By: Jasmin Brown

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 prep...

By: Caleb Slinkard

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 Unive...

By: Caleb Slinkard

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 successf...

By: Josh Law

“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 lea...

By: Jasmin Brown

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 PR...

By: Caleb Slinkard

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...

By: Adam Troxtell

Volleyball coach Craig Case will be returning to Division II when he takes the reins of A&M-Commerce’s team starting in the fall. He is succeeding Mark Pryor, who coached the Lions to one of their best seasons in recent years last fall. Case sai...

By: James Bright

The Einstein’s bagel shop in The Sam Rayburn Memorial Student Center opened its doors last week for a summer of business. Retail Manager Danny Shumway said having the store open over the summer is something he has wanted since it opened. “I ...

By: Caleb Slinkard

While most universities recognize that preparing their students for life in the “real world” is their most important goal, certain aspects of this well-rounded education tend to be ignored. That's where certified financial planner Jared Picken...

By: Caleb Slinkard

Gaslight Anthem's “American Slang,” the follow-up to their critically acclaimed sophomore offering “The ’59 Sound,” suffers from comparisons to its predecessor and Bruce Springsteen, whose inspiration the New Jersey quartet e...

By: James Bright

The Commerce Public Library has shortened its hours this month in an attempt to make up for a lack of funding. Director of the library Gayle Gordon said she hopes this will increase donations, which the library sorely needs. “We need money,”...

By: The East Texan editorial board

It has been a long time since The East Texan has had any sort of presence during the summer. We decided with the advent of our daily online edition we would continue to work through the summer at a reduced schedule. We want to help those living in Commer...

By: Adam Troxtell

While A&M-Commerce basketball does not start until late fall, the Field House is currently filled with players learning about the game one day at a time. Lions athletics kicked off its series of summer camps with the boys basketball Day Camp, June 7-1...

By: Jasmin Brown

In April, Texas A&M University-Commerce launched Cash4College, a state-funded scholarship program that targets new undergraduate and graduate students in certain disciplines. According the Cash4College web page: “Cash4College is a Texas A&M...

By: Chancellor Mills

Starting as a newspaper in 1953, Latson’s Printing & Office Supply, Inc. is now one of the oldest retail and printing service stores in Commerce. The owner of Latson’s, Dick Latson, belongs to the second generation of Latsons to own the b...

By: Caleb Slinkard

As with any college organization, program, etc., run by students, turnover is a constant. Students graduate, transfer, drop out and lose interest. Creating a cohesive unit that can withstand these transitions is a difficult and imprecise process. Add to ...

By: Caleb Slinkard

While activity within most A&M-Commerce departments will slow down before the fall semester begins, the Planetarium has open houses and shows scheduled throughout the summer. A public open house will be held at university's observatory June 14 from 9...

By: Chancellor Mills

As the latest addition to the collected works of Judd Apatow, “Get Him to the Greek” delivers everything you would expect of its brain trust. The film centers around a young record company intern named Aaron Green – played by Jonah Hill...

By: The East Texan

As A&M-Commerce students prepare for their final week of classes, The East Texan takes a look back on some of the most newsworthy events of the Spring 2010 semester. Click on a photo to the right to begin the slide show. Use the arrows at the top rig...

By: Allyson Smith

Issues of traffic flow have prompted discussions to construct a road from Whitley Hall to U.S. Highway 24/50. The Office of Facilities has been in discussion about how to alleviate the problem of clusters of cars at various points in the day, hoping to c...