Mane Event Preview Day will bring hundreds of potential new students to the campus of Texas A&M University-Commerce on Oct. 15. Held twice a year to attract new prospects to be accepted as students of the University, the Mane Event is a Saturday in which new potential students tour the […]
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Comp Sci secretary serves diverse student crowd
The Department of Computer Science at Texas A&M University – Commerce welcomes hundreds of new students each year, many of them international, and supports programs for both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Vicki Heath Anderson, administrative secretary, has been with the department about 12-and-a-half years and is responsible for the organization […]
Weekend Sports Preview: Volleyball, soccer enter business end of season
The A&M-Commerce Lions will be looking for some home support this weekend as they return to the Field House for Lone Star Conference volleyball action Thursday and Saturday. The Lions (6-11 overall, 2-8 LSC) will host some of the top players from the conference over the next few days, facing […]
Homecoming events to start Monday
In an effort to achieve student inclusion, tradition and spirit, the university will present various events revolving around the “Super” Homecoming next week. Assistant Director for Student Activities and Special Events Deepti Vanguri said involving the students in the homecoming planning process was important to all who were involved. “We […]
Kidnapping suspect aprehended after manhunt
On Oct. 13 shortly after 9 a.m., officers from the Commerce Police Department responded to a domestic dispute call to an apartment complex in the 100 block of Maple Avenue. Once at the location, Officer Paille of the Commerce Police Department saw a woman being taken in a car away […]
Shatner ruins music
I was going to do a review of a band I actually like called “Mayday Parade.” However, when I stumbled upon an album by William Shatner called “Seeking Major Tom,” I could not pass it up. I mean, we do a weekly column where we use Shatner heads as a […]
Documentary provides window into deaf culture
Student Disability Resources and Services held a screening Oct. 11, for “Sound and Fury” on the Texas A&M University-Commerce campus to raise awareness of deaf people and deaf culture. The documentary follows one family’s debate over whether or not to provide two deaf children with a device that would give […]
Harp Exclusive: Quarterback reveals why he left, story behind his return
Junior quarterback J.J. Harp was nowhere to be found in Kingsville on Oct. 1 when the Lions lost their fourth consecutive game and saw starter Yogi Gallegos leave at halftime with an injury, because at the time he, technically, was not part of the team. The Eastern New Mexico transfer […]
Opinion: Greek organizations not up to par
If you know me, then you know that I’ve had my fair share of run-ins with the Greeks on campus, but despite that fact, I still consider some of them friends. However, when I look around at many of the Greeks here on campus, it’s kind of disappointing to […]
Greenville Christian takes BEST crown
Greenville Christian School won top score at Lion’s Pride BEST (Boosting EngineeringScience and Technology) Game Day hosted by the A&M-Commerce Engineering and Technology Department on Saturday, Oct. 8. Twenty schools from the surrounding area participated in the free, open participation event. According to Brent Donham, department head and associate professor […]