison/The Battalion)
United against overdose deaths
A&M’s Opioid Task Force creates a solution for the opioid crisis: interprofessional unity
J. M. Wise, News Editor • October 17, 2024
Provost Alan Sams answers a question asked  in 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
University’s No. 2 faced an angry senate after appearing to discuss program inactivations, shared governance
Nicholas Gutteridge, Managing Editor • October 15, 2024
Texas A&M Hispanic and Religious Studies Professor Hilaire Kallendorf.
Professor killed in incident involving garbage truck
Nicholas Gutteridge, Managing Editor • October 15, 2024
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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
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

The Student Government Association, or SGA, Student Senate met for the third time this semester on Wednesday, featuring criticism, debates and...

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
‘Find what lights your fire and run towards it as fast as you can’
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...

Koldus Building
Student Senate honors wildfire victims, Aggie first responders
‘It hits home because we all know someone affected by a disaster in agriculture’
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....

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