Portrait of a Professor

Dr. Brown of the Geology department at SFA grades papers while supervising a test during his lab hours.

Dr. Burt, a biology professor, works on a phylogeny chart of bird species for a class during his office hours on Monday.

Dr. Comer, a wildlife professor, shows a room full of taxidermy donated to the Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture on Friday.

Springtime

The Chinese Magnolias planted all over campus have been blooming. Here a white variety is pictured. 

Photo by Kelsey M Rigby

The pink variety of the Chinese Magnolia tree are abundant on campus. Within the next week or so, the blooms should come to an end.

Photo by Kelsey M Rigby

Red-Eared Sliders gather on the island in the Ag Pond to soak up the sun. The high for Wednesday is 79 degrees making it seem like Spring is upon us.

Photo by Kelsey M Rigby

Weather Related Lab

Desiree Edgehill, elementary education major, and Alisha Davidson, nursing major, study at the Ag Pond for upcoming tests during the springtime weather on Wednesday.

Photo by Kelsey M Rigby

Nighty Night

A snail takes advantage of a much needed rain storm in La Porte, Texas on Saturday night.
Photo by Kelsey M Rigby

The lights from Fairmont Park East's newest park reflect off the pavement after a rainstorm in La Porte, Texas on Saturday night. The park was specifically redesigned to allow for a drainage pond to relieve the neighborhood of flooding.
Photo by Kelsey M Rigby

Olivia

fashion

Ashley Clark poses for a fashion shoot in downtown Nacogdoches just before sunset last week.

Photo by Kelsey M Rigby

Jamie White and Ashley Clark imitate models from a teen magazine during a fashion photo shoot in downtown Nacogdoches last week.

Photo by Kelsey M Rigby

Features

Johnny Dugau, Ryan Patrizi, and Scott Shrull look to see how far their football was thrown over their apartment complex wall.
Photo by Kelsey M Rigby

Cole Wright tries to stay on top of the rolling "log" at the playground equipment at Pecan Park while visiting his aunt.
Photo by Kelsey M Rigby

Tom Kilian, Ben Hoffman, and Sydney Hoffman huddle to create a plan during a street football game one cool evening.
Photo by Kelsey M Rigby

Lab One

Pineywoods Native Plant Center Prescribed Burn

A Nacogdoches Fire Department truck is reflected against SFA's Pineywoods Native Plant Center sign. The Texas Forest service prescribed a burn in the area near a small pond on Wednesday in front of a small group of photographers and students.

Photo by: Kelsey M Rigby

A small group of students from Stephen F. Austin State University's Photojournalism class stand back as the fire grows near the Pineywoods Native Plant Center on Wednesday.

Photo by: Kelsey M Rigby

John Boyette and James Ballard of the Texas Forest Service make sure the fire doesn't spread onto the observance deck at the Pineywoods Native Plant Center during a prescribed burn Wednesday.

Photo by: Kelsey M Rigby

John Boyette, Texas Forest Service, spreads the fire using a drip torch in specific areas of the grassland at the Pineywood Native Plant Center on Wednesday.

Photo by: Kelsey M Rigby