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Nathan Varnell

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Washington, D.C.
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Op-ed: Recycling our cities: How policymakers can capitalize on the remote work revolution

Op-ed: Recycling our cities: How policymakers can capitalize on the remote work revolution

Going on three years since the COVID-19 pandemic's onset, remote work is quickly rendering the 9-to-5 office …

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Measuring the prospects of Newsom's newest housing laws

Measuring the prospects of Newsom's newest housing laws

Housing affordability nationwide has reached historic lows in the past decade, and home ownership in West Coa…

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The Rudder Association: A deep dive into the conservative former student group with plans to 'put...

The Rudder Association: A deep dive into the conservative former student group with plans to 'put...

Editor's note: This article was investigated and reported by members of The Battalion's editorial board: Asst…

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[CONTRIBUTOR] Editorial: Print is not dead

[CONTRIBUTOR] Editorial: Print is not dead

Print journalism is not dead at Texas A&M. Despite the whirlwind 24 hours that occurred for The Battalion's l…

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[CONTRIBUTOR] Editorial: Our last line of defense

[CONTRIBUTOR] Editorial: Our last line of defense

Not one week into the semester, a pandemic that has taken the lives of over 59,000 Texans took one of our own…

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[CONTRIBUTOR] Students protest A&M's response to student death, COVID-19 policies

[CONTRIBUTOR] Students protest A&M's response to student death, COVID-19 policies

In Academic Plaza on Tuesday, Sept. 14, students gathered to protest their disapproval with how Texas A&M's a…

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Letter to the editor: Texas A&M journalism cut off at the knees

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By Ryan Faulkner, Michaela Rush Verified, Casey Stavenhagen, Nathan Varnell
| The Battalion Verified
Mere months after Texas A&M President M. Katherine Banks promised to “elevate the profession” of journalism and make the university the “number-one choice for students wanting a journalism degree,” a respected journalist and alumnus with decades of relevant experience had a job offer pulled out from under her. For what feels like the umpteenth time in recent memory, A&M has once again reaffirmed its steadfast commitment to prevent the development of educated journalists.
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Traffic fatalities in D.C. dropped in 2022: data

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By Fiona Bork, Nathan Varnell
| The GW Hatchet Verified
Feb 27, 2023 4:09 AM Traffic fatalities in the District dipped last year, but local leaders said the decline does not reflect any major breakthroughs in Mayor Muriel Bowser’s since-prolonged plan to eliminate traffic fatalities by 2024. The Metropolitan Police Department reported 35 traffic-related deaths in 2022 – a slight decrease from the 14-year high of 40 fatalities the year prior.
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Analysis: Essentially invisible

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By Nathan Varnell
| The Battalion Verified
Editor’s note: Nathan Varnell is a former editor for The Battalion and a former student, Class of 2023. It’s 5:20 a.m. Margarita Rivera rolls out of bed, cleans up and gets moving around the house. She has four children: a middle schooler, two elementary schoolers and a young baby who goes to a sitter every workday. Her kids depend on her morning routine, on getting everywhere they need to be before Rivera goes to work.
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