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The Battalion

The Student News Site of Texas A&M University - College Station

The Battalion

2024-2025 Staff

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Rocio Salgado

Rocio Salgado is a junior journalism major from San Antonio, Texas. She joined The Battalion as a photographer in Spring 2024 and is currently serving as Associate Photo Chief. When she isn't at The Batt or at an A&M sporting...

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Kennedy Long

Kennedy is a journalism senior from Granbury, TX. She’s worked as a Life & Arts writer since Spring 2025 and as a photographer since Fall 2024. Before college, she took a gap year to travel several European countries and...

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Sophia Muñoz

Sophia Muñoz is a first-generation accounting major who finds inspiration in people’s passions and stories. When she’s not writing — or fighting for her life in Excel — she’s painting or reading. She hopes to turn her lo...

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Liam Bramble

Liam Bramble is Communications Senior from Plano, Texas. They love using their writing at the Battalion to spread the voices and stories of others for the students at A&M to see.

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Erin Wunderlich

Erin Wunderlich is a science and technology journalism master’s student from Lake in the Hills, Illinois. Erin joined The Battalion in the Spring of 2025 as a news reporter, and continues to cover campus science and researc...

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Ethan Rhame

Ethan is a journalism senior from The Woodlands, TX. He joined The Battalion as a news reporter in the Spring of 2025. His favorite components of journalism are giving a voice to the voiceless and getting to explore diverse subjects....

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David Swope

David is an accounting junior from The Woodlands, Texas. He joined The Battalion in the Spring of 2025 as a news reporter and is now a news editor, where he covers campus events and state and national politics. Outside of the...

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Steve Carrasco IV

Steve Carrasco IV is a Graduate student majoring in Geographic Information Systems from Dallas, Texas. He joined the Battalion as a photographer in Spring 2025. He currently serves as Associate Photo Chief for the Spring 2026...

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Ava Loth

Ava is a junior communication major with a leadership minor from Atascocita, Texas. She has covered almost every sport since joining The Battalion sports desk in February 2025 as a sports writer, and now serving as an associate...

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Tilly Hillje

Tilly is serving as a photographer & graphic artist for the Battalion. She is a visualization major pursuing a minor in graphic design and a specialization in interactive media design. Growing up in DFW, Tilly has been doing...

Victoria Taylor

Victoria Taylor is a senior journalism major from Richmond, Kentucky. She has a double minor in sports management and business. This is her first semester writing for the Battalion sports desk. Victoria hopes to pursue a career...

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Wyatt Pickering

Wyatt Pickering is a business honors and finance junior from Normangee, TX. He joined The Battalion in February 2025 and is currently an opinion columnist. He loves slaying the day and sharing his thoughts on current events around...

Jenna Isbell

Jenna is an Animal Science major and Entomology minor from Lumberton, Texas. She joined the Battalion as a photographer in the fall of 2024, and currently serves as the Battalion's Distribution Manager and the Aggieland Yearbook's...

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Julia Kazda

Julia is a class of 2026 English major from West, TX. She plans to pursue a Ph.D. in order to become a professor of British literature after graduation. Julia spent a semester as a news reporter, a year as an associate news editor...

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Kynlee Joyner

Kynlee Joyner is a communication junior from White Oak, Texas. Kynlee joined The Battalion in August 2024. She was the design editor in Spring 2025 and the managing editor in Fall 2025, and is currently serving as the editor-in-chief....

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Fallon Ferguson

Fallon Ferguson is an international studies senior from Magnolia, TX, in her second semester as an editor with the Battalion. She has aspirations to become a high school librarian, and she enjoys being a part of the Batt because...

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Diego Saenz

Diego Saenz is a Sport Management major with a pre-law minor from Cedar Park, Texas. Diego was born in Torreón, Mexico, and has been passionate about sports from a very young age, especially fútbol and football. In his free...

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Olivia Sims

Olivia Sims is a senior communications major from Amarillo, Texas. She joined The Battalion in August 2024 and has written about a variety of sports. She is a diehard sports fan with her favorite sports being baseball and foot...

