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Nicholls to host 100th commencement ceremony

Nicholls to host 100th commencement ceremony

Ana Pizzolio, News Editor
April 27, 2017

Nicholls alum, environmental advocate and educator Jonathan Foret will speak to graduates and their guests...

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

Ana Pizzolio, News Editor
April 6, 2017

The Nicholls Foundation nominated a Nicholls State University alum, Jeremy Becker, as its new Executive...

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...

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

Ana Pizzolio, News Editor
March 30, 2017

Hands-on workshops, faculty and student demonstrations, tours of the art studios and an exhibit of local...

MBA program merges prerequisites into curriculum

Ana Pizzolio, News Editor
March 23, 2017

The Nicholls State University College of Business Administration is integrating pre-requisites classes...

SGA Vice President Austin Wendt smiles in his office after being re-elected for a second term yesterday.

SGA announces the re-election of vice president

Ana Pizzolio, News Editor
March 16, 2017

The Nicholls State University Student Government Association announced the re-election of Austin Wendt...

La Pirogue’s healthy finances could allow for continued production despite university’s elimination of fee

La Pirogue’s healthy finances could allow for continued production despite university’s elimination of fee

Ana Pizzolio, News Editor
March 9, 2017

While the university has decided to eliminate the $10 assessed fee that funds the La Pirogue Yearbook,...

Assistant Professor discusses Louisiana’s special session that resumed Wednesday night

Ana Pizzolio, News Editor
February 24, 2017

Q: Who decides if there is a need to call for a special session of the legislative? A: It is in the...

Nicholls full-time employees to receive salary supplement

Ana Pizzolio, News Editor
February 16, 2017

Nicholls State University administration is issuing a salary supplement increase for current full-time...

High school students interested in majoring in Biology gather with their parents to accept scholarships at Scholars Night on January 31.

Undergraduate enrollment and retention rates increase from last Spring

Ana Pizzolio, News Editor
February 9, 2017

Nicholls State University President Bruce Murphy credited pro-active actions in recruiting, advising...

Assistant Dean of the College of Business Administration Krisandra Guidry, on the right, assists Marketing senior, Page Garcia in finding an outfit at the Business Closet January 2.

College of Business initiative helps students dress for success

Ana Pizzolio, News Editor
February 2, 2017

Nicholls State University College of Business inaugurated their Business Closet Program at the beginning...

Graduates listen to guest speaker Dr. Kevin Kit Parker at Nicholls 99th Commencement Ceremony December 17, 2016.

Students allowed to walk at graduation before getting a degree

Ana Pizzolio, News Editor
January 26, 2017

Walking across the stage on Saturday, Dec. 17 of last year was an honor for students at Nicholls Fall...

President Bruce Murphy address the Nicholls faculty and staff about the August flood relief at the State of the University address January 11.

Murphy discusses Board of Regents Response to Act 619

Ana Pizzolio, News Editor
January 19, 2017

Nicholls State University President Bruce Murphy discussed the importance of providing feedback about...

Jessica Daigrepont a senior from Slidell majoring marketing participated in the Mock Interviews put on by NSPIRE and Nicholls Office of Career Services on November 15, 2016. She was interviewed by Joel Picolo a Nicholls Alumni, who works for Dynamic Retail Solutions.

Career Services promotes on-campus mock interviews

Ana Pizzolio, News Editor
November 17, 2016

Nicholls State University students participated in mock interviews and resume critiques hosted by the...

The problem with bullying at Louisiana colleges

Ana Pizzolio, Staff Writer
November 10, 2016

Louisiana was ranked among the top ten states with worst bullying problems in a recent research published...

Veterans’ Day celebrations to take place at Nicholls

Veterans’ Day celebrations to take place at Nicholls

Ana Pizzolio, News Editor
November 8, 2016

Nicholls State University Veteran Services is promoting two on-campus events this week to honor military...

about domestic violence issues and statistics. After the presentation students painted their hands purple and placed them on Martinez’s police unit as their commitment to end domestic violence on October 18.

Lafourche Parish Captain brings awareness to domestic violence

Ana Pizzolio, News Editor
October 20, 2016

A Nicholls State University professor hosted a domestic violence awareness presentation in partnership...

