Cult film-director, Sam Mendes’ latest conquest, Revolutionary Road, stars Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio as The Wheelers, a lackluster couple whose marriage is sinking faster than the Titanic. An adaptation of the 1961 Richard Yates’ novel of the same title, Revolutionary Road is 1950’s domestic life at its worst, it’s […]

On Jan. 20 Animal Collective released their ninth studio album, Merriweather Post Pavilion. The record was highly anticipated with websites and magazines hailing it as “The Best Album of 2009” before it was even released. It’s the Halo of underground music. The Tickle Me Elmo of the indie scene, if […]

John Frusciante is best known as the guitarist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, but he is also a very active solo recording artist. His newest release, The Empyrean, represents his tenth solo effort. It features an array of collaborators and guest musicians including fellow Chili Pepper Flea, Josh Klinghoffer […]

I went to see Paul Blart: Mall Cop knowing that it was likely going to be a lightweight, inoffensive, kid-friendly comedy that put more emphasis on sight gags and pratfalls than artistic merit. I was under no illusions that it was going to be a great film by any means, […]

With the New Year comes new resolutions, ideas, plans and most noticeably, change. Texas A&M University-Commerce has caught the bug and is bringing in a new faculty member. Dennis Koch is the new interim director of residential living and learning at A&M-Commerce, and he has big plans for the department, […]

Joseph Daun, the department head of the Art Department, is not looking to change much about the Art Program. He would rather make it abundantly clear to the students the department will do whatever it takes to have them prepared for the real world. “We (the Art Department) are looking […]

These days, it seems that professors rarely put much thought into the design and layout of their workspace. Aside from the Rage Against The Machine-esque collage of posters that once lined the outside of Dr. DiGiorgio-Lutz’s office, a bleak sea of gray with the occasional forlorn portrait generally distinguishes the […]

Accepting the position of program director at KETR was really a homecoming for Jerrod Knight. A native of Wolfe City, Knight grew up in Hunt County and graduated from the radio/television program at Texas A&M University-Commerce in 2005. Knight’s connection to the university is strong. His mother works at A&M-Commerce, […]

Students of all ages, races and majors gathered with faculty in the Sam Rayburn Student Center on Tuesday to watch the inauguration of President Barack Obama. The watch party was held in The Club and sponsored by the Student Government Association. Popcorn and soft drinks were served as refreshments and […]

The academic convocation and investiture of Dr. Dan Jones, president of the Texas A&M University-Commerce, will be held on Friday, Feb. 6 at 10 a.m. in the auditorium of the Ferguson Social Sciences building. Jones began serving as president of the University last fall after Dr. Keith McFarland retired in […]