Despite the Chinese New Year celebration being postponed twice because of the winter weather that hit North Texas, a large number of students showed up to the event when was finally held on Feb. 15. Chinese New Year, hosted in the Morris Recreation Center, featured traditional Chinese dancing, games, crafts […]
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Miller’s work inspired by ‘everyday’ culture
Part of a 51-piece collection of paintings by artist and art professor Michael Miller is on display at the University Gallery until Feb. 18. The collection, entitled “Today I Am Thankful For All I Have,” provides a multicolored illustration of history and modern society from the artist’s perspective. “My inspiration […]
RESPECT aims to prevent violence
A&M-Commerce’s Social Work Department is seeking to prevent and reduce violence against women both on campus and within the Commerce community through the newly formed Project RESPECT (Respond, Empower, Support, Protect, Educate, Coordinate and Train). The project is funded jointly by a $282,478 three-year grant from the U.S. Department of […]
Club celebrates second anniversary
The second anniversary of the Club at the Sam Rayburn Student Center on Jan. 24 welcomed students to join its first of many Buzz Trivia nights. The Club will host Buzz Trivia nights on Mondays throughout the semester. Similar to last year when it hosted Monday Night Football games, the […]
More college students say ‘I do’
As time and people change, so do attitudes toward different aspects of life. For instance, when did tattoos become trash instead of art, when did people become so concerned with a stranger’s sexual orientation, and when was a politically correct timeline placed on marriage? More and more students are getting […]
Students eager to ‘Jump N2 Spring’
Students kicked off the new semester Thursday night with the Jump N2 Spring special event at the Morris Recreation Center (MRC). The event featured free food and drinks, a display of student organizations and games for the estimated 900 students in attendance. “I attended the event tonight to check out […]
Former NFL player goes ‘From Football to Opera’ at A&M-Commerce
The A&M-Commerce Department of Music will present the concert “From Football to Opera” with performers Lawrence Harris and Renee Guerrero on Jan. 21 at 7:30 p.m. According to an A&M-Commerce press release, Harris was a football player through high school in Sherman, Texas, in college and then for the Toronto […]
Art major Curry has grown from sculptor to mentor
At age 32, senior A&M-Commerce fine art major Val Curry is classified as a “non-traditional” student, but there’s nothing more non-traditional than his artwork. In Curry’s quest for a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, his emphasis is sculpture, but taking advance painting this semester has furnished him a new medium […]
“Sanders Family Christmas” to debut Tuesday
The University Playhouse will present “Sanders Family Christmas” from Nov. 30 to Dec. 5, just in time for the holiday season. The play, which was written by Connie Ray and Allan Bailey, will be directed by A&M-Commerce instructor Jim Anderson. “The play will feature a mixture of faculty, students and […]
Greeks gather for KD Sing Song
Members of A&M-Commerce sororities and fraternities gathered for Kappa Delta Sing Song, an event hosted in honor of Kappa Delta’s national philanthropy Prevent Child Abuse America. The event featured four group performances and four filler acts. The groups competing were Sigma Chi, reigning champions Gamma Phi Beta, Kappa […]