Texas A&M University-Commerce participated in the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), a survey taken of 313,000 first-year and senior students at 610 universities and colleges in the U.S. and Canada. The survey provided universities with an idea of how well students are learning and their undergraduate experience. According to […]

The University Police Department arrested Andrew Williams, Marcus Andrew Stegall, Don Ross Trotter and Austing Michio on campus for trespassing at Hubbell Hall on Oct. 25. The four were all residents of Berry Hall, and were found breaking glass by UPD officers who had been dispatched to Hubbell. On Nov. […]

With finals scheduled in another week, students on campus are cracking open the textbooks and piling up the flashcards. According to a study done at Clemson University, college is a time of many transitions, both social and intellectual. With college-level courses typically come more intensive study habits and learning what […]

Paris Junior College presented the final play of the Texas IV Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival with its lackluster production of Landford Wilson’s “Angels Fall.” Set in the desolate plains of New Mexico, “Angels Fall” examines six different souls and how their lives are shaped through actions, not words. […]

On Thursday, Nov. 15, Navarro College Department of Theatre presented “Hope in Hemphill” during the Texas IV Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival at Texas A&M University-Commerce. “Hope in Hemphill” is an original piece written and directed by Navarro College’s own Shellie O’Neal. The action of the play occurs in […]

Your piece on nude models made me think … Your article about the art workshop reminded me about their need for models this fall. They sent out flyers to the various department buildings. Now they are advertising through you article for artists to add to their skills. I chuckled to […]

I agree whole-heartedly with Christopher Means’s opinion in the November 15th issue of The East Texan. I say YES! I always knew I would say yes when the time came for him to propose but I want to thank him for making it a truly lovely and memorable moment in […]

Everything needs to be checked and evaluated. Things need to be updated to fit todays appetites and preferences. Too often something labeled “tradition” is in need of a tune-up. Why not Thanksgiving? We’re already getting third-degree burns trying to fry the turkey, and if searing oil alchemy isn’t an update […]

This CD is not for everyone. If you buy CDs looking for a wild ride musically and lyrics that make you think about how they are sang and why, “The Big Dirty” could be the perfect buy for you. This album is so adequately described by its title, by offering […]

Amusing headstones bearing rather risqué names adorn a stage representational of a graveyard in Grayson College’s production of “The Ellsinore Follies” at the Texas IV Kennedy Center American Collegiate Theatre Festival. The play, which is the story of Hamlet told from the Gravedigger’s point of view, is a campy, seductive […]