The sixth annual Relay For Life walk kicks off April 17 in Memorial Stadium at A&M Commerce at 7 p.m., continuing until 7 a.m. April 18. Holly Brown, president of Colleges Against Cancer said Relay For Life is a time to celebrate the ones that have won their battle against […]
Event aims for awareness
Chi Alpha, a Christian fellowship organization at A&M-Commerce, will team up with other campus organizations to present Rescue the Girl in The Club at the Sam Rayburn Student Center at 7 p.m. May 7. The event aims to promote awareness of child sex slavery and organizations that fight against it […]
Drill executed
On Thursday, April 23, from 9-11 a.m., Texas A&M University-Commerce underwent a crisis drill. If the drill caused any disturbance in the affected building, faculty and staff were supposed to inform students or fellow office workers to remain calm, that a “drill” was being conducted by University Police and the […]
University plans for swine flu
Currently 64 cases of the swine flu have broken out across the United States with six of those located in Texas. Texas A&M University-Commerce is taking steps to prepare the campus for a potential outbreak of the virus. Vice president of marketing and communication Randy Jolly said a crisis committee […]
You had me at “LOL”
Since when has dating become as easy as checking your email? Has online dating eliminated the need for a face-to-face meeting? Technology has allowed us to find true love the same way we would apply for a job. People are sending their love-life résumés out to many different applicants, hoping […]
‘No line’ is no trophy
Fans of Irish rock band U2 have had to wait the longest time ever between album releases. So, when their new album No Line on the Horizon came out on Tuesday, the rock world breathed a huge sigh of relief. After initially beginning work in 2006, then scrapping that in […]
UPD sees increase in crime
In December 2008 and this past January, the University Police Department experienced a change in the flow of traffic in the city of Commerce and around Texas A&M University-Commerce. There were approximately 91 traffic stops made in December, including citations, verbal and written warnings, arrests and accidents. In January there […]
Watchmen makes for super flick
When super heroes go bad. This is the general theme behind Zach Snyder’s adaptation of the graphic novel Watchmen and it is pure genius. From the get go, Watchmen is an intense assault on viewer’s senses while grounding the audience in thought-provoking dialogue and a completely original story. The film’s […]
Octomom doesn’t deserve hype
Sitting in the cafeteria, with the televisions blaring Headline News network (HLN), the annoying only child of CNN that thinks it’s a ‘big boy’ now, one would expect the latest and most pressing news to be presented. So, in a situation where, for instance, the G20 forum made a decision […]
Beta Alpha Psi -Zeta Epsilon Chapter finds success at regionals
Members of Beta Alpha Psi -Zeta Epsilon Chapter attended the Southwest Regional Conference on Friday, March 6 through Saturday, March 7, held at the Omni Mandalay in Las Colinas. The event was hosted by the University of Louisiana at Monroe Eta Sigm Chapter. The Zeta Epsilon chapter of Beta Alpha […]