College Night kicked off the festivities of Commerce’s 25th Annual Bois d’ Arc Bash on Thursday night. For years, the Chamber of Commerce has attempted to find ways for A&M-Commerce to be more involved in the community. “The chamber saw this weekend as a wonderful opportunity to involve the […]
Editorial: Monroe street upgrades come as welcome improvement
The idea that Commerce developer Mike Oglesby is planning to add restaurants and clubs to Monroe Street in an effort to make the town more “student friendly” should be music to the ears of anyone that has looked at their roommate on a Friday night, shrugged their shoulders and said […]
A&M-Commerce volleyball hopes to work out kinks
Volleyball On Saturday the A&M-Commerce volleyball team welcomes Lone Star Conference leaders Abilene Christian University to the A&M-Commerce Field House while on a four game winless streak. The Lions last beat St. Mary’s University 3-0 on Sept. 10, and despite ACU coming in as conference leaders, head coach Craig […]
Student-created game show is coming to Channel 3
#8220;Campus Smarts,” a new, student-created game show, will air October 11 at 6:30 p.m. The show is based on the game show “Street Smarts,” which captures passers-by on streets, who are asked basic, common-knowledge questions that an average person should be able to answer. However, participants frequently do not know […]
Cain hosts intramural disc golf event
The first intramural disc golf tournament of the year took place Sept. 23, at the Cain Sports Complex. Matt King won first place with a score of 34 points for the eight-hole round. “This was my first time to play disc golf,” King said, “but I liked it and will […]
Dusting off the Classics
#8220;Cat’s Cradle” was the first Kurt Vonnegut book I ever read and after a few pages of his black satire I was completely in love. This 1963 book was Vonnegut’s first successful novel, eventually earning him a Master’s degree in anthology from the University of Chicago. The story begins with […]
New Maroon 5 album cements band’s staying power
Maroon 5 must experience a lot of loving and losing because it has served them with material for two albums including enough emotion for their third and latest studio album “Hands All Over.” In order to generate hype prior to the Sept. 21 release of “Hands All Over,” Maroon 5 […]
Graham strives to be team leader
Junior running back Marcus Graham has been in love with the game of football from the moment he first picked up a ball and ran with it. His passion has helped him grow into an important role in the Lions team: one of leadership. “I was born in San Antonio […]
Technology aids in alcohol consumption
Dear Beer Industry, I feel confident that I speak for everybody who has ever lived when I say that drinking beer is an essential part of the college experience. And, thanks to the esteemed scientists of the major beer companies, drinking case after case of cheap, putrid beer every night […]
Commerce developer aims to make town more student friendly
Several developments are being planned along Monroe Street on the south side of the A&M-Commerce campus in order to create a more student-friendly environment. Commerce developer Mike Oglesby said this week he is in the process of getting approval to develop the property at 1708 Monroe into a sandwich and […]