A brush fire broke out just north of the Commerce McDonald’s and the Corners at Commerce apartment complex earlier this afternoon. The Commerce Fire Department and Commerce Police Department were dispatched to the scene, as was the Campbell Fire Department for assistance. CFD Fire Chief Brian McNevin said the fire […]
Board of Regents approves college split
The Texas A&M System Board of Regents passed a college reorganization proposal that was discouraged by the majority of A&M-Commerce faculty, according to input from faculty senate members and a university-wide survey. The Board of Regents passed the college reorganization proposed by the A&M-Commerce administration on Feb. 4. The proposal […]
Track teams ready to kick off season
The Texas A&M University-Commerce men and women’s track and field season starts with the Texas A&M University-Commerce Dual Invitational Meet on Saturday, Feb. 19 in Commerce. The first two meets of the season will take place in Commerce. The second meet will be on Saturday, Feb. 26 against the University […]
“Glee” Super Bowl episode can’t match hype
OM-Glee! If you didn’t watch last night’s new episode of Glee, you must have been trying to get a seat at Cowboy’s stadium or maybe looking up Cristina Aguilera’s oopsie on YouTube. Glee is back with new songs, cheerleaders in blue wigs and dancing football player zombies. Tonight’s so-expected new […]
Course offers freshman success, iPads
Students from a freshman success class taught by Faculty Senate President Dr. Lavelle Hendricks were given iPads by Texas A&M University-Commerce at the beginning of the spring semester as part of a pilot program to determine the effectiveness of the new technology in improving students’ abilities to learn. The iPads, […]
A&M-Commerce sees more than 11 percent rise in enrollment
Enrollment at Texas A&M University-Commerce increased by more than 11 percent in the Spring 2011 semester, according to Dean of Enrollment and Retention Division Stephanie Holley. “Currently, our enrollment is 10,671, up 11.4 percent from spring 2010,” Holley said. The enrollment increase is the result of a […]
Minors arrested in Rail shutdown
Commerce Police Department officers shut down The Rail Bar on the night of Saturday, Feb. 5, during the Sigma Chi event, “Hurricane,” due to the discovery of underage drinking. Red-shirted freshman football player Alan Beatty and fellow A&M-Commerce student Carlos Alberto Ruiz were arrested for minor in consumption […]
Dusting off the Classics: Casablanca
When the American Film Institute released their 1998 list of the top 100 films of all time, “Casablanca” was second on the list, and with good reason. “Casablanca” doesn’t contain a particularly intricate plot line or dynamic cinematography often associated with more recent classics but, to be honest, it doesn’t […]
‘Dead Space 2’ thrives on tense gameplay
Interactivity is the future of gaming. There is no getting around it. The controller based style games will slowly die, making way for a future filled with virtual reality and motion sensors. With this in mind, it is wonderful to see companies like EA putting out extraordinary games that don’t […]
Former SID Kambel will always remember Lions
On Dec. 12 of last year, Danny Kambel officially resigned his position as Sports Information Director at A&M-Commerce to take up the same role at the University of Wisconsin- Plattville. Kambel, who came to work for the athletics department in June of 2006, said the most difficult thing for him […]