March 27 marked the grand opening for Pride Coffee, a new bistro located along Lee Street on the edge of campus. Hans Bawary, former five-star chef and owner of Pride Coffee, is not new to the Commerce community having owned several restaurants in the area already. “I used to […]

The human tendency to build up the negative as something bigger than it actually ends up being is a tendency that I have been learning to suppress over the last few years. In preparation of viewing “American Reunion,” I watched the first “Amercian Pie” which I was surprised to find […]

Within this next week, our university will undergo a test. It is not from the state, nor is it from any regulatory body. This test actually will not directly affect A&M-Commerce when it comes to funding, enrollment, class sizes or anything else that pertains to the goal of expansion. It […]

  Notice: Student Fee Advisory Committee Meeting What:                  Student Fee Advisory Committee Meeting Where:                  Sam Rayburn Student Center, Innovation A When:                  2:00 P.M.  Thursday, April 12, 2012 Purpose:                  Review and Make Recommendations Regarding: ·     Student Services Fee ·     Medical Services Fee ·     Student Center Complex Fee         […]

  The recent severe weather threat to A&M-Commerce was a good test of the university’s emergency procedures and identified areas of concern, according to Risk Management Safety Manager Derek Preas. The tornado threat put some campus buildings on lockdown last Tuesday, April 3, as officials implemented the precautionary measures already […]

  Ida Scott Taylor once wrote: Do not look back and grieve over the past, for it is gone; and do not be troubled by the future, for it has not yet come.  Live in the present, and make it so beautiful that it will be worth remembering. When I […]

  A new refund process is being offered to students at Texas A&M University- Commerce in the hopes it will provide easier distribution of refunds and the option of receipt through a debit card. The Pride Choice Card, which was the subject of a memo many students recently received in […]

The Spanish Program of Texas A&M University-Commerce and the Office of Hispanic Outreach have come together to present the Spring 2012 Hispanic Film Horror Showcase. The film showcase will be going on throughout the spring semester here at the university.  The films are critically and publicly acclaimed and professionally produced […]

  Efforts to eradicate bed bugs at Smith and Berry residence halls at Texas A&M University-Commerce have reduced but not eliminated the parasites, which were the source of 80 documented complaints to Residential Living and Learning (Res Life) over the past two years. Reports obtained through facilities assert that there […]

In an age where video game production costs continue to rise, “Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City” is of a breed of game that I truly believed to be slowly dying out; a badly executed product from start to finish with almost no redeeming value. Drab, broken, and just not entertaining […]