Chantry McMahan shot an even-par 36 over the back nine holes and finished the opening round of the Midwestern State Invitational with a 4-over 76, sitting in a tie for fifth-place after the opening 18 holes. But A&M-Commerce struggled in day one, shooting a 56-over 344 and is in 15th-place […]
Hispanic students host ‘Fiesta Night’
The Hispanic Student Association held their first Fiesta Night on March 9 at The Club in the Sam Rayburn Student Center. Despite the timing of the event, the dance floor was packed with students. “We were asked by Lorena, one of the members of HSA, because she has always […]
Assault raises safety concerns
A sexual assault on the Texas A&M University-Commerce campus earlier this month has local law enforcement raising safety awareness. The incident, which occurred on March 1 around 10:30 p.m. at the West Halls, resulted in a campus-wide e-mail from the University Police Department encouraging students to take precautions when […]
Opinion: America has become apathetic
It seems like we’re hearing more and more about protests, opposition leaders, and people “having their voices heard.” This trend even appeared to have taken hold of a group of A&M-Commerce students in the past week. The group organized as a result of opposition to the Female O program […]
A&M-Commerce faculty receive recognition
Texas A&M University-Commerce had 36 faculty named in the Fall 2010 Student Recognition Award for Teaching Excellence. Faculty from the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Business and Technology, and the College of Education and Human Performance were chosen for this award – amongst them were Dr. […]
MRC brings “Fat Tuesday” to Commerce
Though Commerce, Texas is about 500 miles from New Orleans, La., the Mardi Gras celebration at the Morris Recreation Center on March 8 had the traditional sights, sounds and tastes of Bourbon street. Mardi Gras means “fat Tuesday” in French and marks a final day of partying before Ash Wednesday […]
Junior Beach brings calm focus to track team
Junior Katherine Beach is only in her first season at A&M-Commerce, but the New Mexico State transfer is already getting accustomed to the university and her track and field teammates. “The team is developing right now and we’re growing,” Beach said. “Seeing as how I’m a transfer student and it’s […]
Malorie Bullock’s jersey retired by Tom Bean
Malorie Bullock, the A&M-Commerce student who died in a motorcycle accident last April, had her high school softball jersey and number, 7, retired by Tom Bean ISD on Tuesday, March 8. In a ceremony that started just after 5 p.m., a framed number 7 jersey and a cut-out in the […]
Avril Lavigne: new album, same garbage
It was my freshman year of high school when my ears were first graced with the wonderful sounds of Avril Lavigne. Ten years have passed, and after a slew of albums, one thing about this Canadian singer/songwriter has held true. She sucked then and she sucks now. Her most recent […]
Famed astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell visits A&M-Commerce
Renowned astrophysicist Dr. Jocelyn Bell Burnell gave a series of lectures at Texas A&M University-Commerce last week. Burnell, who according to some made one of the greatest astronomical discoveries of the 20th century when she discovered radio pulsars, spoke to more than 100 A&M-Commerce students, faculy and Commerce community members […]