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Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012 Volume 58 Issue 3

WHAT’S GOIN’ ON?Personal Opinion by

Tiffany WilliamsStaff Writer

As students gear up for an-other busy school year, they should also find time to relax and fill up their social calendars with the numerous events the University has in store.

Though Nicholls is a place of academics, students still need to squeeze in some fun in their hectic schedules. Several social events occur during the school year, and there are cer-tain events that should not be missed.

Welcome Back Day occurs

every year during the first full week of the fall semester. Food, music, games and plenty of free keepsakes surround the Quadrangle as students walk around socializing with one an-other.

Student organizations set up booths to familiarize them-selves with incoming and re-turning students looking to join. This is a great event for students to attend in order to get used to the idea of getting comfortable with being back on campus for another semes-ter.

Sabrina Laurent, co-chair of Welcome Back Day, said

the event will take place from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

“This is an important event for students, so we are abso-lutely determined to make sure that it is not missed by the Uni-versity,” Laurent said. “The plan is the same that it was be-fore Hurricane Isaac, just a dif-ferent date.”

Shortly after Welcome Back Day, students can begin to plan for what is arguably the most anticipated event of the school year: Homecoming.

Homecoming is a weeklong event consisting of an array of different activities given by numerous organizations on

campus. These events include a pirogue race, Alive at Five, and the late night breakfast and dance in the student union. Most importantly, of course, is the Homecoming football game. Students, parents and Nicholls alumni gather near Guidry Stadium to tailgate as the Colonel football team pre-pares for victory on the field. Every student should definitely make sure they are included in all of the festivities that home-coming has to offer. Home-coming Week 2012 is Oct. 6 through Oct. 13.

If students are seeking inspi-ration through spoken word,

dance, vocal performances and more, the speech department’s Relate event is the place to be.

Relate is held periodically throughout each semester and gives students the opportu-nity to showcase their creative talents as they “relate” to the theme of that specific session. In the past, topics have includ-ed love, fear and passion. Re-late is a therapeutic experience for both the performers and the audience as talent is show-cased and thoughts are shared amongst those who are going through similar experiences in life.

Welcome Back Day the first of many events for students

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SEPT 3A student reported his rear windshield was broken while his

car was parked on Afton Drive. A report was made and damage was documented.

SEPT 3A driver crashed into a parked vehicle at La Maison du Bayou apart-

ment complex. A report was made and insurance information was col-lected and exchanged.

SEPT 5Offi cers observed suspicious subjects on Afton Drive near Pel-

tier Park. Through investigating, offi cers discovered the suspects in possession of several baggies of a green leafy substance. Two disciplinary summons were issued as well as two misdemeanor summons. The suspects were also banned from campus.

SEPT 5A student reported that text messages were being sent to her

parents regarding her. An offi cer responded and opened a case fi le. The offi cer was unable to fi nd out who the numbers belonged to.

SEPT 9 A Thibodaux Police Department contacted University Police regarding a student who was observed running near the Thibodaux Civic Center and need a ride back to campus. The student was brought to Thibodaux Re-gional Medical Hospital.

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• Welcome Back Day - 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Quad

• St. Thomas Aquinas Faithful Paths & Movie Night - 6:30 p.m.

• Women’s Soccer

Game - 12 p.m.

• St. Thomas Aquinas

Colonel Catholic

Mass - 7 p.m.

• Steak Night - Galiano

Cafeteria - 4:30 p.m.

• Sodexo Man vs. Food

- Colonels Retreat -

12 p.m.

• NIC Bake Sale in

Student Union

• R.A.D. Self Defense

Class in Bowie Room

• R.A.D. Self Defense

Class in Bowie Room

• R.A.D. Self Defense

Class in Bowie Room

• Chi Alpha Thursday

Night Live

• 7 p.m. in Le Bijou

Theater

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To have anorganization’s

events ormeetings in thecalendar, sendinformation to

nw@nicholls.edu.

LeBistro returnsLeBistro returns for fall evening dinner service beginning Sept. 14. Guests will enjoy exquisite food and su-

perb service at the completely student-operated restaurant at Carmel Inn at 400 East First St. For the complete schedule or reservation informations call extension 7114. Dinner service will run through Nov. 18.

Music at St. John’s Concert SeriesSt. John’s Concert Series presents soprano Sarah Jane McMahon. The concert will be Sept. 16 at 3 p.m. at St.

John’s Episcopal Church at 718 Jackson Street. Call 447-2910 for tickets.

