Texas A&M University-Commerce and the Commerce Community can sleep a little easier at night, thanks to a $732,000 grant from the Department of Homeland Security that will increase the amount of local volunteer firefighters. As reported last semester by The East Texan, Fire Chief Brian McNevin applied for the […]
‘Glee’ continues to soar in special episode
Last night’s special “Born this Way” episode was absolutely Glee-tastic! Only when we thought we couldn’t get enough Glee, we got, for the first time in the history of the show, 90 minutes of drama, cattiness and show tunes. This week’s episode completely focused on accepting who you are, with […]
French burqa ban raises eyebrows
Europe is usually viewed as a more liberal and religiously tolerant place by Americans, which is why the recent French ban on wearing burqas and niqabs traditional face-covering garments worn by Islamic women has been met with surprise and controversy. The law passed by both the lower-house and senate in […]
Benefit concert funds summer abroad
Like most students at A&M-Commerce, sophomores Caroline Carlson and Rachel Bailey have spent some of this semester finding out what they will do in the summer. When they finally got the chance to teach English to children in Italy, it left them with only a few months to get […]
CBS article misleads readers
An article published by CBS Moneywatch.com in February of this year has been popping up in various Internet circles recently, and I think it is high time someone called the author, Lynn O’Shaughnessy, out on it. The post “25 Universities With the Worst Graduation Rates” states that “you are […]
A&M-Commerce track and field teams return from invitational
WACO, Texas —Texas A&M-Commerce wrapped up competition at the Michael Johnson/Dr. Pepper Invitational, and it was the Lions’ distance runners that stole the show. Robert Reed captured first in the 1500 meter run with Brandon Womack taking runner-up honors in the 800 meters, highlighting the afternoon in which six […]
Residence hall construction remains on schedule
The new residence hall on the corner of Culver Street and Highway 24/50 is nearing completion on time and under budget, according to Director of Residential Living and Learning Dennis Koch. The three story, 250+ bed structure will open in August, in time for the Fall 2011 semester, and […]
Pattinson sparkles in ‘Water for Elephants’
I’ve heard people say that every kid wants to run away and join the circus. Well, I don’t speak for every kid, but I know that I for one never even thought of running away to join the circus. My family is enough of a circus as it is, […]
Women’s volleyball team takes to sand
For A&M-Commerce volleyball, the spring semester is usually just about training and announcing the new players for the upcoming season. This season, Head Coach Craig Case and his players decided to take training outside of the Field House to the sand courts. “We talked a lot about doing a sand […]
SRSC entertains more than 400 at annual Casino Night
Casino Night held in the ballroom at the Sam Rayburn Center April 19 hit the jackpot with students and staff. “Casino night is one of our biggest events,” senior Sarah Cunningham said. “Campus Recreation and CAB [Campus Activities Board] co-host this event and we put this event on for students, […]