Pine Log

SFA apparently is home to several ghosts, and stories about the haunting spirits appear each year around Halloween. The most famous SFA ghost is Chester. Some report him to have been a former student who hanged himself in the bell tower of the Fine Arts Building.… Post the First Comment

Students who want to watch three straight days of flag football should be looking forward to the Region IV Flag Football Championship Tournament, which will be held at SFA the weekend of Nov. 7 through 9. For the first time in SFA history, the University has teamed up with the National Intramural Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) to host this event.… Post the First Comment

Students in Applied Nutrition recently undertook a project to simulate the experience of someone receiving food stamps as a source of federal aid. The class, taught by Dr. Brenda Marques, tried to subsist on $21 for one week; it is the average amount one person on food stamps might have to live on.… Post the First Comment

Tonight the Multicultural Center will offer students the opportunity to learn about various sexual issues and ask professionals tough questions about sex-related topics in a unique way. The second annual Sex in the Dark forum will be held at 7 p.m. in the Twilight Ballroom.… Post the First Comment

The deadline to nominate SFA seniors for the Mr. and Miss SFA honors is Nov. 3. Nomination forms are available online at www.sfaalumni.com and at the SFA Alumni Association in the Tracie D. Pearman Alumni Center. Nominations may come from faculty, staff members or from an officer of a student organization of which the nominee is a member.… Post the First Comment

On 10/25/2008 an officer was dispatched to Lumberjack Village in reference to criminal mischief. The officer found that on 10/25/2008 someone knocked a hole in a wall at the Lumberjack Village. There are no suspects. On 10/25/2008 UPD officers were dispatched to a fight in progress in Lot 46.… Post the First Comment

On Friday night people will dress up in Halloween costumes to wander the streets, and young children will rap on the doors of strangers to spew out the familiar chant of "trick or treat." But what is Halloween? Where did it originate, and how did it become what it is today? Halloween was derived from an ancient Celtic festival referred to as Samhain (sow-in.… Post the First Comment

The Spanish Club is hosting a foreign language talent show at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19, in the auditorium (Room 101) of the Math/Nursing Building. Spanish Club was started in 2002 by professor Marcela Valencia and has about 30 student members who are interested in the Spanish language.… Post the First Comment

A grant from the Texas Traffic Safety Program will help Driving Jacks with expenses by reimbursing them for 50 percent of certain costs, including those for office supplies, car rentals and gasoline. The group applied for the grant from the Texas Department of Transportation in March and it went into effect Oct.… Post the First Comment