Annually at Texas A&M University-Commerce, the brothers of the Zeta Tau Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. conduct a scholarship pageant. Allowing women ages 18-25 to compete for money funded towards her education at A&M-Commerce. Ashley Ofuokwu was crowned A&M-Commerce’s 2008 Miss Black & Gold Scholarship Pageant winner. Ashley […]

The House of Representatives passed a bill last week that will require colleges funded with federal student aid to have in place an emergency-response plan on campus. The unanimous decision to pass the bill follows a similar law, signed a month ago, which requires colleges to immediately alert students of […]

Three weeks ago, senior social work major Stephanie Cruz, was notified by campus police that her home in Celeste, about 30 miles away, had caught fire. She arrived to find the house she owned a total loss, decimated by an electrical fire that is believed to have originated from one […]

Shawn “Figgy Fig” Newton and Lacy Alexander were given the prestigious crowns as they were named King and Queen at the Homecoming game, Saturday Nov. 1 at Memorial Stadium during halftime.

Texas A&M University-Commerce has proposed an athletic fee that will be charged to all students beginning in the fall 2009 semester. The proposed fee will be $10 per semester hour up to 12 semester hours. Students that register for more than 12 hours will only pay the fee on the […]

The annual Feast of Carols event will not be taking place this year; however, a progressive dinner concert is what Texas A&M University-Commerce has in store for this holiday season. “The Three Stars over Commerce, a Holiday Celebration,” will be an exhibition of the newest buildings on campus: Science Building, […]

The new student center, to be named the Sam Rayburn Student Center, is now slated to open Dec. 1 of this semester. Construction crews are just now putting on the finishing touches to a building that has the potential of becoming the next campus hot spot. It will contain many […]

Each November, the University picks a branch of the military to honor for its annual Veterans Vigil. This year they have chosen to honor the men and women of the U.S. Coast Guard. The Vigil will take place Nov. 6-8 on the east circle lawn. The Vigil started in 1949 […]

Both the Texas A&M University-Commerce men’s and the women’s cross country teams placed very well in the Lone Star Conference Cross Country Championships. The men finished in third place behind strong efforts from Tyler Tyndell, Cody Hughes, and Robert Reed. Tyndell earned his second straight all-Lone Star Conference honors with […]

Coming off a victory at the first annual Harvey Martin Classic, the Texas A&M Commerce Lions were looking to complete the homecoming celebreation with a win against Southeastern Oklahoma State. Unfortunatly, the Lions were unable to come out with a win as they fell 28-24. The Savage Storm’s defense held […]