A free, noncredit course, titled “Transforming Creative Non-Fiction into Creative Fiction,” is being offered to students and is set to run Feb. 7 through March 14. The class, taught by Dr. Fred Tarpley, will be held in Gee Library on Monday mornings from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Tarpley said […]
Cambodia Project plans for May trip
The Cambodia Service Learning Project is teaming up with alumni of Holy Child Academy in Sharon, Penn., to create the Sharon Reading Room in Battambang, Cambodia. Political science department head and associate professor Dr. JoAnn DiGeorgio-Lutz, who teaches the Cambodia Service Learning Project class, is an alumna of […]
Column: Freshman programs make upperclassmen second-class
When I was younger, I would often dream of getting to do all of the things the ‘big kids’ got to do. First it was stay up later, then play those 13-and-older video games, get a driver’s license, go out with friends, and so on. All of these things came […]
Commerce Public Library bolsters future
The Commerce Public Library, buoyed by local funding efforts, is more financially secure than it has been in previous years according to Library and Literacy Director Gayle Gordon. This is due in part to the success of “A Pictorial History of Commerce, Texas” by Dr. Jim Conrad and Chery Westhafer, […]
Fraternity sees potential recognition from university
Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity was suspended from Texas A&M University-Commerce in 2006 as a result of a violation of the hazing laws on campus. The suspension was set to be in effect for five years, granting them review in the fall 2011 semester. According to Dean of Campus Life and […]
Students to cast ballots for new SGA constitution
The Texas A&M University-Commerce Student Government Association passed a revised constitution in their first attempt to update and consolidate their documents. The revised constitution must pass a student referendum before it can be put into effect. According to SGA President Taylor Fore, SGA is concerned with making sure that students […]
Basketball teams both fall over weekend
Men’s The A&M-Commerce men’s basketball team lost 80-51 to the Cameron University Aggies on Saturday, Jan. 29. Junior Milton Garner led the Aggies in scoring with 18 points including 3-of-6 shooting from behind the arc. Sophomore forward Vinicius Telo had a 17 point game tonight. Early on, it seemed like […]
Review: Against Me! brings new maturity to stage
#8220;Selling out” is a term generally used by fans who are upset that their favorite band is suddenly not a secret anymore. I discovered Against Me! relatively recently (last summer), and I was hooked from the moment I heard “Miami.” I then listened through their back catalogue, and discovered that, […]
Review: Wings & Things attracts diverse crowd
Four years in a small-town university can do wonders to the psyche. It can cause fear of long drives, apathy at the idea of originality and fear of the unknown. However, it is with those changes that the freshness of a new ideal can flourish. Such is the case of […]
College prepares for potential reorganization
Texas A&M University-Commerce President Dan Jones has submitted a reorganization plan to the A&M System Board of Regents that proposes splitting the College of Arts and Science into two separate colleges. The Board of Regents will vote on the proposal on Feb. 3. If passed, the proposal will undergo a […]