Nicholls State University volleyball coach Jay Van Vark announced his resignation Monday. The Colonels played for the latter part of the year while assistant coach Chelsi Carter led the way as the university placed head coach Van Vark on administrative leave Oct. 23. The athletics department did not comment any reasons for that decision. Sports writer Chris Singleton of the Houma Courier said Matt Roan, Nicholls athletics director , notified the public about...

Nothing gets a music fan more excited than when their favorite artists announce a collaborative project with each other. While the mixing of two or more artists’ distinctive styles can be tricky, the resulting product can be one that is properly cohesive, if done correctly.  These are some of the top collab albums from the past ten years: T-Wayne, Lil Wayne and T-Pain (2017) Hip-hop fans everywhere were pleasantly surprised when these tw...

Men’s Basketball Wins Season Opener The Colonels defeated the Mississippi College Choctaws 86-58 on Nov. 6 at Stopher Gym to open their 2018-2019 season. After the win, they fell to the University of Louisville Cardinals 85-72 on Nov. 8 and the Washington State University Cougars 89-72 on Sunday. The Colonels (1-2) face the University of Idaho Vandals Tuesday at 9 p.m. and the Baylor University Bears Friday at 11 a.m. Women’s Basketb...

The Nicholls State University football team took care of business this past Saturday by chopping down the Stephen F. Austin State University Lumberjacks 47-14 at John L. Guidry Stadium. The Colonels (7-3, 6-2 SLC) started off strong with a 24-0 halftime lead. In the first quarter, junior quarterback Chase Fourcade found sophomore wide receiver Dai’Jean Dixon for two touchdown passes of 11 and 38 yards. Senior defensive back Corey Abraham...

The Nicholls State University men’s basketball team returns to action on the court for its 2018-2019 season with their 6 foot-10 inch Colonel Ryghe Lyons. Entering his second year as a Colonel, sophomore forward and center Lyons said he did not have a difficult time choosing to play basketball. “I was a lot taller than others when I was younger,” Lyons said. “I tried a lot of sports, but basketball was the one that I was best at, so I...

Trippie Redd’s third installment of the A Love Letter to You mixtape series serves as a testament to the Ohio rapper’s growth and progression as a musician. Since his breakout as one of those darker, emo-rap SoundCloud artists, Trippie Redd has managed to maintain relevance unlike many other musicians from that underground generation. Trippie’s influence in 2018 has been impossible to ignore with his success on his debut album Life�...