For racing fans of the 1990s that grew up with a PlayStation, the name “Ridge Racer” is bound to bring back a lot of memories. If you were ever a fan of racing simulation that owned a PlayStation, “Ridge Racer” was your go-to series for almost five years until “Gran […]
Notice: Student Fee Advisory Committee Meeting
Notice: Student Fee Advisory Committee Meeting What: Student Fee Advisory Committee Meeting Where: Sam Rayburn Student Center, Innovation A When: 2:00 P.M. Thursday, April 12, 2012 Purpose: Review and Make Recommendations Regarding: · Student Services Fee · Medical Services Fee · Student Center Complex Fee […]
Dan Rather public address a test for the respect of students
Within this next week, our university will undergo a test. It is not from the state, nor is it from any regulatory body. This test actually will not directly affect A&M-Commerce when it comes to funding, enrollment, class sizes or anything else that pertains to the goal of expansion. It […]
‘American Reunion’ offers nostalgia trip for fans
The human tendency to build up the negative as something bigger than it actually ends up being is a tendency that I have been learning to suppress over the last few years. In preparation of viewing “American Reunion,” I watched the first “Amercian Pie” which I was surprised to find […]
New coffee shop hopes to provide student-friendly setting
March 27 marked the grand opening for Pride Coffee, a new bistro located along Lee Street on the edge of campus. Hans Bawary, former five-star chef and owner of Pride Coffee, is not new to the Commerce community having owned several restaurants in the area already. “I used to […]
Lions take the field for spring football
The A&M-Commerce Lions took the field Monday, April 2, for the first practice of the spring. Questions lurking over the team include about how the Lions will climb back atop the Lone Star Conference, as well as who is playing quarterback when the team opens the 2012 schedule Sept. […]
Storms prompt improvements in university’s safety plan
The recent severe weather threat to A&M-Commerce was a good test of the university’s emergency procedures and identified areas of concern, according to Risk Management Safety Manager Derek Preas. The tornado threat put some campus buildings on lockdown last Tuesday, April 3, as officials implemented the precautionary measures already […]
University debuts new card-based refund system
A new refund process is being offered to students at Texas A&M University- Commerce in the hopes it will provide easier distribution of refunds and the option of receipt through a debit card. The Pride Choice Card, which was the subject of a memo many students recently received in […]
Series ends, leaves impression on fans
Ida Scott Taylor once wrote: Do not look back and grieve over the past, for it is gone; and do not be troubled by the future, for it has not yet come. Live in the present, and make it so beautiful that it will be worth remembering. When I […]
Bed bugs persist despite Res Life efforts
Efforts to eradicate bed bugs at Smith and Berry residence halls at Texas A&M University-Commerce have reduced but not eliminated the parasites, which were the source of 80 documented complaints to Residential Living and Learning (Res Life) over the past two years. Reports obtained through facilities assert that there […]