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The Battalion

The intersection of Bizzell Street and College Avenue on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024.
Farmers fight Hurricane Beryl
Aggies across South Texas left reeling in wake of unexpectedly dangerous storm
J. M. Wise, News Reporter • July 20, 2024
Duke forward Cooper Flagg during a visit at a Duke game in Cameron Indoor Stadium. Flagg is one fo the top recruits in Dukes 2025 class. (Photo courtesy of Morgan Chu/The Chronicle)
From high school competition to the best in the world
Roman Arteaga, Sports Writer • July 24, 2024

Coming out of high school, Cooper Flagg has been deemed a surefire future NBA talent and has been compared to superstars such as Paul George...

Bob Rogers, holding a special edition of The Battalion.
Lyle Lovett, other past students remember Bob Rogers
Shalina SabihJuly 15, 2024

In his various positions, Professor Emeritus Bob Rogers laid down the stepping stones that student journalists at Texas A&M walk today, carving...

The referees and starting lineups of the Brazilian and Mexican national teams walk onto Kyle Field before the MexTour match on Saturday, June 8, 2024. (Kyle Heise/The Battalion)
Opinion: Bring the USWNT to Kyle Field
Ian Curtis, Sports Reporter • July 24, 2024

As I wandered somewhere in between the Brazilian carnival dancers and luchador masks that surrounded Kyle Field in the hours before the June...

Life on the Quad

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Photo by Valerie Gunchick

The Quad plaza in front of Duncan Dining Hall is used by Corpsman to walk to class as well as mess around and relax in. 

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  • The highly recognizable Quad arches are fenced off during construction. 

    Photo by Valerie Gunchick
  • When it’s class time, construction workers outnumber students or Corpsman on the quad.  

    Photo by Valerie Gunchick
  • The many different Corpsman outfits can be seen while walking around the Quad.  

    Photo by Valerie Gunchick
  • Corpsman highly outnumber regular students on the Quad.  

    Photo by Valerie Gunchick
  • It’s hard not to notice all the construction going on at the Quad, as many of the dorms are being redone.  

    Photo by Valerie Gunchick
  • When walking around the Quad, you’ll see many corpsman walking to class together. 

    Photo by Valerie Gunchick
  • “The Quad” is the nickname given to the area of Corps housing on the Texas A&M campus. 

    Photo by Valerie Gunchick
  • Many members of the Corps of Cadets opt for a briefcase bag instead of backpack as to not get in the way if they need to salute an officer. 

    Photo by Valerie Gunchick
  • The specific outfits that live in each dorm hang a corps-version coat of arms on the outside.  

    Photo by Valerie Gunchick
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