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Late Lions rally falls short in OBU loss

The Texas A&M University-Commerce Lions gave their home fans all the drama they could handle during Thursday’s 2011 home opener, but unfortunately they could not deliver the one thing that mattered most. The Lions (0-3) failed to recover an onside kick with under a minute to play, which allowed Ouachita […]

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Writer says goodbye to stolen clothes

If you have ever seen me walking around Commerce, you may have thought to yourself, “Hey, that guy looks interesting. His clothes are so snazzy and unique. I think I would enjoy being his friend.” And to that I say, “Right, you are!” But, alas, I am writing now to […]

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Students learn to salsa at Hispanic Heritage event

Campus Recreation’s Salsa Night brought a Latin feel to the Rayburn Student Center on Tuesday, Sept. 20. Students and members of the Commerce community came out for a night of dancing and live music, and were able to learn some dance moves from professional salsa dancer Stan Pearson. “They did […]

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Annual Bois d’Arc Bash begins Today

The City of Commerce will be hosting the 25th annual Bois d’Arc Bash in historic downtown Commerce on Sept. 23-25. The bash is a three day long celebration with live music, performances, food, and much more. The event will tee off with the 21st annual golf tournament from 7 a.m. […]

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College is no place for coddling

When planning my schedule a year in advance like an anally organized person would do, I thought it would be smart, even relieving, to get the “hard” classes out of the way first.  In other words, as a sophomore I took senior level classes so that in my last semesters […]

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Family Housing units to be demolished for new residence hall

A 500-bed residence hall is set to take the place of five Family Housing units as part of a complete remodeling of the southwest corner of campus. The new hall, which will go directly across from the one that opened to freshmen students this semester, will be twice the size […]

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Lions Roar ends with campus Block Party

The second annual Block Party was held Friday, Sept. 16, on the walkway between the Rayburn Student Center and the Science building.  The event, organized by The Club, featured four musical acts including Pleasure P and headliner Eli Young Band.  Students lined up outside of the RSC, waiting to gain […]

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Late goal leads to Zias-Lions draw

The women’s soccer team suffered a frustrating afternoon in a 1-1 draw with Eastern New Mexico State on Sunday. The Zias came from a goal down to ensure the spoils were shared on the afternoon, despite A&M-Commerce taking the lead through freshman Stephanie Neeley’s first ever collegiate goal early in […]

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Editorial: LuLu’s actions in poor taste

As a newspaper, we value free speech. In fact, it’s one of the reasons we exist and are able to do our job. That’s why we, the editorial staff, find the actions of LuLu’s Burgers, in the face of one negative comment, a bit perplexing. We get our fair share […]

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Football Preview: Lions mentality key to big stage win

The Harvey Martin Classic, played in Cowboys Stadium for the first time, will put the Texas A&M University-Commerce Lions against the Midwestern State University Wildcats. Last year the Wildcats had a record of 8-4 overall and 3-3 in the Lone Star Conference South Division. The Lions had a less productive […]