Features – The East Texan

Silent auction held for trip to Greece

December 3, 2019

Leadership Without Limits held a silent auction in the Rayburn Student Center atrium on Dec. 3 to raise funds for their May 2020 trip to Greece. This will be an immersive study abroad trip with cultural and service opportunities. They intend to visit university and government buildings. The trip ...

Undercover Actor: An interview with Adam Morris

Jacob Simonek, Staff Reporter

November 25, 2019

Adam Morris is a comedian, voice actor, and YouTuder who is starting a week long voice acting class in December of 2019. Contact the East Texan at [email protected] for more information. ...

Photos of the week: Lion Athletics

Tyler McDonough and Mikayla Maldonado

September 11, 2019

Tyler McDonough & Mikayla Maldonado | Sports Photographers

Tags: Cross Country, football, golf, TAMUC

David Bailiff, ‘Exceptional Leader of Men,’ New Lions Head Football Coach

John Parsons, Staff Reporter

September 6, 2019

By: John Parsons | Staff Reporter David Bailiff was introduced as the 20th Head Football Coach of the Texas A&M University-Commerce Lions on Dec 12, 2018. Coach Bailiff brings 35 years of experience to the Lions and recognizes parents are entrusting him with their family treasures. His coaching sta...

Tags: A&M-Commerce, football, LSC, sports

Lions Host Youth Football Clinic [Photo Gallery]

John Parsons, Staff Photographer

September 6, 2019

The Lions hosted a football clinic for 15-20 boys and girls Aug. 31.

Tags: Feature, football, sports, TAMUC

Micheal Davis: Sodexo cook and professional wrestler

Jennifer Bussey, Co-editor

September 5, 2019

Charles Micheal Wayne Davis (Micheal Davis) works as a professional wrestler and Sodexo cook at Texas A&M University - Commerce. A native to Commerce, Micheal has been training for three years and made his debut in Commerce in 2017. Click on the video or the link below to view his full story: https://youtu.be/y47ccBD5OZU

A&M-Commerce’s Pinaud walks stage and becomes USMC Officer on same weekend

Tyler McDonough, Sr. Sports Reporter

May 13, 2019

By Tyler McDonough | Sr. Sports Reporter Texas A&M University-Commerce student Matthew Pinaud graduated not only once this past weekend, but twice, as the senior walked the stage on Saturday at the Field House, and on Sunday at Dallas Love Field to be commissioned from Officer Candidate S...

Tags: Features, Military, News, TAMUC

Alumni association hosts 2019 awards gala

John Parsons, Staff Reporter

May 3, 2019

The alumni association hosted the 2019 alumni awards gala April 27 in the Rayburn Student Center. Two members, Jarred Davis and Jency Holbert, were recognized as Gold Blazer Recipients while three members; J. Russell Armstrong, Dr. Bobby Burns and Marcus Hill, were recognized as Distinguished Alu...

Tags: 2019 awards gala, alumni association

[Photos] Campus Recreation Hosts Kayaking Clinic

John Parsons, Staff Photographer

April 16, 2019

Campus Recreation hosted a kayaking clinic at Cain Pond on April 15 before a trip to Broken Bow, OK.

Tags: Cain Pond, Campus Recreation, Kayaking Clinic

A Night of Female Empowerment

Brianna Patt, Web Editor

March 26, 2019

Taking place this Tuesday, the event has a theme of empowerment

Tags: Features, News, Student Life, Women's History Month

2018 A&M-Commerce Homecoming Queen seeks community ties

Christian Aleman, Co-Editor

November 15, 2018

The fun and excitement surrounding the annual Homecoming celebration may have come and gone, but Homecoming Queen Camille Rivera has just begun her work in the role she won.

Tags: Commerce, Homecoming, Homecoming queen, TAMUC

Dr. Michael Eric Dyson speaks on social issues, possible solutions

Phil Boulware, Staff Reporter

November 15, 2018

By Phil Boulware | Staff Reporter Georgetown University sociology professor and author Dr. Michael Eric Dyson visited A&M-Commerce this past Election Day in the Ferguson auditorium to promote his latest book “What Truth Sounds Like: Robert F. Kennedy, James Baldwin, and Our Unfinished Conversation About Ra...

Tags: Sam Rayburn Speaker Series, TAMUC