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MySpace: A place for friends?

Profile Views: 8,329. Band Name would like to be added as your friend. New Comments! Sorry, the bulletin boards are currently under construction : (. MySpace. “The biggest thing on the internet right now,” said freshman math major, Heather Stofle. How many people have a MySpace? “15 percent of the […]

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Commerce city hall nearing completion

After over a year of waiting for Commerce’s city hall to open, the wait is about to be over for town residents as well as students. “We actually started construction in Sept. 2005 so it’s been close to 18 months since we began the project,” said Bill Shipp, city manager […]

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PAL holds open house

In hopes of finding homes for the stray dogs and cats of Commerce, the City of Commerce Animal Shelter will be holding an open house to attract local citizens and give abandoned animals a warm home to sleep in. Hosted by Prevent A Litter Inc. (PAL), a local nonprofit organization, […]

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Lion women continue winning ways

The Texas A&M University-Commerce Lions had a battle Saturday afternoon when they slipped past Southeastern Okla. 82-79. With 55 seconds remaining, the Lions trailed 79-77. Lion guard Britney Jordan grabbed a live ball and dished to guard Tarika Campbell underneath the basket. Campbell, who was fouled, made the basket to […]

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Last minute free-throws oust Central Oklahoma

Senior guard Lamar Searight sank two free throws with 3.7 seconds remaining to hand Central Oklahoma its first conference loss in Lone Star Conference North Division play of the season, 64-63, on Wednesday at the A&M-Commerce Field House.”I actually thought we played better Saturday then we did today. We just […]

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Bachelor’s degree not a walk in the park for students

Most students can relate to the stress that develops at the end of each semester in regard to registering for the upcoming one. Not only do we have to find the time to take care of registration, but we also have to make sure we are taking the classes needed […]

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It’s all about the Clintons

The race for the 2008 Presidency is beginning to heat up. Recently, both Illinois Senator Barack Obama and New York Senator Hillary Rodham-Clinton both announced they were establishing exploratory committees which is the first step in declaring their intentions to run. Polls show Sen. Clinton is definitely the front runner […]

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KETR names Oliver station manager

KETR Public Radio, the local FM radio station, has reached back into it’s past and hired a familiar face to take on a leading role. Bill Oliver has been hired as the general manager for KETR, and he is not new to the Commerce area or to the university. “I […]

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IDEA teacher evaluation to be implemented

Each semester, thousands of faculty evaluations are quickly filled out or bubbled in, only to be tossed into an envelope and immediately sent to department heads. In order to acquire more accurate ratings for the professors at Texas A&M University-Commerce, the school has decided to introduce a new evaluation program […]