As the kite slips higher into the sky, picking up with the wind, he’s certain of his success in building it, as well as the organization he’s involved in at that very moment. Although not many people can say experience with building and flying stunt kites has lead them to […]

Ligion is a band out of Nashville, Tenn. that is currently on tour with Saliva and Crossfade. I saw them in concert at the beginning of this month, and got a pre-released copy of their brand new CD which hits stores March 20. The first track on the album called, […]

Chili, stew and barbecue are on the menu for this weekend’s fourth annual Cowhill Chili Fest and Barbecue Cook-off. The cook-off will be held March 16 and 17 in the downtown square of Commerce starting with the kick-off at 5 p.m. on Friday. “This year we have expanded the event […]

The Texas A&M-Commerce track and field team showed a strong presence Thursday, March 8, at the Tarleton State Invitational held in Stephenville. The Lions had 20 top-5 finishes at the meet, with the men and women splitting that total down the middle with 10 a piece. “Our team improved their […]

It wasn’t exactly “a shot heard ’round the world,” but it did manage to grab a few headlines. On March 7, Marvel Comics killed Captain America. And by killed, I mean shot repeatedly. I would tell you to go to wikipedia.com for more info, but if you’re a comic book […]

Are you excited about spring break? Well, that’s a dumb question. Of course you are excited. Spring break is, traditionally, when college students everywhere get the hell out of Dodge and spend zillions of dollars getting drunk and having unprotected sex with multiple partners and going into debt up to […]

Since 1994, Louisiana has collected over $2.02 billion in state and $557 million in local taxes from riverboat casinos. These numbers are staggering, but for Louisiana the real bonus is that 53 percent of patrons are from out of state, accounting for $177.8 million dollars. The tax revenues from casinos […]

The community will once again come together to improve Commerce for the Ninth annual Big Event, which will be held on Saturday, March 31 with participants improving various areas around the town and university. “It [The Big Event] is about the city and the university coming together,” Barbara Kersey, manager […]

ST JOSEPH, Mo. – The Lions women basketball team may have averaged a low attendance this season, but at every one of them, a certain group was sure to be in the crowd. Jack Euwer, Hoyle Julian, Ann Julian, Andrew Kohn, Tina Kohn, Mel Kohn, Tasha Anders and Charles Nash […]

Jan Swart succumbed to breast cancer in her home with her family on Monday, March 12. Swart, a Theatre major, a playwright, a director and actor, was one of the first successes for Professor of Theater and Playwright in Residence Jim Anderson’s playwright program. “(Swart’s) was one othe the first […]