On a crisp December evening, the constellation Orion can be seen in the still Commerce sky, his belt and sword brightly gleaming, miles away from the atmospheric distortion that a major city’s pollution and glow emit. “Orion is my favorite constellation,” Kent Montgomery, Planetarium director and adjunct professor of Astronomy […]
Plans cemented for new music building
Music students of the past, present and future will be glad to know Texas A&M University-Commerce is about to break ground on the long-awaited music building. Construction on the new building, which does not yet have an official name, is set to begin in late December. The location of the […]
Rush hones gaming skills
It has come at last: the final part of my journey to manhood. I had several options for going out with a bang, ideas which my friends gladly offered. The interesting thing was when I became aware that I’ve been acting more like a guy than I first realized. As […]
True Blood takes HBO by storm
Vampires vampires vampires! It seems any where you look today the undead are making leaps in bounds in popularity. HBO’s new series True Blood is one of the new outlets for vampires. It’s also the best live action series I’ve seen in some time. From creator Allan Ball True Blood’s […]
Anberlin achieves mainstream success
Alternative rock artist Anberlin had already achieved mainstream success on indie Christian label Tooth and Nail with such albums as “Never Take Friendship Personal” and “Cities.” The band signed with Universal Republic Records last year and were asked to release an album in 2008 despite the fact that they released […]
Quarantine keeps viewer at edge of seat
When we think of mystery, suspense and horror, we think Friday the 13th, House on Haunted Hill, or perhaps SAW comes to mind. However, there is another movie out there now that fits each of those descriptions just as well, and that’s Quarantine.While it may seem slow moving at first, […]
Bloody Fantastic
So many times the challenge has been how to make a movie from a book and make it just as successful. Director Catherine Hardwicke and screenplay writer, Melissa Rosenburg have taken that challenge head on with teen vampire drama, Twilight. With the recent success of the Twilight book series by […]
Freshman success evaluated
The Freshman Success Seminar (FSS) is a required class for all incoming freshman. There is currently a debate over the number of weeks the class should meet, as well as how beneficial the class is to the students overall. Most of these freshman success classes meet for 15 hours over […]
Writing on the walls
Who would think that numbers could mean the difference between life and death? Yet for this University and so many others such is the case. When students walk around campus they can easily see the new large numbers on each building. Nevertheless, the significance of these numbers is pondered by […]
Wascovich wins esteemed awarad
Vaughn Wascovich, assistant professor of art, won the Photo Society Award presented by the Society of Photographic Education (SPE). Wascovich grew up in Youngstown, OH. While in high school Wascovich jokes that he became interested in photography to meet girls. After graduation, Wascovich went on to Youngstown State to earn […]