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All content by By Alek Benavides @alekbenavides
The 2020 Run Along is a virtual fun run being hosted by the student organization, Aggie Miracle.

Aggie Miracle to host virtual fun run

By Alek Benavides @alekbenavides
September 28, 2020
Texas A&M is one of the recipients of the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) award for 2019.

Texas A&M wins diversity award for second year

By Alek Benavides @alekbenavides
September 21, 2020
Academic Building

Coronavirus cases continue to rise in the Aggie community

By Alek Benavides @alekbenavides
September 14, 2020
Academic Building

Students face consequences for breaking COVID-19 guidelines

By Alek Benavides @alekbenavides
September 13, 2020
Zachry

Navigating a new learning environment

By Alek Benavides @alekbenavides
August 30, 2020
Republican National Convention

2020 Republican National Convention comes to a close

By Alek Benavides @alekbenavides
August 28, 2020
Voting Line

New frontrunner emerges after Super Tuesday

By Alek Benavides @alekbenavides
March 4, 2020
Texas A&M Corpus Christi and Kingsville were the first system campuses to institute the SIL Program before expanding to the College Station Campus. 

Providing extra encouragement, Supervised Independent Living benefits students who have aged out of the Texas Foster care system

By Alek Benavides @alekbenavides
March 2, 2020
United Way

Local organization aims to unite nonprofits to improve quality of life for residents

By Alek Benavides @alekbenavides
February 27, 2020
Math Learning Center

Newly opened Math Learning Center helps steer students to success

By Alek Benavides @alekbenavides
January 30, 2020
Soft and Salted is a cookie business started by Texas A&M student, Sarah Momin.

Homemade sweets with a dash of salt

By Alek Benavides @alekbenavides
January 28, 2020

MSC Open House to be held for Spring 2020 semester

By Alek Benavides @alekbenavides
January 15, 2020

Winter break in Aggieland

By Alek Benavides @alekbenavides
December 8, 2019
To participate in Bowl for Kids’ Sake, teams raise money for Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Brazos Valley. Held in March, the event is a way for BBBS to say thank you to these donors.

Bowling with Big Brothers Big Sisters

By Alek Benavides @alekbenavides
December 3, 2019
Flowers were placed at the gravesite of George H.W. Bush one year after his death.

One year after his death, President George H.W. Bush’s legacy lives on

By Alek Benavides @alekbenavides
November 25, 2019
Sondland Testimony

Sondland provides testimony to the House Intelligence Committee

By Alek Benavides @alekbenavides
November 21, 2019
The Democratic Debate took place Tuesday, January 14 at 7 p.m.

Five takeaways from the fifth Democratic debate of the 2020 election season

By Alek Benavides @alekbenavides
November 21, 2019

Texans vote in nine new amendments to state constitution

By Alek Benavides @alekbenavides
November 19, 2019
Medicine

Student Health Services offers preventative medical care for Aggies traveling abroad

By Alek Benavides @alekbenavides
November 17, 2019
Donald Trump 1

Public impeachment hearings set to continue as testimony backs up whistleblower’s claims

By Alek Benavides @alekbenavides
November 14, 2019
Panorama of the west facade of the United States Court Building at dusk in Washington, D.C., USA.

Supreme Court to hear DACA case

By Alek Benavides @alekbenavides
November 7, 2019
Ring Day

Students go for gold this Friday

By Alek Benavides @alekbenavides
November 7, 2019
Students gathered at Rudder Plaza at 7 p.m. on Nov. 1 to recognize lives lost in crossing the US-Mexican border.

Council for Minority Student Affairs holds vigil to shine a light on lives lost at the border

By Alek Benavides @alekbenavides
November 1, 2019
UPD Mays

New police dog joins A&M’s UPD

By Alek Benavides @alekbenavides
October 22, 2019
Replant Day will be held Saturday, Oct. 19 to plant over 700 trees around the community. Aggie Replant also hosts Trees for The Blanco in San Marcos in addition to the Aggieland-specific Replant Day.

Students to plant over 700 trees across Bryan-College Station area

By Alek Benavides @alekbenavides
October 16, 2019
July 8, 2019 Rick Perry addresses President Trump's remarks on America’s environmental leadership.

Trump blames Perry for phone call at center of impeachment inquiry

By Alek Benavides @alekbenavides
October 10, 2019
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