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Cross Country runner Ross Mullooly competes in a meet on September 1, 2010

University community remembers one of their own

Channing Parfait
April 25, 2013

Ross Mullooly had a distinct passion for everything in life.   The former Nicholls student reached...

Episode showcases Lafourche Parish culinary institute

Channing Parfait
April 18, 2013

"Go Coast:  Louisiana" on WLAE-TV will feature the Chef John Folse Culinary Institute and its Executive...

Top local, national stories making headlines this week

Channing Parfait
April 11, 2013

These are the current events making headlines this week: Louisiana News Gov. Jindal retracts tax plan At...

Top six headlines making national news this week

Channing Parfait
March 28, 2013

Headaches for healthcare plan   Obamacare, President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul plan, is...

Spring Breakdown

Spring Breakdown

Channing Parfait
March 28, 2013

Spring break is not a new tradition by any means, and many students have looked forward to trading in...

Denise Childs, Michael’s mother, Amari Childs, Michael’s brother, and Kejhirah Duncan, Michael’s daughter, gathered on March 9 as the recreation center gym was named in Michael Childs’ honor.

In Memory of Michael

Channing Parfait
March 21, 2013

Michael Childs, former Nicholls student from 2001 to 2003, embraced a personality that many characterize...

Competition to be held to collect items for spring foor drive

Channing Parfait
March 14, 2013

A Can Wars competition will be held on Mar. 18 as part of the Nicholls Can food drive for student organizations...

Financial aid encouraged as tuition increases continue

Channing Parfait
March 7, 2013

The University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors approved a 10 percent tuition increase for students...

Stories making headlines this week

Channing Parfait
February 28, 2013

Back to the big screen Although Houma native Quvenzhané Wallis did not take home the Oscar for...

Tax Increase Looms

Tax Increase Looms

Channing Parfait
February 21, 2013

The elimination of corporate and individual income taxes are part of Gov. Bobby Jindal's new tax proposal...

Internet upgrades complete but some problems remain

Channing Parfait
February 21, 2013

Although an upgrade to the University's Internet speed was completed at the beginning of the semester,...

Terrence Collins, petroleum services freshman from New Orleans, gets a new eco-friendly to-go box from Ms. Judy in the cafeteria on Tuesday afternoon.

Dining hall joins green movement with reusable plates

Channing Parfait
January 30, 2013

Students interested in to-go plate orders from Galliano Dining Hall can join the green initiative with...

Remembering Rachel

Remembering Rachel

Channing Parfait and Channing Parfait
January 24, 2013

Rachel Ianni touched and inspired many lives during her time spent at Nicholls working on her master's...

Crowds pack into Wal-Mart for Black Friday sales on Nov. 23.

Black Friday sales start earlier into Thanksgiving Day

Channing Parfait
November 29, 2012

Even among a down economy, holiday shoppers have been on the prowl over the past week with retailers...

Students prepare for new schedule

Channing Parfait
November 29, 2012

Since the University adjusted class schedules for Monday, Wednesday and Friday classes in the spring,...

Texas petition for secession qualifies for response

Channing Parfait
November 15, 2012

A Texas petition for a peaceful withdrawal from the union has received 81,000 signatures, which qualifies...

Guest speaker Lt. Colonel Thomas Friloux spoke about his time in the Army National Guard at the Veteran’s Day ceremony held in the Quad on Nov. 9.

Nicholls honors a day of rememberance for veterans

Channing Parfait
November 15, 2012

"Today is a day to remember those who have served and are still serving," Lt. Colonel Thomas Friloux...

President Barack Obama waves as he walks on stage with first lady Michelle Obama and daughters, Malia and Sasha, at his election night party Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, in Chicago. Obama defeated Republican challenger former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.

Obama Wins

Channing Parfait
November 8, 2012

President Barack Obama was reelected to four more years in the White House after earning votes from...

Family Day to celebrate 29th year

Channing Parfait
November 1, 2012

Nicholls will celebrate Family Day for the 29th year from noon until the 3 p.m. kickoff of the Colonels...

Election Face Off

Election Face Off

Channing Parfait
November 1, 2012

Candidates for this presidential election have addressed the issue of higher education and its importance...

Decision Time

Decision Time

Channing Parfait
October 25, 2012

"With liberty and justice for all" are the final words of the Pledge of Allegiance, and they are also...

Early voting now open

Channing Parfait
October 25, 2012

Early voting has begun statewide from Oct. 23 through Oct. 30 at local voter registrar's offices from...

Jean Donegan, art department head and professor of art, organizes over 12,000 cans brought in during Nicholls Can.

Nicholls Can collects more than 12,000 cans for food banks

Channing Parfait
October 25, 2012

October's Breast Cancer Awareness Month will reach its climax with the arrival of the Susan G. Komen...

Presidential debates allow factcheckers to detect lies

Channing Parfait
October 18, 2012

  The presidential debates give President Barack Obama and Republican Nominee Mitt Romney the opportunity...

