The Caribbean Student Association (CaribSA) has partnered with the Morris Recreation Center (MRC) to bring to Texas A&M University-Commerce the annual Caribbean Night inside the MRC gym April 10. With last year’s Carnival theme being a success, the theme for this year has been announced as “a tour of […]
Spanish horror films draw attention to Hispanic Outreach
The Spanish Program of Texas A&M University-Commerce and the Office of Hispanic Outreach have come together to present the Spring 2012 Hispanic Film Horror Showcase. The film showcase will be going on throughout the spring semester here at the university. The films are critically and publicly acclaimed and professionally produced […]
Severe weather causes campus lock-down
Severe weather caused high winds, flash flooding and tornadoes across the area, as A&M-Commerce was put on lock-down for part of the afternoon. The first tornado warning came with reports of a tornado on the ground near Campbell, Texas. It began north of Lone Oak and was reported moving northeast, […]
Sigma Chi cancels Fight Night, plans for fall event
The A&M-Commerce chapter of Sigma Chi Fraternity Incorporated (Zeta Eta) has canceled their annual Fight Night due to lack of participants. While rumors have buzzed around campus as to the cause of the cancelation, the organization stated a key factor in the decision was the low amount of fighters […]
New ‘Resident Evil’ zombifies writer’s sense of fun.
In an age where video game production costs continue to rise, “Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City” is of a breed of game that I truly believed to be slowly dying out; a badly executed product from start to finish with almost no redeeming value. Drab, broken, and just not entertaining […]
17 Lions earn Top 20 finishes in Arlington
ARLINGTON – A&M-Commerce wrapped up competition at the 2012 Bobby Lane Invitatational, hosted by UT-Arlington at Maverick Stadium last weekend. The Lion men had a strong showing, competing against a handful of some of the top teams in the region, with 17 competitors finishing among the top-20 in 10 […]
SHS stats show campus STD risks
Reports from Student Health Services (SHS) at A&M-Commerce indicate an estimated number of students that have been diagnosed with an STD since the beginning of 2011. In women, Chlamydia is shown to be the leading STD, with 22 positively diagnosed women tested on the A&M-Commerce campus. In men, gonorrhea […]
‘The Hunger Games’ pleases fans of books and film
I have been looking forward to seeing “Hunger Games” ever since it was announced that the rights were bought by Lionsgate three years ago. I’ve been an avid reader of the book series, waiting patiently as each book was released, and even bought my ticket to the movie a […]
Kirkpatrick wins by a landslide
With the polls closed and the election season finished the student body at Texas A&M University-Commerce has elected Johnny Kirkpatrick as the new Student Government Association President. Kirkpatrick won the election over his opponent Jared Peckham with the votes totaling 632 to 264, finalizing the victory for Kirkpatrick. While […]
Holi colors collide at Indian celebration
A group of blue, green, purple, and pink dyed people masked an area of Cain Sports Complex Thursday as the India Student Association and Campus Recreation hosted Holi Fest. Known also as the “festival of colors,” Holi Fest celebrates the triumph of good over bad, according to holifestival.org. Texas A&M […]