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Retention rates increase

Demand for campus living exceeds regular capacity

A Nicholls State University Student Publication

By Kami Ellenderstaff writer

According to the initial en-rollment data for fall 2011, the academic capability and retention of students at the University is increasing.

Laynie Barrilleaux, vice president of academic af-fairs, said that the adminis-tration’s attitude toward the LA GRAD Act is to treat the goals as opportunities.

Gov. Bobby Jindal an-nounced the GRAD Act in February 2010. The GRAD Act gives colleges and univer-sities increased independence and flexibility in exchange for a commitment to meet clearly defined statewide perfor-mance goals, including raised graduation rates.

“We were doing these things long before the GRAD Act came out, but it does force us to watch the num-bers and be conscious of things on a day-to-day basis,” Barrilleaux said. “We are tak-ing this time to show the state what we have been doing and the progress we have made.”

According to the Univer-sity web site, the retention of first-time freshman students is 70 percent, which exceeds the GRAD Act requirement of 68.1 percent. Also, the average ACT score for first-time freshman students is 21.7, exceeding the national average by 0.6 points and the Louisiana average by 1.6 points.

Renee Hicks, executive di-rector of planning and insti-tutional effectiveness, said the retention rate is based on students who began class last fall and are enrolled again this year as of the 14th class day.

“We got to set our goal for

Zeringue Hall shines its lights at sunset Tuesday.photo by maryna fowler

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Volume 57 Issue 6Thursday, September 22, 2011

By Ashley Faltermaneditor

With the demand for housing

exceeding the regular capacity by at least 200 students, the Univer-sity is working to accommodate all applicants by putting two students in each private room, using rooms that have not been remodeled and also looking into future plans of building new housing for at least 200 students.

According to Eugene Dial, vice president for student affairs, one of the biggest problems is the number of people who apply for housing late. About 200 housing applications are received between the last week in July and the second week in August.

“Regular capacity for housing on campus is 1,149. Right now we

have 1,405 students living on cam-pus,” Dial said.

It was the University’s under-standing that the repairs and con-struction in Calecas Hall would be completed by the week before the start of the fall semester.

“When the repairs were not completed on time, we had to use rooms that were not finished and also open up Babington and Ellen-der Halls,” Dial said.

Members of Housing and Physi-cal Plant Operations met Sept. 6 to discuss the repairs needed. By Oct. 1 the finalized plans will be ready to bid out to contractors. The re-maining repairs and construction of Calecas will begin in December and will be finished by the fall of 2012.

Calecas will look like a new build-ing when done, Dial said. “The

roof is new, the windows are new, the walls will be redone and the built-in closets and desks will be replaced with more modern sets.”

The older buildings are being kept open for students who cannot afford the more expensive rooms in the newer buildings. “For those students who cannot afford the more expensive ones, we will try to provide the best place we can in the older buildings by remodeling them,” Dial said.

“One of the things we are go-ing to have to do as an institution is figure out how we are going to accommodate students next year. We will not have enough room to house everyone that would like to live on campus. We may have to result in approaching local hotels and renting them out as facilities,” Dial said.

Between now and November, the University will determine what type of housing will benefit stu-dents the most. New housing op-tions may include another set of dorms like Scholars and Zeringue Halls, another apartment building like La Maison du Bayou or even the possibility of Greek housing, Dial said.

The location of the new hous-ing is another question, Dial said. “If we build in the green area near the new dorm, then we have to think about the added parking that would also be needed.

Another option is to move the softball field, we could build near that area and then convert the rest to parking,” Dial said.

The projected date for the new construction project has not yet been determined.

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SEPT. 16A University staff member fi led a complaint with University Police stat-

ing that his ex-girlfriend was harassing him. Both parties were advised to discontinue contact.

University Health Services requested for University Police to escort a student on crutches to La Maison du Bayou. Offi cers responded.

SEPT. 17Offi cers responded to a student welfare concern in Ellender Hall. A stu-

dent told housing staff that he had suicidal and homicidal thoughts. The student, with history of psychological problems, was brought to University Police where he told offi cers that he did not intend to act upon his thoughts. Michele Caruso of Student Services was contacted, and it was determined that the student should be removed from campus. Family members were contacted, and the student was picked up from University Police.

SEPT. 18A smoke detector in the Student Union was set off. Offi cers respond-

ed and did not observe smoke or fi re. Offi cers reported that steam from a washing basin most likely triggered the smoke detector.

Speech forum participants to debate drug screening

The fi rst speech forum of the fall semester will be Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Cotillion Ballroom.The resolution to be debated is “Resolved, that all citizens of Louisiana must submit to a drug screening

test in order to be eligible to receive any entitlement program benefi ts.”Attendees will hear student speakers present arguments for and against the resolution. Participants then

have the opportunity to participate in an open forum before hearing rebuttals from each side and casting their votes either for or against the resolution.

CLA testing for undergraduates

The Quality Enhancement Plan Committee is looking for 300 student volunteers to take the Collegiate Learning Assessment, which evaluates critical thinking and writing abilities.