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DJ Burton

DJ Burton is a journalism senior from Kingwood, Texas. He is minoring in sport management and communication. DJ has covered football, softball, volleyball and hockey since joining The Battalion’s sports desk in April 2024. Pr...

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Roman Arteaga

Roman Arteaga is a junior Agricultural Economics major from San Antonio, Texas. Roman has written about football, volleyball, women’s tennis, men’s tennis, soccer, basketball and golf for The Battalion. In his free time, Ro...

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Isabel Lubrano

Isabel is a Psychology junior from Euless, Texas. She joined The Battalion as a photographer in the Fall of 2024. She enjoys film and street photography of the student life and traditions at A&M.

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Mathias Cubillan

Mathias Cubillan is a journalism senior from Round Rock, Texas. He joined The Battalion in 2024 and has covered a variety of Texas A&M sports. When he isn’t watching football, he’s probably thinking about it...

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Trinity Hindman

Trinity is a sophomore petroleum engineering major from Aledo, TX. She serves as a photographer for the Battalion and is expected to graduate in May 2028.

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Jackson Stanley

Jackson is an engineering major from Grapevine, TX. Jackson is serving his first semester as a Battalion photographer. Before attending Texas A&M, Jackson was a self taught fine art and automotive photographer working freelance...

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Abdurahman Azeez

Abdurahman is a photographer at the Battalion who primarily enjoys news and street photography and has an eye for the odd details of life. He is studying Biomedical Science and is on the path to medical school.

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Amber Pettit

Amber Pettit is a senior majoring in political science, and minoring in economics. Amber is from Leander, Texas, and started writing for The Battalion in September 2024. She plans to pursue a masters in economics after graduation, ...

Ananya Amar

Ananya Amar

Ananya Amar is a senior environmental studies major minoring in journalism from Houston, TX.

Emelia Gamez

Emelia Gamez

Emelia Gamez is a senior Business Honors & Marketing major with a certificate in International Business Studies from Fort Worth, TX.  She started working for the Battalion in March 2023. After graduation, she wants to work...

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Jennifer Alatuogu-Okechukwu

My name is Jennifer Alatuogu-Okechukwu, an Epidemiology student from Imo State, Nigeria. I joined The Battalion as a news writer at the start of the Fall 2024 semester, and I've been thoroughly enjoying the experience. While I...

Eddie Phillips

Eddie Phillips

Eddie Phillips is an electrical engineering major from north Texas. Eddie was an opinion writer for The Battalion from February to October 2024. After graduation, Eddie plans on working at Google.

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Noah Ruiz

Noah Ruiz is a senior sport management major with minors in business and Spanish from New Braunfels, Texas. He sports his overalls as a die-hard football fan and has worked in minor league baseball with the San Antonio Missions....

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Tenny Luhrs

Tenny Luhrs is a senior communications major and Spanish minor from New Braunfels, TX. She was promoted to associate news editor in December 2024 and wants to pursue journalism after graduation.

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Killian Netherton

Killian Netherton joined the Battalion in January of 2025, focusing on issues in English, psychology and film in his writing for the opinion desk. He is involved with Young Americans for Freedom as Campus Outreach Director, SWAMP,...

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Sidney Uy

Sidney Uy is a philosophy junior from San Antonio, Texas. She has been at the Battalion since 2024. Sidney intends to pursue law school, a career in legal research and a J.D./PhD. She enjoys reading The Atlantic and investigative ...

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Daniel Fu

Daniel Fu is a finance major from Plano, Texas. He has a passion for writing and expressing his thoughts through words. Outside of the Battalion, Daniel is involved in Epic Ministry and plays piano for Grac...

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Joshua Abraham

Joshua Abraham is a kinesiology senior from Sugar Land, Texas. He’s been on the opinion desk since August 2024. Josh plans (hopefully?) to attend law school in the future, and in his free time, he enjoys going to the...

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Ashely Bautista

Ashely is a senior communications major with a minor in journalism from Navasota, Texas. She is a first-generation college student that joined The Battalion in the fall of 2022. She enjoys taking all photos but focuses on news,...

