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this past sunday fish camp sent out application decisions to over 2 400 applicants about 1 200 of these students will have the opportunity to create a universally accepting support system to welcome incoming freshmen aggies at the end of the summer the other half of the applicants are unwanted and not welcome to help i... |
the first time i learned what a two-percenter was i was ten years old i was at my familys tailgate and my cousin (then a current student) was talking about her friend innocently i asked her where her friend was and she said he was studying in his dorm because he didnt like coming to games or anything else relating to a... |
the office of the commandant was bustling with activity early this morning after the alleged activities that took place this past weekend following years of silence the commandant and his staff finally presented proof that the cadet liberation army (cla) is a reality the event in question occurred sunday february 17th ... |
in an effort to appeal to students texas a&m university has announced that its newly opened block t bar will accept dining dollars after finishing construction last year texas a&ms doug pitcock hotel and conference center opened its doors for the 2018 football season the hotel was built to provide visitors with a conve... |
adam wrincel chief student leader of floe (freshman leading organized events) will be hosting a new workshop for all student leaders this coming march due to an occurrence at last tuesdays floe general meeting what started as an ordinary discussion lead by wrincel quickly took a turn for the worst a new member who aske... |
lieutenant colonel keagan was jolted awake by shouting from outside his office disoriented the colonel brushed aside the bottle on his desk to get a look at his clock after uttering a few expletives keagan rose to his feet it seemed he had spent the night in his office again an event that had become increasingly more c... |
with the rise of christian mens organizations on campus men in the christian bubble are struggling to beat the competition and take their ruth out on the perfect intentional date a group of junior economics majors from the brotherhood of men in christ beta mu chi decided to fill this void and serve their fellow christi... |
college station restaurant owners released a poll today in which applebees was voted the best valentines day spot in aggieland for couples who are just going through the motions while youll see plenty of couples who are still in love a large portion of our restaurant is dedicated to those who know theyre in the final s... |
the mugdown has received reports that all choral risers utilized in future performances are to be reinforced beyond the standard steel-frame design after decades of praise and access to high-profile events singing cadets egos have grown substantially in their early years as an all-male glee club at texas a&m college th... |
dear reader i am writing to inform you of a quite mysterious event that happened to me in academic plaza a few months ago this peculiar experience has been weighing on me for some time so i hope my honesty will help other students process their own strange encounters my day started off as it always does with a cup of c... |
an employee at beutel health center is being formally recognized following an unprecedented occurrence last week audrey flanagan a senior nursing student shocked coworkers by being the first beutel employee to correctly diagnose an illness when student brady lewis displayed several symptoms including drowsiness headach... |
late january marked another semester briefing for the corps of cadets cadets made their way into rudder auditorium to be reminded of the rules and challenge themselves to stay awake for the next two and a half hours those who were still alert half way through the brief would have heard chief compliance officer kevin mc... |
are you a senior with boots who doesnt have plans on valentines day or are you an underclassman who still hasnt found a new significant other after that long-distance break-up with your high school sweetheart if youre an aggie looking for a date then the mugdown has a solution for you our mission: mugmatch exists to pr... |
1 it made the most sense economically 2 it is top-ranked for his chosen field of study 3 it is centrally located between austin and houston 4 he was impressed by the friendliness of the student body 5 he thinks participating in all the traditions might be fun 6 he enjoys wearing the color maroon 7 he thinks reveille is... |
everyone is a huge fan of aggie sports but did you know that there are some that students dont even know about we here at the mugdown have compiled a list of five aggie sports we guarantee you didnt know existed! soccer we get that this is america so no one really watches soccer anyway equestrian this one is no surpris... |
here at the mugdown we are aware that every student hates showing up to a class to find out that their professor has an awful unavoidable accent why wasnt this listed on ratemyprofessor you may ask yourself while you try to find space in another section unfortunately every other section for your class is full next time... |
