Every college student has had to lug their heavy backpacks around campus at one time or another. Sometimes these packs can weigh an excessive 20 pounds, which puts extreme stress on students’ backs. When combined, that much weight and the miles walked around campus can quite literally be backbreaking work. […]
Campus events mark homecoming week
Homecoming will wrap up this Friday and Saturday with numerous events leading up to the football game on Saturday at 2 p.m. Starting at 3 p.m. on Friday there is a Powder Puff Football Tournament at the Cain Sports Complex and a student access and success open house. At 6:30 […]
Online classes discriminate against less-connected
The Internet is a wonderful, useful tool. All the information in the world is instantly available at your fingertips. A popular trend in universities today is to integrate the Internet into their courses in the form of online classes or an online/face-to-face “hybrid.” Four out of my five classes are […]
University sets Hispanic enrollment goal
Texas A&M University-Commerce has set a goal to have 25 percent Hispanic enrollment in three years. Upon completion, A&M-Commerce would be recognized under federal designation as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). “That designation is important, because at that point, the university becomes eligible to receive certain resources that will support […]
Laundry facilities frustrate students
Students living on campus are finding the residence hall laundry system to be more trouble than it’s worth. As the university nears the midpoint of the fall semester, complaints have begun to rise over the residence hall’s ability to accommodate students who want to wash their clothes. Each residence hall […]
A&M-Commerce introduces new track coach
Darren Schneider was announced as the new men’s track and field coach at Texas A&M University-Commerce at a press conference at 2 p.m. Oct. 7. A&M-Commerce President Dr. Dan Jones and athletic director Carlton Cooper announced the decision at the Sam Rayburn Student Center. “We want to build a winning […]
Homecoming week includes Club movie night
The Club in The Sam Rayburn Student Center showed Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen for the second day of homecoming week on Oct. 6. Blue and gold balloons decorated The Club, and Homecoming T-shirts and tickets were sold. There were 14 screens showing the movie. Students in attendance varied […]
New series is intelligent sci-fi drama
What would you do if you saw your future? Would you accept what you see as inevitable or do whatever it takes to alter it, however futile your attempts may be? ABC’s new fall thriller FlashForward tackles the idea of what might happen to society if it knew a little […]
Writer identifies keys to Lions’ North Division success
The Texas A&M University-Commerce football team won their second game in a row last Saturday, mostly thanks to a fantastic defensive effort. The win kept the Lions in first place in the North Division of the Lone Star Conference, despite a 2-4 overall record. When head coach Guy Morriss was […]
Counseling Center offers help to students
The Texas A&M University-Commerce Counseling Center opened its doors this past week to allow students a sneak peek of their facility. The Counseling Center in the Halladay Student Services Building provides services to students in need of help personally or academically. The services provided by the center cover a whole […]