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The Battalion

Aggie students gather to protest university funding of Israeli weapons manufacturing in Academic Plaza on Monday, April 29, 2024.

Students at A&M gather for pro-Palestine protest, calling for university divestment

Ana Renfroe, Head News Editor April 29, 2024

Hundreds of Texas A&M students protested the Israel-Hamas war and assembled in Academic Plaza, demanding A&M divest funds and denounce supporting organizations benefitting from Israeli occupation. Planned...

Keynote speaker Marcy Bartula, founder of the Different Day Foundation, leads the candlelight moment of empowerment at the Take Back the Night event in Aggie Park on Wednesday, March 3, 2024. (Kyle Heise/The Battalion)

Take Back the Night empowers sexual assault survivors through community

Stacy Cox, News Reporter April 4, 2024

Sexual assault survivors and advocates held “Take Back the Night” at Aggie Park on Wednesday, April 3 in observance of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. The event featured a keynote speaker...

Student holding Texas A&M Cactus Jack t-shirts on Thursday, April 4, 2024, at the Texas A&M bookstore. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

Travis Scott’s new clothing collaboration drops on campus

Mikayla Martinez, News Writer April 4, 2024

In the early morning hours, students lined up outside the MSC Barnes & Noble Bookstore, all in hopes of scoring a piece of Travis Scott’s newest Cactus Jack Texas A&M clothing drop on April 4.  The...

(Left to right)Chris Schueler of Christoper Production, DrPH, MCP, Captain, USPHS, and Director with the National Park Service, Sara Newman, and Former Assistant Secretary of Health Dr. Brett Giroir posed during the National Public Health Week: Invisible Corps Screening and Panel in Innovative Learning Classroom Building (ILCB) 111, Wednesday April 4, 2024.(Ashely Bautista/The Battalion)

Life on the frontline: Commissioned Corps members from Public Health Service visit A&M

Mia Putnam, Senior News Reporter April 4, 2024

At Texas A&M, it’s not uncommon to hear of Aggies commissioning into a branch of service like the U.S. Army or Navy. However, many students have never heard of the Public Health Service, one of the...

Members of the Singing Cadets practice at the John D. White '70 - Robert L. Walker '58 Music Activities Center on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. (Kyle Heise/The Battalion)

Once a Singing Cadet, always a Singing Cadet

Ana Renfroe and Amy Leigh Steward April 3, 2024

“I saw the people gather / I heard the music start / The song that they were singing / Is ringing in my heart.” Words from “No Man is an Island” and other classic songs will fill Rudder Auditorium...

Demonstrators march across Military Walk during a protest against S.B.17 on Monday, March 25, 2024. (Chris Swann/The Battalion)

Campus protest continues against anti-DEI law SB 17

Stacy Cox, News Reporter March 26, 2024

Texas A&M women’s organization Aggie Rosies protested the passage of Texas Senate Bill 17, or SB 17, on March 25 at Rudder Plaza.  Animal science junior Autumn Borowski, who serves as philanthropy...

Fighter AJ Baird throws a right cross during Farmers Fight NIght sparring practice on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, at BCS Boxing Club.

Inaugural Farmers Fight Night announces boxing lineup

Ana Renfroe, Head News Editor March 21, 2024

In two weeks, 18 amateur Aggie boxers will duke it out at Reed Arena for charity. Farmers Fight Night, or FFN, is set to host its inaugural high-profile charity boxing match at Texas A&M on April...

The Big Event office decorated with memorabilia and awards on Friday, March 1, 2024. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

Behind the scenes of the Big Event

Mia Putnam, Senior News Reporter March 7, 2024

Over 10,000 Texas A&M students, faculty, staff and College Station residents volunteer each year in the Big Event. Since 1982, Big Event has been helping merge the gap between Bryan-College Station...

A candleholder sheds a tear at Muster in Reed Arena on Friday, April 21, 2023.

Tim Green selected as 2024 Muster speaker

Ana Renfroe, Head News Editor March 6, 2024

The Aggie Muster Committee announced retired US Air Force Maj. Gen. Tim Green as the keynote speaker for this year’s Muster ceremony. While at Texas A&M, Green earned his bachelor in civil engineering...

The International Students Association will be hosting International Week, a five-day celebration looking to raise cultural awareness and appreciation, starting Monday. (Photo courtesy of the International Student Association)

International Student Association hosts I-Week to celebrate culture pride

Stacy Cox, News Reporter February 20, 2024

From Monday, Feb. 26 to Friday, March 1, the International Student Association will host International Week, or I-Week. During the five-day-long celebration, there will be a different focus each day to...

Upcoming conference WISE aims to empower women in STEM

Upcoming conference WISE aims to empower women in STEM

Stacy Cox, News Reporter February 13, 2024

On Saturday, Feb. 24, the 32nd annual Susan M. Arseven ’75 Conference for Women in Science and Engineering will present many speakers, activities and opportunities to attendees.  The conference will...

A view of St. Mary's Church from Church Avenue in College Station on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024.

Local churches prepare for Ash Wednesday

J. M. Wise, News Reporter February 12, 2024

As Ash Wednesday approaches, churches in College Station are gearing up for the distribution of ashes for over 7,000 students and residents. Ash Wednesday marks the start of the Lenten season and is...

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