Monster Piano ConcertThe Monster Piano Concert will be Sept. 18 at 7 p.m. in the Mary M. Danos Theater. Call ext. 4005 for tickets.

President’s ForumStudent organizations are invited to the President’s Forum to be held Sept. 27 at 3 p.m. in the Plantation

Suite. Dr. Hulbert will address student organization presidents, Vice Presidents will report on their respective areas, and questions will be taken from the fl oor. Call ext. 4022 for any questions regarding the forum.

Congratulations to the 2012 Nicholls Homecoming Court NomineesFemale Nominees: Raleigh Benoit, Amber Boudreaux, Ashley Bull, Kristi Calvaruso, Vivian Canty, Mallory

Carrere, Marion Chebet, brittany Chiasson, Megan Cloutet, Lani Detiveaux, Rae Echete, Jackie Gautreau, Kath-erine Gianelloni, Aimme Hafkesbring, Molly Iles, Madeline (Madi) Kelton, Chrystal Lachney, Lauren Lombardo, Gabby Marcello, Stephanie O’Gwynn, Hanna Oldfather, Carly Orlando, Laurent Pitre, Holly Portier, Shajuana Thomas, and Pauline Willson.

Male Nominees: Jeffrey Allen, John Berger, Abran Billiot, Trevor Boudreaux, Matt Bourgeois, Rusty Bruce, Mitchell Callahan, Chase Cheramie, Drew Eschete, Cameron Esponge, Chukwuebuka Ezema, Chandler Guidroz, Matthew Guillory, Gavin Johnson, Cody LeBlanc, Drew Ledet, Andrew Morris, Vincent Nguyen, Channing Parfait, Scott Pellegrin, Tanner Thibodaux, Tylor Willoughby, and Gerard Zeringue.

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Nursing to add master’s programChanning Parfait

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

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For the fi rst time in the spring of 2013, graduates in nursing will have the oppor-tunity to enroll in the master’s program offered by the Col-lege of Nursing and Allied Health.

Tanya Schreiber, graduate coordinator of the new mas-ter’s program, said Nicholls has worked to offer the pro-gram for several years based on the needs and demands to better serve the community.

“Healthcare is changing and there is an increased demand for this level of education,” Schreiber said.

Nicholls is the fourth uni-versity to become a partner with the Intercollegiate Con-sortium for a master’s of sci-ence in nursing along with McNeese State University, University of Louisiana at Lafayette and Southeastern Louisiana University.

The consortium provides a basis for the universities in-volved to have a comprehen-sive curriculum with shared faculty and resources. As a re-sult, the course objectives and syllabi are the same through-

out the consortium. Schreiber said, upon enter-

ing the program, students designate one of the four uni-versities as their base school. If there is an instance where Nicholls cannot offer one of the classes, students have the opportunity to enroll in the

same class at another univer-sity.

Students interested in the master’s program have the opportunity to major in one of four concentrations, which include family nurse practitio-ner, family psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner, nurs-

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Thibodaux Police now ticket vehicles parked on Bowie Rd.

A few Nicholls students ignore the ‘No Parking’ signs that were put up along Bowie Road on the fi rst day of school. Students started receiving tickets this week for parking violations.

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Pauline WilsonStaff Writer

recommended the speed limit be reduced to 15 mph, Eugene Dial, vice president of student affairs, said.

The University owns most of the part of Bowie road that passes through campus, so making it 15 mph like the rest of campus can ensure the safety of pedestrians, Dial said. The ten mph difference in speed can be the difference be-tween a student being hit by a ten

The city of Thibodaux and Uni-versity offi cials are hoping the city ordinance prohibiting parking on the side of Bowie road will pro-mote pedestrian safety.

The city council of Thibodaux passed a city ordinance on be-half of the University to pro-hibit parking, and the University

ton car or being safe. “This change was made in re-

gards to safety for our students. Congestion and speeding down the road made it unsafe for park-ing,” Mike Davis, assistant vice president for facilities, said.

The Harold J. Callais Memorial Recreation Center is scheduled to open soon, and the University ex-pects a signifi cant increase in the amount of pedestrian traffi c from

the 900 students living in the resi-dence halls going to and from the center all times of the day, Dial said.

According to Dial, if students continue to park on Bowie road they will be issued either a cita-tion from the university or from the city of Thibodaux. As of now, students only receive citations from the University.