we may think we know exactly what professors are looking for in their students but the mugdown discovered exactly what professors look for in their students its not always the straight-a on-time pupils that draw a professors attention sometimes the most random things that students do truly woo their instructors here ar... |
the last time aggie football won a national championship they went 11-0 including a 20-0 victory over texas and a sugar bowl victory against tulane the mugdown believes their glory should not be left in the past and decided to see what members of the team are doing today james sterling: passed away joe boyd: passed awa... |
1 lot 100 do you like long walks on the beach during the summer time traveling to and from this iconic location is kind of like that just much hotter and less photogenic 2 blocker bathrooms do you need a cubby to hold your crap while youre taking one this is the place to be not to mention the lack of lighting which rea... |
according to corps of cadets lore there are only seven hot females in the organization at any one given time the mugdown has conducted hard hitting research to determine who those attractive khaki-clad females are and we have the privilege to share that list with you this list is approved by the commandant of the corps... |
this student spotted the queen herself on campus and decided to stop her for a picture upon posing with a hug reveille went to give the unsuspecting undergraduate a kiss longboard of regents |
the hardest part about being a yell leader is the kiwi restriction even though i hate them not being allowed to eat them has been the greatest sacrifice ive had to make youre welcome for my service ~reid williams i dont wear underwear underneath my jumpsuit ~connor joseph living with ms rev was the greatest experience ... |
tuition for texas a&m can cost tens of thousands of dollars per semester and that adds up quick! we talked to an a&m staff member who told us a trick to saving big on your tuition: receive a scholarship either through sports performance or academic achievement wow! if id known about this when i was younger i might not ... |
when youre a house girl life is always fun! when living with all of your friends youll never run out of things to do but in case you do heres the mugdowns official tips for entertaining yourself when youve got some spare time on your hands 1 go on and just stare at those old composites on the walls from the 80s haha! l... |
the mugdown is known across the globe for our dedication to publishing accurate hard-hitting stories no matter the content however there are still a few things we wont put in this fine paper through much labor and personal risk i have brought a few of these things to print the first f-word i dont want to publish this a... |
after infuriating his advisor by not taking her advice freshman joseph michaels shared with the mugdown why he is better than your typical freshman well yeah im a freshman but i decided to claim all my ap credits and even picked up a few dual credit classes my senior year of high school…so i am a sophomore by hours mic... |
this past november class councils student led tradition elephant walk was changed so that students would not walk past the statue of lawrence sullivan ross who was a soldier statesman and knightly gentleman however the changes are far from complete here are eight more places that elephant walk will never stop at again ... |
one day a student was walking from the msc to her biochemistry class on west campus while walking through the wellborn underpass she walked by an engineer riding on his longboard listening to drake on his airpods and singing along to himself next she walked by a cadet who smiled at her she then tripped on her shoelaces... |
the mugdown is texas a&ms most famous group of highly trained satirists after years in the intensive soul crushing mugcademy they are constantly on guard about their secret identity you will likely never figure out who they are unless youre a cia agent or very lucky youre actually more likely to be struck by lightning ... |
1 your favorite food is grass 2 your name is both singular and plural at the same time 3 your tallow is used to produce soap and candles 4 youre only slightly less intelligent than a pig 5 you can see behind you without turning your head 6 you believe that the traditions of texas a&m university are special and vital to... |
1) this is one sexy box it can handle a lot of meat who wouldnt want to get inside this box 2) thats a nice handful of breast maybe even two handfuls plump yet firm this breast meat is begging you to bury your face in it 3) this homegrown box needs some good old fashioned lovin this box came from the laynes next door s... |
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texas a&m reached a major milestone this week when it was ranked as the #1 public university in the country in some bullshit oddly specific metric these rankings placed a&m as the #3 overall university in this meaningless and empty achievement behind two private schools with which you are likely unfamiliar this is a&ms... |
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despite spending an entire semester pining for the comfort and warmth of her familys home sophomore rachel nimitz has found herself longing to return to the cold neglect of her college roommate and escape the smothering affection of her parents having looked forward to winter break since august nimitz was eager to retu... |
