Businesses and festivals on the downtown square will now need to apply for a permit to allow for the consumption of alcoholic beverages outside. “The only impact to businesses on the square would be a licensed establishment that their permit allows patrons to walk outside their building with alcohol,” Kerry […]
Forni visits A&M-C for fall convocation
Civility may not be on the top of many college students list of “things to learn at school,” but because of Dr. P.M. Forni students may be penciling it in. Forni has been chosen to speak at this year’s convocation Oct. 22, and is planning on delivering a one-two-punch to […]
Wires in a wireless world
We live in a world addicted to staying connected. At any moment, people need to be able to talk to each other no matter how far apart they may be. Because of this, the wireless capabilities of technologies are always being improved and modified. In this day and age, someone […]
A hand on relaxation
Last week I tackled the controversial and painful topic of hair removal. For the second piece in my series, I decided a bit of relaxation was in order. With this in mind I underwent a manicure and a pedicure. Prior to this experience I have to admit I was somewhat […]
CISD on road to improvement at CHS
Editor’s note: This is the third in a series focusing on Commerce High School’s unacceptable rating by the TEA. With Commerce High School being rated unacceptable recently, some changes in the curriculum are being implemented in order to correct problematic areas. “One thing I want to emphasize is that this […]
Lucasarts unleashes ‘The Force’ with game
The highly anticipated game from Lucasarts, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed finally made its debut on Sept. 16 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2 Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS, and the PlayStation Portable. Only the next-generation consoles like the Xbox 360 and PS3 are fully capable of using new […]
Editor’s Picks
Editor-in-Chief: Shauna BanksSong: “Alone,” Sanctus Real, Fight the TideMovie: The Other Boleyn GirlTV Show: Wife Swap, ABC Managing Editor: Cody GilesSong: “You’re So Last Summer,” Taking Back Sunday, Tell All Your FriendsMovie: Super Size MeTV Show: Grey’s Anatomy, ABC Sports Editor: James BrightSong: “They Say,” Scars on Broadway, Self TitledMovie: […]
Mogwai howls new tunes
After 11 years of making music with five studio albums under their belt, Scottish band Mogwai released their sixth album, The Hawk Is Howling, on Sept. 22 to mixed reviews. The instrumental post-rock group has made a name for themselves in the underground music world in the past, with triumph […]
What men really want
Since the beginning of time women have tried to figure out what men want. I wish I could say the same for men, but we gave up when girls said that being hit on the head with a club or being dragged by their hair to a cave didn’t count […]
Running up in ranks
Recently the Texas A&M University-Commerce men’s and women’s cross country teams competed in two different meets. The first was held by the university of the incarnate word on sept. 27. It was the first time this season that the men and women’s teams had run 10,000 and 8,000 meters, respectively. […]