Nicholls Student Programming Association (SPA) signed a contract with Waka Flocka Flame, a popular hip-hop artist, to perform at Crawfish Day tomorrow, but was unable to get approval from the University’s administration. “Administration was worried about how students would feel about his lyrics,” SPA President Amber Burton said. “They were afraid that it would cause a bad environment on campus, and it would give the university a bad look....

Accepting the position as editor of this publication was the best decision I could have possibly made during my college career. While I may not have felt this way in the beginning, I’ve grown so much as a person and as a journalist. I’ve been working at the Nicholls Worth since my freshman year, and it’s been a long journey. I was an art major and I had no idea how to do anything related to media. I remember being terrified that first production...

Kaisa and Chadwick Young, professors of Physics, met as they were completing their Doctorate of Philosophy at the University of Texas in Austin. Kaisa grew up in the suburbs of Kansas City, Missouri. As a child, she dreamed of becoming a nurse or veterinarian. It was during a high school field trip to the Kansas City’s medical school that she realized the medical field was not for her. “When I got to high school, I realized I could not go...

The Nicholls State University softball team is preparing for the Southland Conference Tournament with their final two series of the season. Shortstop Amanda Gianelloni said Nicholls expects to win the conference tournament being that there is much more at stake than any regular season series. “Our goal right now is just finishing out the last two conference series strong and going into the conference tournament with the best seed we can,”...

The Nicholls State University baseball team has struggled in recent weeks, dropping ten out of their last 14 games dating back to April 2. However, they look to turn things around as the Southland Conference Tournament is just under a month away. Twelve of the team’s final 13 games will be against other Southland Conference teams, where the Colonels have gone 8-10 this year. They currently sit in eighth place in the Conference standings, five...

Nicholls alum, environmental advocate and educator Jonathan Foret will speak to graduates and their guests at the University’s 100th commencement ceremony. Nicholls State University’s spring commencement ceremony is schedule to start at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 13 in John L. Guidry Stadium. Foret, the keynote speaker of the event, is a Louisiana native from Chauvin who currently serves as the executive director of the Louisiana Wetlands...