Scores will not be singled out for assessment purposes, and volunteers will receive their results and how they compare to students nationwide. The test takes 60-90 minutes and will be given as follows:

- Sept. 23: 9 a.m.- Sept. 27-29: 9 a.m., 12 p.m., 2 p.m.- Sept. 30: 9 a.m.- Oct. 4-6: 9 a.m., 12 p.m., 2 p.m.- Oct. 7: 9 a.m.Call the Academic Testing Center at (985) 493-2599 to schedule a test day.

“Meet and Greet the Candidates” scheduled for Monday The Student Government Association will host a meet and greet with local candidates on Monday from

11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Plantation Suite of the Student Union.Candidates will be on hand to speak with faculty, staff, students and members of the surrounding com-

munity. Food will be served.

Campus concerns box provided to students, faculty and staff People with concerns about campus can fi ll out provided forms in Ellender Memorial Library and enter

them into the campus concerns box.The Social and Community Concerns Committee will address all concerns. If anyone has questions,

please contact Amanda Fremin at (985) 448-4022 or [email protected].

Self-Defense classes begin Wednesday Self-defense classes will be offered to female students, faculty and staff free of charge on Sept. 28 to

Sept. 30.Classes will be held in the Lafi tte Room on Sept. 28 and the Plantation Suite on Sept. 29 and Sept. 30

from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Anyone wishing to register may call Student Services at (985) 448-4080.

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•Volleyball game at Mc-

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•Pictures with the Found-

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Union from 12:30 p.m. to

1:30 p.m.

• Family Service Center

Food Drive in the Student

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•Soccer game at Grambling

at 4 p.m.

•Football vs. Northwestern

State at John L. Guidry Sta-

dium at 3 p.m.

•Volleyball game at Lamar

at 1 p.m.

•Soccer game vs. Southern

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•Meet and Greet Political

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Meet and Greet in the Stu-

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•Speech forum at 7 p.m. in

the Cotillion Ballroom

•Town Hall Meeting in the

Colonels Retreat at 5 p.m.

•Fall Fest in the lawn area

by Calecas Hall at 6 p.m.

•RAD Self-Defense Class

in the Student Union

Lafi tte Room at 1 p.m.

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Students help students at Tutoring Center

Brittney Cortez, accounting sophomore from Thibodaux, solves a math problem while tutoring MATH 003 students Khristian Prestenbach, sociology sophomore from Houma, and Bryce Dufrene, finance freshman from Lockport, in the Tutoring Center on Tuesday.

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By Matthew Landrystaff writer

For students having trouble un-derstanding information taught dur-ing classes, they may find answers to their questions at the Tutorial Academic Enhancement Center in Peltier Hall.

Denise Collins and Louise Robich-aux are coordinators of the tutoring center.

“I deal with more of the writing and English, and Louise deals more with the math and sciences, though

we do share similar day-to-day re-sponsibilities,” Collins said. “She is my counter-part.”

Collins said that the center is a comfortable place where students can ask questions without worry.

“Students may not want to ask cer-tain questions in a classroom of 30, 40 or even 100 students, but in here, they do not have to be scared to ask questions. Everyone working at the tutoring center follows the idea that there are no stupid questions.”

Collins said that in the small and comfortable environment, students

have the ability to lay out their own lesson plan.

“They can say, ‘This is what I want to work on and this is how I want to do it.’ You don’t get the chance to do that in a class setting. The pace a student feels comfortable with is the pace we will go at.” Collins said. “It is our hope that students walk out of here knowing and understanding things they previously did not know.”

Tutoring sessions are treated like classes, Collins said. If a student misses three straight appointments, he or she is dropped from the pro-

gram. One day sessions, two day 45 minute sessions, and walk-in tutoring is available. “Writing appointments are also available and are made on an as needed basis,” Collins said.

Collins said that they let the student set up a tutoring schedule that is best for him or her, and with this schedule a tutor is matched.

“We do the best we can, but some-times schedules do not always match up perfectly,” Collins said.

Tutors at the center are fellow stu-dents on campus, and are selected from interviews in the summertime,

Collins said. The office of scholar-ships gives information on entering students who were honors graduates from their high schools to the tutor-ing center, and from there these stu-dents are contacted. To become and remain a tutor, students must have at least a 3.0 high school GPA as an entering freshman and had to have placed out of the classes at Nicholls for which they are tutoring. Also, stu-dents must have an A or B for classes they tutor and must maintain a 3.0

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Bird research done on Terrebonne coastBy Matthew Landry

STAFF WRITER

Aaron Pierce, assistant profes-sor of biological sciences, has been researching bird nesting at the Isles Dernieres with un-dergraduate and graduate stu-dents since 2007 to acquire more knowledge about the living pat-terns of birds on the Isles.