The University chose to make

the change based on the safety of its students, Dial said. This is not the fi rst time a change like this was made. Years ago the city council made the same change for Audu-bon road. They prohibited park-ing on the side of the road be-cause it was not safe for students to open and exit their vehicles.

Along with the opening of the recreation center will come 200

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John Esteve, communicative disorders major from Thibodaux, greets the new Sigma Alpha Epsilon pledges at Fraternity bid day on Tuesday.

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Fraternity Funing educator, and nursing execu-tive.

Among the concentrations offered, Schreiber said she ex-pects family nurse practitioner to be one of the most sought-after concentrations.

“That’s really one of the big-gest needs and interests,” she said. “It’s been that way through-out most of the consortium.”

Nicholls professors who have received their doctorate would teach courses for the new pro-gram. One of the setbacks of the master’s program arrival at Nich-olls was the lack of faculty who were qualifi ed to teach the mas-ter’s program, but Schreiber said that has now changed.

“Close to 50 percent of our nursing faculty are now doctoral prepared and able to teach gradu-ate level courses,” she said.

The coursework will be deliv-ered online in order to accom-modate nurses who already have jobs.

Elizabeth McPherson, 2010 nursing graduate from Thibodaux, said she has always been inter-ested in furthering her education and thinks it is a great idea that the master’s program is designed to educate nurses who already practice in the nursing fi eld.

“I have always been inter-

ested in furthering my education and pursuing a master’s degree,” McPherson said. “I would want to continue working at the same time and it seems like the program makes it possible.”

Schreiber said this is a historic time for the nursing program since more than 50 percent of their graduates have expressed interest in pursing their master’s degree.

“We anticipate that the largest majority of our students will be

our alumni,” she said. The college of nursing will be-

gin accepting applications some-time in October. As of now, spe-cifi c admission requirements are being discussed and studentsfi nd that information on the Nich-olls website within the next few weeks. Any students interested in the program can also stop by Ayo Hall in suite 247 to learn more in-formation.

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PARKING continued from page 4

more parking spaces, Dial said. These spaces will be open to any driver with a University decal.

The next possible step to more parking spaces will be to hard-sur-face places that already exist on campus, including shell lots like the one by Calecas Hall, Dial said.

The problem is not that cam-pus lack parking spaces, it is that students want to park next to the building, Dial said.

Some students are not happy with the change in the parking regulations regarding Bowie road.

Blake Richard, business man-agement junior from Thibodaux said, “I think it is ridiculous after all these years, students have been parking on Bowie road with no problems. Why did all of a sudden signs reading “no parking” appear

on the road?” “Now as a business college stu-

dent I have to park all the way by the stadium, which is completely the opposite side of campus from my classes,” Richard said. “I would just like to know why and who it is that decided to make things difficult for me to get to my classes.”

Davis said there is not a park-ing problem on campus but some students prefer not want to walk far distances.

“I have surveyed the campus Monday through Friday, three times daily at the busiest class times and there have been no less than 200 hundred available parking sports on both sides of Guidry Stadium,” Davis said.

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NICHOLLS ATHLETICS

Football looks to rebound from 9-3 loss against TulsaJacob WilliamsSports Writer

The Nicholls State University football team will face the Univer-sity of Tulsa Golden Hurricane this Saturday at Chapman Stadium in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

The matchup will mark the Colo-nels second game of the 2012 sea-son, and the team will face a strong FBS team in Tulsa. Tulsa holds a 1-1 record, but defeated Tulane 45-10 last Saturday. On the same day, the Colonels fell to the University of South Alabama, 9-3, in a low scor-ing defensive struggle.

Refusing to allow any touch-downs, the Nicholls defense limited the Jaguar offense to only 279 yards of offense while forcing two turn-overs and tacking on three sacks.

Even with a strong defensive showing, the Colonels could not

get going on offense. The Colonel offense was held to just 118 yards after being hindered by six sacks and three turnovers. The team rec-ognized their offensive woes, and head coach Charlie Stubbs noted that the team’s offense is still a work in progress.

“We just have to improve,” Stubbs said. “We’re still trying to find our identity on offense.”

Defensively, Stubbs’ squad will face in the up-tempo Tulsa of-fense. The Golden Hurricane racked up 651 yards of total of-fense, including 364 yards on the ground against the Green Wave, led by Tulsa running back Alex Singleton. Equally effective was the Golden Hurricane’s pass-ing game, with quarterback Cody Green throwing for 274 yards and two touchdowns.

