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Holocaust survivors share journey

The James Gee Library hosted a book signing and program supporting Holocaust survivors William and Rosalie Schiff’s recently released book last Tuesday. The book, titled “William & Rosalie: A Holocaust Testimony,” was released last August and written by Craig Hanley, a Dallas freelance writer. The manuscript was the winner of […]

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Core curriculum changes coming?

Everyone has had to sit through them, the core curriculum classes. It doesn’t matter whether the student is an incoming freshman or a transfer from another university, they will have had these “basic” classes. “Currently it is possible for students to progress through our core (curriculum), Ricky Dobbs said, “with […]

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Iraq soldier calls family at A&M-C

Talk about boo-boos, singing nursery rhymes were mixed in with “I love you” as Staff Sgt. Angie Younger-Embree spoke with her immediate and extended family during a video conference at Texas A&M University-Commerce last Friday. Along with being able to see her family, Younger-Embree was excited by her recent promotion […]

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A&M-C meets Marketing 101

Every university struggles with where, how and whom to advertise towards. Texas A&M University-Commerce is not excluded in the “battle of the ads.” “Our goals, of course, include getting as many students involved in higher education as we can and deliver for them an education that will give them the […]

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Mayo Hall to be demolished soon

Mayo Hall is saying good-bye to Texas A&M University. Unfortunately for the 72-year-old building, administration has decided the only option the building has is to be torn down. “Through the years, the administration has explored options to re-use it. In 2003, there was a study prepared by VAI Architects to […]

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How to protest a final grade …

Yes, it is actually possible to protest a final grade given by any professor at the end of each semster. However, it’s no walk in the park. In order to qualitfy … According to the Texas A&M University-Commerce procedures, students challenging a final grade must show that the instructor’s judgment […]

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Political Miracles

There aren’t too many news outlets that will put it this way, but this primary season doesn’t make me ashamed to be a citizen of these United States of America. It’s like some kind of dream from which I fear I might awaken and find out that the real candidates […]

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‘LOST’ finds gold

This past Thursday, Jan. 31, the fourth season of “LOST” premiered on ABC. After a torturous hour-long recap of the first three seasons to catch new viewers up to date, the episode finally got rolling. This season however began with a switch up of how the flashbacks were shown. As […]

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Celebrity Snippets with Shauna

Kim K. slapped with lawsuit Feb. 4 – The mother of former singer and star of “Moesha,” Brandy, is suing everyone even linked to the Kardashian name. According to a lawysuit filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, Sonja Norwood, Brandy’s mother, is claiming that in 2004, when Kim Karsashian […]

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Giants upset Patriots 17-14 for Super Bowl win

For two weeks all the talk was how the New England Patriots would win their fourth Super Bowl title this decade, finish the year with a perfect 19-0 record and, maybe, become the best NFL team of all time. Well, the New York Giants scored one of the biggest Super […]