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The independent student voice of Texas A&M reporting on all news concerning Aggies since 1893. All tweets are made by editorial staff.

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Leaked documents from a group called The Rudder Association allege close relationships with “numerous” top A&M administrators and take credit for influence on a variety of policy changes, with the goal of guiding A&M’s next “100 years.”
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Texas A&M leadership orders The Battalion to stop printing weekly editions following abrupt ultimatum — join the university, or be stripped of resources, with only a day’s notice.
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BREAKING: Texas A&M has launched their COVID-19 dashboard. What we know: - 407 A&M students have tested positive for COVID-19 - 358 of these positive tests happened within the first week of class - 12.9% total positivity rate - 16.89% positivity rate the first week of class
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BREAKING: Texas A&M has initiated chapter-wide quarantine for two sororities, Kappa Kappa Gamma and Delta Delta Delta, following exposure to COVID-19. Story to follow.
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BREAKING: College Station Mayor Karl Mooney has signed an emergency order requiring face masks to be worn in College Station businesses. This order is effective at 6 a.m. on Monday, June 29. Story to follow.
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700 cadets lined Barbara Bush Drive to pay their respects to former first lady Barbara Bush during the processional to the Bush family’s burial plot.
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Protests in Hong Kong began in June and have affected Hongkongers all the way at Texas A&M. Here is a recap of the protests and the reactions of those who are far from home.
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UPDATE: Mia Miller was named the first female Mascot Corporal Friday. After a run around campus with Corps of Cadets company E-2, Miller and her predecessor competed in a pushup competition before exchanging Reveille IX.
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At 6:30 p.m., Tanner Hoang was reported as deceased, after being found near the Pennybacker Bridge on Loop 360. Hoang’s family expressed appreciation for all the community support during the search and asked for prayers in this difficult time. Here.
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Source confirms Max Johnson has been moved up to QB1 for @AggieFootball , looking to carry the Aggies to their second win against No. 16 Miami.
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BREAKING: Mia Miller, Class of 2021, will serve as Reveille’s first female handler.
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Memo Salinas was elected as the first Hispanic Yell Leader 113 years after the position was created.
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The Battalion's latest edition is now on stands. Print is not dead, but you can view our e-edition here. 📲
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It’s official! The statue of Matthew Gaines, a founder of A&M and one of Texas’ first Black legislatures, has been unveiled in Yolanda and Jimmy ‘65 Janacek Plaza outside of the Student Services Building. Story to follow.
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BREAKING: @TAMU offering students the option to choose a "Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory" grade for any course this semester. Story to follow.
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BREAKING: Texas A&M professor Zhengdong Cheng has been arrested for conspiracy, making false statements and wire fraud according to a criminal complaint unsealed today. Story to follow.
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BREAKING: In an email sent to faculty today Texas A&M has announced that classes on Monday, March 16 and Tuesday, March 17 are suspended and will resume as scheduled on Wednesday, March 18. Article to follow.
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BREAKING: The roof has collapsed at The Dixie Chicken in College Station's Northgate district. No injuries have been reported at this time. Story to follow.
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Hundreds of students gathered in Rudder Theater for democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke’s rally. After O’Rourke discussed his primary goals for Texas during his potential time in office, student attendees discussed why they showed up for him.
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BREAKING: Natalie Parks has been elected student body president for the 2021-2022 school year. Story to follow.
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Texas A&M Bush School students are preparing to host a vigil at the Presidential Pond beside the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum. The vigil will begin at 12:15 a.m. Pictured below: students gathered for a similar vigil after his wife, Barbara Bush, died in April.
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Reveille ranked as the No. 1 live dog mascot by the NCAA.
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UPDATE: Per AP News, A&M senior Bharti Shahani has died, marking the ninth overall death from the Nov. 5 Astroworld tragedy. #Here
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Texas A&M senior Bharti Shahani in critical condition following Astroworld stampede. They have since launched a GoFundMe to cover medical expenses.
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BREAKING: @KBTX has confirmed that two Texas A&M students were among those involved in a fatal plane crash today in Bryan. The names of everyone involved have not been released at this time.
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Your timeline just got sweeter. 😋Texas A&M sophomore Diana Reyna talks baking, being a first generation student and growing her business.
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Bryan-College Station residents huddled in cold, rainy conditions to hear from governor candidate Beto O’Rourke in a town-hall style gathering.
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Here’s a time-lapse of tonight’s performance from the Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band featuring the iconic four-way cross and the full Corps of Cadets Block T.
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UPDATE: Per an email to The Battalion, President Banks has said she will allow the publication to print until the end of the spring semester, at which point the transition to digital will be made.
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Texas A&M leadership orders The Battalion to stop printing weekly editions following abrupt ultimatum — join the university, or be stripped of resources, with only a day’s notice.
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Texas A&M students are currently protesting the Israel-Hamas war at Academic Plaza on campus until 8 p.m. Students are demanding A&M to divest funds and denounce supporting organizations assisting Israeli weapons manufacturing.