The Tulsa offense thrives by us-ing a fast-paced, no huddle offense that prides itself on scoring quickly and frequently, so it will be up to the Colonels’ defense to disrupt Tulsa’s rhythm and not allow them to get comfortable or control the game.

“If we let them get in their grove, it would be tough for anybody,” said junior defensive back, Siegan Ver-genal. “Last week we played South Alabama, who is an up-tempo team, and we started to shut that down and run the plays we want to run.”

After allowing only field goals in last weekend’s game, the Colonels will look to remain firm in the red zone. Vergenal emphasized the fo-cus on red zone defense.

“It is something we’ve been working on all spring and all fall. We are definitely getting better,”

Vergenal said.Stubbs’ offense will look to im-

prove this Saturday to keep up with Tulsa’s high-scoring squad. It will be up to the Colonel offense to score against Tulsa’s aggressive defense. The Colonels will work to keep the Tulsa offense off the field and in turn, out of the end zone.

“The best thing for our defense is for our offense to be out on the field,” Stubbs said. “We have got to drive the football, be patient and finish those drives with touch-downs.”

One bright spot among the offen-sive game was the rushing perfor-mance of former quarterback turned wide receiver LaQuintin Caston, who led the team in rushing with 69 yards on 10 attempts. The offense may look to Caston in the Wildcat forma-

tion this weekend to help establish a much needed ground game. Senior offensive lineman Gerald Gruenig stressed the importance of the Colo-nels’ run game while preparing to put in extra work after practice.

“The run game right now is some-thing we need to do a better job of,” Gruenig said. “I think there will be a good carryover from last week. We need to get better at the run.”

After missing their scheduled opener due to Hurricane Isaac, the Colonels are looking to get back into routine and build off the les-sons of their first game.

“We’re all routine people, players and coaches,” Stubbs. “Now we are in a cycle. We came up short, and it hurts. But that is the great thing about athletics. You get another chance.”

Head coach Charlie Stubbs stands watch during practice on Friday.

photo by Chelsea Chauvin

Jessie Turner, senior running back from Houma, runs up to receive a pass during practice on Friday.

photo by Chelsea Chauvin

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Dreams can vanish as quickly as they form. Redshirt senior Carolyn Noble knows this better than most.

Noble has been a soccer player since she was seven years old, which undoubtedly became her biggest passion. Noble always loved the sport, but it was not until the game was stripped away from her that she fully realized how much the game meant to her.

Following her junior season at Nicholls State, Noble began intense preparation for her fi nal season as a Colonel. But on June 21, 2011, Noble experienced the “worst day” of her life, a day she likes to call “D-Day.”

Noble was playing with a club team back home in Canada when she lunged for a ball and her knee

collapsed underneath her. She tore her ACL and had two tears in her meniscus.

“I worked really hard that sum-mer because obviously I knew it was my senior year,” Noble said. “I was playing summer soccer and when it happened, I just remember laying on the ground screaming. All that was going through my head was ‘no God, this can’t happen to me.’”

Noble learned that she would have to undergo surgery, and she called head coach Dylan Harrison crying and pleading for him to al-low her to play in 2012. Noble was academically eligible to graduate in May 2012, but after earning a medical redshirt, she decided to postpone graduation and play her senior year with Nicholls.

“There are things I want to ac-complish as a member of the team, like go to the conference tourna-

ment for one; that’s always been a goal of this team ever since I’ve been here. I’d love to be able to do that,” Noble said.

But the journey back to the team was not easy. Noble had surgery on Sept. 9, 2011 in Canada because her insurance wouldn’t cover it in the United States. After she went under the knife, it took Noble fi ve weeks until she was able to walk, which in turn caused her to wait fi ve weeks before boarding a plane back to Louisiana. Noble began her battle back onto the fi eld in those fi ve weeks, with most of it being mental.

“I remember when I couldn’t walk for a month and I was just thinking, ‘I’ll never play again. There’s no way. I can’t even walk,’” Noble said.

Once Noble got back in Thibodaux, she “lived in the training room.” For eight straight

months, Noble endured two or three hours of rehabilitation every morning before going to class and soccer practice.

Because Noble was constantly strengthening her leg with physical therapy throughout the offseason, she was ready by the time the 2012 season began, and she has played in every game the Colonels have had this season. Though, she admits she still is not fully recovered.

Noble said she sees glimpses of her old self here and there, and right now, she is playing at around 85 percent. But that does not depreciate nor diminish Noble’s at-titude or confi dence. In fact, Noble said that she has shed tears of joy before a game thinking about the journey it took her to get back onto the fi eld. Taking every day as a

blessing and always being thankful for the opportunity given to her, Noble plans on making the most out of her senior season.

