2008 Woodie Awards
In the most attended speech forum since fall 2006, supporters of teaching creationism alongside evolution in public schools and universities won 165-136 Tuesday evening in the Cotillion Ballroom. Hannah-Phyllis Urdea-Marcus, freshman from Bucharest, Romania, who spoke in favor of teaching creationism in public schools and universities, argued creationism and evolution are closely connected with science, which reinforces creationism.
Nicholls will be testing the FirstCall Interactive Network by Friday, which is the University's most recent addition to its emergency preparedness plan. "Hopefully, we can save lives; that's the reason for the network," Renee Piper, director of University Relations, said.
The students who stole campus newspapers in November have been found guilty by the University Discipline Committee and have been issued their punishment after violating several University codes of student conduct. The students, eight in total, were all served several sanctions including disciplinary probation, restitution, fines, community service and suspension of eligibility for official athletic and non-athletic extracurricular activities, Tommy Ponson, Judicial Officer, said.
New clocks on the walls and trash cans lining the sidewalks with the familiar "N" logo make it seem as though school spirit and pride are a high priority at Nicholls, but due to the lack of a faculty adviser for the cheerleader squad, one major force behind spreading school spirit may be coming to an end as the squad is facing obstacles.
The land surveying and mapping program in Nicholls geomatics has upgraded its research laboratory in Ellender Memorial Library. The geomatics program has existed on campus a little more than five years, and it is the only program in the state, Balaji Ramachandran, assistant professor of applied sciences, said.
Students and faculty from Nicholls are working with the Secular Student Alliance to start a group for atheists, agnostics, humanists, free-thinkers and skeptics on campus. Ory Fromenthal, freshman Morgan City, is the organizer of the group and is being supported by associate professor of biological sciences David L.
The U.S. religious marketplace is extremely volatile, with nearly half of American adults leaving the faith tradition of their upbringing to either switch allegiances or abandon religious affiliation altogether, a new survey finds. The study released Monday by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life is unusual for its sheer scope, relying on interviews with more than 35,000 adults to document a diverse and dynamic U.
February 21 A student in Millet Hall reported he was concerned for his friend who was depressed. An officer contacted the student. The student was sleeping in his dorm room. February 22 A student reported that someone was throwing beer bottles from the third floor window of Millet Hall.
Nicholls recognized for financial accountability The latest audit from the Louisiana Office of the Legislative Auditor has yielded a positive report for Nicholls State University. Put simply, no news is good news. The LLA exit conference in December 2007 ended with a University of Louisiana System representative - who was formerly a long-time, top-level administrator in the Office of the Legislative Auditor ญญ- congratulating.
