The weekly Student Government Association (SGA) meeting consisted of reports from officers and the passing of new legislation.  SGA President Emma Bourgeois opened the meeting by telling the senate that the event calendar for Black History Month is in its final stages of production.  Bourgeois also said that she has been meeting with Nicholls...

With the announcement of a new Batman film, directed by Matt Reeves, I have been very excited, speculating about the cast list. For example, Paul Dano has been announced as The Riddler. He’s been in Little Miss Sunshine, There Will Be Blood, Looper and 12 Years a Slave. He most recently starred along Daniel Radcliffe in the 2016 indie movie Swiss...

After announcing his walk across America in January, Mike Posner has finally finished his cross-country trek. The 31-year-old “Cooler Than Me” singer began his walk in Asbury Park, N.J., and completed it in Venice Beach, Calif.  His goal was to walk from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. The walk took Posner six months to complete, and...

Nicholls State University is holding its annual A+ Scholar Wine and Food Tasting Extravaganza on Tuesday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Cotillion Ballroom of the Bollinger Memorial Student Union.  This event is a longstanding tradition at Nicholls. It began almost two decades ago when some community members realized that students needed help affording...

Volleyball heads to Texas to face two Southland Conference foes:  The volleyball team looks to get back in the win column after dropping two matches last week to Stephen F. Austin and Lamar. On Oct. 24, the Colonels travel to Corpus Christi, Texas, to face Texas A&M- Corpus Christi at 6:30 p.m. Two days later, the Colonels head to Huntsville,...

Homecoming is a longstanding tradition at Nicholls State University. This year’s homecoming football game against Abilene Christian University will take place on Saturday, Oct. 26, at 3 p.m.  The king and queen will be announced and crowned at halftime. Nicholls’ first homecoming king and queen were crowned in 1964. A queen has been crowned...