“I can’t tell you how many times I’ve busted out in tears because I’m so thankful that I have this oppor-tunity to be back,” Noble said.

If Noble’s knee remains able and allows her to record two assists this season, she will hold the most assists in school history. This, along with returning to the fi eld and reaching the conference tourna-ment, are all goals set by Noble. Considering she has already won a psychological battle of overcoming an ACL injury and played in every game so far this season, Noble is mentally and physically prepared to become the all-time assists leader for Nicholls.

Jake MartinSports Editor

Redshirt senior gets another shot at fulfi lling dream

Carolyn Noble, senior defender and midfi elder from Burlington, Ontario, runs drills at an early morn-ing practice.

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Culinary instructor contributes to True Blood cookbook

Chef Marcelle Bienvenu guides senior culinary major, Ryan Reeves, as he practices his cooking skills.

PHOTO BY JAMI BROWN

Fans of HBO’s hit vampire dra-ma, “True Blood,” can now con-nect with the show in an entirely new way through Skin-Deep Po-tato Skins, Holy Hoecakes, Another Dead Chicken Sandwich and other Bon Temps-inspired recipes. Chef Marcelle Bienvenu, Nicholls culinary instructor and Times-Pica-yune “Cooking Creole” columnist, partnered with HBO to compile a collection of delicacies inspired by recipes that appear on the series. Because “True Blood” is partly fi lmed in Louisiana and set in the fi ctional town of Bon Temps, the characters often indulge in jamba-laya, gumbo and etouffee. The re-sult is “True Blood: Eats, Drinks and Bites from Bon Temps,” which was released by San Francisco’s Chronical Books on Aug. 29. The cookbook’s release coincided with the “True Blood” fi fth season fi nale on Aug. 26. “Everybody asks ‘what do vam-pires eat,’” Bienvenu said, laughing. “I said y’all vampires are make-be-lieve, so let’s just get that straight.’” Bienvenu explained that many of the recipes were staples of southern Louisiana which made them easier to create. “In the beginning, everything was

called something simple like bacon or eggs,” Bienvenu said. “Then it was time to come up with some fun names.” Some of the “True Blood” reci-pe names include Did I Kiss Your Grits, Bethrothal Biscuits and Life-Over Easy. Besides the food, Bienvenu had to come up with almost two-dozen drink recipes for the series’ Fangta-sia bar including drinks like Tequila Moonrise instead of Tequila Sun-rise, Vampade instead of Lemon-ade, Lovin’ in the Coven and Dead on the Beach. Bienvenu listed a few favorites but said the cookbook is fi lled with many rich, authentic recipes. “The Seeing Red Bundt Cake is fabulous,” Bienvenu said. “I made about fi ve of those. Every time I made it, everybody loved it. I’m not an amazing baker, but that is an amazing cake.” Bienvenu also explained that fi g-uring out the best ingredients and methods was the most challenging and interesting part of the process. “The cake that is on the cover is hysterical because they kept say-ing they wanted something bloody dripping down,” Bienvenu said. “We tried a couple of things, but it ended up being raspberries and strawberries.”

James Costos, vice president of licensing and retail for HBO, told the Associated Press that a cook-book was a natural extension for the show because the senses play a signifi cant role in “True Blood.” “I do not like to call myself a chef, because I have never been for-mally trained.” Bienvenu said. “I am a food journalist and historian.” Bienvenu said she is proud of the project because, although it is based on fi ctional characters, the recipes are very real. “You can get it just about any place,” Bienvenu said about the cookbook, which can be purchased for about $18. The authors are Alan Ball, show creator, and Gianna Sobol, an as-sociate producer of the series. The text is written by Karen Sommer Shalett, a former staff writer at The Times-Picayune who now lives in Washington D.C. The food photo-graphs were taken by Alex Farnum. Chronicle Books also published “Cooking Up a Storm: Recipes Lost and Found from The Times-Picayune,” which Bienvenu co-au-thored. Check out one of Bienvenu’s fa-vorite recipes below, straight out of the “True Blood: Eats, Drinks, and Bites from Bon Temps” cookbook.

Make the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a Bundt pan with vegetable

shortening or butter and sprinkle with flour, shak-ing out the excess. Set aside.

Beat the butter, sugar, and eggs in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium

speed until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add the food coloring, water, and vanilla and mix well.

