The Nicholls telephone system continues to have disruptions in service three days after a lightning strike is believed to have damaged the University's communication system. Mike Davis, Assistant Vice President for Administration, said approximately half of the Nicholls phone system had been restored as of Wednesday morning.
Construction of three new residence halls and renovations to existing campus housing facilities are expected to be at or near completion by the beginning of August. According to Eugene Dial, vice president for student affairs and enrollment services, the three new residence halls will be completed before students arrive on campus in the fall.
Local football fans who did not see enough of the Mannings during the regular season will get a chance at the 13th annual Manning Passing Academy, which will be held at Nicholls for the fourth consecutive year, beginning today and ending Sunday, July 13. The camp, which is run by Louisiana's "first family of football:" Archie, Cooper, Peyton and Eli Manning, aims to teach many offensive techniques, not just quarterbacking.
Students in Felicia Harry's Public Relations Campaign class have taken their senior project from the classroom to the streets of Thibodaux-in fact they've taken it to the biggest street Thibodaux has. Lenore Rink, mass communication graduate, was excited when she found out her campaign logo was on a billboard on Canal Boulevard.
For those attending school this summer, classes will be coming to an end soon, and students should consider how they are going to spend their time between summer and fall semesters. We at The Nicholls Worth understand how important it is to use this time wisely, and we would like to make a few suggestions of tasks to accomplish during this time.
The University is preparing to implement a new printing system at the beginning of the fall semester that will provide students with fewer free pages in an effort to reduce waste and provide a more efficient printing system. The new printing system has been approved by the instructional technology fee oversight committee and is pending approval by the President's Cabinet.
The designing phase of the soccer complex is complete, and although the project is behind schedule, construction has begun. The estimated cost of the project is between $400,000 and $500,000 with the University paying only $60,000 of the total cost and the rest being donated, Mike Davis, assistant vice president for administration, said.
During the months of November and December, a certain unspoken cheer is always present the air. The spirits are higher, the weather is colder (or as cold as Louisiana will get), and everyone seems to share the excitement of the holidays to come. Five months earlier in the crushing heat of July, the mood is entirely different.
