KEARNEY Neb — While coming to Kearney, Nebraska for the NCAA Division II Elite Eight for a national championship was their main goal, the Texas A&M University-Commerce Lions had another job to do while in town. Fifth graders at the Central Elementary School had eagerly prepared for this day. They […]
Health services require appointment
Texas A&M University-Commerce Student Health Services will require students to make an appointment before they are seen. “We are moving to appointments as of March 25 because we have had an increase in patient volume and this will decrease wait time and allow more time to be spent with each […]
“Cold War” to win students
Ten thousand students by 2009. That is the goal set by President Keith McFarland for the number of students enrolled at Texas A&M University-Commerce. Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated is taking the initiative to help in this feat. “We are hosting our 2nd Annual Cold War Step Show and our […]
East Texan takes home awards at TIPA
SAN ANTONIO – The staff of The East Texan was recognized for their efforts at the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association (TIPA) conference March 22-24 in San Antonio. The East Texan received second place in overall excellence for Division 3 and a third place Best In Show award given at the […]
Music dept. uses group effort for show
The music department at Texas A&M University-Commerce is beginning their Spring series of events with a choir concert featuring the chamber orchestra, select chorale, and bluebonnet chorus combining to form one group. “We usually begin our spring performances earlier than this, however, due to the amount of rehearsal time required […]
New System Overload CD will leave you breathless
Band: System OverloadAlbum: Turn the HourglassGenre: Metal/ Rock/AlternativeLabel: N/A 3 stars “Turn the Hourglass” is an album that will simply leave you breathless. It’s absolutely amazing to see just how developed and mature System Overload has become since the release of their last CD, “From the Shadows” in 2005. Being […]
“The best movie I have seen in two years”
300, which is based off of the graphic novel by Frank Miller (creator of Sin City) is without a doubt the best film I have seen in over two years. The film is about the Battle of Thermopylae where 300 Spartans fought with the Persian army and eventually decimated their […]
A little help makes big difference
The community will once again come together to improve Commerce for the Ninth annual Big Event, which will be held on Saturday, March 31 with participants improving various areas around the town and university. “It [The Big Event] is about the city and the university coming together,” Barbara Kersey, manager […]
Revenues no gamble for state schools
Since 1994, Louisiana has collected over $2.02 billion in state and $557 million in local taxes from riverboat casinos. These numbers are staggering, but for Louisiana the real bonus is that 53 percent of patrons are from out of state, accounting for $177.8 million dollars. The tax revenues from casinos […]
Watch what you bring back this break
Are you excited about spring break? Well, that’s a dumb question. Of course you are excited. Spring break is, traditionally, when college students everywhere get the hell out of Dodge and spend zillions of dollars getting drunk and having unprotected sex with multiple partners and going into debt up to […]