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New student center faces setbacks but succeeds

With the completion of the new student center scheduled for this fall, students are looking forward to all the amenities and technology it will have to offer. Last fall, construction began on the student center on Stonewall Street and has been running smoothly ever since. The Contractor for the Project, […]

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Enrollment continues to increase for spring

The University continues the momentum it had last fall as spring enrollment figures increase from last spring. According to university reports, spring enrollment at Texas A&M University-Commerce rose 1.60 percent, or 138 students, since last year. This brings the number of total students to 8,741, according to the preliminary enrollment […]

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Different view of monster

When word came about that another Godzilla movie was going to hit the silver screen many doubted it, including this critic. But J.J. Abrams, Lost, saved this dying icon with a bolt of lightning rebirthing it into the new movie “Cloverfield”. The story begins as we find out that the […]

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Greed, oil makes blood run

A monster doesn’t have to be a beast that rises out of the water causing death and destruction to millions of people. It can be a man, or men, who let greed and corruption take hold of their lives as seen in Paul Thomas Anderson’s “There Will Be Blood”. Set […]

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End soon coming for highway tunnel

Although the long white tunnel running under State Highway 50 might seem like it could be out of a futuristic movie, the underground walkway is actually about 40 years old. And it will soon be out of commission. Citing a structural engineer’s report that found water penetration to be the […]

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Joey Dean is leaving the building

I’m going to miss Commerce. There I said it. That wasn’t so hard! (But as I found out yet again this morning, there is one thing I won’t miss: being burned by the shower in Whitley Hall. Ouch!) When I arrived here two-and-a-half years ago, I couldn’t have pictured that […]

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Commerce Tigers fall to Wills Point

A promising start by the Commerce Tigers, turned out for the worst as Commerce dropped their final home game for the 2007 season, losing to the Wills Point 28 -15. This football season has not been what the Commerce fans have become accustomed to over the years, but hopefully things […]

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The Holiday Visitor from Hell

Everyone thinks they have the worst relatives, especially around the holidays, but let me impart upon you a bit of my relations. If you think your uncle that partakes of too much eggnog is bad, just wait till you meet my outrageous, fat Aunt Carol. Aunt Carol took all the […]

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‘Life changing album’ garners top nod

1. The Shins – Wincing the Night AwayYou gotta hear The Shins newest album. “It’ll change your life.” Echoing the sentiment of what Sam from Garden State probably would have said, Wincing the Night Away is an indie rock epic. She has it right! The Shins have changed my life!2. […]

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Fall holiday? Graduation

The holidays are here and there will soon be another reason to celebrate. Fall graduation takes place on Saturday, Dec. 15. While graduation is a time for looking toward the future, many graduates also wish to reflect over their previous accomplishments. Andra Bickel, a health and human services major, will […]