Somewhere Miss Teen South Carolina is laughing. (I only wonder if she knows where she is on a map.) Sunday night’s Video Music Awards reaffirmed the obvious: it’s over for Britney. It didn’t take her poor dancing or lack-luster lip-synching to convince anyone. But within minutes of her performance, news […]

The Texas A&M University-Commerce dropped a 32-34, 30-23, 30-24, 30-8 decision to Fort Hays State on Saturday night in its first match of the ACU Volleyball Classic. Freshman Devin Friedman led the Lions with her first career double-double performance with 10 kills and 21 digs in the defeat. Senior Colleen […]

With her two rescue dogs T-Mac and Lady Gilligan, Deborrah Hebert rolled into Commerce, filling the shoes of assistant vice president and dean of student affairs, with high hopes for Texas A&M University-Commerce this year. Hebert’s first day at A&M-C was June 18. Prior to selecting Hebert, a university search […]

After experiencing severe flood damage due to heavy rains, McDonald’s, located at 2102 Live Oak, was forced to temporarily close its doors for a total renovation. “It had been nearly 20 years since the last remodel,” Tara Hale, assistant manager, said. “It was needed very much, and I think that […]

While getting adapted to college life, the average newcomer’s ear may tingle at the mention of one semi-annual campus event: V.I.S.I.O.N.S. Last Thursday, the Office of Diversity and Cultural Affairs sponsored the event, which stands for Various Illustrations Sharing and Informing about New Organizations to New Students. Various groups showed […]

For the first quarter of Friday nights game at Memorial Stadium, it looked as if the Commerce High School Tigers would devour the Canton Eagles. Well, looks can be deceiving, as the Tigers so painfully found out in a 37 -17 loss to the Eagles. Commerce struck first three minutes […]

The University Playhouse season is kicking off with two main stage plays this semester. Rehearsals are underway for the first play of the season, “In the West,” directed by theatre professor, Dr. Carrie Klypchak. The play is based on the acclaimed photographs of Richard Avedon. Avedon’s six-year project titled “In […]

As you have probably noticed, the University is embarking on a new branding campaign. Part of that process has been the development of a clean, very straightforward, highly professional look that is universal, easy to identify and, eventually, powerful enough to cause action. When you talk about a new visual […]

What does polite society mean today? Does it change by culture? Region? Town? What are, if they exist, the universal agreed upon acts of common decency? Let’s throw out some of the more obvious acts against decency, the kind that might show up on stone tablets. Things like casually stabbing […]

DALLAS – In This Moment is not your ordinary metal band out of North Hollywood, Calif. Lead vocalist Maria Brink, wowed crowds at Ozzfest last month by rocking out with a powerful voice and an individuality that has yet to be matched. ITM has been together three years and released […]