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One button-down, four ways

For most college students, studying for tests, writing essays and paying monthly bills rank higher on the priority list than maintaining a stylish and updated wardrobe. That’s why it’s essential to purchase items that pair well with the pieces you currently own. Each month, I’ll feature a basic item and […]

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Weight Watching

I’m like most people, I work out a little, try to watch what I eat, and I habitually lash myself with a bamboo cane to purge the sin of my Cheeto benders. I hadn’t really considered how we view ourselves as a culture until I happened to mention it to […]

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F-bombs away, all hands to 1st Amendment

The recent brouhaha emanating from the Colorado State University student newspaper editorial use of the f-bomb in derision of President Bush reminds us that this is the 35th anniversary of comedian George Carlin’s monologue “Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television.” The f-bomb was one of those words. And […]

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CBT class going green

Dr. Hal Langford, dean of the college of business and technology, is having all of students in the Freshman Seminar class Critical Thinking (CBT111) place and monitor new recycling containers around campus as part of their class work. The exercise is designed to acquaint and engage them with the campus, […]

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Student Health Center offering flu shots

It’s flu season again; that time of year when noses run, snot flies, and germs run rampant throughout the campus. But the Student Health Center, commonly called the infirmary, is here to help students combat these nasty little microbes. The infirmary, located in Henderson Hall on the corner of Lee […]

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Cleaning up Commerce

Texas A&M University-Commerce’s new Science Building has recently been recognized for its architecture and design, as deemed by Commerce’s Beautification Committee. “The Science Building we believed was a beautiful building and makes Commerce look better,” Mary Sands, chairman of the Beautification Committee, said. Other well-known structures around Commerce that have […]

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University remodels rooms

Since the remodeling kick-off early last spring, students have seen a number of things around campus change, from the construction of then new student center to the revamping of classrooms. One of the bigger projects has been installing new seating in some of the classrooms and lecture halls across campus. […]

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MLB teams to battle for league supremacy

Here it is, the time of year all you baseball fans have been waiting for, October, the month where one lucky team will be crowned World Series champion. For the other unlucky seven, well, they can join the Texas Rangers and Houston Astros as World Series champs wannabes. This year […]

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Soccer trounces LSC opponents to start Division play

Sophomore Meagan Lasley scored twice and assisted on two more to lead the Texas A&M University-Commerce women’s soccer team to a 4-0 shutout of East Central on Sunday afternoon at the A&M-Commerce Soccer Complex. A&M-Commerce (6-5, 2-0 LSC) got on the board in the ninth minute when Chelsey Haight picked […]

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Missed extra point haunts Lions

A missed extra point haunted the Texas A&M University-Commerce Lions in a 21-20 overtime loss to Central Oklahoma on Saturday night at Memorial Stadium. ??With the game tied 14-14 to end regulation, the Lions opened the overtime period with possession at the 25-yard line and quarterback Trent Miller, who replaced […]