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At noon last Saturday, SFA fraternity members and rushees bundled up for the 40-degree weather and gathered at the Austin Building to participate in Greek Steps, the culmination of SFA's official fraternity rush week. Each semester, all the Interfraternity Council (IFC) fraternities gather at the bottom of the Austin Building to welcome their new members with open arms, literally.… Post the First Comment

The Multicultural Center (MC) will sponsor the Martin Luther King Jr. Vigil from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. tonight at the Pattillo Student Center (PSC). The celebration honors one of the most influential leaders of the civil rights movement. Students will gather outside of the PSC and light candles to honor the famous martyr.… Post the First Comment

The SFA athletic department is currently seeking students who are interested in mentoring student athletes. "The athletic department is looking for students who possess leadership skills, great organizational skills and students who are willing to work around student athlete's schedule," Amber Burdge, assistant athletic director of student services, said.… Post the First Comment

Friday, Feb. 1, marks the fifth anniversary of the Space Shuttle Columbia explosion over East Texas while it was re-entering the earth's atmosphere. On that day the lives of the seven astronauts on board were lost, and material from the spacecraft was scattered across Nacogdoches and surrounding counties.… Post the First Comment

On 01/24/2008 an officer was dispatched to the Aikman Parking Garage in reference to criminal mischief. The officer contacted the complainant, who stated that sometime between 1:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. on 01/23/2008 someone had damaged her vehicle with a blunt object on the entire driver's side.… Post the First Comment

Information on the future of the proposed baseball/softball complex will be one of the items in the report to the Board of Regents from SFA president Dr. Baker Pattillo at the regular board meeting Tuesday. Board business will begin Monday with meetings of buildings and grounds, finance and audit, and academic and student affairs committees.… Post the First Comment

The German Program at SFA is full of students, wanting more from their program. The program offers up to four semester of German language courses. But for the past couple of semesters the students enrolled have determined that they would like more, specifically a minor in German.… Post the First Comment

Music composition majors occupy a unique niche in the plethora of students at SFA. The music composition program at SFA offers students a hands-on way to learn composition techniques while providing a foundation for success in the music industry. The music composition program offers private composition lessons and classes in film scoring, composition software, orchestration and form.… 1 Comment

The English Honor Society, Sigma Tau Delta, ???, is taking membership applications until Jan. 30. "Our main service function is to create some sort of awareness in the University and the community that there are a lot of talented students here, and literature is more than studying books and memorizing rhyme schemes," Dr.… Post the First Comment