Texas A&M University – Commerce is getting back to nature by creating an artificial wetlands and native prairie preserve. The area sits just south of the campus, off Texas State Highway 50. Although still under construction, the site will eventually act as a laboratory for students majoring in everything from […]

Influenced by Pantera, Sik works hard to prove they are one of the best bands in Dallas. On this night, the band was the epitome of amazing and did not let the energy drop all night. Throughout the entire show there was movement onstage, incredibly smooth transitions and for the […]

There are approximately 50,000 registered sex offenders in Texas to date, making that about 2300 out of every million people in the state. Every year, the number of sex offenders across Texas grows, causing some concern for parents and citizens throughout. Currently, 17 reside in Commerce, with only two of […]

Despite it being his last year as president of the university, Dr. Keith McFarland issued four challenges to the faculty and staff, reiterating his promise to be “sprinting to the finish line.” McFarland said the areas of concern were undergraduate retention, recruitment, student behavior and search procedures for faculty and […]

With the results of the Individual Development and Educational Assessment (IDEA) evaluation in, Texas A&M University-Commerce is starting to analyze just where improvement among the different departments, faculty and courses is needed. In the pilot evaluation given at the end of the Spring semester last year, students were asked a […]

Well, it seems most everyone has weighed in on Michael Vick’s situation. You know it’s bad when Alberto Gonzales uses the controversy to try to downplay his stepping down. (Or maybe he timed it to be when “The Daily Show” was on break. Coincidence?) But the one group who mattered […]

Two fourth quarter touchdowns led No. 7 Pittsburg State (NCAA Division II) to a 28-14 win over Texas A&M-Commerce in front of a nationally-televised audience at Carnie Smith Stadium in Pittsburg, Kansas on Saturday afternoon. With the game tied at 14, in the fourth quarter, the host Gorillas (1-0) scored […]

Although it came at the end of his speech to the faculty, the announcement from Dr. Keith McFarland was to the point. “I wish to announce to you that I will be stepping down as president and CEO of Texas A&M-Commerce at the end of the academic year,” he said. […]

After a nationwide search that spanned over 19 candidates and eight states, a local Texan, Carlton Cooper, was named the new athletic director at Texas A&M University-Commerce at a press conference on June 19. “Sometimes you just go places and get a feeling,” Cooper said. “My purpose is to come […]

The Texas A&M University-Commerce Lions soccer team started its 2007 season in good fashion with a 2-0 shutout victory over the Southwest Baptist University (Mo.) Bearcats at the A&M-Commerce Sports Complex on Saturday. “We are definitely excited with the win,” said Lions head coach Neil Piper. “It was against a […]