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“My entire professional career has been shaped by my time spent working at @TheBattOnlinemoras a student it’s a familyreporter and e than a school — Texas A&M is editor. I’m no longer in the J-biz, but make no mistake: I use elements of what I learnedWthere every hour of every day. Can’t imagine my life without it!” True Brown, ’04, Agricultural Journalism Director of Development, A&M Foundation
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“I wouldn’t be anywhere without The Battalion!” C. Morgan Engel, ’18, Telecommunication Media Studies Photographer, Minnesota Vikings/San Diego Chargers
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since 1995. we did. How proud The game, which went I am of into sev- players. en overtime periods, It’s about the players, our nered 234 rushing yards on 56 was the high- od. car- a great coach. peri- ries and 287 est-scoring game in They set a standard We are so passing yards. for what that Football Bowl Aggie have him as our coach.” thankful to The leading rusher Subdivison history helmet means.” for the Aggies as A&M topped Sophomore quarterback was junior running The A&M offense, SEC West opponent back Trayveon Mond Kellen LSU 74-72. gled massively in the which strug- Williams, who accumulated added 80 yards on “That was a heck 20 carries second half, yards 204 and went 23-of-49 team,” A&M head of a football came alive in overtime on for 287 passing to score five downs. 35 carries and two touch- yards. coach Jimbo touchdowns Fisher said. “You and two field goals. say “That was a crazy “This is A&M make one more play. you have to game That’s what fensive outgained LSU in total of- Williams absolutely outstanding,” that’s the kind of game we live but said. “This really paves yards 521 to 496, for,” and gar- way this program is going. Jimbothe Mond said. “We showed as a team is
“Learned so much during my time there and definitely made lifelong friends. Wouldn’t be who I am today without my time at The Batt.” Doug Fuentes, ‘01, Journalism Registered Nurse/Assistant Nurse Manager, Baylor Scott & White “The Batt is where I learned my craft and caught the journalism bug. Hopefully many more generations will get the same opportunity.” Matthew Watkins, ’08, Political Science Managing Editor for News and Politics, Texas Tribune “I would not be the journalist I am today or have the goals I do now if it wasn’t for The Battalion. These students are the future of news. We need them.” Chevall Pryce, ’17, University Studies/Journalism Reporter, Houston Community Newspapers
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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Dear readers,
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ast month The Battalion published the first edition of our three part series: Corps Values. This is an in-depth project about the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets, which we chose to pursue when we were selected to participate in the Poynter Institute’s 2018-2019 College Media Project. The program gives extra funds and advising resources to student newspapers to report on a subject of their choice. Our goal for the project is to tell the full story of the Corps. We want to help non-Corps students better understand the oldest organization on campus and to dispel misconceptions that Corps members often confront. We also want to dig deeper and answer any lingering questions students may
have about the Corps. We were pleased with the feedback we received after the first editions. Some of this included former students calling the office to learn how to get involved and congratulating us on taking up the subject. Others’ comments were less positive, including emails from people telling us no one was going to talk to us or saying we did not accurately portray the Corps in our articles. However, we were happy to see all of it because we had suggestions of what people wanted to see throughout the rest of the semester and it meant that Aggieland was taking note of our reporting. We also had students reaching out to be interviewed for stories about their experience in the Corps, and it was great to see how Aggies want to be heard through our publication.
While the first edition covered the history and structure of the Corps, Aggie involvement in various wars and much more, the edition you are currently reading takes a look at the experiences of students in the Corps and different perceptions of the organization. Our staff enjoyed meeting students who have loved their time as a cadet, but also hearing from others who made the difficult decision to leave was equally intriguing. I believe The Battalion staff has done a great job of displaying what cadet life is like for students, past and present. However, we still have many stories to tell. The last edition of Corps Values will be released at the end of the semester and will address ongoing issues in the Corps, including instances of hazing. As with our first round of content, we are opening the
door to anyone who has a story to share or feedback to offer. The Battalion is the voice of the student body, so don’t hesitate to come to us for the last edition of this series. You can email me at editor@thebatt.com or come to our newsroom in the Memorial Student Center room L400. I hope part two of Corps Values will give readers an inside look at cadets’ experiences and encourage others to speak up if they have personal stories they would like to share. Thank you for reading. Respectfully, Megan Rodriguez Editor-in-chief
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CORPS STAFF FEATURES STUDENTS LEADING BY EXAMPLE
WOMEN IN THE CORPS FROM W-1 TO CORPS COMMANDER
BATT STAFF COLUMNS LOOKING BACK ON CORPS LIFE
Check out every article from The Battalion’s Corps Values series and a new feature video on our project website, BattCorpsValues.com
“My experience as a sports editor/writer was so much more valuable than most of my classes.” Carter Karels, ’18, University Studies/Journalism Sports reporter, South Bend Tribune “What I learned at The Battalion helped land internships with the Philadelphia Inquirer and The Dallas Morning News. It gave me skills to seamlessly integrate into a professional newsroom.” Angel Franco, ’19, Telecommunication Media Studies Sports reporter, The Dallas Morning News/Al Dia
