A major difficulty of basing films on true stories is presenting what happened in an unbiased fashion, while making the story feel important. Many films “based on true stories” have been known to blatantly alter facts to achieve a more interesting plot presentation, or fail to give the audience a […]
Task force votes to delay college split
A task force created by A&M-Commerce Provost Dr. Larry Lemanski to formulate a recommendation regarding the reorganization of the university’s colleges has voted not to accept the reorganization plan on the grounds of a lack of information. The College Reorganization Task Force turned in their recommendation to Lemanski on Sept. […]
PoliSci class take trip to Cambodia
Members of the Cambodia Service Learning Project took a trip to Cambodia from July 10-26, which included sightseeing, learning about the culture and history of the country, visiting Commerce’s sister city Pailin, and helping some local schools. Political science department head and associate professor Dr. JoAnn DiGeorgio-Lutz is the […]
A&M-Commerce favored to beat Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Preview: A&M-Commerce (1-3, 0-1) is coming off of three losses in three “away” games (the Harvey Martin Classic is technically a neutral site game), so hopefully the site of Memorial Stadium will energize the Lions. A&M-Commerce has struggled offensively during their losing streak, only scoring two offensive touchdowns. The Lions […]
Women’s soccer resumes LSC play on the road
Women’s Soccer The women’s soccer team is on the back end of their long road trip as they return to Lone Star Conference play tonight against second place West Texas A&M. They take on the defending conference champions following a 1-0 defeat to sixth ranked Rollins in Florida. In action […]
ETSU Alum makes unnecessary fuss over Lohan’s shirt
Celebrities like Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton and Britney Spears live for publicity stunts. Driving on the wrong side of the road, hosting a show in which you select your “best friend” from a dozen hopeless wannabes, shaving your head and showing your business to every paparazzi by “accident” are […]
Opinion: College life should be R-rated
If someone were to make a movie based on your life, would anyone want to watch it? Those who know me know that I love watching movies. I could watch movies all day every day – and I actually do during breaks from school. I watch a wide variety of […]
Family photo website makes awkward sublimely hilarious
Few websites can compete with the hilarity of fmylife.com and textsfromlastnight.com, but somehow the picture proof of unfortunate situations and families that these websites cannot offer is what places awkwardfamilyphotos.com ahead of the curve. When entering the website the first text encountered, besides the title, is a sub-header, which reads, […]
A&M-Commerce junior Andy Pickles trades English rain for southern hospitality
Junior math major and education minor Andy Pickles may not look out of place in East Texas, which he has called his home for the past two years. However, once he speaks, it quickly becomes clear Texas has not always been his home. “I’m from Maidstone,” Pickles said. “It’s in […]
Bois d’Arc Bash prepares for next year
The 25th Annual Bois d’ Arc Bash featured music, games, crafts and an assortment of other activities for students and residents of Commerce. Manager of the Commerce Chamber of Commerce Trey Boyles said this year’s Bash was a success. “We had two stages, and we are moving toward our goal […]