THE BATTALION
NEWS
- Harvesting the moon: A&M researchers look to moondust for sustainable space agricultureIt’s a crisp January night at the Heep Center, but graduate student Jess Atkin doesn’t mind. Making her way through the building, all is quiet when she enters her lab — save the hum of a few controlled growth chambers. Inside the chambers are tiny chickpea sprouts wearing little hats of moondust, their stems just...
- ‘Moral confusion’: Charlie Kirk speaks at A&MIn lines that began forming an hour before the doors to Rudder Auditorium opened, a sold-out crowd of 2,500 fans, detractors and students awaited one of the most highly-anticipated events on Texas A&M’s campus of the semester: The American Comeback Tour, hosted by Turning Point USA and its founder, conservative activist Charlie Kirk. A&M was...
- Democratic social media influencers visit Texas A&MIn response to Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk’s American Comeback Tour arriving at Texas A&M on Tuesday, two Democratic social media personalities spoke on campus at Rudder Plaza at the same time as part of their “Unfuck America” tour. Primarily led by Dean Withers and Parker Sedgwick, two creators with several million online followers...
SPORTS
- Edge rusher Shemar Stewart taken 17th overall by the Cincinnati Bengals in NFL DraftJunior edge rusher Shemar Stewart will now be terrorizing offenses as he will be joining forces with the Cincinnati Bengals. After a 2024 season that gave him first-round draft stock, Stewart was drafted by the Bengals in the first round with the 17th pick of the 2025 NFL Draft. The Third Team All-SEC defender finished...
- The pick is in, and it’s maroonAfter months of pomp, circumstance and thousands of mock drafts, the 2025 NFL Draft is finally set to take place in Green Bay, Wisconsin, from Thursday to Saturday, April 24-26. Three Texas A&M football players will trade maroon threads for draft hats as they take the next steps on their football journeys. Shemar Stewart, junior...
- Mulligan: A&M baseball’s resurgenceNot long ago, Texas A&M baseball’s 2025 campaign reached its lowest point in a demoralizing 10-0, no-hit run-rule loss to then-No. 1 Tennessee on April 4. The defeat was a kick in the mouth, dropping the Aggies to a crushing 14-15 record. With just one Southeastern Conference win to their name, it seemed the 2024...
LIFE & ARTS
- New comedy film ‘Super Dicks’ to screen in College StationOn April 24, “Super Dicks,” a new film from director Damian Lee, will screen at Star Cinema Grill in College Station.. The film’s producer, Juliet Wang, said that although College Station is a college town, it’s the perfect place to screen the film. “When we first visited College Station, we found that people don’t watch...
- From Japan to Aggieland: Shakuhachi festival celebrates tradition, communityIn the soft hum of Rudder Forum, ancient tones of bamboo flutes floated through the air as master musicians from around the globe gathered for the 2025 International Shakuhachi Festival. Held April 17-20 at Texas A&M, the four-day celebration introduced the meditative sound of the Japanese shakuhachi to the Bryan-College Station community through concerts, workshops...
- Navigating student life made easy by the Aggie Coding ClubIn a university with over 1,300 student organizations, one takes the cake for technological innovation in student-run projects. What makes the Aggie Coding Club, or ACC, stand out from other organizations is its drive for innovation and success in making aspects of student life easier. As a current projects officer and incoming president of...
OPINION
- Satire: My glorious feminist kingBoy, oh boy, where do I even begin? LeBron, honey — my pookie bear. I have loved you ever since I first laid eyes on you. The way you drive into the paint and strike fear into your opponents’ eyes … your silky smooth touch around the rim and that gorgeous jumpshot. I would do...
- Opinion: The ‘college experience’ doesn’t existWe have been Pavloved by Hollywood. Every time we hear the words “college experience,” images of wild parties, dorm life and whirlwind romances dance around in our minds. Going into my freshman year, I thought my life was supposed to be a mirror image of “Pitch Perfect” and “Legally Blonde.” When I figured out I...
- Opinion: On running for the busThe other day, a friend and I were walking past the Memorial Student Center when from behind us came the clomping of sandals frantically slapping the pavement. Their owner dashed past, narrowly missing us with his swinging backpack and heading for an idling bus. No sooner had he stepped aboard did the vehicle close its...
TRADITIONS
- ‘We have your back, forever’: Annual Muster ceremony held at Reed ArenaThe annual campus Muster ceremony was held on April 21 at Reed Arena with Lt. Gen. Michael Downs ‘92 as Muster Speaker. The tradition began in 1883 as a roll call and gradually evolved into a remembrance of former students who had passed away during the early 1900s. Muster spread worldwide during World War I...
- United in memory across time zonesMuster, the beloved, centuries-old tradition, unites Aggies across the world. It is a true mark of the “once an Aggie, always an Aggie” sentiment that binds Texas A&M former students together long after they’ve left College Station, and the nation’s capital is no exception. Washington, D.C., is home to one of the largest A&M alumni...
- ‘Muster is the one thing that embodies what the Aggie Spirit is’Yell Leaders, doctors, veterinarians, fathers, daughters, grandpas, mothers — all Aggies. The week before April 21, the Texas A&M community is reminded to honor Aggies and “softly call the muster” for the year’s campus Aggie Muster. With over 250 individual Muster ceremonies occurring annually across the globe, the tradition has continued for 101 years. But...
