Nicholls State University held a conference to welcome Jonathan Terrell as the new director of athletics at 11 a.m. on Monday, June 29 in Stopher Gym. At the conference, University President Jay Clune opened the floor and said the most important characteristic an athletics director can have is judgment.  “With student-athletes, the band, the...

In spite of critics like the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, University President Jay Clune takes ownership of his email that was sent out to students about the First Amendment that stated “free speech doesn’t protect hate speech.”  On June 15, FIRE wrote a blog that said Clune was wrong because the First Amendment does protect...

On June 22, Nicholls State University announced that Jonathan Terrell will be the new director of athletics.  According to an email sent out from the university, Terrell is the first black athletic director in Nicholls history and has had many years of coaching success.   “It is surreal too, I can’t sleep. I’m just itching to get to work,...

On June 18, a Nicholls State University professor was arrested with several counts of rape, crimes against nature and domestic abuse.  Media Relations and Publications Coordinator Jacob Batte confirmed that the professor was Douglas Baney from the math department. Batte said Baney taught intro math and statistics.  “Mr. Baney had a couple...

On June 2, Nicholls State University President Jay Clune sent an email stating that the Beauregard and Polk building names and street names on campus would be changed. Clune stated in the email that temporary names for the buildings would be “College of Sciences and Technology” for Beauregard, and “College of Educational and Behavioral Sciences”...

On June 8, the Student Government Association (SGA) called a special meeting to discuss a motion titled “Article Nine Section One of the Naquin Corollary.”  This motion was set by SGA President Ethan Naquin. Naquin said this would create the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion student-led council. He said this would give minority groups new ways...