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Taylor 2 dancer Amanda Stevenson applauds the work of Stephen F. Austin State University dance students during a master class the company conducted Wednesday on campus. Taylor 2 opens the College of Fine Arts’ 2017-18 University Series with a performance at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14, in W.M. Turner Auditorium on the SFA campus. Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors and $10 for non-SFA students/youth. Tickets for SFA students are $3. For more information or to purchase tickets, call (936) 468-6407 or (888) 240-ARTS. Taylor 2 also conducted educational outreach classes with local dance studio students.

Stephen F. Austin State University’s Office of Multicultural Affairs is hosting its first Brave Space Series of the fall semester at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26, in the Baker Pattillo Student Center Tiered Classroom, Room 2.201. The series’ discussion will focus on immigration.

“This topic is relevant to many of our lives, but unfortunately, it is often categorized as controversial,” said Dr. Griselda Flores, SFA assistant director of OMA. “Our goal is to enlighten audiences about this topic and properly educate them about the various misbeliefs or lack of knowledge.”

Each month, OMA’s Brave Space Series provides a forum for open and honest discussion of difficult topics.

“We hope attendees will leave better informed and equipped to work with individuals who may identify with a specific immigration status,” Flores said. “The goal of Brave Space is not only to educate but also to engage and empower everyone to speak up.”

The discussion is free and open to the SFA and Nacogdoches communities.

By Kasi Dickerson, senior marketing communications specialist at Stephen F. Austin State University.

The Stephen F. Austin State University campus was without power for approximately six hours after a main circuit breaker failed Tuesday. The failure occurred around 6 p.m., and Oncor Electric crews and university personnel restored power to campus just before midnight.

The failure initially caused an outage in areas surrounding campus, including North Street, University Drive and Appleby Sand Road. Power was restored to the off-campus areas within the hour.

“Crews were able to restore power to campus by temporarily bypassing the failed part,” said Lee Brittain, director of SFA’s physical plant. “The new equipment needed to make permanent repairs will be delivered to campus and installed soon. When that repair occurs, it will be necessary to once again shut down power for a short period of time while the permanent repair is being made.”

Brittain said the work would be planned at a time to be least disruptive to the campus community.

“We will provide advance notifications to ensure that no one should be caught off guard,” Brittain said.

To help accommodate SFA students, the university opened the new Residence Life Operations facility on University Drive, which was powered by a generator, providing a place for students to gather. SFA’s Jack Track shuttle service added the facility as a stop on its route to provide safe transportation to students.

Outdoor portable lights also were set up in areas across campus.