This will be the first in a series of articles by The East Texan showcasing the presidents of the Greek organizations on the campus of A&M-Commerce. The following are the presidents of the four well-known Panhellenic sororities on campus: Gamma Phi Beta, Chi Omega, Kappa Delta and Alpha Phi. Gamma […]
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Empty Bowls Food Drive targets hunger
The Sociology & Criminal Justice Society (SACS) is hosting the Empty Bowls Food Drive and Pet Food and Supplies Drive from now until the end of the fall semester. This is the first food drive hosted by SACS, according to sociology graduate student and SACS President Cori Holden. She said […]
Students, faculty travel many paths to ink
Women, don’t get a tattoo. That butterfly looks great on your breast when you’re twenty or thirty, but when you get to seventy, it stretches into a condor. ~Comedian Billy Elmer Tattoos are becoming increasingly popular, especially with today’s youth. Those who get tattoos generally see them as beautiful, interesting, […]
Rescheduled bonfire helps close last Lions home game
Despite the cold weather, many students made it to the rescheduled Homecoming bonfire on Friday, Nov. 5, to close out the Lions’ football season at home. The event featured fireworks, hot chocolate and a live band performance. “My favorite part of the bonfire was singing with my friends along with […]
Art major Scarberry finds direction through Navy
Junior A&M-Commerce painting major Kenneth “Kenny” Scarberry got a taste of overseas travel and culture during his 4-year U.S. Navy career that is serving him well in his collegiate career. Scarberry grew up in Commerce, having moved from Cooper with his family while in the fifth grade. Following his graduation […]
Poetry inspires professor to cope
Most people are molded in some way by their parents and the environment in which they are raised, while perhaps many fewer are affected in positive ways by personal tragedies. A&M-Commerce Professor of Literature and Languages Dr. Kathryn Jacobs is not an exception to either of these scenarios. In her […]
Hispanic Outreach hosts Dia de los Muertos
The Office of Hispanic Outreach and Student Programs sponsored a Día de los Muertos celebration on Wednesday, Nov. 3 at 5:00 p.m. in the Student Access and Success Center. The Day of the Dead is a traditional Latin American holiday to honor family and friends who have passed away. This […]
Moving Stills aim beyond “Troposphere”
For those paying attention to the modest music scene in Commerce, the past few months have been fairly eventful for four A&M-Commerce students. Graduate student Matt Plummer, his cousin and freshman Ryan Plummer, senior theatre major and English minor Kasey Thompson, and junior computer science major Jonathan Moore currently comprise […]
A&M-Commerce prepares for annual Veterans Vigil
A&M-Commerce’s 2010 Veterans Vigil will take place Nov. 3 through Nov. 6. A&M-Commerce hosts this annual vigil to honor men and women who have served in the U.S. military. The committee of volunteers organizing the program includes community leaders, faculty, and staff and students of A&M-Commerce. “It’s an honor […]
Pathways symposium offers students opportunity to present research results
A&M-Commerce sent two charter buses full of undergraduate and graduate students to the eighth annual Texas A&M System Pathways Student Research Symposium Oct. 22-23. While there, the students displayed posters and conducted oral presentations on their various research projects. “The Pathways Research Symposium is now in its eighth year and […]