(Left to Right)  Mishi Banerjee, Tristan Smith, Franki Valentine, Alex Bickham and Tyler Ussery practice at their dress rehearsal in the Mary and Al Danos Theater for “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” on October 11.

Nicholls Players to perform “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”

Ana Pizzolio, News Editor
October 13, 2016

The Nicholls Players will debut its 2016-2017 season with a performance of Shakespeare’s comedy, “A...

Austin Ledet the Junior Assistant Music Director for KNSU takes his shift Tuesday afternoon in the KNSU workstation.

Mass communication students to work with ESPN3 next spring

Ana Pizzolio, News Editor
October 6, 2016

Nicholls State University students of Mass Communication will have the opportunity to work with ESPN...

Presidential Debate: Finding the truth among the chaos

Presidential Debate: Finding the truth among the chaos

Ana Pizzolio, News Editor
October 3, 2016

If you weren’t living under a rock in the past week, you probably heard that Donald Trump and Hillary...

Music Department to debut high tech piano lab

Ana Pizzolio, News Editor
September 29, 2016

Nicholls State University Music Department is the process of concluding a $92,000 upgrade to create a...

Technical issues forces homecoming elections to be restarted

Ana Pizzolio, News Editor
September 22, 2016

The Nicholls State University Homecoming Court election, which began on Sept. 18th, had to be restarted...

Norman Hunt, Sodexo Executive Chef, shows reporters the new vegan nosh bar located in Galliano Dining Hall Wednesday morning.

Cafeteria promotes changes to improve dining experience

Ana Pizzolio, News Editor
September 8, 2016

Locally sourced products, vegetarian, vegan and healthier options were implemented at the beginning of...

A Colonel’s preparation guide for natural disasters

A Colonel’s preparation guide for natural disasters

Ana Pizzolio, News Editor
September 2, 2016

Tropical Storm Hermine’s diversion to the east came as a big relief for Louisiana residents, who were...

Fraternity recruitment period to be held in September

Ana Pizzolio, News Editor
August 25, 2016

Nicholls State University fraternities will have to wait until September to select new members, after...

Nicholls creates fund to support to students affected by flooding

Ana Pizzolio, News Editor
August 22, 2016

The Nicholls Foundation is sponsoring an online crowd-funding campaign to provide financial assistance...

Athlete Close up: Senior Pitcher Justin Sinibaldi

Ana Pizzolio, Sports Writer
April 28, 2016

The number one senior pitcher for the Nicholls State University baseball team Justin Sinibaldi, one of...

Softball pitcher shines on mound and in classroom

Ana Pizzolio, Sports Writer
April 26, 2016

Nicholls State University softball pitcher Hannah Marie Haydel is finishing her senior season on a high...

Colonels secure a spot at the Southland Conference Tournament

Ana Pizzolio, Sports Writer
April 25, 2016

The Nicholls State University softball team secured a spot at the Southland Conference tournament games...

Sports are not limited to those with Y chromosomes

Personal Opinion and Ana Pizzolio
April 7, 2016

It is a fact that women have to overcome sexist misconceptions on a daily basis and the reality is not...

Colonels score comeback victory over South Alabama, loses to Louisiana Lafayette

Ana Pizzolio, Sports Writer
March 31, 2016

The Nicholls State University baseball team finished the neutral diamond game 5-4 with a walk-off win...

NFL acknowledges connection between football and cerebral degenerative disease for the first time

Ana Pizzolio, Sports Writer
March 29, 2016

The NFL's health and safety officer acknowledged the link between football related trauma and degenerative...

Athlete close-up: Abdul-Aziz sets long jump record

Ana Pizzolio, Sports Writer
March 17, 2016

Nicholls State University women’s track and field athlete Sakinah Abdul-Aziz set a new school record...

Colonels go home after loss in second round of the SLC tournament

Ana Pizzolio, Sports Writer
March 11, 2016

After winning the first double-overtime game in the Southland Conference Tournament since 2006, Nicholls...

Men’s basketball advances to second round after winning in double overtime

Ana Pizzolio, Sports Writer
March 10, 2016

The Nicholls State University men’s basketball surpassed No. 6 McNeese State University 94-90 last...