an investigative study conducted by the student senate conspiracy research committee was released last monday showing a direct correlation between hours spent stuck in traffic and the number of extra semesters students must take before graduating the investigative searchwhich has gained opposition from the registrars o... |
dr erik pavelka professor for one section of modern physics at texas a&m university has purged the terms test and exam from his vocabulary choosing instead to use celebration of knowledge thanks to pavelkas beaming positivity students of his class are unusually optimistic about their upcoming final examination students... |
president michael k young announced that texas a&m university will soon begin accepting transfer credits from tutor john 40 & go and a+ tutoring during a campus faculty meeting friday afternoon the decision comes in response to the increase in popularity of such services in recent years students majoring in business an... |
hey i really hope this isnt too much of a bother ive put this in seven or eight groupmes but ive only received 10 submissions at least 500 people have seen my post! i mean i know im not great friends with everyone in each group but youd think they could take a little bit of time out of their day just to answer a few si... |
avery kilbourne a junior biomedical engineering major inadvertently supported puppy mills this week when she visited puppy station at the post oak mall finals season gets so stressful so i figured i would take a study break to pet some cute dogs said kilbourne unbeknownst to her the puppies on display were purchased fr... |
in an unexpected decision tuesday class councils have decided to exclude the entirety of texas a&m university in all future elephant walks while controversial the change is a needed addition to make the tradition more inclusive for all students class councils spokesperson and senior biology major jack getty spoke to th... |
another semester has flown by which means its time once again to say goodbye to our own graduating senior members just as one anxiously waits for the next bit of our content to reach the public so have these friends of ours been waiting to be made known to the world their time contributing to the mugdown is coming to a... |
last monday senior english major keegan mcginnis was recorded stating that upcoming finals are not bothering him at all despite having three ten-page papers due and four examsnone of which he has prepared for mcginnis says his faith will suffice im hecka relaxed i will be fine no matter how my grades turn out said mcgi... |
held annually on november 18th at 2:42 am the bonfire remembrance ceremony honors the eleven students and one former student that passed away in the bonfire stack collapse in 1999 as the remembrance event approaches freshman holly selby showed her deep emotional tie to the tragedy by changing her profile picture on fac... |
tired and depressed after a long day of searching for stories interesting enough to make texas a&m students read a newspaper battalion writer darrell burgess buried his face in his palms and longed for the lavish and luxurious lifestyle of the typical mugdown writer wednesday evening oh what id give to write for the pr... |
over the years multiple hazing scandals at texas a&m have made headlines forcing james wilson a senior in the corps of cadets to question what greek life is doing wrong to help greek chapters wilson hosted a lecture series highlighting how the corps is able to haze members and not only get away with it but also be prai... |
last weekend before the football game between texas a&m and ole miss sophomore daniel pattener was detained at the southeast entrance of kyle field for a clothing violation pattener was reportedly pulled aside when officer phil johnson noticed a crinkly sound coming from patteners bulging pockets officer johnson withdr... |
the jubilant atmosphere at rebecca leighs graduation party thursday night was momentarily disturbed when some gluttonous pig opened a fresh bag of doritos resting on a kitchen counter the repugnant bastard whose relation to leigh is unknown at press time had spent the ten minutes before the incident listlessly sipping ... |
dr jill steinberg director of the infectious disease unit (idu) of ap beutel health center confirmed reports that swabs taken from the msc couches have tested positive for apathy apathy is a contagious illness that produces symptoms such as fatigue malaise and despondency in college-aged adults the swabs were collected... |
texas a&m university officials sparked controversy on monday when they unveiled an initiative to make university classrooms inclusive of all genders effective immediately a statement from university president michael young announcing the plan to remove all gender boundaries between lecture halls sent shockwaves across ... |
ring season is in full swing and every weekend students are christening their aggie gold in a lukewarm baptismal of flat beer while wearing an aggie ring has historically been a senior privilege mugdown investigators have discovered that many ring recipients are not in their fourth year at the university these ‘senior ... |
