As one of the more compact and easy-to-navigate campuses I’ve visited, SFA makes going to class a breeze. Even forestry or education majors, whose buildings stray a little farther off the beaten path, can walk to their classes in fifteen minutes or less. This would be laughable at a campus l…
When you are a first-generation college student, there are a lot of fears that you have to deal with that other people may not think twice about. One of my biggest fears as a first generation was choosing my major. While this is a normal fear for most college students, being a first-generati…
The contact bands, also known as distancing bands, implemented at the beginning of this semester are both hated and loved by the student body. Some say the bands are a great way to respect each other's space. Some say the bands aren’t really doing anything, and many times they aren’t even ta…
Tattoos. Most college students have them. Some of us dare to have them in super visible places, while the rest of us are too afraid to display them to the naked eye. But this should not be an issue in today’s day and age, especially when societal norms are becoming laxer. If I sit still for …
In the past few weeks, President Scott Gordon and the Board of Regents have become hot topics around campus due to budget issues. After it was revealed that Gordon had accepted, and later returned, an $85,000 raise, the SFA community was enraged. But while the issue is being handled, SFA adm…
It is lunch time and you have just gotten out of your classes and decide to head to the Student Center for lunch. While waiting in the ridiculously long line for Chick-Fil-A, you look to your right and see a small purple stand near the lumberyard. There stands Twiggy’s Burgers, a new dining …
The late Dr. Robert Fleet, former intramural rugby coach, player and SFA professor, will be inducted into the Texas Rugby Union Hall of Fame at the organization’s 50th annual conference in early November. The SFA Rugby Football Club Alumni plan to unveil a memorial plaque in Dr. Fleet’s hono…
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Student Activities Association’s event, Coffee House, has been postponed until further notice due to COVID-19 exposures within their staff.Â
On September 1st, Texan government officials announced that the heartbeat law, banning abortions after a heartbeat is detected, is now in effect. Â
A comfortable murmur fills the space as friends vent about their week, couples giggle over guacamole and a large party seats itself at the center table. From the kitchen wafts fresh smells that make everyone’s stomachs rumble: cilantro, sizzling beef, fresh pico de gallo. Taquitos al Jalisci…
Votes were cast to elect the newest student body senators on Monday and Tuesday.Â
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