The Boise d’ Arc Bash, celebrating the native tree to the area was held last weekend. Commerce is home to the second largest bois d’ arc tree which is 300-years-old and the town is called the “Boise d’ Arc Capitol of Texas.”
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Love, hate relationship with TV
The peak of our generation’s contribution to the world can only be summed up in two words: reality television. We have provided the world with the best form of entertainment since the Great Depression. It started with the Real World. A group of unemployed people from different , with cameras […]
Campaign heats up as VP candidates clash
It’s a wonder that so many people have not heard of Senator Joe Biden (D-DW) before the vice-president nomination. Biden has been in the Senate since 1972. For those of you counting, that is 14 years longer than Senator John McCain, 33 years longer than Obama, and 34 years before […]
Record breaking domination
The Texas A&M University-Commerce Lions showed their dominance over Eastern New Mexico with a 38-14 win this past Saturday. The win wasn’t the only impressive thing the Lions did. They broke three school records and tied another. Wide receiver Willie Thornton clawed through the Greyhounds’ defense with 266 receiving yards, […]
Sleeperstar rocks docks
It is Saturday evening, about six o’clock, the sun is making its way into the western horizon and band Sleeperstar takes stage during “Rockin’ on the Docks” at The Harbor in Rockwall. Sleeperstar began the show like most bands with a standard mic-check. But what made this particular check unique […]
Tradition continues with slated parade
Homecoming is an event that comes around every year, rain or shine, often without question as to why or where it came from. Baylor University claims that homecoming originated at their school in 1909, however, alumni from the University of Illinois and the University of Missouri contest that declaration. One […]
Tempers flare during Ike’s wake
Rumors circulating around campus last week about a fight breaking out between Hurricane Ike evacuees and A&M-Commerce students at the Memorial Student Center have turned out to be false. Lt. Jason Bone, crime information officer for the University Police Department said a verbal altercation did occur between evacuees and students, […]
Cowhill not just coffee
For all of the coffee drinkers out there sick of the commercialization of the Bistro take a trip to the Cowhill Express in downtown Commerce. It’s definitely not Starbucks, but sometimes it’s nice to take a break from the mainstream money maker and get in touch with your hometown, or […]
Tea party attracts new members for long-time group
The National Association of Colored Women’s Club hosted a membership tea Tuesday for those interested in becoming members. The tea was an informal meeting to help those interested in becoming a member with filling out their applications and giving a brief overview of the club. Tea began with a prayer, […]
Precise passwords promise to protect
Are you sick of your friends hacking into your MySpace account and turning you into a 45-year-old transgender swinger who’s expecting his first child? Or tired of your ex- girlfriend getting on your hotmail account and sending out a group email telling everyone in your family that you’re gay? Well, […]