The India Student Association (ISA) hosted the Indian festival known as Diwali on Nov. 13 in rooms A, B and C of the Sam Rayburn Student Center. This was their sixth annual celebration of Diwali, which is a yearly holiday in India. Diwali translates to “Festival of Lights” and is […]

Discussion ended on a new constitution, a new chief of justice was instated and new information about the cost of textbooks was discussed during the Nov. 10 Student Government Association (SGA) meeting. Senate member Anthony Shrock resigned as Chief of Justice. Under the new constitution, the chief of justice no […]

Personal Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor Ruth Beelitz teaches cardio kickboxing at the Morris Recreation Center. Cardio kickboxing is upbeat, high speed exercise with an educational element. Beelitz received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in health/kinesiology from A&M-Commerce. After working in Paris, Texas, for some time, Beelitz came back to […]

University Police Officers were dispatched to unit 5-C in Berry Hall on Nov. 4 in response to a fire alarm. What they found, however, was far from incendiary. “Upon arrival, I contacted Resident Assistant Oday Al-Shakhshir, who walked with me to unit 5-C, which is an unoccupied unit,” UPD Public […]

The “Call of Duty: Black Ops” Tournament was held at The Club on Nov. 9, from 4:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Sponsored by the GameStop in Sulphur Springs, the tournament continues what its event coordinators hope will become a tradition after the success of 2009’s “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare […]

As this year’s Kappa Delta Sing Song approaches, sororities and fraternities on campus are preparing their routines for the competition. KD Sing Song is an annual event hosted by the Kappa Delta sorority in which various Greek organizations perform song and dance routines and compete against one another to benefit […]

The Commerce Police Department (CPD) has found a way to raise money and help residents keep track of their appointments: a CPD calendar. Public Information Officer Alex Suarez and eleven other CPD officers volunteered to have their pictures taken by photographer Bobby George to compile the calendar, which is being […]

The 19th annual Veterans Vigil got off the ground today with an opening ceremony in the Sam Rayburn Student Center. Local veterans, students, Commerce community members and A&M-Commerce staff and faculty were all in attendance. The event began with an opening reception and the posting of the colors by the […]

Republican candidate Steve Tittle defeated incumbent Joe Leonard for the 196th District Court Judge by a margin of 10,754 to 6,865. “I am very appreciative of all my supporters,” Tittle said. “There are a lot of people that have spent a lot of time, money and effort into campaigns in […]

State Senator Dr. Bob Deuell defeated Kathleen M. Shaw by a margin of 13,653 votes to 3,891. The East Texan called Dr. Deuell’s victory shortly after 9:30 p.m. Dr. Deuell, the Republican candidate, has served District 2 since his first election in 2003. The senator took his victory as a […]