Although it came at the end of his speech to the faculty, the announcement from Dr. Keith McFarland was to the point. “I wish to announce to you that I will be stepping down as president and CEO of Texas A&M-Commerce at the end of the academic year,” he said. […]

Two fourth quarter touchdowns led No. 7 Pittsburg State (NCAA Division II) to a 28-14 win over Texas A&M-Commerce in front of a nationally-televised audience at Carnie Smith Stadium in Pittsburg, Kansas on Saturday afternoon. With the game tied at 14, in the fourth quarter, the host Gorillas (1-0) scored […]

Well, it seems most everyone has weighed in on Michael Vick’s situation. You know it’s bad when Alberto Gonzales uses the controversy to try to downplay his stepping down. (Or maybe he timed it to be when “The Daily Show” was on break. Coincidence?) But the one group who mattered […]

With the results of the Individual Development and Educational Assessment (IDEA) evaluation in, Texas A&M University-Commerce is starting to analyze just where improvement among the different departments, faculty and courses is needed. In the pilot evaluation given at the end of the Spring semester last year, students were asked a […]

Despite it being his last year as president of the university, Dr. Keith McFarland issued four challenges to the faculty and staff, reiterating his promise to be “sprinting to the finish line.” McFarland said the areas of concern were undergraduate retention, recruitment, student behavior and search procedures for faculty and […]

There are approximately 50,000 registered sex offenders in Texas to date, making that about 2300 out of every million people in the state. Every year, the number of sex offenders across Texas grows, causing some concern for parents and citizens throughout. Currently, 17 reside in Commerce, with only two of […]

Play: “Our Town”Written by: Thorton WilderDirector: Jim Tyler AndersonLead Cast: Quincy Johnson II, Rachel Joseph, Chris Martinez, Lacy Lynch, Rob McWhorter, Katie Townsend and Matt Plummer. Editor’s note: The following production was reviewed on Wednesday, April 25 in the Performing Arts Center. In “Our Town”, the University Playhouse gets away […]

Former First Lady and Texas Intercolliegate Press Association Hall of Fame honoree, Claudia “Lady Bird” Johnson died at her home Wednesday, July 11. She was 94. Johnson was inducted into the TIPA Hall of Fame in 2004, headquartered at the Journalism Building on the Texas A&M University-Commerce campus. Her husband, […]

After a nationwide search that spanned over 19 candidates and eight states, a local Texan, Carlton Cooper, has been named the new athletic director at Texas A&M University-Commerce at a press conference on June 19. “Sometimes you just go places and get a feeling,” Cooper said. “My purpose is to […]

As he walks across the parking lot following a long day of track and field events, it takes him hardly any time at all to fill the bags he carries with the cans that litter the ground as far as the eye can see. After just 11 weeks on the […]