A sunshine-splashed Memorial Stadium provided ideal weather for the end of spring practice for the A&M-Commerce football team. With the team divided into two squads – blue (offense) and white (defense) – the Lions wrapped up their spring practice with a 58-play intra-squad scrimmage. An aggressive defense forced five turnovers […]
Paranormal team takes to Hall of Languages
Nine Paranormal Research and Investigations of North Texas (PRINT) investigators conducted an overnight investigation of the Hall of Languages on Saturday, April 24. The investigators were locked in from 9 p.m.-5 a.m. to see if reports of a spirit or spirits allegedly haunting the building were true. “The Hall of […]
“The Backup Plan” lacks chemistry
#8220;The Backup Plan” is the latest romantic comedy from the powerhouse of all romantic comedies, Jennifer Lopez. Lopez’s previously successful films, “The Wedding Planner,” “Maid in Manhattan” and “Monster-In-Law” set the bar high and my expectations even higher for her highly anticipated, at least in my mind, movie “The Backup […]
Gideon ready to step up next year
As the A&M-Commerce men’s golf season comes to a close, the team is being hit with the reality of senior star Danny Jun graduating and moving on. Although that void will be difficult to fill, they already have another player in line to take over the duties of a senior […]
Anytime Fitness offers workout options
Anytime Fitness opened its doors March 3 to give Commerce residents the opportunity to workout 24/7. “We felt there was a need here for a 24-hour gym here,” Anytime Fitness owner James Hulett said. “We looked all over the Dallas area and felt Commerce had the greatest need.” According to […]
Editorial: Run-around compromises university principles
We are not fans of wild goose chases. We are also not fans of chasing ghosts, which is exactly what we feel like we have been doing this week. In the wake of the chemistry fire some weeks ago, one thing that concerned us was the failure of the university […]
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Earth Day has limited impact at A&M-Commerce
April 22 marks the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. Founded in 1970 by Wisconsin senator Gaylord Nelson, Earth Day was intended to be a nationwide environmental protest “to shake up the political establishment and force this issue onto the national agenda,” according to earthday.net. More than one billion people in […]
Stone remains director first, actor second
Scripts, blocking, set designs, directing and actors are all part of A&M-Commerce graduate theater student Holly Stone’s everyday life. And she could not be happier. While she did not actually begin acting until high school, Stone said she has always had a fondness for theater, especially musicals. “I’ve always been […]
Students take different paths to finals success
With summer quickly approaching, it can be easy to slip into the surreal bliss of the end of the school year. Procrastination sounds like a better idea as the days move toward freedom; however, one more hurdle is left. Finals are the dreaded marker of the end of the year, […]