This year Thanksgiving is on Nov. 26. On the Texas A&M University-Commerce campus, the residence halls will close at 1 p.m. on Nov. 25 when most students will be heading home for a traditional Thanksgiving feast with their family. However, the “traditional” feast of today bears little resemblance to the […]
AIDS to bring global disease awareness
Texas A&M University-Commerce Office of Diversity and Cultural Affairs, Counseling Center, Student Health Services, and ANGLS will be presenting World AIDS Day Dec. 1 to promote global awareness of AIDS. “I know different groups have done things with regard to World AIDS Day in the past, however this is my […]
Commerce/Cambodia partnership begins
Commerce and Pailin, Cambodia, officially entered into a sister-city partnership on Thursday, Nov. 19, during a signing ceremony held in the Innovations Room of the Sam Rayburn Student Center at Texas A&M University-Commerce. After a Buddhist monk blessed the ceremony, the mayor of Commerce, Quay Throgmorton, signed the official agreement […]
Arabian Night marks end of International Education Week
The Association of International Students (ASI) ended International Education Week with Arabian Night in the Student Center on Nov.19. Arabian Night was a chance for the students at Texas A&M University-Commerce to get a feel of the Arabic culture. “We wanted the students to understand and know the Arabic culture,” […]
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Men’s basketball 2-0 after St. Edward’s tournament
The Texas A&M University-Commerce men’s basketball won their first two games of the season on Nov. 15 and 16 against St. Edward’s University and Trinity University. The wins gave A&M-Commerce their first 2-0 record since the 2004-2005 season. “It feels good to be undefeated because we’ve had such great teams […]
“Textese” undermines English language
Perhaps no specific terminology represents the decline of literacy in American society more than SMS language, also known as textese, chatspeak and a myriad of other names. Anytime someone opens their mouth only to spit out “LOL” or “BTW,” I die a little inside. Ok, well maybe that’s a bit […]
Elimination game brings Whitley residents together
The Whitley Elimination game, which commenced on Nov. 4 at 12:01 a.m., is a hunter versus the hunted game whose players include the residents and resident assistants of Whitley Hall. Not only is this the first year of the game, but it is also the first time a game like […]
That Sports Thing?
Adam Farkesby Adam Troxtell A football team without a quarterback that leads is like a ship without its captain or an army without a commander. None of those things can be successful without the one central, leader position. This season, Adam Farkes’ job was to do just that, but also […]
Pedestrian struck by car in front of Ferguson
An automobile hit a female pedestrian at 6:46 p.m. tonight in front of the Ferguson Social Science Building while walking to the Texas A&M University-Commerce Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band concert. University Police Department peace officer Cory Brookshire said the victim was not using the crosswalk when she was struck. […]