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BREAKING: Effective 9 p.m. tonight, all bars and restaurant dining rooms in Bryan and College Station will be ordered to close to reduce the possibility of exposure to COVID-19. Additionally, public gatherings of 10+ people are now prohibited, per CDC guidelines.
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Student Body Election Results: 88.71% vote in favor of reinstating A&M-UT rivalry football game.
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UPDATE: @KBTXNews has confirmed the identity of the deceased is 82-year-old Jack Douglas Bryant, a former @TAMU math department faculty member. #Here
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BREAKING: The Brazos County Health District has confirmed the first death due to COVID-19. The total number of positive cases is now 40. Six are hospitalized.
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THREAD: Starting at midnight, The Battalion will remember the 1999 Bonfire collapse by tweeting a chronology of the tragedy. Turn on your tweet notifications to receive live updates of the events that happened on this day 20 years ago. #WeRemember 📹: @Robert_ACastro
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After A&M put a professor under investigation and administrative leave for criticizing Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, the A&M Faculty Senate invited Chancellor John Sharp to its next meeting to discuss outside influence on faculty affairs.
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BREAKING: In response to an executive order made by Texas Governor Greg Abbott, Texas A&M will no longer require face coverings on campus, effective immediately. Story to follow.
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. @ladygaga enters to a standing ovation and delivers a powerful solo performance in Aggieland. #DeepFromTheHeart #OneAmericaAppeal
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Following Rittenhouse’s public statement saying he would be attending Texas A&M, several sources confirm that he has not been admitted for the Fall semester.
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“That was my welcome to A&M. That happened to me, and it stole my joy about A&M.” Fish Camp, “a freshman’s first tradition,” has been found to foster a culture of hookups, grooming and sexual assault.
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NEW: Following a week of recruitment activities, The Battalion has confirmed at least 10 total A&M sorority members have tested positive for COVID-19.
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BREAKING: Texas A&M’s Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, and certain individual members, are being sued $1 million by pledges who received serious chemical burns during hazing activities last spring.
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Texas A&M former student Elizabeth Alexander, Class of 2001, has been appointed Communications Director for First Lady-elect Jill Biden.
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Hey @reveille ! How’s #Election2020 going?
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UPDATE: The Brazos County Health District has confirmed no additional cases of COVID-19. The county total remains at 170.
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BREAKING: The journalism major at Texas A&M was just approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Students will be able to enroll in a B.S. and B.A. program for the fall. Full story to come.
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During a briefing on his funeral plans in 2011, George H.W. Bush asked, “Do you think anyone will come?” This morning, there are more than 3,200 honoring him at the Washington National Cathedral.
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Happy 6th Birthday to the Queen and First Lady of Aggieland herself @reveille 👑🎂 From your favorite newspaper! -❤️The Battalion🗞
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NEW: After much consideration through the fall semester, the Texas A&M Traditions Council announced the decision to hold in-person Silver Taps ceremonies moving forward.
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Texas A&M plans to open up the school for classes this fall and resume Aggie football.
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Sophomore Carly Beatty passed away this morning. She had been in critical condition after being hit by an alleged intoxicated driver on Texas Avenue last week. Students close to Beatty said they will always remember her compassion and strong work ethic.
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BREAKING: Brazos County has issued a shelter-in-place order that includes the cities of Bryan and College Station. Story to follow.
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BREAKING: Reveille to be replaced as university mascot. Click the link for more information.
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BREAKING: The @FishCampTAMU Director Staff has announced that all of the 2020 camps will be held in a virtual format. Story to follow.
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Texas A&M will become the third university in the United States to have rocket testing capabilities after the construction of the Propulsion and Energetics Research Laboratory.
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Michelle Obama will attend the the Harvey relief concert at A&M. Rosalynn Carter may also be in attendance.
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Lady Gaga will make an appearance at the One America Appeal concert tonight in Reed Arena #DeepFromTheHeart
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Students and faculty now have access to free menstrual products in five buildings on campus, thanks to the @Tamuperiod Project initiative.
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A sea of red, white and blue at Midnight Yell in honor of the victims lost on 9/11. http://t.co/b8AxNBbw8t
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BREAKING: Interim Provost Mark H. Weichold announced via university-wide email the following updates: - No extension to the spring academic calendar. - No assignments shall be due nor exams administered before 8 a.m. Thurs., Feb. 25. + more. Article to follow.
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BREAKING: @TAMU President Michael K. Young has announced he will forgo his final semester and leave his position as president of Texas A&M, effective Dec. 31, 2020. Story to follow.
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BREAKING: Texas A&M President Michael K. Young says he will retire on May 31 and return as a faculty member at the Bush School of Government and Public Service, per a letter obtained by the @TexasTribune . Story to follow.
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BREAKING: Texas A&M Student Body President Hudson Kraus is set to face an impeachment trial during tomorrow night’s Student Senate meeting. Senators are pursuing his impeachment due to misconduct allegations and more.
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UPDATE: The Brazos County Health District has confirmed no additional cases of COVID-19. The county total remains at 173.
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Alexa, play Obsessed by Mariah Carey.
