Commerce, Texas is not exactly a thriving metropolis. With only 9,000 or so residents, the town lacks the majority of entertainment options that other cities posses. Combine that with an overall sense of resentment or, at the very least, apathy, towards the university by the city of Commerce, and it’s […]
Enrollment shows sizable increase
Texas A&M University-Commerce’s enrollment is up 9.44 percent according to a document released a week prior to the semester’s start. This comparison is based on the numbers recorded on Aug. 17, 2008 and those obtained Aug. 23, 2009. Increases in enrollment are seen almost across the board with the only […]
Writer deals with summer hangover
I hate the first week of school. It’s not finding my classes, or sitting through hours upon hours of mindless syllabi lectures. It’s the mindset. Every semester it is so difficult to get out of summer mode and back into a scholastic thinking program. Since there are probably a lot […]
Sweet music echoes from construction site
For students just returning to Texas A&M University-Commerce, walking to the cashier’s office to pay their tuition or buy parking permits may have been quite a shock. Just across the street, where last semester there were trees and parking lots, there is now the rising framework of the new music […]
Lions extend winning streak
The Texas A&M University-Commerce women’s soccer team continued their flying start to the season with a convincing 4-1 win over Dallas Baptist University on Tuesday. The match was the first ever night game in the program’s history with a 7:30 p.m. kick-off, played under four new flood lights added to […]
Halloween II brings boring gore
Halloween, the holiday, is still more than two months away, but in theaters since Friday, Aug. 28th is Halloween II, bringing Halloween early this year. While Rob Zombie’s take on the first Halloween was largely successful, maybe he should’ve stopped while he was ahead. Halloween II was a disappointing montage […]
Freshman fish for answers
The first week of school can be hectic for even fifth-year seniors, but for freshmen and transfer students it’s more like a stress test. Professors like to say, in college, no one is going to hold your hand, but the East Texan would like to instead provide this “handy” guide […]
Soccer lights it up
Head women’s soccer coach, Neil Piper, has brought in eleven new players to his squad ahead of a very exciting 2009 season. It is another addition, however, which will give players, coaches and spectators a totally new experience with Texas A&M University-Commerce soccer. Four new floodlights have been added to […]
Texting freedom threatened by Congress
I admit it: I do it. When I’m on the road and I hear the chime that I have a new text message, I dig my phone out of my pocket to see what it is, and, just as often, I send one back. I know I probably shouldn’t, I […]
Morriss, lions optimistic for 09 season
The fall semester is here and, for college campuses around the nation, that means the beginning of football season. Last year the Texas A&M University-Commerce Lions took the field with high expectations, led by senior quarterback Terry Mayo and wide receiver Willie Thorton, only to post a mediocre 5-5 record. […]