The Commerce City Council covered a wide range of topics at their monthly meeting Jan.18. Police Chief Kerry Crews was the first to speak at the meeting. He introduced two new Commerce police officers. Mayor Quay Throgmorton continued the meeting with presentations to Bobby Hill and Larry Chaloupka. Both received […]
Two involved in library fight
Two individuals were involved in an altercation on the fifth floor of the James G. Gee Library at 6 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 20. None of the individuals involved were A&M-Commerce students, but all were acquainted. By the time University Police Department officers arrived at the Library, one of the parties […]
Decoder’s self-titled release sets them apart
There are a lot of things people look forward to when it comes to the New Year. I always look for the next album or the next band to come along and compel me to spend every waking moment obsessing over them while I listen to said album over and […]
Former NFL player goes ‘From Football to Opera’ at A&M-Commerce
The A&M-Commerce Department of Music will present the concert “From Football to Opera” with performers Lawrence Harris and Renee Guerrero on Jan. 21 at 7:30 p.m. According to an A&M-Commerce press release, Harris was a football player through high school in Sherman, Texas, in college and then for the Toronto […]
Review: “Hard Times” adds new twist to Social D formula
Bands in the punk rock spectrum usually have a shelf life of three albums. The first sets the tone of the group, the second reinforces this tone and the third typically annoys the listener with a dozen or so songs that sound just like the last two albums. However, some […]
New residence hall to open in August
For A&M-Commerce students arriving back on campus for the Spring 2011 semester, the structure that has begun to take shape at the corner of Culver and Highway 50 may be a surprise. The building is the newest residence hall, which will be set aside for freshmen students. It is on […]
Men’s basketball team brings three-game win streak to new semester
The A&M-Commerce Lions men’s basketball team won four games and lost two during the winter break, bringing their overall season record to 11-4 and their conference record to 1-0. The last game of the winter break period, an away game at Central University, marked the beginning of conference play. The […]
‘Green Hornet’ suffers from too much comedy
Before I get started, I want to say that I am a huge fan of most comic book-based superhero movies. So, when I heard a few months ago that Seth Rogen would be starring in a Green Hornet movie, I went through three stages of acceptance. First, my inner comic […]
City of Commerce files lawsuit against Throgmorton
The City of Commerce filed a lawsuit against Mayor Quay Throgmorton and his wife Paige Throgmorton on Tuesday, Jan. 11, in the 196th district court over claims the mayor owes the city just under $50 thousand for a real estate project completed in 2006. Throgmorton, who is also a real […]
Chi-Hop a sweet success
Usually the only reward people receive for donating to charities is the satisfaction of knowing they contributed to positive changes in their communities. Chi Omega sweetened the deal this past Monday. Opening their sorority house from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. for the first “Chi-Hop” since 2008, Chi Omega raised […]