the mugdown received the following press release from the anonymous organization maroon legion late last night the sender asked for us to publish the statement today on the celebration of guy fawkes day elitist secret societies have governed this school for too long! members of this cancerous aristocracy identify thems... |
undergraduate business advisor leonard harris began scheduling appointments with students last tuesday in an attempt to better understand his job requirements throughout the week harris electronically booked and attended numerous meetings with students at study rooms in west campus library the so-called advise an advis... |
late wednesday evening mechanical engineering major jordan gibbs began to question his major choice after another late night spent studying by himself going into college i didnt have anything i was passionate about that could make money gibbs said or at least not enough money to support a family one day despite finding... |
early this morning president young announced that he has partnered with brazos county to ban the sale of all beer pitchers in the area following the message ring dunkers have begun scavenging for lone pitchers and are searching for alternative ways to dunk their rings a tradition stemming from the extensive past betwee... |
reports suggest your grandmother who loved and cared for you unconditionally throughout your young life has spent much of the last few weeks excusing your failure to call her he must be busy with schoolwork she told mugdown staff as she folded clothes tuesday evening texas a&m is a tough school so i bet he has his hand... |
in order to cut down on unidentified passengers and improve safety measures across campus the texas a&m aggie spirit busses will soon require two acceptable forms of government-issued id in addition to a student id upon boarding beginning november 1st 2018 the acceptable forms of government-issued id are as follows: va... |
yesterday evening reports came in of a historical sight unheard of in the recent memory of the city: an open supporter of the democratic party was spotted living in college station jackie holtzberg college station resident and the eyewitness who called in the sighting described her experience in detail this woman just ... |
brock heard performed his civic duty of democratic participation today taking advantage of the mscs convenient location for early voting heard like many aggies is not from brazos county however this did not even slightly hinder his ability to cast a ballot if it came to a point where he did not know anything about the ... |
crowds on church street were filled with rapturous zeal on sunday celebrating the opening service of the first church of jimbo the church is centered around the observance and praise of the great father and coach jim fisher known as jimbo the almighty to the faithful the main tenets of the church are built around the p... |
as the corps of cadets pushes on through the 2018-2019 academic year it has undergone many idealistic changes that have trickled down through the cadet body the commandant general joe ramirez ‘79 has called these changes a mindset overload attempting to emphasize the professional development of the corps rather than th... |
the phantom of general james earl rudder officially endorsed representative beto orourke for senate following the congressmans on-campus rally more than a week ago rudder has not commented on politics since texas a&m universitys first student body president drama in 1972 this silence led to speculation that rudder had ... |
in order to raise awareness for their philanthropy the mens millennium society (mms) has adopted a new advertisement technique: carrying jars containing real tumors around campus our organization supports patients in cancer recovery said reid lowe president of mms so this is a fun attention-grabbing way to tell people ... |
following the big aggie win at kyle field this past weekend against the kentucky wildcats texas a&m students have a newfound faith in coach jimbo fisher and the fightin texas aggie football team the game 20-14 had students on the edge of their seats aggies all over the country have been raving about the offense hoping ... |
shockwaves were sent through texas a&ms greek community on monday after fraternity eta alpha zeta was put under investigation for hazing the allegations began following the fraternitys annual stab pledges repeatedly night the ceremony where freshman are held down and stabbed with anything from sewing needles to broadsw... |
as students begin to accept that the fall semester is indeed in full swing the aggie schedule is moving at full speed on tuesday night aggies once again will gather in academic plaza to honor those students who have passed away through the sacred and somber tradition of silver taps for some silver taps is a special tim... |
a recent plague has struck aggieland at an alarming rate following the aggies loss to clemson many students have been noticing an outbreak of sports pass for sale disease commonly known as spfsd while cases are to be expected when approaching the end of october this years strain has become viral as early as september b... |
