[Paleo Conservative]

The University doesn't have any real control over the Battalion. Its run by students in the (soon to be gone) Journalism Department

Then the Battalion should be completely spun off from the university along with all funding. I'm sure conservative alumni would be willing to generously fund a conservative newspaper on campus.

[COEXERJ145]

As of right now, it might be gone very soon when the Journalism Dept. goes bye-bye. Last I heard no one was sure what was going to happen to it. The administration would probably never allow a "conservative" newspaper to be associated with TAMU. A&M is a university whose faculty votes liberal more (proportionally) than does UC-Berserkly.

While the Batt will run its token conservative editorials and letters, most are anti-Bush, anti-US, anti-Iraq War, and various other liberal causes. They even endorsed Chet Edwards for Congress (no real surprise there) all because he'll bring money to TAMU and is a former student. During the big uproar a while back over the YCT and some of their rallies, the Batt usually attacked them with all the usual liberal play book.