Stephen F Austin State University - Stone Fort Yearbook (Nacogdoches, TX)

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BSU says Howdy —-September Many students were welcomed to SFA in the fall by various campus Christian organizations. The Baptist Student Union held its biennial Howdy Party which more than 400 students attended. The singing ensemble For His Sake and guest speaker Marge Caldwell entertained new students and returning students. Next door, the Association of Baptist Students held a homemade ice cream party Other Christian groups such as Campus Crusade, Chi Alpha and Intervarsity Christian Fellowship also held welcome back parties for SFA students. ( 1) A helper at the ABS Center prepares a deli- cacy to people of all ages: homemade ice cream. (2) For His Sake performs before more than 400 students at the BSU. (3) Troy Tracy III looks aver the spread of cookies, cake and homemade ice cream. 3 24— Student Life

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A students popularize UCgameroom — September — Will you play me? challenged the Black Knight from the video pinball machine. Formidable voices, bleeps and other eerie sounds were characteristic of the new wave in leisure time gameplaying — the video game. The illuminated machines were trendsetters, but they could be expensive. One could easily have spent two dollars in one visit. The billiard and foosball area also enjoyed renewed interest in leisure time games. Table tennis, chess, darts and shuffleboard were some of the other games being played in the gameroom. The UC gameroom became a favorite spot for many adventurous students. (1) The evercrowded UC video game room as a congested airport control tower. (2) Byron Barnfield finished a game of pool in the UC poolroom. Todd Hansen, Garland sophomore, took time from classes and band to participate in one of America ' s fastest growing segments of leisure time entertainment — viedo games. Video games were not new to the general public, but many of today ' s games were more than the average Atari television programs. One could select from a myriad of flashing, bleeping and talking machines such as Pac Man, Battlezone and Berzerk. Hansen claimed that Pac Man is his favorite and so far has obtained a high score of 87,000 points. Although the game had only been out two years, he commented that one can easily learn the pattern, but you can burn out easily. After playing the game for nearly a year, Todd profoundly stated you can always beat the system. ■Student Life