Small sports in full swing as semester hits midway

Ana Pizzolio, Sports Writer
March 10, 2016

The Nicholls State University men’s golf team finished sixth at the Colin Montgomerie Invitational...

Men’s basketball wins double overtime game in Southland Conference tournament

Ana Pizzolio, Sports Writer
March 10, 2016

The Nicholls State University men’s basketball surpassed the No. 6 seed McNeese State University 94-90...

Men’s basketball victory guarantees No. 7 seed in the tournament

Ana Pizzolio, Sports Writer
March 6, 2016

The Nicholls State University Men's basketball team earned the No. 7 seed at the Southland Conference...

Viruses, health concerns high for Olympic water sports

Ana Pizzolio, Sports Writer
March 3, 2016

Water pollution at the venues that will host the aquatic sports of the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympics raise...

Current financial situation asks athletics to do more with less

Ana Pizzolio, Sports Writer
February 25, 2016

Despite having already cut two programs in the last eight years, the Nicholls State University athletic...

Colonels open season with sweep against Mississippi Valley State

Ana Pizzolio, Sports Writer
February 21, 2016

The Nicholls State University baseball team opened its season at home this weekend with four-straight...

University President Elaborates on Closure Controversy

Nicholls State University has become the face of Louisiana’s higher education budget crisis as contradictory...

Football players receive sentencing stemming from October incident

Ana Pizzolio, Sports Writer
February 18, 2016

Six Nicholls State University football players involved in a disturbance at a Thibodaux nightclub last...

Underclassmen hoping to send Karatzas off a winner

Ana Pizzolio, Sports Writer
February 4, 2016

After having two weeks off, the Nicholls State University Men’s Tennis program will head to Mobile,...

Returning veterans pacing women’s basketball in conference

Ana Pizzolio, Sports Writer
January 29, 2016

Nicholls State University’s women’s basketball team is working on improving their communication to...

Men’s basketball wishes to end losing streak against the Bears

Ana Pizzolio, Sports Writer
January 23, 2016

The Nicholls State University men’s basketball team is expecting to change things in the Southland...

Student athletes leads SLC in graduation rates again

Ana Pizzolio, Sports Writer
November 19, 2015

Nicholls State University’s student-athletes are ranked at the top of the 2015 Graduation Success Rates...

Athlete close up: Thibodaux native Hebert excels on and off the field

Ana Pizzolio, Sports Writer
November 12, 2015

A student-athlete is often considered to live a double life because of having to balance a full-time...

Nicholls enshrines four former students into Hall of Fame

Ana Pizzolio, Sports Writer
October 23, 2015

Nicholls State University Athletics Department introduced four former student-athletes into the 2015...

High-fiving her team mates before taking on the UNO Privateers is #12 Anna Niederhauser, freshman from Switzerland.

Colonels confident that team can turn around slow start to season

Ana Pizzolio, Sports Writer
October 15, 2015

The Nicholls State University volleyball team is expecting to put an end to the losing streak in Southland...

Inaugural Colonel Fall Classic is an opportunity for softball to shine

Ana Pizzolio, Sports Writer
October 8, 2015

Nicholls State University’s softball program is looking forward to hosting the first ever Colonel Fall...

Tough road schedule coming to an end for volleyball

Ana Pizzolio, Sports Writer
October 1, 2015

The Nicholls State University women’s volleyball team opened the Southland Conference play on the road...

Colonels looking forward to conference play after loss against ULM

Colonels looking forward to conference play after loss against ULM

Ana Pizzolio, Sports Writer
September 17, 2015

The Nicholls State University football team looks forward to the first Southland Conference play of the...

Soccer has high expectations to improve postseason campaign

Ana Pizzolio, Sports Writer
September 10, 2015

Nicholls State University women’s soccer team prepares for the 2014 Southland Conference games as the...

Soccer set to take the road against Mississippi State and LA Tech

Soccer set to take the road against Mississippi State and LA Tech

Ana Pizzolio, Sports Reporter
September 3, 2015

The Nicholls State University Women’s soccer team is preparing for the upcoming matches against Mississippi...

Colonels volleyball hopes for solid rankings this season

Ana Pizzolio, Sports Reporter
August 20, 2015

The Nicholls State University volleyball team counts on a solid roster to improve last season’s records...

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