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Brady Clock

Letter from the editor

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
May 9, 2021
Psychology sophomore Kylie Sledge will serve as the 2021-2022 editor-in-chief of the Aggieland Yearbook.

Kylie Sledge enters second term as Aggieland Yearbook editor-in-chief

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
May 9, 2021
Brady's Column

The weight of Aggie gold

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
April 7, 2021
SAN ANTONIO, TX - MARCH 27: Arizona takes on Texas A&M in the Sweet 16 at Alamodome on March 27, 2021 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Justin Tafoya/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)

Takeaways from A&M’s Sweet 16 loss to Arizona

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
March 27, 2021
SAN ANTONIO, TX - MARCH 24: Texas A&M University takes on Iowa State University during the second round of the 2021 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament held at Alamodome on March 24, 2021 in San Antonio, Texas.

Takeaways from A&M’s Round of 32 win over Iowa State

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
March 25, 2021
Senior guard Aaliyah Wilson fights for possession of the ball in No. 2 seed A&M's first round game against 15-seed Troy.

Five takeaways from A&M’s close win over Troy

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
March 22, 2021
Senior guard Aaliyah Wilson leads the Aggies in points per game and steals per game.

A&M gears up for opening round against Troy

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
March 21, 2021
Senior guard Aaliyah Wilson earned Honorable Mention All-American honors after leading the Aggies in points per game, steals and blocks.

Two Aggies snag All-America honors

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
March 17, 2021
Seniors Ciera Johnson and N'dea Jones are expected to start in their 89th consecutive games as A&M takes on Troy in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on March 22. 

5 things to watch for in the NCAA Tournament

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
March 16, 2021
Northwestern State recap

Georgia upsets A&M in SEC Tournament semifinals

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
March 6, 2021
Senior guard Aaliyah Wilson recorded a career-high 15 rebounds against LSU in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament.

Balanced offense lifts A&M to quarterfinal win over LSU

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
March 5, 2021
WBB SEC Champions

A&M clinches regular season title, makes history

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
February 28, 2021
No. 3 Texas A&M will take on No. 5 South Carolina in pursuit of the Aggies' first ever SEC regular season title.

A&M looks to make history in regular season finale

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
February 28, 2021
The Quad

A&M identifies spring semester’s first two COVID-19 clusters

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
February 26, 2021
Josh Feldman

Corps endorses Josh Feldman for student body president

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
February 25, 2021
Student Body President Candidate Panel

Candidates highlight diversity, tradition, mental health as key topics at student body president panel

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
February 22, 2021
Senior guard Kayla Wells recorded 16 points against Alabama. 

A&M overcomes slow first half to win eighth straight game

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
February 22, 2021
Valen drone photo

Here’s what’s open around Bryan-College Station

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
February 17, 2021
Senior guard Kayla Wells recorded 16 points against Alabama. 

A&M notches eighth ranked win of season

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
February 16, 2021
Rotating power outages

Rotating power outages begin as Texas sees record energy use due to winter storm

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
February 15, 2021
Sophomore guard Jordan Nixon lifted the Aggies to a 69-67 win over Arkansas.  

A&M secures second close win over Arkansas this season

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
February 8, 2021
Center Ciera Johnson led the Aggies with 16 points against Lamar.

Aggies topple sixth ranked opponent of 2020-2021 season

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
January 31, 2021
Northwestern State recap

A&M ices out Missouri’s SEC-leading shooter in 70-66 win

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
January 24, 2021
Jane Elliott - Keynote Speaker at 14th Annual MLK Breakfast

Activist Jane Elliott to deliver keynote address for MLK Breakfast

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
January 17, 2021
Sophomore guard Jordan Nixon led the Aggies to victory by scoring 19 points in Thursday nights game. 

Dominant second half performance propels Aggies to 11-0 season start

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
January 7, 2021
Texas A&M offers many locations for COVID-19 testing. For a look at the complete list of free testing locations, click here. 

On-campus residents required to test for COVID-19

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
December 14, 2020
Ole Miss postponed again

No. 5 Texas A&M-Ole Miss matchup postponed

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
December 7, 2020
On Sept. 2 President Michael K. Young announced his plans to retire after the conclusion of the 2020-2021 school year.

President Young to step down from position at end of semester

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
November 24, 2020
A&M distance coach Wendel McRaven has coached the Texas A&M Cross Country program for 10 years.

