In the midst of the upheaval caused by radio personality Don Imus last week when he referred to the Rutgers’ women’s basketball team as “nappy-headed hos,” I saw the African-American community unite around the basketball team, calling for Imus’ immediate termination. But as I sat back and reflected on the […]
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Multicultural festival celebrates diversity
To celebrate international students and cultural difference on campus, the 13th annual Multicultural Festival will be held on Friday, April 6, 2007 in Texas/American Ballrooms on the 3rd floor of the Texas A&M University-Commerce Sam Rayburn Memorial Student Center (MSC). The festival has been cosponsored by the International Student Services […]
Lion tracksters set new season marks
Texas A&M University-Commerce track & field team participated alongside Division I and Division II schools recently at the Bobby Lane Arlington Invitational hosted by University of Texas at Arlington March 29-31. Both of the women and men’s squads had great performances, in the form of multiple student-athletes setting new season-best […]
New MLB season, more predictions
Well, folks, that time of year has once again come upon us. That’s right, baseball. America’s pastime has started, and here are my predictions for the upcoming season. First of all in the A.L. West, the Los Angeles Angels will win the division because their pitching is better than everyone […]
Dream could become reality for MRC’s Edgar Reed
They have a love-hate relationship with coaches, fans and athletes. People say that they are out to mess teams up when they are doing well. Referees can be loved or hated, and occasionally they are both loved and hated during the same event. Here at Texas A&M University – Commerce, […]
Iraq and a hard place
What kind of idiot thinks it’s a good idea to broadcast when and how we plan to leave Iraq? Last week the Democratic-led Senate voted to pass legislation extending funding for the troops in Iraq while setting the haven’t-they-settled-this-dang-thing-yet deadline for withdrawing. Let me first define again my point of […]
Tooting man blesses all
There comes a time in every man’s life when he must look in the mirror and take stock of himself. Then he must ask the question that has been burning inside all men since the beginning of time: Am I a Hindu fertility goddess? According to a story written by […]
Sevendust back with new masterpiece
Artist: Sevendust Album: Alpha Genre: Metal Label: Asylum Records Sevendust is back and those hard rocking metal boys have gone and created a masterpiece of an album once again. Before beginning, I will issue a warning to those of you thinking about listening to “Alpha”, please do not partake if […]
Philanthropy event raises $4,000
On March 29, the Kappa Alpha Order fraternity held their 27 annual KA Airband that raised $4,000 for the Muscular Dystrophy Association of Dallas. The brothers of the fraternity hold their philanthropy every year for the MDA of Dallas and raise the money by selling ads and taking donations. “Overall, […]