Sasso recently published "Around the House: A Descriptive Study of Attachment Styles, Living Arrangement, and Involvement in Undergraduate Commuter Students."

This quantitative study explored the extent to which undergraduate commuter students formed attachments with roommates, such as parents or friends, and explored whether these relationships influenced student involvement on campus.

Read the study in the Journal of Campus Activities and Practice.

Daymond John, an award-winning entrepreneur and founder of streetwear fashion brand FUBU, will serve as the guest speaker in the third installment of the Rusche College of Business Nelson Rusche Distinguished Lecture Series scheduled for 7:30 p.m. tomorrow in Kennedy Auditorium.

Tickets for a private reception at 6 p.m. prior to the lecture cost $150. Tickets for the main event at 7:30 p.m. are free and available for pickup at the Charles Bright Visitor Center and the Baker Pattillo Student Center information desk.

Mylee Elsik, of Deer Park, and Owen Hawkins, of Nacogdoches, will serve as children of the court during Homecoming celebrations Oct. 29 and 30.

Mylee is the 8-year-old daughter of Lorna Wheeler and Frank Elsik. She is the granddaughter of Robert Wheeler, a 1979 SFA alumnus.

Owen is the 7-year-old son of Erik and Heather Hawkins. Heather is a 2000 graduate of SFA and works in the James I. Perkins College of Education’s dean’s office. Erik plans to graduate from SFA in 2023.

Dr. Freddie Avant, interim dean of research and graduate studies and associate dean and director of the School of Social Work, will present "Graduate Studies Increase the Well Being of Communities" at Eggs and Issues, hosted by the Nacogdoches County Chamber of Commerce.

The event will take place at 7:30 a.m. tomorrow at The Fredonia Hotel and Convention Center and can be viewed online via GoToMeeting. Admission is $20 per person for Chamber members and $24 per person for other attendees.

Call (936) 560-5533 or reserve your spot by registering online.

Watch SFA's Launch live at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 29, at sfasu.edu/launch.

The horticulture program will host the annual Fall Plant Fair from 5 to 7 p.m. Nov. 4 at the Plantery, located at 1924 Wilson Drive.

Plants available for purchase include a variety of winter annuals, such as pansies, violas, wallflowers, dianthus, stock, dusty miller and snapdragons. All plants are winter hardy and perform well in East Texas. Plants are $2 per pot or $34 for a tray of 18 plants.

“The students are so excited to show our community what they’ve learned about growing plants,” said Dr. Jared Barnes, associate professor of horticulture and steward of the Plantery. “We welcome people to tour the Plantery and buy some plants, since all proceeds support student learning.”

Join the Office of Multicultural Affairs and the LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus for the grand opening of the new Allied Space, planned for noon to 2 p.m. Nov. 8 in the Baker Pattillo Student Center, Room 3.206.

The opening will give faculty and staff a chance to learn more about the Allied Space, designed to be a safe space for all SFA LGBTQ+ community members.

The Office of Admissions is seeking volunteers for the upcoming Showcase Saturday slated for Nov. 13.

The event marks the first time since February 2020 that SFA will host an in-person, on-campus Showcase Saturday event, offering college-bound students and their families a unique opportunity to experience life as a Lumberjack.

Volunteers can serve in a variety of capacities and in various time slots.

To volunteer, fill out the registration form.

Cheer on the Lumberjack football team as they take on Abilene Christian, scheduled for 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30, at Homer Bryce Stadium. A post-game fireworks show will follow.

Purchase your homecoming tickets today.

The School of Theatre will present the student-directed play “Overtones” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 29, and at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30, in Regents’ Suite A in the Baker Pattillo Student Center.

Directed by Emily Edwards, Cedar Hill senior, “Overtones” is written by Alice Gerstenberg and is a play about how human nature appears on the surface to the world and how it appears as it becomes dramatized psychologically.

“The word ‘overtone’ is a musical term used when describing the different frequencies of a note,” Edwards explains. “One note rings at one frequency, but for many different reasons, depending on your instrument, one note will have multiple frequencies, usually very close together. The frequencies that are not specific to that note but are still being played by the instrument are called overtones. Within this play, however, the note being played is not music, but people.”

The Trombone Choir will present a variety of works by noted composers when the student ensemble performs at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 2, in Cole Concert Hall.

According to Dr. Deb Scott, professor of trombone in the School of Music, the trombone choir program will feature the full choir divided into three parts performing “Canzona XIII” by Giovanni Gabrieli and arranged by Steven Frank. It also will perform “Breach of the Peace” by Simon Wills. “It’s a composition that is fun to listen to that has clapping, stomping and lively Scottish melodies," Scott said.

Adjunct Professor Luke Vacca will conduct a 12-piece trombone group that will perform Flor Peeters’ Suite, Op. 82, as well as a beautiful arrangement of “You’ll Never Walk Alone” by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein, arranged by Bruce Tychinski.

The School of Theatre, in collaboration with Panola College Theatre, will present Ellen McLaughlin’s play “Ajax in Iraq” Nov. 9 through 13 at the Community House in Center.

Past and present collide in McLaughlin's mash-up of Sophocles' classic tragedy “Ajax” with the modern-day war in Iraq. The play follows the parallel narratives of Ajax, an ancient Greek military hero, and A.J., a modern female American soldier, both undone by the betrayal of a commanding officer. Athena, goddess of war, coolly presides over the whole. Inspired by material collected from interviews with Iraq war veterans and their families, “Ajax in Iraq” explores the timeless struggle soldiers face in trying to make sense of war.

“Ajax in Iraq” will be presented at 7:30 nightly Nov. 9 through 13, in Community House, 425 San Augustine St. in Center.

In today’s increasingly urbanized world, it can be both eerie and breathtaking to see places once bustling with human activity now abandoned

From castles to factories to islands, these images speak to the overwhelming power of nature.

Pique your sense of mystery by checking out the collection of images.