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Student Senate honors wildfire victims, Aggie first responders

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. The Texas Wildfires Resilience Resolution passed unanimously...

Students and counselors at Fish Camp. Months of preparation takes place before freshmen Aggies encounter their first A&M tradition.

Fish Camp adds new transportation options at a cost to attendees

Ana Renfroe, Head News Editor March 28, 2024

Texas A&M Fish Camp is implementing new transportation options for incoming freshmen in hopes to increase accessibility. Established in 1954, Fish Camp introduces A&M freshmen to Aggie traditions...

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...

Is the data correlating crime rising due to weather an excuse not to solve the real issues that cause crime? (Graphic by Ethan Mattson)

Fact or fiction: Does crime rise due to hot weather?

Stacy Cox, News Reporter March 21, 2024

Hot weather has been said to cause seasonal spikes in crime.  However, experts say the correlation between the two may be too far of a stretch, and instead may be related for other reasons. A 2019 study...

Workers unwrap the protective covering on Marine One on Tursday, Feb. 27 at the George H.W Bush Presidential Library and Museum. (Chris Swann/The Battalion)

Flying the president: How it feels to be a Marine One pilot

Mia Putnam, Senior News Reporter March 21, 2024

Every pilot faces the challenge of navigating difficult airways and delivering cargo to safety, but few compare to the Marine One pilots responsible for transporting the president of the United States....

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...

An ambulance fuels up beside the A.P. Beutel Health Center on Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022.

A&M Student Senate unanimously passes ‘Better Beutel Bill’

Justice Jenson, Senior News Reporter February 22, 2024

The Texas A&M Student Senate unanimously passed the “Better Beutel Bill” to advocate for A&M to increase funding for the A.P. Beutel Health Center located on campus. By a vote of 53-0, the...

Dr. Winemiller with Cichla cataractae, a species of peacock bass from Guyana he discovered in 2020. (Photo Courtesy of Kirk Winemiller)

Fish and you: How aquatic ecological research impacts Texans

Mikayla Martinez, News Writer February 21, 2024

While taking a deep dive into the study of fish ecosystems, Aggie scholars are making a splash in aquatic research at the Texas A&M Winemiller Aquatic Ecology Lab. Lab namesake and professor Kirk...

The Texas A&M Student Government Association Election Commission released the list of candidates running for major positions in the 2024-25 election. (File photo by Melanie McBride)

SGA reveals candidates for 2024-25 student body president, Yell Leader, more

Ana Renfroe, Head News Editor February 21, 2024

The Texas A&M Student Government Association Election Commission released the list of candidates running for major positions in the 2024-25 election. Finalized on Feb. 16 by Election Commissioner Jared...

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...

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