The most wonderful time of the year has arrived. The weather is getting cooler (get on your ****, Louisiana), spooky season is in full effect and the great show that is NBA basketball has finally returned. The season tips off on Tuesday, with marquee matchups featuring teams like the Philadelphia 76ers and the Russell Westbrook led Oklahoma City Thunder. While watching Russ try his damnedest to knock off the defending champion Golden State Warriors ...

Nicholls State University’s department of financial aid is scheduled to host a Financial Aid Night on Oct. 16 at 5:30 p.m. in Peltier Auditorium. Students are able to afford a college education with the help of state programs, university scholarships and university programs. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) and student loans can make the transition into college life less stres...

As October rolls along and Halloween approaches, the best way to get in the Halloween spirit is to scare yourself silly. Netflix has a collection of scary movies students can watch to get into the Halloween mood. Also, students on campus named their favorite scary movies. Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining is already on Netflix. Watch as Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) loses his mind and takes it out on his family. This movie is the perfect way to make s...

For their fall production, the Nicholls Players are set to perform “As Long as the Earth Lasts” in the Mary and Al Danos Theatre Oct. 11-14. John Doucet, dean of the college of arts and sciences, wrote the play. The play is based on the experiences of his great-great-grandfather and family during the unexpected hurricane. “The play is being performed to mark the 125-year anniversary of the hurricane that hit the Cheniere Caminada Isla...

The Nicholls State University baseball team gets back to the diamond this October as they face the University of Louisiana at Monroe Warhawks at home on Oct. 13 and travel to take on the University of Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles on Oct. 28. For the first time, the NCAA has allowed college baseball teams to play two fall games. Head coach Seth Thibodeaux said the October games prepare the team for February. “It gives us a chance to pla...

Nicholls State University approved renovations for the greenhouse on campus that has been out of use since 2014. The newly improved structure will feature many new aspects and will be available for a variety of departments to use. Development officer, Hillary Charpentier, said the original greenhouse was built in 1959 and was used to grow plants for the university’s campus. “I’m not quite sure how it got into the condition it is now...