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Good morning to everyone, even @TheBattOnline
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Texas A&M Young America’s Foundation hosted Sen. Ted Cruz, Michael Knowles and guest star Liz Wheeler to do a live performance of their podcast, "Verdict," at Rudder Auditorium, discussing topics such as Columbus, the media and vaccines.
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A&M Michael Shao is the 3rd highest ranked BMX rider. -
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BREAKING: Mikey Jaillet has been elected student body president for the 2019-2020 school year. Story to follow.
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The elected Yell Leaders are excited to take on their roles and promote the values of the 12th Man.
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BREAKING: @TAMU has announced all classes will be cancelled until March 20. Classes will move to online from March 23 to April 28.
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BREAKING: The Brazos County Health District has confirmed the first death due to COVID-19. The total number of positive cases is now 40. Six are hospitalized.
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BREAKING: The Trump administration has rescinded its guidelines that would have forced international students to leave the U.S. if taking online-only coursework. Story to follow.
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BREAKING: On Sept. 27, the Student Senate impeached Student Body President Hudson Kraus. Proceedings began after Kraus lowered qualifications of a cabinet position at the Aug. 30 Student Senate meeting to match his brother’s lack of Student Government Association experience.
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Texas A&M will maintain its COVID-19 guidelines for the spring 2021 semester, despite Gov. Abbot’s executive order that goes into effect March 10.
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The Battalion’s editorial staff says print journalism still has value at Texas A&M University.
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Two Aggies enrolled at the Mays Business School were killed yesterday evening in a car accident which involved two other vehicles.
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History senior Nathan Matos died following a car accident on Holleman Drive and Wellborn Road on Saturday. Matos will be honored in Echo Taps this week then in Silver Taps and Muster next school year.
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Student event and organization leaders comment on high levels of administrative involvement throughout the school year, affecting a range of programs, from traditions like Fish Camp to popular on-campus events like Draggieland.
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A Texas A&M student was found dead in the Davis-Gary residence hall today. University Police said no foul play is suspected.
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On Nov. 18, 1999, at 2:42 a.m., Bonfire collapsed. The Aggies lost 12 members of their family that day. Today we honor them. #Here #WeRemember
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One year ago, A&M demanded The Battalion stop printing — but that never stopped us. Today, our editorial board celebrates another year of independent student media and many more to come.
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Texas A&M senior Bharti Shahani in critical condition following Astroworld stampede. They have since launched a GoFundMe to cover medical expenses.
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Three students start a business to give a voice to sexual assault victims.
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The family of Caroline Killian, Class of '18, donated her Aggie Ring to the Memorial Ring Collections display.
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BREAKING: @TAMU has announced that at the start of the spring semester, all on-campus residents will be required to test for COVID-19 by Jan. 22. Story to follow.
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Happy Birthday to us! 🥳 Today The Battalion celebrates its 127th year serving the Bryan-College Station community! 🎂 Take a look at the very first print edition of The Batt from 1893. ⤵️
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At 2:42 a.m. on Nov. 18 each year, Aggies gather together to remember the 12 who died in the 1999 Bonfire Collapse. 📸: Will Nye
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Five living former presidents will host a hurricane relief concert at Reed Arena on October 21.
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BREAKING: @TAMU Provost Carol A. Fierke has announced she will leave her position at Texas A&M, effective Dec. 31, 2020. Story to follow.
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BREAKING: Kyle Field will operate at 30% of its normal stadium capacity this season, meaning approximately 33,000 tickets will be available. Story to follow.
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Reveille IX is officially the new mascot. http://t.co/N20sjmss4w
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White nationalist Richard Spencer wrote on the Aggies United wall, "We triggered the world." #BATTlive
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A&M apologized for its conduct during the recent cases involving Kathleen McElroy and Joy Alonzo and has agreed to pay McElroy $1 million as part of the settlement over her hiring process.
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BREAKING: A&M Chancellor John Sharp says A&M system members should continue to follow system guidance in regard to face coverings and occupancy limitations. Story to follow.
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According to A&M spokesperson, 9/11 white lives matter event has been canceled. Story to come soon.
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After investigating a reported death at Dunn Hall on the morning of Oct. 15, Vice President for Student Affairs Joe Ramirez confirmed the death of health freshman Britney Romero. “Our hearts ache for Britney’s family and friends,” Ramirez said.
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Meet Bobby Brooks, @TAMU 's first openly gay Student Body President. STORY: 📝 | @_joshmccormack 📷 | @HannaHausman
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BREAKING: The Brazos County Health District has confirmed the first case of community spread in Brazos County. Six cases of COVID-19 are now confirmed in Brazos County.
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BREAKING: The Brazos County Health District has confirmed the sixth death in the county due to COVID-19. Nineteen additional cases have also been reported bringing the county total to 94 positive cases.
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Silver Taps: Victoria Annette Walker #Here
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Anonymous Texas A&M lecturer writes to the community about why they feel unsafe in their class and in Aggieland.
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BREAKING: Family members have confirmed with The Battalion that the 20-year-old critically injured by Austin police during a Sunday protest is @txst undergraduate student Justin Howell, brother of Battalion opinion editor Joshua Howell.
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