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The past year was not without its strange stories. Here are two that had us scratching our heads:
Fake Craigslist AD lists A&M-Commerce lion statue for sale
April 26, 2012– A recent post on the classified advertisement website Craigslist might have had some Texas A&M University-Commerce students and faculty scratching their head. The post, made anonymously, detailed an “old lion statue” for sale. The price? $500.
“Must come and pick it up,” the post read. “This thing ways too much. Bring four men or twelve women and a dodge ram heavy duty-the only truck that works.”
Items that the anonymous poster would accept in trade included four Nintendo Gamecubes, a Macbook Air 2011 or “things that go boom.”
“I have a lion statue probably 1960-1970 that I don’t need anymore because I’m getting a new one,” the post read.
The author then continued to mention that statue was “hand-made” and “perfectly sculpted.” Four photos of the lion statue located outside of the Rayburn Student Center were uploaded to the website.
An individual notified the University Police Department of the potential “sale” a couple days after it was uploaded to the website. While the post’s humorous nature is probably enough to keep anyone from taking it seriously, if it resulted in monetary loss or damage to A&M-Commmerce porperty, the original poster would potentially face chargesn according to University Police Department Lt. Jason Bone.
The brass statue is actually new, dedicated in February of 2011 to A&M-Commerce by the Gamma Upsilon Chapter of Kappa Delta in honor of their 50th anniversary.
UPD pulls marijuana plant from university planter
July 27, 2012– Large ceramic planters dot the sidewalks of the Texas A&M University-Commerce campus, usually filled with an assortment of perennial flowers. But early Thursday afternoon, a University Police Department officer pulled something quite different out of one of the planters.
A&M-Commerce graduate student Joe Whinery shot video of the UPD officer pulling the three foot plant and then walking away. Initially, UPD Chief Communications Officer Lt. Jason Bone said the plant was not marijuana, but after testing and research UPD determined that it was, in fact, pot.
“I stand corrected, it was a marijuana plant in the planter,” Bone said. “I honestly don’t think someone would have just planted a marijuana seed.”
According to Bone, the plant could be the result of a prank, an individual dumping pot to avoid a bust, or simply natural causes.
“I can see someone doing it as a joke, but most likely somebody probably dumped a baggie,” he said. “There are a lot of biological ways a plant seed could spread as well.”
UPD misidentified the plant initially because of its color, the size of its leaves and its lack of odor. The plant was still immature, according to Bone.
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The wild and wacky of 2012
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Tape protects evidence of minor crime
Crime scene tape in front of the Spot in downtown Commerce may seem like an indication of a violent crime, but in reality it is merely to protect evidence from a criminal mischief incident that took place Wednesday night.
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Robinson steps down from CISD
Julia Robinson, the current director of curriculum for Commerce Independent School District, will step down to take a position as director of curriculum with the Royse City Independent School District, starting in July.
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City councilman, attorney, finance director bid farewell to Commerce
Three long time members of Commerce government recently stepped down from their offices and were recognized during the May 21 Commerce City Council Meeting.
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Softball to be newest sports addition to A&M-Commerce
Texas A&M University-Commerce will no longer be the only school in the Lonestar Conference (LSC) to not have a softball program.
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Athletics to make big announcement today
Texas A&M University-Commerce Athletics will be holding a press conference on May 20 as a major announcement will be made regarding the future of Lion Athletics.
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Lions Club helps children see the world more clearly
For 10 years, the Commerce Lions Club has been putting on vision clinics to help give children a chance to see life a little more clearly.
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Road project still on schedule
Commerce City Manager Marc Clayton said the road construction project has been an unusual one.
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Dr. Hendricks Appointed to Serve on National Policy Board
Dr. LaVelle Hendricks, assistant professor of Psychology, Counseling and Special Education at Texas A&M University-Commerce, has been appointed to serve on the National Policy Board for the National FORUM of Multicultural Issues Journal and the editorial board for the Journal of Counseling and Addiction.
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One contested race today
8:18 p.m. Beane: 53 votes. Maxwell: 6 votes in early voting.
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A&M-Commerce names Dr. Adolfo Benavides Provost and VP for Academic Affairs
Dr. Adolfo Benavides has been named provost and vice president for academic affairs (VPAA) of Texas A&M University-Commerce, effective July 1.
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