49 stories found, listing (1 - 25)
Published Wednesday, August 24, 2011
G. Kemble "Kem" Bennett will breathe easier next week. For nine years, he has filled one of the busier job descriptions in Aggieland as overseer of all A&M System engineering programs.
He'll step down from the role next Wednesday and become a p ...
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Published Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Gig 'Em Week activities will be held through Sunday for new Texas A&M University students and their families.
Gig 'Em Week, the week before the start of the fall semester and the first week back on campus for many students, began Sunday. Fall sem ...
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Published Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Texas A&M's international students from Libya spent the last day glued to news reports as the rule of Col. Moammar Gadhafi, the only leader they have known, fizzled to an imminent end.
"We're very joyful and happy, and hopefully things are goin ...
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Published Monday, August 22, 2011
After riding in a truck and learning how to barbecue and fish, four international Texas A&M students donned cowboy hats and flashed Gig 'em thumbs for a group photo.
The students -- three from China and one from India -- got a taste of the Lone ...
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Published Monday, August 22, 2011
Thousands of Aggies tried to stay hydrated as they descended on campus Sunday during Residence Hall Move-In Assistance Day. Classes start August 29.
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Published Sunday, August 21, 2011
It's been a big week for Squadron 6, the now-defunct Texas A&M Corps of Cadets unit that, at one time, claimed both Democrat John Sharp and Republican Gov. Rick Perry.
Sharp was named the sole finalist for chancellor of the 11-university A& ...
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Published Friday, August 19, 2011
Texas A&M Athletic Director Bill Byrne's inbox was flooded with angry emails in the summer of 2010, when the Aggies flirted with joining the Southeastern Conference before staying put in the Big 12. His response was unequivocal: The Big 12 was t ...
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Published Thursday, August 18, 2011
Politics played a key role the last time Texas A&M switched athletic conferences, but state Sen. Steve Ogden said Wednesday that he isn't sure how it will affect the Aggies this year.
"Now is a different time and a different day," Ogden said o ...
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Published Thursday, August 18, 2011
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Tennessee's interim athletics director said Wednesday that she is referring all questions about possible expansion of Southeastern Conference to the league's commissioner.
During the SEC's annual meeting of athletic directors, Tenne ...
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Published Wednesday, August 17, 2011
John Sharp was back in Aggieland on Tuesday, nearly 40 years after he graduated from a college career that included being elected as student body president.
The Board of Regents on Monday named Sharp as sole finalist for chancellor of the 11-univer ...
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Published Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Big 12 or SEC? Bryan-College Station has focused on that question for the past week. But its answer will have an impact far beyond Aggieland, experts said Tuesday.
"Texas A&M is just one small little school, but this issue is occurring at the v ...
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Published Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Texas A&M president R. Bowen Loftin said Monday that his school wants stability and visibility from its athletic conference. But he stopped just short of saying that A&M wants to leave the Big 12 for the SEC to get it.
"It's not so much wha ...
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Published Tuesday, August 16, 2011
An Aggie who as a student dropped firecrackers down toilets with buddy Rick Perry is poised to head the 11-university A&M System.
The Board of Regents named John Sharp, who has served as state comptroller and on the Texas Railroad Commission, a ...
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Published Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Eagle Staff ReportThe Texas A&M System on Monday approved a $3.3 billion budget, a 2 percent -- or nearly $71 million -- decrease from last year's budget. The budget reflects increased revenues to capture enrollment growth of 4 percent, along wit ...
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Published Monday, August 15, 2011
If Texas A&M wants to join the Southeastern Conference, A&M president R. Bowen Loftin has the power to make a deal.
Loftin was unanimously granted that authority at a special meeting of the A&M System Board of Regents on Monday. The tele ...
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Published Monday, August 15, 2011
An Aggie who served as student body president roughly 40 years ago is poised to head the 11-university A&M System.
The Board of Regents unanimously named John Sharp, who has served as state comptroller, as sole finalist for the post last held by ...
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Published Monday, August 15, 2011
The Texas House Higher Education Committee has postponed a hearing related to Texas A&M's possible move to the SEC.
Rep. Dan Branch, chair of the committee, cited the SEC's reaffirmed satisfaction with its current 12 members in his statement expl ...
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Published Monday, August 15, 2011
Texas A&M will have to wait at least a little longer to say goodbye to "texas university" and the Big 12.
Many had speculated that Sunday would be the day the Aggies received a formal invitation to join Southeastern Conference. But the presiden ...
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Published Sunday, August 14, 2011
The Southeastern Conference on Sunday elected to stick with its 12-school league for the time being.
The conference made the announcement in a short statement released by University of Florida president Bernie Machen, who serves as the chairman of t ...
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Published Sunday, August 14, 2011
State Rep. Dan Branch, chairman of the House Higher Education Committee, told The Eagle on Saturday that he doesn't expect Texas A&M to officially make a move to the SEC before his committee has a chance to scrutinize the idea.
Branch, a Republi ...
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Published Saturday, August 13, 2011
State Rep. Dan Branch, chairman of the House Higher Education Committee, told The Eagle on Saturday that he doesn’t expect Texas A&M to officially make a move to the SEC before his committee has a chance to scrutinize the idea.
Meanwhile, t ...
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Published Saturday, August 13, 2011
Foam corn cobs dangle from the cap of Texas A&M plant and soil sciences major Jeff Savage as he stands Friday with other graduates at the 2011 Texas A&M Summer Commencement at Reed Arena.
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Published Saturday, August 13, 2011
The search for Texas A&M System chancellor -- according to a knowledgeable source -- was down this week to a pair of onetime Aggie student body presidents: A former A&M floormate of Rick Perry's and an ex-chief congressional lobbyist for Pre ...
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Published Saturday, August 13, 2011
The future of Texas A&M's athletic conference affiliation could change as early as Monday when the A&M System's board of regents convenes for a special meeting.
The 3 p.m. meeting, which will be conducted by telephone, was announced as rum ...
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Published Friday, August 12, 2011
The search for Texas A&M System chancellor — according to a knowledgeable source — was down to a pair of Aggie student body presidents this week: A former A&M floormate of Rick Perry and an ex-chief congressional lobbyist for Pres ...
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