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Kaleb Blizzard

Kaleb Blizzard is a junior philosophy major from Abilene, Texas. Kaleb became an opinion writer for The Battalion in Aug. 2024 and served as the associate opinion editor the Fall 2025 semester. He plans to pursue a J.D. after graduation....

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J. M. Wise

J. M. Wise is the current head news editor for The Battalion. She is a biology senior starting medical school in the fall. She can be found on Bluesky at @j_m_wise25 and contacted at [email protected].

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Braxton Dore’

Braxton Dore' is a sports management major from Groves, Texas. He has covered softball, baseball, track, swim/dive, football and soccer for The Battalion. He served as an associate sports editor from August to December 2024 and...

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Nicholas Gutteridge

Nicholas Gutteridge is the former editor-in-chief of The Battalion. He joined in January 2023 as a news reporter before becoming a news editor in August 2023. He interned at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., for five months, was...

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Eric Liu

Eric is a junior computer science major from Houston, TX. He is also double minoring in English and statistics. While at The Battalion, Eric has covered football, men's basketball, baseball, tennis, swim & dive and equestri...

Mikayla Martinez

Mikayla Martinez

Mikayla Martinez is a first-generation Aggie and a journalism graduate from Cedar Park, Texas minoring in history with a certificate in legal history. Mikayla started working as a news writer for the Battalion in February 2024...

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Matthew Seaver

Matthew is a Korean-American senior communication major double minoring in business and journalism from Cypress, TX. He's covered every sport at Texas A&M for The Battalion and is Sports Editor for the publication. His fav...

Brook Dryden

Brook Dryden

Brook Dryden is a sophomore journalism major from Spring, Texas. She enjoys writing stories that focus on students and the people that make Texas A&M an incredible university. In the future, Brook hopes to become a broadcast...

Theresa Lozano

Theresa Lozano

Theresa Lozano is a senior journalism major from Cypress, Texas. She joined The Battalion as a life & arts writer in February 2024 and was the life & arts editor from Fall 2024 to Spring 2025. She is currently serving...

Caleb Elizondo

Caleb Elizondo

Caleb Elizondo is a Computer Science senior and Web Editor at The Battalion. He formerly served as Opinion Editor from Fall 2022 to Spring 2023, and Managing Editor during the 2023-24 academic year until he...

Luke White

Luke White

Luke White was a telecommunication media studies major and sport management minor from Round Rock, Texas. He started writing at The Battalion in September 2021 as a sports writer. Luke became an assistant sports editor in January...

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Adriano Espinosa

Adriano, former Photo Chief, is a senior Industrial Distribution engineering major, an upcoming graduate student in the class of '27 Anthony Bahr '91 Engineering MBA program at Mays Business School, and a photographer from the...

Sophie Villarreal

Sophie Villarreal

Sophie Villarreal is a senior Telecommunication Media Studies major with minors in Journalism and Philosophy. She joined The Battalion in October 2023 as a Social Media Editor and was promoted to Head So...

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Isabella Garcia

Isabella Garcia is an economics senior from San Antonio, Texas, and joined The Battalion in June 2023. She formerly served as the opinion editor from Fall 2024 through Fall 2025 until she was caught using Oxford commas in her pers...

Charis Adkins

Charis Adkins

Charis Adkins is an English senior, Spanish minor and opinion editor for The Battalion.  She plans to attend law school after graduating, anticipating a career in the Sports & Entertainment or Appellate / Appellate Writing...

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Hilani Quinones

Hilani Quinones is a political science senior from Brownsville, TX with minors in history and English, and pursuing a certificate in Legal History. She began writing for The Battalion in August 2023 as a news reporter and became...

Justin Chen

Justin Chen

Justin Chen is a journalism senior minoring in sport management and communication. Justin has covered football, men's basketball, volleyball, baseball and swim & dive. Justin also writes feature NBA pieces and covered the...

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Ian Curtis

Ian Curtis is a senior enterprise reporter and former editor-in-chief of The Battalion. He was the features editor from August to December 2024, managing editor from January to May 2025 and editor-in-chief from August to December...

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