Following the lead of 26 other states, a bill is presently before the state House in Texas, proposing to require citizens to register when they want to purchase alcohol in kegs. House Bill 2096 was first brought before the legislation April 1 of this year, and would require all retailers […]
Not all about drinking in college years
It’s easy enough to talk about after a few drinks, yet ironically enough therein lays the problem. For some the issue of drinking, in our case during college, can bring out the worst. It’s that fact that we don’t speak of, collectively, but I know gets thought about by the […]
Downing takes lions to finish
A part of the A&M-Commerce community for the past seven years, Women’s Basketball Head Coach, Denny Downing, has high hopes for the final games of this year’s season, as well as the season to come. Downing started coaching women’s basketball in 1983 as a student assistant at Northwestern Oklahoma State […]
New season, new coach
It was a windy day in Commerce, but that didn’t keep the Lions football team from their first day of practice. The team was out in shoulder pads, T-shirts and shorts to begin working for next fall’s football season. Althought it was the first day, the coaching staff still disciplined […]
Learning to succeed means hashing out priorities first
Greek organizations on campus had a chance to listen to Andy Masters Tuesday evening, Feb. 17. Masters is a collegiate author and speaker, who participates in programs across the country concerning greek life, leadership and career building. The program explored the topic of “learning to balance life now, to succeed […]
Poets let loose
The Mayo Review hosted an “open mic night” event Thursday Feb. 19 at local bar, The Spot located on the square in downtown Commerce. Students and the community alike were given the opportunity to step up to the microphone and share some of their original pieces or literary samples from […]
Don’t judge book by cover
The Sam Rayburn Student Center is an extravagant building full of gadgets and attractions. But is it really all that useful or effective? True, the new food in the cafeteria is of a higher quality (thumbs up on the bread sticks), but the cafeteria is much smaller. This seemingly makes […]
Giving work time rather than face time
Go Green. Save Darfur. Stop Global Warning. These are slogans that have entered our daily lives. We cannot drive through traffic without seeing a clever lines plastered on the bumpers of some beat up Honda. There isn’t a store in the mall that doesn’t have its own Inspi(red) slogan screen […]
Only ghosts load the bases
Baseball is America’s pastime, an iconic sport conjuring up images of lazy summer afternoons where you grab a hotdog and a beer and sit down to nine innings of a classic competition. The Cain Sports Complex is a fully-functional baseball complex, but, unfortunately, Texas A&M University-Commerce has never seen an […]
Mardi Gras makes for ‘phat’ event
The Morris Recreation Center held its 5th annual Mardi Gras celebration on Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 5 p.m. in the gym. The event, which falls on Fat Tuesday each year, gives students the opportunity to mix and mingle while safely celebrating the holiday, Commerce style. This year’s event theme, “A […]