Students can log on to myLeo to vote in the A&M-Commerce Student Government Association (SGA) elections Wednesday, April 21. All three candidates for president currently serve on SGA: Adam Sparks Jr., secretary; Leonard Jackson, treasurer; and Taylor Fore, parliamentarian. A radio television major, Sparks wants to improve multimedia outreach to […]

Dozens of Hunt County residents gathered last Thursday afternoon in front of Crossroads Mall in Greenville, braving wind and the occasional heckler to express their anger and fear at the direction the United States is headed. The protesters were part of the Greenville Area Patriots (GAP), an organization born of […]

Foam parties are thrown on a daily basis at college campuses and nightclubs across the United States. These parties on film can be dated back to “A Rhapsody in Black and Blue” (1936), in which Louis Armstrong danced around and played his trumpet in a room filled with foam.The topic […]

A&M-Commerce students showed the documentary “New Year Baby” on April 15 to raise awareness of the Cambodian genocide. Those students have or are currently participating in “Service Learning: The Cambodia Project,” a project whose goal is to raise global awareness of Cambodian culture through various service activities. “New Year Baby” […]

The cleanup of a fire on March 15 in the Science Building has sparked questions as to whether the environment at the site was safe for custodians to enter. In addition to safety concerns, A&M-Commerce staff members have posed questions regarding a potential cover-up of the handling of the fire […]

One male and one female defendant were arrested April 10 in the 100 block of Sunrise Street following a narcotics search warrant. The arrested were identified as 20-year-old Kendall Henry and 23-year-old Tonetta Askew, according to a press release from the Commerce Police Department. Officers at the residence seized 17.6 […]

After serving 37 years as head of special collections and archivist for A&M-Commerce, Dr. James Conrad retired last week. The university now faces the lengthy endeavor of finding a replacement. According to Director of Libraries Greg Mitchell, the search for a new head of special collections will get underway near […]

Americans flood tax offices during tax season, which lasts from the beginning of April through the beginning of May. “This is the busiest time of the year,” Roger Hooten of Jackson Hewitt tax service said. Because of the economic recession, Americans have been more interested in saving their tax refunds […]

A student was killed last night and three others were injured following two separate traffic accidents on U.S. Highway 24/50. According to a press release from A&M-Commerce, honors college student 19-year-old Malorie Bullock was killed after being struck by a white pickup truck while riding on the back of a […]

The Upsilon Beta Chapter of Sigma Tau Delta will continue its 15th annual book sale on Monday, April 12 in the Hall of Languages. Director of Fundraising Rick McCraw said the sale, which began Wednesday, has drawn an impressive turnout thus far. “It’s been going surprisingly well,” he said. According […]