Texas A&M-Commerce athletic teams always see many new faces leading up to each academic school year. For the cross country teams, this meant seeing 11 unfamiliar faces when practices started in the last few weeks. The women’s team has six new runners, while the men’s team has five. The new […]

The phones were ringing off the hook last week at 88.9 KETR, but it wasn’t listeners requesting music. Instead, the station fielded calls asking about the static in their speakers. Transmitter failure knocked A&M-Commerce’s 100,000-watt public radio station off the air Aug. 21. Bill Oliver, KETR station manager, said a […]

#8220;Resurrecting the Champ” follows the struggling journalist Erik Kernon (Josh Hartnett) and his fight to become on top of what he thinks he does best, sports writing. His failed writing, which lacks luster and emotion, spills into his own life separating him from his wife and his son. What he […]

The telltale signs are everywhere. The streets are buzzing. Aisles are crowded at supermarkets with hungry-looking youths emptying everything in sight. Parking lots that were once empty over the summer are filling up. It can mean only one thing: Texas A&M-Commerce students are back. On behalf of The East Texan, […]

At the end of this academic year, I will be completing my 10th year as President/CEO of Texas A&M University-Commerce. I believe the decade has brought many meaningful changes to the university, and I have been pleased to have played a role in those events. After considerable thought and reflection, […]

Adjusting to the college environment can be tough, but “The First Semester”, a play delving into the lives of five college students and the issues they face, can assist students in making the transition from high school to college. “I’ve seen the play before, and I can say with confidence […]

It’s the first week of school, so of course you’re excited to showcase the fresh ensembles you’ve picked up for the semester, but there’s one problem: it’s still blazing hot in The Lone Star State! No worries, it’s easy to turn those summer staples into fall favorites-and look chic at […]

Play: “Our Town”Written by: Thorton WilderDirector: Jim Tyler AndersonLead Cast: Quincy Johnson II, Rachel Joseph, Chris Martinez, Lacy Lynch, Rob McWhorter, Katie Townsend and Matt Plummer. Editor’s note: The following production was reviewed on Wednesday, April 25 in the Performing Arts Center. In “Our Town”, the University Playhouse gets away […]

Former First Lady and Texas Intercolliegate Press Association Hall of Fame honoree, Claudia “Lady Bird” Johnson died at her home Wednesday, July 11. She was 94. Johnson was inducted into the TIPA Hall of Fame in 2004, headquartered at the Journalism Building on the Texas A&M University-Commerce campus. Her husband, […]

After a nationwide search that spanned over 19 candidates and eight states, a local Texan, Carlton Cooper, has been 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 […]