#8220;Going Out In Style,” the newest album by the Dropkick Murphys, is anything but a goodbye album, as the title might imply. Rather, it’s a summation and celebration of the themes and musical styles that the band has come to represent over the past decade and a half. The […]
Football player turned minister visits A&M-Commerce
The student organization Lions for Christ Campus Ministry welcomed preacher and former professional football player Willie Franklin to speak at the Traditions Room of the Sam Rayburn Student Center on March 2. Franklin’s presence on campus was the result of campus minister John Hayden’s knowledge and relationship with the […]
Former governor Mike Huckabee visits Hunt County
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, who is considering an attempt to run as the Republican presidential candidate in the 2012 election, made an appearance at the Hastings in Greenville today as a stop on his national book signing tour. Hundreds of Huckabee’s supporters formed a line stretching out the […]
A&M-Commerce-run counseling center opens in McKinney
The A&M-Commerce counseling department and McKinney ISD have teamed up to create the new Harold Murphy Counseling Center, which provides counseling services to MISD students, parents, and faculty. The center, which officially opened on Feb. 22, is the brainchild of Interim Chair of the Counseling Department Steve Armstrong. “I proposed […]
Car accident injures two
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Writer advocates staying informed
During my entire childhood, my parents always encouraged me to take the initiative to learn and discover on my own. I read voraciously, devouring books in hours. At my peak, I read over 70 pages an hour and one summer I read over 100 books. I’ve always had a […]
Men’s basketball team heads to championships
More than two dozen Commerce community members, A&M-Commerce students and faculty gathered behind the Field House at noon Tuesday to give the men’s basketball team a send off to the Lone Star Conference Championship in Bartlesville, Okla. Banners, goodie bags and fans lined the sidewalk leading from the back […]
Guns may soon be legal on Texas campuses
University campuses across the state of Texas may be experiencing a change in social climate as Texas prepares to pull the trigger on legislation passing a law giving students and professors the option to carry licensed handguns into campus buildings. This measure of legislation would give thousands of students […]
Writers engage in plot warfare
#8220;Spartacus: Blood and Sand” One of the most difficult things in the world is to compare a prequel to its follow up. But, since creating prequels has become popular in this day and age, the job has to be done. In the case of “Spartacus: Blood and Sand” and […]
A&M-Commerce men’s basketball finish season strong
Men’s Basketball The A&M-Commerce men’s basketball team ended the season on a high note with their 65-63 victory against the Tigers from East Central University last Saturday, Feb. 26. The Lions end the regular season with an 18-8 overall record and an 8-4 conference record. With the victory also […]