Debate shows frontrunners in election

Channing Parfait
October 11, 2012

With the presidential election less than 26 days away, a poll released after the first presidential...

The Times Picayune stops the daily presses this week

Channing Parfait
October 4, 2012

The people of New Orleans have seen The Times-Picayune as part of their city for the past 175 years,...

New hardware to provide residents with faster internet

New hardware to provide residents with faster internet

Channing Parfait
October 4, 2012

Students can expect faster Internet speed within the next few weeks as the Information Technology department...

Painting the Park

Channing Parfait
September 27, 2012

A mural designed by students in Trisha Dubina's Typography II class will be revealed in Peltier Park...

Freshman enrollment increases due to new efforts

Channing Parfait
September 27, 2012

The 2012 freshmen class increased in size by 10.4 percent thanks to a campus wide effort to increase...

Sen. Norby Chabert; Dr. John Doucet, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Nicholls State University; Dr. Stephen T. Hulbert, Nicholls president; Al Ledet, facility manager of BP Preservation & Maintenance Facility in Schriever; Leah Brown, director of government and public affairs at BP; and Karl Connor, senior director of government and public affairs at BP pose with the donation check from BP.

BP donates $50,000 to students of biological science

Channing Parfait
September 27, 2012

BP awarded $50,000 to the Nicholls State University Biological Sciences Department as part of an initiative...

Nicholls ranks top 50 in southern universities

Channing Parfait
September 20, 2012

U.S. News and World Report awarded Nicholls State University as one of the top regional Universities...

Graduates experiencing difficulties when seeking jobs

Channing Parfait
September 20, 2012

Despite a small drop in the unemployment rate for August, many college graduates remain jobless or...

Monica Parfait, nursing major from Houma, learns how to start an IV Tuesday in the IV Skills Lab in Ayo Hall.

Nursing to add masters’ program

Channing Parfait
September 13, 2012

For the first time in the spring of 2013, graduates in nursing will have the opportunity to enroll in...

Norm’s Daquiri Shop on Canal Blvd. suffered damage during Hurricane Isaac when the front wall was ripped off in the wind.

Isaac has an impact on students and local businesses

Channing Parfait
September 6, 2012

Although slow-moving Hurricane Isaac passed over Louisiana more than a week ago, the effects of the...

Workers use dumptrucks to move the debris from Hurricane Isaac off of campus to get ready for school to reopen on Tuesday, Sept. 4.

Hurricane Isaac spares University from severe damage

Channing Parfait
September 6, 2012

Nicholls State University weathered Hurricane Isaac better than other parts of Louisiana, but there...

Police advise of suspicious person around campus

Channing Parfait
August 22, 2012

As more students arrive for the first week of class, University Police remind students to remain aware...

Chef John Kozar, MBOE, department head checks out the official blueprints for the new culinary building on August 17, 2012

Projects continue despite cuts

Channing Parfait
August 22, 2012

Despite massive budget cuts, the University plans to move forward with the construction and renovation...

Jordan Keaghey, English sophomore from Houma, smokes in a break area near Peltier Hall on Monday.

University cracks down on tobacco policy after a year

Channing Parfait
January 24, 2012

Thirty students and two faculty members were warned or given a citation as part of the University's...

University Police officer Larry White begins his nightly rounds on campus Tuesday night.

University Police officer receives prestigious award

Channing Parfait
January 18, 2012

University Police officer Larry White received the Five Percenter award at his graduation from the Terrebonne...

Students talk politics in survey

Channing Parfait
November 15, 2011

Out of 546 students surveyed on campus, 32 percent said the nation's unemployment rate is one of the...

Students relax and hang out with friends in front of the closed food court at 4 p.m. on Tuesday.

Sodexo cuts operating hours due to low student traffic

Channing Parfait and Channing Parfait
November 8, 2011

Nicholls State University's dining services shifted hours of several operations on Oct. 24 to accommodate...

Chef Joe Randall critiques the culinary students’ sauce in preparation for Bite of the Arts on Tuesday in Gouaux Hall.

John Folse Culinary Institute holds annual fundraiser

Channing Parfait
November 8, 2011

The John Folse Culinary Institute will hold the 15th annual Bite of the Arts Fundraiser in the Cotillion...

Disability day to be held

Channing Parfait
November 2, 2011

The University will host a Disability Awareness Day in the Student Union on Nov. 7 from 9 a.m. to 1...

Nicholls art senior Stephen Marcel, from Houma, spray paints on Ira Hill’s American Flag Sculpture.

Sculptor brings artwork to Nicholls

Channing Parfait
November 2, 2011

Freedom of expression came to the University last week with sculptor Ira Hill's American flag that was...

submitted photo Avery Legendre, senior at Thibodaux High School, strategizes about the power sport soccer game taking place.

Students start power wheelchair sport at Nicholls

Channing Parfait
October 27, 2011

Students who use power wheelchairs at Nicholls State University will have the opportunity to participate...

Culinary competition held

Channing Parfait
October 19, 2011

The John Folse Culinary Institute held an in-school competition on Oct. 8 for students to earn a spot...

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