Sift the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt into a medium bowl. Alternately add

this mixture, in three additions, and the butter-milk, in two additions, to the butter-egg mixture,

beating on medium speed after each addition.

Combine the baking soda and vinegar in a small bowl and stir into the cake batter, mix-

ing well.Pour the batter into the prepared Bundt pan and bake until the center of the cake springs back to the touch, 40 to 45 minutes. Remove

from the oven and let the cake cool in the pan for about 15 minutes. Invert the cake onto a wire

rack and let cool completely.

Cake

one 8-ounce package cream cheese,

at room temperature

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter,

at room temperature

one 1-pound box confectioners’ sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Frosting

1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt1 cup buttermilk1 teaspoon baking soda1 teaspoon distilled white vinegar

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter

1 1/2 cups sugar2 large eggs2 tablespoons red food coloring

2 tablespoons water1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

Make the frosting: Beat the cream cheese and butter in a large mixing

bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until fluffy. Gradually add the confec-tioners’ sugar and vanilla and beat until the

mixture is smooth.

Gently spread the frosting on the top and sides of the cooled cake. Slice and

serve.

Makes 1 cake,16 servings

From “True Blood: Eats, Drinks, and Bites from Bon Temps”

Recipe by Marcelle Bienvenu

Graphic by Melissa Holman

Seeing Red Bundt Cake

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Day near Guidry Stadium. As the school year comes to a close, stu-dents are rewarded for all of their hard work with crawfish, music, and games. Crawfish Day is one of Nicholls’ largest and most antici-pated events. Full-time students, faculty and staff are admitted free with a Colonel Card.

So, as students plan their year, these events are a must for every Colonel to attend. However, one should not limit themselves to just these events. Make sure you search for events held by various organi-zations on campus.

SAE fraternity members John Esteve and Trey Orgeron anx-iously wait outside the student union for their new members to recieve their bids.

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Sporting events happening on on campus are free for students and are a great place to show-case school spirit. Colonel pride is something that every student should embrace and a great way to showcase that pride is by support-ing our athletes by cheering them on to victory.

Because Nicholls is located along a bayou in southern Loui-siana, it is no surprise that it is a must for the University to supply the community with seafood.

Toward the end of the spring semester, the Student Program-ming Association holds Crawfish

With the Democratic and Republican conventions coming to a close in the last two weeks, voting awareness is at a high. College students, who make up almost a quarter of the entire population eligible to vote, have a enormous influence on who becomes the next President of the United States. College Democrats President Milton Patch from Southern Illinois University told his college newspaper recently, “College kids are actually one of the highest denominations of people that can take control of an election, but they just don’t realize that. If they group together, they can make a difference.”

However, in order to make this dif-ference, we must be informed when stepping up to the voting booths in November. Before stepping behind the curtain, we, as college students, especially need to be knowledgeable on President Barack Obama’s and his oppo-nent Mitt Romney’s stances on higher educa-tion. By being well informed, whomever we vote for will more than likely determine how much we, or our children, pay for a college education in the future.

In a story posted by The New York Times on Sept. 7, writer Adeshina Emmanuel explained the sides of each candidate and his ideas for the future of higher education.

In the story, Obama’s defense of the Pell Grant program and its increase was dis-cussed. Also, Obama wants to establish a tax credit for students and families for up to $10,000 for four years of college.

Emmanuel spoke of Romney’s higher education plans to make financial aid more available to students in most need of it.

Romney’s campaign partner, Paul Ryan, has written the House’s budget proposal for 2013, saying that they will freeze the maxi-mum for a Pell grant at its current $5,500 for ten years, reduce the number of recipients of Pell grants and let the tax credit for students expire. Romney also plans to eliminate the Education Department’s “gainful employ-ment” rule. This means that the federal mon-ey a college receives would not be limited by students not paying loans back. Also, grants and loans would not be withheld from places that do not have “recognizable professions.”

According to statistics released by civi-cyouth.org, 51% of youth voters, who are

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ages 18-24 and eligible to vote in an election, are casting votes as of the election in 2008. This means that although this number has in-creased two percentage points from the 2004 election, there are still half of these voters unaccounted for.

As citizens of the United States, we are blessed with the opportunity to have a say in

who should be the next commander-in-chief. If we choose to not vote, we are passing up a chance that so many are not afforded. In a cloud of Medicare and economy speeches, many elected officials forget about the college student voice. Because of this, it is our duty to go out and make our opinions count at the polls on Nov. 6.

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