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Union construction coming to an end

June 16, 2017

The Donald G. Bollinger Memorial Student Union construction is scheduled to wrap up by June 30, 2017. During the spring semester, students, faculty and staff were guided to alternate entrances of the student union as the set...

Crawfish Day performer replaced after administration concerns

April 27, 2017

Budget shortfall continues to threaten Higher Education

Francesca D’Agostino, Staff Writer

April 27, 2017

Louisiana public colleges are being threatened with budget cuts for the tenth year straight. The state has an $82 million shortfall in TOPS funds to award full scholarships to all eligible students next year. Although Gov....

Nicholls to host 100th commencement ceremony

April 27, 2017

Faculty and students discuss Governor’s coastal erosion plans

Francesca D’Agostino, Staff Writer

April 6, 2017

Nicholls faculty and students discussed coastal challenges after Gov. John Bel Edwards released details on proposed legislation for protecting and restoring Louisiana’s coast. The Coastal Master Plan is a document produced...

Nicholls Foundation Executive Director Jeremy Becker (left) and President Christopher Riviere (right) pose for a picture Wednesday, April 4.

Alum becomes Executive Director of the Nicholls Foundation

April 6, 2017

Nicholls President Bruce Murphy and SOWELA Chancellor Neil Aspinwall at work during a joint signing held in the President’s Dining Room in the Lanny D. Ledet Culinary Arts Building.

Nicholls signs culinary program partnership with SOWELA

April 6, 2017

Nicholls screens The Empowerment Project documentary film

Kathleen Rodrigue, Staff Writer

April 2, 2017

Nicholls student union and student services cohosted the last women’s history celebration event on Wednesday in Le Bijou Theater. The event consisted of a short IndieFlix documentary film, “The Empowerment Project,”...

Deadline to apply for available scholarship opportunities approaches

Ana Pizzolio, News Editor

April 2, 2017

Nicholls State University students can take advantage of seven scholarship opportunities that are still available for the Fall 2017 semester. The deadline to apply for those scholarships is Tuesday, April 18, 2017. Scholarships...

Ashlyn Pittman, Graphic Design sophomore from Morgan City, draws a portrait of Nicholls alumni Tammy Ledet from Thibodaux.

Nicholls community experiences attractions at Art Works

March 30, 2017

SGA to conduct survey regarding current issues on campus

Kathleen Rodrigue, Staff Writer

March 30, 2017

Nicholls Student Government Association is gathering concerns of different organizations on campus regarding arising issues to conduct a student survey. The plan is to email the survey to students in the next few weeks to...

A photo of Frank Campbell, found in a scrapbook the Ellender Memorial Library archives.

First photo of Georgetown Slave found in library archives

March 30, 2017