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Festival to bring diverse films

Diversity and entertainment is what Breakout Entertainment is trying to accomplish with their documentary film festival. The festival, which will be held Tuesday, Jan. 30 at 6 p.m. in the American Ballroom at the MSC, will be showing three films titled Fuck, Half Nelson and Short Bus. The festival is […]

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Q&A with local band Fair to Midland

DALLAS — Local band Fair To Midland from Sulphur Springs has recently been signed with Serjical Strike/Republican/ Universal Records. On Dec. 29, The East Texan got to sit down with the band after a reunion show in Dallas. Interviewed were Jon Dickens who plays bass, Matt Langley who plays keys/electronics, […]

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Lion women have strong winter break

The Texas A&M University-Commerce Lions women’s team did not suffer through the cold winter break, going 6-0 to improve their overall record to 12-7. The Lions also set a new school record with seven straight wins. “Anytime you set a school record, its an honor for your kids,” said Womens […]

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A&M-C campus delayed due to ice

As of 8 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 17, classes are delayed until 10 a.m. A final decision will made at that time. Many area schools have cancelled classes today.

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Congratulations grads, you will still be a wiener in my heart

This time of year always makes me reflective. I ask myself, have I used my influence as a respected commentator (Ha!) to try and help my fellow students? Then I laugh and laugh, because I know that I haven’t. I’m a humor columnist in training. My job isn’t to write […]

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Christmas spirit spreads to Commerce

The annual Commerce Christmas Parade will be held on Thursday, Dec. 7 at 7 p.m. Sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce, this year’s parade will feature a theme of “A Texas Christmas.” “We’ve always loved coming to the Parade. We brought our daughters when they were little girls and now […]

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Road less traveled on the way to Albuquerque

Hopefully by the time you read this, you and everyone else that is going to be here in the spring will have registered. As for myself, I know what I want to take for my classes, but it still seems strange to even be registering for them. But there’s no […]

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Women fall short to ACU 83-77, drop third straight

Despite 23 points from senior Kanani Marshal – 18 of which came in the second half and 12 from sophomore Britney Jordan in the second half, the Texas A&M-Commerce women’s basketball team dropped an 83-77 decision to host Abilene Christian on Saturday afternoon at the Moody Coliseum. Abilene Christian raised […]

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Ponder leaves Lions to coach Tarleton State

Texas A&M University-Commerce Cross Country, Track and Field Head Coach Pat Ponder has parted ways with the university to further his coaching career at Tarleton State after the conclusion of the Fall 2006 semester, according to team reports. Ponder could not be reached for comment. Ponder was entering his fifth […]