Go Green. Save Darfur. Stop Global Warning. These are slogans that have entered our daily lives. We cannot drive through traffic without seeing a clever lines plastered on the bumpers of some beat up Honda. There isn’t a store in the mall that doesn’t have its own Inspi(red) slogan screen […]
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Don’t judge book by cover
The Sam Rayburn Student Center is an extravagant building full of gadgets and attractions. But is it really all that useful or effective? True, the new food in the cafeteria is of a higher quality (thumbs up on the bread sticks), but the cafeteria is much smaller. This seemingly makes […]
Poets let loose
The Mayo Review hosted an “open mic night” event Thursday Feb. 19 at local bar, The Spot located on the square in downtown Commerce. Students and the community alike were given the opportunity to step up to the microphone and share some of their original pieces or literary samples from […]
Breakout begins slow mend
The board members of Breakout Entertainment have been reformed as the University’s programmers for the rest of the semester. According to former Breakout President Daniel Trevett he and his former board will be planning events for the rest of the spring and have had full access to their former budget […]
UPD responds to hall disturbance
Whitley Hall was evacuated at midnight Friday, Feb. 6 after a disturbance in the stairwell on the sixth floor. According to Lt. Jason Bone with the University Police Department (UPD), a mixture of chemicals was triggered in the stairwell, causing smoke and a popping sound. The UPD’s investigation of this […]
Career Development extends opportunities
Career Development held its first Resume Workshop on Mon. Feb. 9 from 10-11 a.m. in the Pride Room of the Sam Rayburn Student Center. The organization, an extension of the Career Services department, began holding events last fall and is headed up by Tina Boitnott, Director of Career Development/Veterans Affairs. […]
New salmonella outbreak eliminates peanut butter
As evidenced by the lack of food items containing peanut butter at the campus cafeteria and local grocery stores, foods containing the popular product have become an item to be avoided. The recently discovered salmonella outbreak in peanut butter food items has caused a recall by the Peanut Corporation of […]
Health Services welcomes director
The Department of Student Health and Services has welcomed a new director, Shelly Matikiewicz. “I am very excited about this position. There is a lot of room for growth and need for health and wellness education in addition to treating students health concerns,” Matikiewicz said. Matikiewicz has been on campus […]
LIONS TAKE WIN, THEN LOSS
A 15-6 run midway through the first half sparked the host Texas A&M University-Commerce men’s basketball to its third-straight win in a 65-49 victory over Southeastern Oklahoma State on Saturday afternoon.A&M-Commerce (12-8, 3-2 LSC North) senior DeUndrae Spraggins scored a game-high 21 points to lead the Lions in the win. […]
Track
February is here, and the Texas A&M University-Commerce track team is gearing up for the spring semester. Coach Rich Lawrence has some high hopes for this year’s squad. “We are looking to improve in both our Men’s and Women’s conference standing from last spring,” Lawrence said. “The men finished in […]