The Texas A&M University-Commerce University Police Department has released a statement concerning the recently reported sexual assualt on campus. “After a comprehensive and thorough investigation into the sexual assault reported on March 8, the University Police Department has determined that the report was false and the described assault did […]
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Hispanic students host ‘Fiesta Night’
The Hispanic Student Association held their first Fiesta Night on March 9 at The Club in the Sam Rayburn Student Center. Despite the timing of the event, the dance floor was packed with students. “We were asked by Lorena, one of the members of HSA, because she has always […]
Sorority donates new lion statue
On Feb. 28, students arrived for classes to find a new addition to the outside of the Sam Rayburn Student Center, a brass lion statue donated to the university by the Gamma Upsilon Chapter of Kappa Delta in honor of their 50th anniversary. Senior business administration major and Kappa […]
Color of Sound displays musical diversity
The A&M-Commerce department of music presented the second performance of the Color of Sound concert series on Monday, March 7, at 3:30 p.m. in Finney Concert Hall at the Music Building. The majority of the music played involved strings, with the harp present in a few scores and an […]
A&M-Commerce holds annual Mane Event
Student volunteers, educational staff, and department representatives gathered at the SRSC last Saturday to welcome prospective students from high schools all over the state and their parents to Mane Event. From 8:30 to 9:30, guests were greeted by student ambassadors and university staff at the Sam Rayburn Student Center. […]
Football player turned minister visits A&M-Commerce
The student organization Lions for Christ Campus Ministry welcomed preacher and former professional football player Willie Franklin to speak at the Traditions Room of the Sam Rayburn Student Center on March 2. Franklin’s presence on campus was the result of campus minister John Hayden’s knowledge and relationship with the […]
Former East Texas State athlete runs strong 50 years later
After earning a place in the University of Nebraska at Kearny Hall of Fame and breaking more records than he can remember, championship runner and former East Texas State University student Hylke Van der Wal spent the second week of February getting reacquainted with his old school. Van der Wal, […]
A&M-Commerce student hikes Appalachian Trail
While A&M-Commerce boasts many students with diverse backgrounds and experiences, not many of them can say they have traversed half of the United States. This is something that makes senior social work major Debbie McDowell stand out from the campus crowd. Last year, McDowell, 54, and her husband, Robert, hiked […]
A&M-Commerce students attend wildlife conference
The Texas A&M University-Commerce chapter of the Texas Chapter of the Wildlife Society attended the State’s 47th annual conference Feb. 17-19th in San Antonio. Using funds earned from society fundraisers and the Student Organization Allocation Committee (SOAC), 16 students, graduates and faculty were able to attend, the bulk of […]
Actor, director, musician Plummer conquers life sitting down
In the history of the world there is a long list of people who have overcome adversities of varying types and used their lives to touch thousands of others. One more for that list is graduate student Matt Plummer. Despite being confined to a wheelchair, he is very active in […]