The Campus Activities Board (CAB) hosted stage hypnotist Daniel James in The Club on Tuesday, Sept. 6. James brought various audience members up onto the stage with him and put them into a state of hypnosis, allowing their subconscious to take control while they remember nothing of what happened. CAB’s […]
Students to help pay for road improvements with permit increase
The parking fee for students and faculty was recently raised from $22 to $40 in a bid to raise funds for upgrading roads and parking lots. The increase represents the first adjustment in the price of the permits since fall of 2002. According to Associate Vice President and Director of […]
Freshman student is 11,000th enrolled
With A&M-Commerce surpassing its previous record of 10,000 students enrolled last year with this year’s 11,000, there are plenty of new faces on campus, but only one of them is lucky enough to be the 11,000th student to enroll. That student is freshman Dakota Griffin. During his high school days, Griffin […]
Writer says school pride is in the students
I truly believe that spirit within an educational institution makes up the backbone of its structure. It is the support that allows a place to come alive and to become more than various brick buildings filled with rooms that are filled with desks. Here at Texas A&M University-Commerce we can […]
Prairie Crossing dumpster fire sparks evacuation
A fire broke out in the dumpsters on the first floor of the Prairie Crossing parking garage this evening causing an estimated $3,000 worth of damage. According to Sergeant Hill of the University Police Department, officers and personnel from the Commerce Fire Department responded to the fire at 10:25 p.m. […]
‘Shark Night’ lives up to horror movie stereotype, becomes laughably terrible
Allow me to be up front, if I may. “Shark Night” is a terrible movie. Chances are if you’re actually interested in this sort of thing, you already knew this going into the movie theater. The characters are one-dimensional, the effects are horrible, and worst of all, it has the […]
‘Apollo 18’ likely to disappoint fans of ‘Paranormal’ genre
I’m not sure how I got it in my head that the new film “Apollo 18” was made by the same people who made “Paranormal Activity” 1 and 2. I guess it must have had to do with the fact that it kind of looked like “Paranormal Activity:” In Space. […]
MRC turns eight with big celebration
The Morris Recreation Center celebrated its eighth year in operation at Texas A&M University – Commerce this year, with the annual Birthday Bash on Sept 1. Students and faculty members alike were invited to come join in the celebration and partake in various activities and plenty of food. “This year […]
Editorial: University should ensure preparedness before expansion
There’s no doubt our university is growing. Adding one thousand students in the matter of a year will take its toll on any institution, especially one that has been designed to cater to 6,000 to 8,000. However, we at The East Texan cannot find any forgiving explanation for A&M-Commerce getting […]
Blount takes seat as Dean of new college
The first day of September marked the first official day that Dr. Grady Price Blount took the helm of the College of Sciences, Engineering and Agriculture (CSEA) at A&M-Commerce as the new dean. The college was born out of the split of the old College of Arts and Sciences (CAS). […]