Title: Trip The Light EPGenre: Indie RockWeb site: melbatoastmusic.comLocation: Greenville, Texas Enjoy the musical flavor of Melba Toast. It may be crunchy on the outside but deep down lies the soft interworkings of something greater and meaningful. If one had to pigeonhole the up-and-coming Greenville quartet’s latest release, it would […]

I usually commit to a course of action and stick to it – much like Bush with Iraq. I already wrote the column for this last issue of the semester. It was a nice thank you column for readers, university faculty and newspaper staff. (Thanks, everybody.) I should be writing […]

When I was in the Army we were taught to live by the seven values – loyalty, duty, respect, selfless, service, honor, integrity and personal courage. These still are the values I hold significant to my character. Most people value these qualities in their friends and their co-workers. One of […]

Since I began writing for this publication two years ago, I have learned many things, which is only appropriate since a university is an educational setting. However, perhaps the most important thing that I have learned is the power of the written word. As a journalism major, I have learned […]

TEXARKANA – Those in attendance Saturday at Texarkana’s Jump, Jive and Jam Festival, did not get the “run-around,” and were treated to an evening of blues infused good times that will not be forgotten. Before the nights fesitvities, there were a multitude of art exhibits, events and a burger competition […]

There comes a time in every writer’s life when he must ask himself – as Dostoyevsky, Shakespeare, Thoreau and Barry must have asked themselves – do I have to stop writing irrelevant columns full of wiener jokes because I’m graduating from college? For me, unfortunately, the answer is yes. I […]

Texas A&M University-Commerce is among three schools listed in a proposed bill in the Texas Legislature to authorize an intercollegiate athletic fee for each student. Under provisions of the bill, the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents is authorized to impose an intercollegiate athletics fee on each student enrolled […]

Crews replaced the cooler tower for the whole campus last Friday. The units costs $500,000 for both and are good for 18 to 20 years. The whole job took two to three days to complete.

The University’s Master Plan, which was put into effect April 6, 2001, has been revisited and is in the process of being revised. The Master Plan is the vision of how the physical structure and layout of the campus will look like in the future, according to Dr. Bob Brown, […]

Well folks, here are the big winners in the NFL Draft, held Saturday and Sunday in New York City. Starting with our Dallas Cowboys, the organization is making strides to becoming the Doomsday D of the ’70’s. They made a good first round selection, but not great, in selecting Purdue […]