Photo of Ron Raines from the 1968 Nacogdoches High School yearbook.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The year was 1968. It was a time of riots, assassinations and protests, "mostly over the Vietnam War," according to Nacogdoches businessman and Realtor David Yates. It was the dawning of the Age of Aquarius with peace, love and harmony, hippies and bra burning.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Stephen F. Austin State University's Office of Research and Sponsored Programs has announced the recipients of its annual Research and Creative Activity grants. The RCA grant program was created to help support the initial research efforts of SFA faculty members and help prepare them and their research for submission to national grant programs.

Dr. Bob and Kathy Lehmann were recognized at a recent meeting of the SFA Board of Regents, and the university's chemistry building has been named in their honor. Pictured are, from left, the Lehmanns; SFA President Baker Pattillo; and Dr. Scott Coleman, chair of the SFA Board of Regents.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The chemistry building at SFA has been named to honor Dr.

Stephen F. Austin State University interior design students recently collaborated with staff members at the Nacogdoches Treatment Center to create site and floor plans for a proposed assisted living facility for patients with Alzheimer's disease.

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NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Theatre will present the student-directed, one-act play "Picnic on the Battlefield" by Fernando Arrabal with English translation by Barbara Wright at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17, and at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, in the Downstage Theatre on the SFA campus.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - A Stephen F. Austin State University School of Theatre event on Feb. 11 will help raise funds for theatre students to travel Edinburgh, Scotland, in August to participate in the two-week Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

"An Evening of Love Scenes and Songs" will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, in the Upstage Theatre in the Griffith Fine Arts Building on the SFA campus. The show will feature theatre faculty members and students performing scenes from William Shakespeare's plays and singing love songs.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas -The Stephen F. Austin State University Department of Biology will host its second annual Darwin Day program. The program will include a seminar by Dr. Charles Pence, assistant professor of philosophy and religious studies at Louisiana State University. Pence's seminar is titled "Evolution and Chance: From Darwin to the Pioneers of Statistics in Biology."

More than 40 Stephen F. Austin State University students taught community members essential nutrition education and cooking tips during the Cooking Matters program.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Through the Cooking Matters program, more than 40 Stephen F. Austin State University students enrolled in the School of Human Sciences promoted healthy eating during the fall semester while taking HMS 409: Community Nutrition.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Administrators from Stephen F. Austin State University and Panola College signed an articulation agreement Jan. 12 that will help create a seamless transition for Panola College technical and vocational graduates and students enrolled in these programs to transfer up to 66 hours of coursework to SFA and apply it toward a Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences.