Nowadays people meeting organically has all but faded to black. There are more and more social networking sites popping up every day. Some are used for romance. Others are not. With the advent of smart phones, some of these sites have created applications. One such site is Grindr, an application […]
“Brains” humanizes misfit undead
Robin Becker must have been using her head when she noticed the soaring popularity of zombies and chose the shuffling, living dead as the basis for her debut novel “Brains.” While it is true that during the past year zombies have been a tad overdone, her novel takes the once […]
Oklahoma schools to leave LSC next year
The Lone Star Conference Council of Presidents gathered Wednesday, Aug. 25 at Texas Women’s University’s Parkland Campus in Dallas to discuss the exit date of the five Oklahoma schools leaving the Lone Star Conference. The Council agreed on a plan that will have all five schools exit the LSC […]
Campus construction projects continue
Construction projects around the campus of A&M-Commerce, including the new Music Building, construction of a new residence hall and upgrades to the pedestrian walking mall, continue as classes begin for the Fall 2010 semester. The new Music Building is open and hosting classes to begin the semester, with only a […]
Counseling Center offers healing rhythms, massage chairs
The A&M-Commerce Counseling Center operates at full service capacity during the summer to administer to the needs of current and in-coming students. Counselor Marty Marsh Jacobs said summer furnishes the Counseling Center staff an opportunity to prepare for the coming academic year while still offering all of their standard services, […]
LSC realignment may end divisional format
After months of discussion and debate surrounding the future of the Big 12, Pac-10 and numerous other NCAA Bowl Division conferences, the Lone Star Conference will have a shake-up of its own. Three Oklahoma-based schools- Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Southwestern Oklahoma State University and East Central University- are leaving the […]
Commerce High School football season preview
Coach Scott Wells is not shy about his plans for Commerce High School’s varsity football team. Despite a 1-9 record last year, Wells’s first year with the Tigers, he’s optimistic about their immediate and long-term future. “For me, a successful season is to make the playoffs,” Wells said. “That’s our […]
“Last Airbender” is superficial spectacle
#8220;The Last Airbender” is a film based on the Nickelodeon television program “Avatar: The Last Airbender” in which people of different nations are given special abilities to manipulate elements such as fire, water and earth. The lead character, Aang (Noah Ringer), has returned to his world after a hundred year […]
PRIDE keeps alumni informed
A&M-Commerce’s alumni magazine, PRIDE, expanded the depth of its online presence with its latest issue in an effort to attract new readership. Assistant Vice President of Marketing Communication Randy Jolly said that when he began working on PRIDE four years ago, it had just been converted from an 18-page black […]
“Attack of the Wolf King” is nothing new
A Christian metal band has about as much street cred as Twilight, which is not surprising considering the cookie-cutter, copycat nature of almost all “Christian” bands and their rather ambiguous nature. I mean, what exactly is a Christian band? Are all their members Christian? Do they have to sing about […]