A&M–Commerce art students are holding a fundraiser before they go to a ceramics conference later this month. On March 25, the Clay Club will be holding their spring fundraiser to help pay for 12 art students to go to the 44th Annual NCECA Conference (National Council on Education for the […]

Advanced chemistry lab 306 in the Science Building caught fire Monday, March 15, destroying fume hoods and causing both ceiling and water damage due to the sprinkler system going off. Campus Facilities had scheduled a power outage for the Science Building from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. on March 15, […]

A proposal has been presented by a Texas A&M University-Commerce student that would create parking spaces on campus strictly for motorcycles. “If we had designated motorcycle parking, it would allow us to put three to four motorcycles to one spot, freeing up two or three parking spaces in each lot, […]

The Student Government Association discussed a wide range of issues during the March 10 meeting, including concluding conversation on head football coach Guy Morriss’ comments about The East Texan, a Safe Ride Program, the Special Olympics and last Sunday’s Walmart shooting. During the March 3 meeting, Senator Adam Haney motioned […]

The Student Government Association is trying to reach out to students through surveys handed out at the Sam Rayburn Student Center every other Wednesday. SGA Vice-Chair Lauren Booe is heading the operation. The surveys contain questions for students to answer that will let SGA know what students want or need […]

Director of Administrative Services Marc Clayton was named interim city manager at a Commerce City Council meeting March 8 after current city manager Dion Miller was suspended with pay the week before. Clayton said he could not comment on why Miller was suspended. The meeting, which is usually held Tuesday […]

Ted Swindley’s musical theatre production “Always… Patsy Cline” has played in theatres all over the world since its release in the ‘90s, and on Sunday, March 6, a gala performance of the musical was held at the University Playhouse at Texas A&M University-Commerce. “Always… Patsy Cline” chronicles actual events which […]

Texas A&M University-Commerce recently acquired a new supercomputer thanks to a partnership with L-3 Communications Integrated Systems Group in Greenville. According to a press release by the university, the computer is a 1920 core Nvidia Tesla personal GPU. GPU computing is the use of a GPU (graphics processing unit) to […]

A police chase ended with a shoot-out between an off-duty officer and a gunman in front of the Commerce Walmart March 7, according to Commerce Police Department spokeswoman Marty Cunningham. Earlier that morning, Greenville officers responded to reports that a man, identified as 29-year-old Commerce resident Artenio Rodriguez, in a […]

Commerce City Manager Dion Miller was suspended for an indefinite period with pay after a 3-2 decision was made during the Mar. 4 City Council meeting. Mayor Pro Tem Billie Biggerstaff requested the meeting, but because of the sensitive nature of the public hearing, Biggerstaff requested to adjourn to an […]