after starting the season 2-2 the aggies are in a difficult place their two losses are to the best two teams in the nation however in reality no team has gone to the college football playoffs (cfp) with two losses students are expressing disdain for both referees and players coach jimbo fishers cult of personality is w... |
dear class of 2022 ive been watching youall of you you think youre so cool dont you casually walking around with your smiling faces and overstuffed backpacks and swinging lanyards i see you grin when the adoring crowd thrusts flyers in your hand and calls out class of 2022 22 22 as you pass by tell me how does it feel ... |
early friday morning in a blatant attempt to upstage fellow classmates and boast about his sufficient academic comprehension freshman engineering major thomas whittleton attended his math 152 lecture in blocker whittleton was seen taking notes and witnesses say at one point he raised his hand to answer a question an ac... |
in the greatest exposé in news reporting of the last century the mugdown scored an exclusive interview with texas a&m president michael k young in which he expresses his first-ever opinion fully and completely unencumbered by the board of regents chancellor john sharp and major donors president young said that the time... |
while thanking god for his plans for her to work at local engineering company seltzion senior engineering major lauren buckner accepted that she would die in this town buckner came to texas a&m with dreams of working in houston or somewhere abroad after failing classes and never having an internship she has lowered her... |
early wednesday morning students in the texas a&m department of biology were shocked to learn that their professor was not in fact an artist doctor albrand phd began the lecture with a general overview of chapter four of exploring human biology the incident occurred shortly after when dr albrand reportedly drew a cross... |
dwight look college of engineering has traded industrial distribution (id) to mays business school in exchange for multiple small assets rumors began to swirl this morning about a possible blockbuster deal between the two colleges but details did not emerge until moments before a press conference announcing the trade e... |
freshman biology major kenna howard is still reeling in anger after being mistaken for an upperclassman this past tuesday while passing the freshman leadership organization (flo) banners donning her class of 2022 shirt from fish camp she walked over to the flo banners hoping a counselor would jump on her immediately to... |
biomedical sciences student and eventual internationally renowned neuroscientist pratik anand created a scene near the south entrance of reed arena last weekend after consuming excessive amounts of alcohol and passing out at a friends tailgate anand who would be admitted into the johns hopkins school of medicine in two... |
after failing general chemistry ii (chem 102) this summer sophomore biology major zane caldwell has claimed earning a d as a moral victory caldwell met with the mugdown earlier this week with the hope of influencing his peers to also be optimistic in times of loss even though it will affect my gpa i am happy with how c... |
as a member of the association of former students a century club donor and loud and proud member of company e-3 ‘83 i feel that my opinion matters now im not one to cause a ruckus but there is something seriously wacky going on in college station right now i recently saw a picture on my facebook feed of the rising lead... |
san antonio texas on monday sophomore biomedical sciences major elizabeth rogers made her first post regarding her study abroad at san antonio college (sac) as is common among students who study abroad rogers created an account specifically for her trip rogers described her experience in the rolling expanse of the 57th... |
really exciting very extroverted individuals laughing and loving everything sensationally or reveilles is a brand new womens organization recruiting for the first time at a&m this fall! their president lydia burton explains why this organization is different from every other all-female group on campus what i love about... |
the newest addition to the texas a&m dating and safety scene was announced monday with confirmation that the cadet escort escort service (cees) will launch at the beginning of the fall 2018 semester the program is planned to run parallel with the cadet escort service and provide single cadets to any boot chaser wanting... |
recently a group of students taking an introductory psychology class has started to wonder if the class attendance policy was put in place to boost the professors self-confidence after realizing the class tests could be easily passed by studying a quizlet flashcard set the students began to question if they were appeas... |
two weeks was the greatest test of strength and bravery any girl at texas a&m could face: sorority recruitment it was a constant battle between sweat and makeup humidity and hairspray and most importantly: potential new members (pnms) and the world newly pledged kappa omega janet landers was excited about recruitment w... |
beginning august 20th the first day of howdy week the starbucks at the texas a&m university barnes and noble will be expanding its list of acceptable forms of payment while rather unconventional one payment method soon to be valid is human sacrifice these changes announced late last july are being made in response to y... |
