News

MRC parties fund student trips

Funds collected from birthday parties and lock-ins hosted by the Morris Recreational Center (MRC) are being used to send student workers to professional development conferences. The MRC has offered to host birthday parties and lock-ins since Fall 2003. “Money from these events is used to send students to conferences, workshops […]

Area

Local thrift stores help less fortunate

Thrift stores in Commerce are giving residents the opportunity to save money on clothes while still providing charity to the less fortunate. Thrift stores are a natural occurrence in most towns and Commerce is no exception. Among the multitude of, there are three stores that stand out as being either […]

News

Success Center serves student needs

The Student Access and Success Center was created in January 2009 with the concept of students having one location to take care of all their registration, financial aid and career development needs. “The purpose of the Division of Student Access and Success is to provide students at A&M-Commerce with opportunities […]

Sports

Lions fall to Texas Woman’s

The Texas A&M University-Commerce women’s basketball team dropped a 106-76 decision to host Texas Woman’s on Saturday afternoon in Denton. A&M-Commerce (4-14, 1-5 LSC North) had four players in double figures in the loss. Junior Genevieve Campbell had a team-best and game-high 22 points to pace the Lions. Mattilyn McIntyre […]

Arts

Darkness suits Gibson

Edge of Darkness brings Mel Gibson back to the screen for the first time since 2002’s Signs. Though his headline-grabbing antics since then have brought him a certain amount of infamy, in front of the camera, Gibson is still a great actor, and Edge of Darkness is a fantastic, if […]

Opinion

Editorial: Bleachers are poor use of referendum money

When the athletic referendum was initially passed, we recognized the need the athletic department had for more funds, even if we disagreed with the way it was passed. After all, the other universities in the Lone Star Conference had one, and our athletic department was competing against schools that had […]

News

Tuition increase hearings planned

Officials at Texas A&M University-Commerce are inviting students, faculty and staff to attend one of three scheduled public hearings discussing a proposed increase in designated tuition for the following academic year. The increase could be as high as $3.71 per semester credit hour, depending on approval by the Texas A&M […]

Sports

Women’s basketball heads to Denton

The Texas A&M University-Commerce women’s basketball team is in action this weekend, as they travel to Denton to take on Texas Woman’s University. The Pioneers are 10-7 overall and just recently lost their first Lone Star Conference North Division game of the season to Northeastern State, who sits on top […]

Sports

Lions drop both Wednesday games

The Texas A&M University-Commerce men’s and women’s basketball teams lost their games against the University of Central Oklahoma at the A&M-Commerce Field House Wednesday night. The women lost 73-55 after staying with the Bronchos and trailing by one at halftime, while the men were on the losing end of a […]

Opinion

Writer reflects on quarter-life crisis

Twenty-four seemed pretty old 10 years ago. Now that I’ve reached that age it seems just as old. I’m having a quarter life crisis. This is assuming of course that I make it 96. It seems more likely I’m having a 1/3-life crisis. Either way the problem I’m facing is […]