Last Tuesday several members of the football team held a sit-in protest in the field house in an attempt to have a suspended player reinstated for Saturday’s game against Southwestern Oklahoma. The player, junior defensive back Ameer Ali was suspended from the team due to his involvement in an altercation […]

The sport of golf, at the local level, is rarely thought of as competitive. It is mainly a pastime, a way to enjoy the day with close friends and family. In the life of Blake Worden, however, golf plays a huge role. Since his stepfather introduced him to the game, […]

Texas A&M University-Commerce’s cross country athletes continue to shine. Two weeks after the men’s team earned third place in the Lone Star Conference, they placed fifth out of 32 teams in NCAA South Central Regional. The team was only five points away from winning third place and securing a berth […]

Veteran Glen Gainer carries the lighting torch for the Vigil Flame for the Veterans Vigil Thursday, Nov. 6 in the East Circle. The flame burned for forty-nine hours. The veterans, students, staff, faculty and guests gathered at Texas A&M University-Commerce in remembrance of the POW’s and other veterans.

The Texas A&M Commerce Lions took on the Southwestern Oklahoma State Bulldogs for the last game of the season. But for 21 of the Lions it may have been the last colliegate football game they ever play. All 21 seniors wanted their last game to be a memorable one. They […]

The Texas A&M University-Commerce women’s soccer team has been selected to compete in the NCAA Division II National Tournament. This is the fourth time they will compete on the national stage, having reached the tournament in 1999, 2003, and 2004. “I think the players worked hard during the season and […]

#8220;Until justice is blind to color, until education is unaware of race, until opportunity is unconcerned with the color of men’s skins, emancipation will be a proclamation but not a fact.” – Lyndon B. Johnson, Former President of the United States of America At 10 p.m. on Nov. 4, the […]

It was brought to our attention at The East Texan that a recent editorial series written by James Bright, about his journey to womanhood, was a little one-sided. In order to be more objective and less discriminatory, I have decided to embark on a little venture of my own. First, […]

By now everyone has heard the name Barack Obama. As the president-elect, Obama is entering a country in need of solutions. It certainly isn’t fair to expect him to fix the country, but if he can begin us on the right path he will have done this country and the […]

Since Julia Child gained popularity on public television as the French Chef, elaborate dishes have appeared on family tables as well as high-priced restaurants. In recent years, comfort foods have regained favor. The University Playhouse’s performance of A.R. Gurney’s “Love Letters” Friday, Dec. 7, was a homemade dish of macaroni […]