support staff is the backbone of any organization but what happens when the most humble member of the house gets a home of their own by west campus mirage | april 2018 this kitchen is the cleanest one i have ever seen better homes and gardens could barely even dream of the perfection everything is in its exact place or... |
despite insurmountable odds and immense doubt from her peers sophomore katherine hunt bravely went to her classes today despite logistical hurdles and the allure of aggie football after facing the gauntlet of aggieland traffic our intrepid heroine parked in fan field and rode bus 5 bush school to main campus in complia... |
texas a&m authorities reached a decision on sunday allowing victims of sexual violence to continue their education on campus despite the threat they pose to the universitys image this decision followed definitive rulings finding these individuals to be victims beyond a reasonable doubt it makes me feel safe knowing tha... |
in the past few days students across the country have realized that the impact made by the class of 2018 is already halfway gone many graduates still in college station thought that the other half went home while the newly announced former students who returned to their hometowns assumed the same of their peers it feel... |
the american cancer association announced this morning that texas a&m christian mens organizations are now considered a group one carcinogen christopher hansen president of the american cancer association made the announcement this morning at an official press conference after spending weeks at texas a&m studying tobac... |
dear freshman congratulations! you have now almost finished two full semesters of college and are becoming an independent adult there is still one habit however that you can quit in order to save you from future public awkwardness there comes a time in every college students career where they can begin to avoid old acq... |
last thursday a student was spotted stumbling into the evans library starbucks according to police reports bystanders identified the student as sophomore elliot hammers a known caffeine junkie looking for his next fix hammers appeared to be experiencing withdrawals as characterized by his violent twitching and frequent... |
last thursday on her first night working carpool operations freshman valerie milligan actually thought she was going to drive instead of navigate i thought that since i have insurance and a drivers license i would be exactly as likely to drive as my partner said milligan but i just felt bad since he really really wante... |
ring dunking is a popular albeit unofficial tradition involving students dropping their newly-awarded aggie ring into a pitcher of beer and competing for who can can finish it off the fastest over the years various strategies have been developed to gain a competitive edge: light beers are the typical choice for ring du... |
last thursday at a fully-catered lunch panel on the future of the bush school dean mark welsh announced that the bush school of government and public service will soon surpass mays school of business in preppiness i fully expect that this school will overtake the business school within the year if not much sooner dean ... |
aggies supporting sustainability a student club focused on saving the environment advertised for their spring program at texas a&m on wednesday the event features a guest lecturer norman green who will give a talk entitled simple ways for organizations to reduce waste while manning their posts in the main hall of the m... |
student jonathan waters faces exile from the agriculture and life sciences tribe following an investigation which outed waters as a city slicker despite his best efforts to adopt the tribes customs it did not take long for waters true identity to be revealed beginning a career in the school of agriculture and life scie... |
by that friend from high school hey its justin dillons! hows it going oh youre busy i know how that goes; before i found my current job it seemed like the more i was working the less i was making go figure! i know we havent talked in two or three years time sure flies doesnt it hard to believe high school was that long... |
another school year has flown by which means its time once again to say goodbye to our own graduating senior members just as one anxiously waits for the next bit of our content to reach the public so have these friends of ours been waiting to be made known to the world their time contributing to the mugdown is coming t... |
on wednesday sophomore computer science major eric livingston confirmed reports that he wears a helmet when biking my decision to wear a helmet is a personal matter livingston said addressing a crowd of disgruntled students at rudder plaza its my body and my choice and i dont appreciate your judgment several students a... |
katy perry sia and a list of other popular superstars have filed a class-action lawsuit against texas a&m panhellenic for member sorority sisters stealing the celebrities signature wig look sorority members have been seen wearing the wigs in college stations northgate district as well as at date parties sisterhood even... |
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