A young man stands in a four-foot by four-foot cell next to a window, let’s call him Billy. There is no chair for Billy and he is expressly forbidden from sitting or leaning. He will stand there for four to seven hours, and will rarely leave the cell for the […]
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Presidential Prospectus issues
With the search for the next president of Texas A&M University-Commerce well under way, members of the search committee should be appreciated for their efforts in whittling down the list of candidates they will eventually turn over to the Chancellor, who will in turn pass along his list to the […]
Football team signs 13 players for 2008 season
Texas A&M University-Commerce head football coach Scotty Conley announced the arrival of eight players at the semester break and the letters of intent from five high school standouts. A&M-C is coming off a 5-6 season and the program’s first-ever Lone Star Conference North Division title. Among the eight coming in […]
Stoicism stinks, dreams can comfort
I had an idea for this column last week. It was supposed to be my first full-fledged column post-writers’ strike and my self-imposed sympathy break. (Any writings that seemed like they occurred during the strike were illusions – or copy I got paid for at work.) But the best laid […]
Be Kind, Rewind
Trailers usually outline the plot of the movie, but this was not the case in the new Michael Gondry flick, “Be Kind Rewind”. Mr. Fletcher (Danny Glover) owns the video store, Be Kind Rewind. Due to the outdated, dilapidating building the store is housed in, he must figure out a […]
‘SO’ celebrates five years
System Overload (SO) celebrated their five-year anniversary at Curtain Club on Feb. 23 by re-releasing their first CD. SO is a perfect mixture of metal and rock. Travis Buck (vocals) impressed us all by switching between screaming and lyrically singing with ease. They not only play heavy, driving metal like […]
Interview with singer/songwriter Matthew Labrot
I had the prvilege of interviewing one of the up-and-coming sons of Greenville, Matthew Labrot. This Greenville Christian School graduate has finished recording his debut album and is expecting a May release. Cody Giles: How long have you been singing? Matthew Labrot: I think since I was around four. CG: […]
Graduate advice offered
Graduate students have enough to worry about without wondering if the work they’re doing will help them graduate. Graduate advisers are available to help graduate students stay on track for graduation. But whom can the advisers turn to when they need help? Texas A&M University-Commerce has solved this problem by […]
Pumphrey loses appeal
The Sixth Appellate District Court of Appeals, located in Texarkana, Texas recently ruled on a case that involved members of the Texas A&M University – Commerce Police Department. Candice Pumphrey v. State of Texas was an appeal submitted in December 2007, then heard and ruled on in late January. Pumphrey […]
CaribbSA impresses students
As a part of the Black History Month program, organized by residence life at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, La., the A&M-Commerce Caribbean Student Association (CSA) showcased their culture on Feb. 22 at the NSU campus. The CSA expressed their cultural influences through dances, skits, songs and ethnic food. NSU […]