Director of Administrative Services Marc Clayton was named interim city manager at a Commerce City Council meeting March 8 after current city manager Dion Miller was suspended with pay the week before. Clayton said he could not comment on why Miller was suspended. The meeting, which is usually held Tuesday […]
Gunman killed in Walmart shoot-out
A police chase ended with a shoot-out between an off-duty officer and a gunman in front of the Commerce Walmart March 7, according to Commerce Police Department spokeswoman Marty Cunningham. Earlier that morning, Greenville officers responded to reports that a man, identified as 29-year-old Commerce resident Artenio Rodriguez, in a […]
Commerce City Manager Miller suspended, Council under investigation
Commerce City Manager Dion Miller was suspended for an indefinite period with pay after a 3-2 decision was made during the Mar. 4 City Council meeting. Mayor Pro Tem Billie Biggerstaff requested the meeting, but because of the sensitive nature of the public hearing, Biggerstaff requested to adjourn to an […]
Sodexo says “Reward Yourself”
Sodexo dining services began offering the semi-monthly Reward Yourself program at the beginning of February to students who wanted to eat something a little different. “We wanted to offer the students a monotony breaker, something a little more premium,” Sodexo General Manager John Offerle said. The meal includes a vegetable […]
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A&M-Commerce golf prepares for second tournament
Texas A&M University-Commerce men’s and women’s golf highlight the first sports weekend in March. The men will be competing in their second spring tournament, the two-day Red River Intercollegiate, starting Sunday, March 7. The tournament is co-hosted by Lone Star Conference rivals Cameron and the University of Central Oklahoma, and […]
Jun brings golf success from Canada
Danny Jun is an accomplished student athlete both in the classroom as well as on the golf course. Before coming to Texas A&M University-Commerce, Jun was named to the Dean’s List his freshman year at Missouri Valley College. If he was forced to choose between golf and school he would […]
Grades too dependent on finals
How many times have you seen this on your class syllabus? Your grade is broken down on the paper into segments like this: Attendance is 10%, Homework is 20%, Tests are 20%, the final term paper equates to roughly 50%. I respect the goal of instructors and universities to make […]
SGA meeting raises Morriss questions
The Student Government Association held a meeting in the Pride Room of the Sam Rayburn Student Center from 6 p.m. to about 6:30 p.m. Topics discussed included challenging the proposed tuition increase, the current situation involving the theft of editions of The East Texan, and the theme for SGA’s involvement […]
Dropkick Murphys leave audience bruised and happy
Concert-going is not an experience for the faint of heart, especially one involving a Boston-based Celtic punk band whose most famous songs involve bar room brawls and drunken sing-a-longs. As we emerged after the show was over, soaked in sweat and beer (tossed on us by a five foot nothing […]