THE BATTALION
NEWS
- 2025 Science and Engineering Fair: Texas youth drive innovationOver the weekend, the annual Texas Science and Engineering Fair, or TXSEF, took place at the Zachry Engineering Complex and the Student Recreation Center. Texas A&M faculty, staff and students had the opportunity to judge college-level research projects created by sixth to twelfth grade students from across the state. With over 350 judges and 1,200...
- Landmark Texas legislation looks to ban all cannabinoid productsIn a 24-7 vote, the Texas Senate recently passed Senate Bill 3 to ban hemp products across the state, a change proponents say is necessary because previous legislation made hemp-derived products too widely available. SB 3 needs approval from the Texas House before Gov. Greg Abbott can sign it into law. Facing strong opposition from...
- Student organizations targeted by federal letters plan for the futureA letter from the Department of Education’s acting assistant secretary aimed at curtailing diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives went into effect on Feb. 28. The letter alleges that attempts to hold separate graduation ceremonies — which four Texas A&M student organizations host each semester — are reminiscent of Jim Crow-era segregation. Independent student organizations are...
SPORTS
- Solomon Washington enters the transfer portalTwo days after coach Buzz Williams’ departure to Maryland, the Buzz Era of Texas A&M men’s basketball continued its dissolution as junior forward Solomon Washington announced his intent to enter the transfer portal, per On3’s Pete Nakos. A three-year letter winner from New Orleans, Washington has been a key piece in the rebounding identity that...
- ‘We are all business’“It’s more of a weight lifted off my shoulder now,” senior catcher Mac Barbara said. “I can finally breathe.” The ball flew off Barbara’s bat, with an exit velocity of 79 mph and traveled 267 feet up and over the center field wall in the bottom of the third inning. Bubbles flooded Davis Diamond as...
- A dress rehearsalFollowing a promising 2024 season, Texas A&M volleyball returned to Reed Arena to start its spring campaign. The Aggies prepared for the upcoming slate of opponents with an intrasquad scrimmage. This resulted in a heavily-contested match between every Aggie’s two favorite colors, Maroon and White. Coach Jamie Morrison rotated his players between both teams throughout...
LIFE & ARTS
- Garage band to main stageSide by side, The Highway 6 Band — lead singer Aaron Cruse, lead guitarist Justin Faldyn ‘24, bassist Erwin Olexa ‘24 and drummer Brennan Collier — sat cool, calm and collected, digesting what taking the electric Chilifest stage this Friday meant to them. The 2024 Best of Aggieland winners have reached a new point in...
- TASK-ed to consultAt a university with over 1,300 student organizations, TASK aspires to be the premier one people think of when it comes to consulting. Typically, consulting organizations work with other student groups, non-profits or charities, but TASK is different in that it offers pro-bono consulting services to for-profit businesses. A typical semester has four to five...
- Muslim Student Organization looks to foster faith, understandingWith a student population of over 74,000, Texas A&M is the largest public university in the state of Texas. It is a common occurrence for freshmen to enter such a large university and struggle to find their place amongst hundreds of student-led organizations and thousands of students. A&M’s Muslim Student Association, or MSA, aims to...
OPINION
- Opinion: I reserve the right to be a loud and proud big backI take pride in eating whatever I can get my hands on. I grab bananas from university-owned cafes, baked goods from a student-owned business and the best street tacos from local food trucks. Bake sales really hate to see me coming. My personal maxim is “Here, take my money! Now give me two more cookies!” ...
- Satire: Studying is out, shower-sleeping is inIt all started in AP chemistry, my junior year of high school. Unfortunately for my sleep schedule, senioritis had struck a year early. Labs were piling up, assignments were being left until the last minute and — generally speaking — my life was going down the drain. It all came to a head late one...
- Satire: The Welsh administration accidentally texted me its t.u. war plansTop-level Texas A&M officials added me to a Facebook group chat discussing plans before the attack on the University of Texas’ campus that occurred on March 15, 2025. During this attack, t.u. mascot and beloved bovine Bevo was killed by an airstrike commanded by a group of Corps of Cadets members flying a stealth bomber...
TRADITIONS
- Silver Taps: Lyndon ColbertApril 23, 2005 – January 2, 2025 Lyndon Colbert A man anyone could love forever A son. A musician. A chef. An engineer. An Aggie. Lyndon Colbert was a man of many roles, and he radiated kindness and goodness in every single one of them. Lyndon may have passed at 19 years old, but the...
- Silver Taps: Victor GuerreroMarch 10, 2005 – January 27, 2025 Victor Guerrero A truly selfless servant of others Victor Guerrero came to Texas A&M in order to pursue his dream of becoming an engineer. He grew up in Galveston, and his family said he loved to share all that he learned from university. He was in his fourth...
- Campus Muster announces keynote speakerTexas A&M announced Lt. Gen. Michael L. Downs ’92 as this year’s keynote speaker for Campus Muster in a campus-wide email distributed Monday afternoon. The annual ceremony takes place Monday, April 21, at Reed Arena. Downs graduated from A&M in 1992 with a degree in political science and was commissioned as a ROTC Distinguished Graduate....
