The A&M-Commerce men’s basketball team goes into this weekend off of an overtime win against Angelo State 102-98 yesterday. While they remain undefeated at 5-0, the women’s team has lost all of its five games, including a 95-69 result against Angelo State last night. Both teams now take the trip […]
Art major Curry has grown from sculptor to mentor
At age 32, senior A&M-Commerce fine art major Val Curry is classified as a “non-traditional” student, but there’s nothing more non-traditional than his artwork. In Curry’s quest for a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, his emphasis is sculpture, but taking advance painting this semester has furnished him a new medium […]
Math clubs host toy drive
The Alpha Gamma Alpha (AGA) and the Council for Teachers of Mathematics (CTM) Math Clubs are hosting their annual toy drive, which runs through Dec. 10. All donations will benefit the Commerce Lil’ Angels through A&M-Commerce’s Wesleyan Campus Ministries. President for the A&M-Commerce CTM Chapter Beth Smith said any new, […]
Tutor aids student athletes off the field
Hoyle Julian has been serving as an A&M-Commerce math tutor for more than a decade and was honored by the Heritage Society in 2000 and the Rayburn Society in 2005, these accolades are the least of his achievements at the university. “I taught in the classroom for four years after […]
“Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood” is challenging, but rewarding
Sometimes, the best things in life are the things we have to work for. Where’s the fun in having everything just handed to you without effort put in to provide satisfaction? Like a fine lady of high society, “Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood” refuses to give itself up to anyone who isn’t […]
Opinion: Retail food, clothing waste is sickening
I was talking to a friend about a food service job that she recently quit. I asked what the worst day of the week for her to work was. She answered without hesitation. “Friday,” she said. “We had to throw so much food away.” Her company’s policy, like many other […]
Chanukah steeped in family traditions
The holidays are a time in which people of many faiths and races celebrate for a variety of reasons. It is important to remember that Christmas is not the only holiday during this time period. Those of Jewish faith celebrate the festival of lights called Chanukah. Nowadays, the holiday is […]
Review: Nudity hides love story in “Love and Other Drugs”
You may have heard a few things about the movie “Love and Other Drugs” already. You may have heard it’s a movie about the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra. You may have heard that co-stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway are very naked for significant portions of the film. While both […]
Caribbean Student Association students receive scholarships
The Dallas West Indies United (DWIU) organization awarded three scholarships to A&M-Commerce students Ryan Maycock, J. Royal and Alvin Gomez on Saturday Nov. 6. Scholarship recipients were awarded based on their involvement in the Caribbean Student Association (CaribSA), GPA and a submitted essay. CaribSA advisor and Instructor and Mentor for […]
Opinion: Surviving holiday break is no easy task
Here we go. We’re now in the final stretch of the 2010 fall semester. Are all you little freshmen out there getting excited about your first extended break from school? Yeah, I bet you are. Well, before you start your packing for the winter break and dreaming of sugar plums […]