Despite rallying to tie the game up in the fourth quarter after trailing behind Texas A&M, the Colonels fell 24-14 on Saturday night in College Station. The Aggies managed two early touchdowns taking a 14-0 lead over the Colonels, but the Colonel defense then crippled Texas A&M for forty minutes straight. Before the half, junior kicker Lorran Fonseca was successful in kicking two field goals which made the score 14-6 at halftime. In...

The Nicholls State University football team will head to College Station, Texas where they will compete against the Aggies at 6 p.m. in their second game of the 2017 season. After defeating their rival, the McNeese State University Cowboys in their home opener last weekend, the Colonels (1-0) will fight to bring home a winning result against this Southeastern Conference competitor. Although this is the first meeting between the two teams,...

The newest adaptation of Steven King’s “It,” directed by “Mama’s” Andrés Muschietti, has gore, terror, suspense and humor dished out by badmouthed 80s kids. The 2017 film took the premise of the 1990 miniseries and the 1986 novel and made something of its own, independent of its predecessors. While the general concept was retained, the 2017 film decided to focus only on the childhood quest of “the Losers,” consisting of Bill, Ben,...

The Student Government Association discussed ideas to further its effectiveness at a special meeting held yesterday afternoon in the Lafitte Room after it reviewed the results of a survey taken by members of the organization over the summer. SGA discussed several ideas for campus enhancements based on the feedback given in the survey. “Campus beautification, campus parking, and improving services are some of the big things we’re looking...

The Nicholls State University soccer team started off their six-game road trip with success, earning a victory in both matches this weekend. On Friday, they defeated Grambling State University with a score of 1-0 and on Sunday, they beat Jackson State University with a score of 3-0. With these victories, the Colonels moved to 2-2 on the season. The Colonels had seen an irregularly long time between games, with last week’s game against Prairie...

The Nicholls State University football team will kick off its 2017 season at John. L. Guidry stadium against McNeese State University today, August 31 at 7 p.m. Last fall, the Colonels fell to the Cowboys in a 38-13 loss in Lake Charles. The Colonels have not succeeded in beating this particular Southland Conference rival in the last eight match-ups. The Cowboys have dominated the overall series against the Colonels 30-11, and the last time...