We all know biking is good for the body. It is excellent for cardio and works just about every muscle in the legs with minimal impact on the knees. But what you may not know is riding bikes is good for the soul. Over the past three years that I […]

The 2009 NFL season starts Thursday, Sept. 10, with an evening game between defending Super Bowl champions Pittsburgh Steelers and the Tennessee Titans. The 2008 season held many surprises: the Dolphins won the AFC East, the Cardinals won the NFC Championship despite posting a mediocre 9-7 record, and the Eagles […]

While there are numerous student organizations on campus, few do more than make t-shirts. Cricket City Improv, now in its eleventh year, has a different goal. Led by director Matt Plummer, the improv group has reached a new level of maturity, having studied and performed at numerous venues across the […]

I hate the first week of school. It’s not finding my classes, or sitting through hours upon hours of mindless syllabi lectures. It’s the mindset. Every semester it is so difficult to get out of summer mode and back into a scholastic thinking program. Since there are probably a lot […]

Commerce, Texas is not exactly a thriving metropolis. With only 9,000 or so residents, the town lacks the majority of entertainment options that other cities posses. Combine that with an overall sense of resentment or, at the very least, apathy, towards the university by the city of Commerce, and it’s […]

As students who have lived in Commerce for any amount of time are aware, the number of restaurant choices in town is fairly small. However, those who think they can count the number of Commerce eateries on a hand or two may think about taking off some shoes, because the […]

Halloween, the holiday, is still more than two months away, but in theaters since Friday, Aug. 28th is Halloween II, bringing Halloween early this year. While Rob Zombie’s take on the first Halloween was largely successful, maybe he should’ve stopped while he was ahead. Halloween II was a disappointing montage […]

The Texas A&M University-Commerce women’s soccer team continued their flying start to the season with a convincing 4-1 win over Dallas Baptist University on Tuesday. The match was the first ever night game in the program’s history with a 7:30 p.m. kick-off, played under four new flood lights added to […]

I admit it: I do it. When I’m on the road and I hear the chime that I have a new text message, I dig my phone out of my pocket to see what it is, and, just as often, I send one back. I know I probably shouldn’t, I […]

The first week of school can be hectic for even fifth-year seniors, but for freshmen and transfer students it’s more like a stress test. Professors like to say, in college, no one is going to hold your hand, but the East Texan would like to instead provide this “handy” guide […]