Perhaps the most cherished pastime of Halloween is venturing out in costume to go trick-or-treating. To go along with this favorite tradition, which a few college students are reluctant to part with even years after they have passed the age where it is appropriate, The East Texan presents the “Tricks […]
Homecoming nominee campaigns heat up
Lately on campus, there have been an unusually large number of decorated cars in the parking lots. Aesthetics and obstructing the driver’s view aside, the paint serves a purpose in the highly visible campaign for Homecoming king and queen for Texas A&M University-Commerce. The competition is a bit tougher for […]
Vertan Vigil announced
Every November, A&M-Commerce picks a branch of the military to honor. This year the University has chosen to honor the men and women of the U.S. Coast Guard. The Vigil will take place Nov. 6-8 on the east circle lawn. The Vigil started in 1949 with the schools Air Force […]
ASA offers more culture
Texas A&M University-Commerce’s African Student Association (ASA) chapter offers more than just cultural education to the University, according to transfer student Ashley Ofuokwu. ASA also offers a welcoming home-away-from-home environment. “I am a transfer student from Kansas and this is my first semester with ASA,” Ofuokwu said. “They immediately welcomed […]
Trick-or-treating past your prime
What rarely wears a costume and attempts to score candy from each house at least three times every Halloween? Every trick-or-treater over 13. It’s not that I don’t love tossing candy in the bags of the hundred princesses and Supermans that knock and scream out the most overused phrase of […]
Boostore puts on annual graduation fair
The Texas A & M University-Commerce bookstore enables graduating seniors to pick up everything they may need for graduation at the graduation fair. The graduation fair was designed to bring together different departments of the university in one location, the A & M-Commerce bookstore, for the convenience of the student. […]
Spring registration frustrates
It’s time to register for Spring 2009. That means its time to figure out how to pay for another semester, determine which classes to take, and no more free time! Getting classes figured out and adapting to a new schedule can be very frustrating and stressful. Dealing with stress can […]
New schedule poses problems and positives
With the economy in crisis and the cost of higher education continuing to rise, Texas A&M University-Commerce has to find creative ways to continue to attract more students. Considering a large majority of the students that attend A&M-Commerce commute to campus, the leadership of A&M-Commerce have decided to design a […]
Distance education offers alternatives
At Texas A&M University-Commerce students do not have to only attend class the old-fashioned way, showing up at a scheduled meeting time. Instead, the University offers distance education by way of two-way interactive video via the Internet. This setup allows a professor or instructor to broadcast class from one location […]
Dropping classes becomes just a little easier
At the start of each school year at Texas A&M University-Commerce, students register for classes. They have until census day, which is the twelfth class day, to drop an un-wanted course without filling out paper work or getting signatures from their instructor. For students who choose to drop after census […]