The unexpected path to Texas A&M

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
November 23, 2020
John Cornyn defeated Mary “MJ” Hegar in Texas’ U.S. Senate race.

Texas red, Democrats feeling blue

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
November 4, 2020
Urban planning graduate student Carlo Chunga and sociology junior Sofia Chunga Pizarro are two of the over 600,000 DACA recipients in the United States.

A life in limbo

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
November 3, 2020
The women's cross country team is entering nine runners in the SEC Championship meet.

A&M cross country ‘ready’ for conference championship meet

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
October 29, 2020
Junior Gavin Hoffpauir was the first Aggie to cross the finish line.

A&M men place third, women place fourth in cross country home opener

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
October 18, 2020
Texas A&M cross country will host the Arturo Barrios Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 17.

A&M cross country to host third-annual Arturo Barrios Invitational

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
October 16, 2020
Redshirt freshman Teddy Radtke finished sixth overall at the Cross Country meet in Columbia, Missouri on Saturday.

A&M lands five in top 10 in Gans Creek Classic

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
October 5, 2020
Junior Abbey Santoro had the highest individual finish at LSU for the A&M women at 18th.

Abbey Santoro leads Aggies into weekend meet

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
October 1, 2020
The Quad

A&M reports fourth COVID-19 cluster

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
October 1, 2020

A&M cross country opens season without falter

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
September 19, 2020
A runner from Middle Tennessee looks back to sophomore Eric Casarez right behind him.

A&M cross country to open season with all-SEC slate

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
September 17, 2020
The Quad

COVID-19 cluster reported in A&M’s Corps of Cadets

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
September 8, 2020
Senior defensive back Elijah Blades has opted out of the 2020 season. 

Elijah Blades, Derrick Tucker opt out of 2020 football season

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
August 31, 2020
Texas A&M sorority and fraternity houses are located off campus.

Fraternity, sorority chapters advised to cease visitation

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
August 23, 2020
All Instagram photos in this collage were posted any time from Aug. 16 to Aug. 19. These posts depict instances where multiple members of various Texas A&M sororities violated COVID-19 guidelines.

At least 10 cases of COVID-19 identified among A&M sorority members

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
August 19, 2020
Classroom

New guidelines prohibit drinking, eating in university classrooms

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
August 18, 2020
Ole Miss postponed again

Kyle Field’s reduced capacity plan released

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
August 18, 2020
Silver Taps

Silver Taps to be delivered virtually this fall

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
August 17, 2020
The Battalion’s digital-first practices will continue to provide easy access to readers everywhere.

Letter from the editor: Undeterred

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
August 16, 2020
A temporary fence will be placed around the "Sully" statue before the fall 2020 semester begins. The monument of the Confederate general and former A&M president has attracted protests multiple times over the summer and was vandalized in early June.

A&M releases crowd COVID-19 protocol

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
August 11, 2020
Sully

Legislature must approve any relocation of A&M’s Sul Ross statue, Texas Attorney General says

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
August 8, 2020
Katina Cooper is a Van Zandt County resident and was mailed this unsolicited package of seeds on July 29.

Texas officials warn against planting unsolicited, mystery seeds from China

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
July 31, 2020
Greg Abbott

Texas announces additional $118 million in federal funding for higher education

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
July 31, 2020
Vote Buttons

Election Day begins in Brazos County for primary runoff

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
July 14, 2020
Governor Greg Abbott announced a $57 million aid package for need-based college financial aid programs on June 8.

Texas to invest $57 million in collegiate need-based financial aid programs

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
July 9, 2020
Ryan Brown, Class of 2020, serves as the Fish Camp Head Director.

Q&A with 2020 Fish Camp Director Ryan Brown

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
July 1, 2020
Texas A&M has made many adjustments for the Fall 2020 semester, including students not returning to campus after Thanksgiving Break.

A&M announces additional changes to fall semester

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
June 29, 2020
Northgate

Executive order closes Texas bars, reduces restaurant capacity

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
June 26, 2020
Administration Building

A&M releases face covering guidelines

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
June 9, 2020
Justin Howell is currently in critical condition at an Austin area hospital.

Austin protester in critical condition identified

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
June 3, 2020
May 31 Protest

Sunday protest sees upwards of 300 people

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
June 1, 2020
The Student Recreation Center is currently open at 50 percent capacity.

A&M Student Recreation Center to reopen May 18

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
May 18, 2020
College Station Mayor Karl Mooney speaks Monday, April 20, 2020, during a press conference at the Brazos County Health District.

Takeaways from the April 20 press conference with the Brazos County Health District

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
April 20, 2020
Texas A&M System schools received in total over $112.5 million from the CARES Act.

Texas A&M University system to receive $112.5 million in federal stimulus aid from CARES Act

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
April 19, 2020
Biomedical engineering junior Vivian Martin tested positive for COVID-19 shortly after returning early from her education abroad trip to the United Kingdom.

‘Up in the air’

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
April 14, 2020
Biomedical sciences senior and H-E-B employee Allison Scott has seen her job in the bakery completely change due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Working Aggies see major changes

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
April 6, 2020
ecampus

A&M moves summer coursework to online-only

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
April 3, 2020
Dr. Seth Sullivan, Brazos County Alternate Health Authority, speaks at a press conference on Monday, March 30 at the Brazos County Health Department.

Takeaways from today’s press conference with the Brazos County Health District

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
March 30, 2020

Prorated housing, dining refunds offered

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
March 24, 2020
Aggie Spirit buses will run on a modified schedule and carry a maximum of 30 passengers per bus.

A&M Transportation Service implementing changes

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
March 22, 2020
Communication sophomore and intramural referee for the A&M Recreation Sports Center Briana Cepeda was forced to move back to her hometown after the Rec Center was closed on March 20.

Rec Center closed through April 3

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
March 20, 2020

Corps of Cadets face many changes amid COVID-19 pandemic

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
March 19, 2020
Northgate District, located across from campus along University Drive, is the local bar scene for many college students and Bryan-College Station residents.

Bars, restaurant dining rooms, public gatherings affected by new restrictions

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
March 18, 2020
Administration Building

First positive coronavirus case confirmed in Brazos County

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
March 17, 2020
 

Answering your coronavirus FAQs

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
March 15, 2020
The coronavirus has spread to several countries including Italy, Australia, United States, Japan and South Korea.

A&M suspends university-sponsored travel to countries with a Level 1, 2 and 3 Travel Risk

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
March 2, 2020
President Trump was acquitted of impeachment charges on Jan. 5.

President Trump becomes third U.S. President acquitted of impeachment charges

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
February 10, 2020
Business honors sophomore Wesley Sanders was involved across campus including Fish Camp and Sophomores Advancing in Leadership (SAIL).

Silver Taps: Wesley Donald Sanders

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
February 3, 2020
The teal VeoRide bikes were introduced in January of 2019 after A&M phased out its previous bike-share program with ofo. 

VeoRide contract renewal in limbo amid misuse of bikes

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
December 6, 2019
The senior yell leaders wait while the junior yell leaders complete their push ups before Yell Practice.

Taking the Spirit on the road

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
November 30, 2019
Victoria Mancuso is a communications senior that uses Disability Resources.

Dismantling disability

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
November 24, 2019
REACH

Family health fair to provide support staff with free screenings and services

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
September 23, 2019
The Dunlap Drill Field is a turf replica of Kyle Field at the Music Activities Center.

Finding home and harmony

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
September 18, 2019
Former student Brittany Tomlinson recently went viral on TikTok after posting a video of herself trying kombucha for the first time.

‘Kombucha Girl:’ Former student achieves internet stardom with viral video

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
September 8, 2019
Aggie ACHIEVE student Alexis Villarreal moved into her campus apartment on Aug 17.

Program opens A&M to students with intellectual, developmental disabilities

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
August 18, 2019
CollegeGuys Service

Offering solutions through service

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
August 5, 2019
Juneteenth is the celebration of the abolition of slavery in the state of Texas in 1865. Festivities include the Brazos Valley Juneteenth Parade and Blues Festival in Bryan on June 15.

‘A celebration of freedom’

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
June 10, 2019
College Board’s Adversity Index information will be available to all universities in 2020. The decision to use the index will be left to each individual institution.

SAT’s index facing criticism

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
June 10, 2019
REACH provided glucose and A1C testing to staff. 

Two Aggies start non-profit organization for A&M staff

By Brady Stone @bradystonex
May 28, 2019
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