The Isles Dernieres, located south of the shoreline of Ter-rebonne Parish, consist of three different land masses: Raccoon, Wine and Whiskey Islands. The islands are important habitats for thousands of birds during the summer months for breeding and also serve as barriers against hur-ricanes.

Isles Dernieres is one of two major barrier island chains that have helped protect the marshes

of Louisiana, as well as providing a rich habitat for wildlife. This important bird area is in a remote location and has a diverse habi-tat, which is very invaluable to birds. These and other barrier is-lands range from beaches, shrub-lands, coastal dunes and marshes. The barrier islands offer habitat to nesting, wintering and migrant birds. However, this area is still extremely vulnerable to hurri-canes, coastal erosion and rises in sea level. In 1856, for example, a hurricane swept across the Isles, which resulted in the loss of land and lives.

Pierce has several students who have had the opportunity to spend time researching the area and the birds there. These par-ticular islands have been classi-fi ed as a refugee and are managed by the Louisiana Department of

Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF).Pierce said that the project

began in 2007, and since then, students have had the chance to work fi rsthand with the birds.

“Students get the opportunity to do extensive research on the birds,” Pierce said. “There was concern over why certain species of birds were not colonizing on certain islands in Isles Dernieres, and these islands are some of the largest breeding areas for birds in the state.”

Pierce said the students’ work specifi cally includes research-ing needs, hatching success and growth rates of the birds. The four species mainly researched are Royal Tern, Sandwich Tern, Gull-billed Tern and Black Skim-mer.

According to Pierce, fairly little is known about how the birds use

the Isles during winter. This is because of migration, although some birds stay here during the winter months.

“We do know, however, that when the birds are on the islands, there can be any where from 20,000 to 40,000 breeding pairs.”

Since the LDWF and U.S Fish and Wildlife Service provide funding, Pierce said that these organizations have to be updated through quarterly or midterm reports. Graduate students at scientifi c meetings also share up-dates and research.

“Students have had the chance to present their research to the Louisiana chapter of Wildlife So-ciety and the Louisiana Academy of Sciences. We also try to get research published in scientifi c

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GPA in college. Students also un-dergo extensive training programs throughout the year.

Collins said that the Tutorial Academic Enhancement Center is certifi ed by the College Reading and Learning Association. There are three levels of certifi cation, and Nicholls has earned all three.

“The CRLA is our main certify-ing entity, so we follow their train-ing guidelines,” Collins said.

When it comes to costs, writing center appointments are free, Col-lins explained. Math and science, however, includes a $25 applica-tion fee for all non-developmental courses. This includes 101 classes and above. A tutoring fee for stu-

dents in classes below was included in tuition.

“This is a bargain compared to private tutoring costs,” Collins said.

Anna Catherine Lee, a freshman tutor, agrees that students should take advantage of the tutoring cen-ter, and she believes that working there presents her with future op-portunities.

“I like working here because I get to help other people with stuff that they may not be good at, but I am. This helps me to gain teaching skills and experience even though I’m not going to school to become a teacher,” Lee said. “It gives me leadership skills and the patience for the future. So far, it has been

a rewarding experience for me, and also it is a good way to make money.”

Jackie Hebert, freshman, who goes to the center said, “I just start-ed college, and I needed help with math, so I came and took advantage of what they had to offer here.”

Hebert also agreed that tutoring will defi nitely help her down the road.

“When you do not know some-thing, why not get help with it? If the opportunity is there, why not take it?”

For students interested in signing up for tutoring, the center is located in 149 Peltier Hall. The writing cen-ter is located across the hall in 144.

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Group helps women find their voicesBy Kami Ellender

staff writer

The student organization, Women Involved in Self-Em-powerment, is working with the Women’s Resource and Services Office for a new approach to help women find their voices through activities on and off campus.

Alicia Kozak, president of WISE, said that throughout the years the organization has played multiple roles on campus. This year she wants the organization to take women’s empowerment to another level.

“Our mission is to encourage leadership, growth, activism and education,” Kozak said. “This year we really looked at these key points and decided the best way to move forward with each aspect.”

Sabrina Laurent, coordinator of

WRSO, started the organization in 2008. She developed WISE to give women the opportunity to show leadership and empowerment.

Kozak said that in the past, the organization was very involved on campus with informative tables and events in cooperation with WRSO. She explained that this year she wants to increase involve-ment within the organization as well through weekly meetings.

“Instead of having business meetings like you go to every week for other organizations, I want our meetings to be focused around the women who attend,” Kozak said. “You will learn differ-ent things every week.”

Each week, members of WISE will volunteer to present for the following week with occasional guest speakers. Kozak said the presentations will cover many dif-

ferent things that impact and edu-cate women.

The first event that WISE will participate in is Rape Aggres-sion Defense classes, designed to bring awareness to sexual assault and teach participants about pre-vention and defense. The classes will be help on Sept. 28, 29 and 30. There will be a sign up sheet in the Student Union on Sept. 27. The classes are free.

“We’re also taking a philan-thropy this year and doing work with Chez Hope, a family violence crisis center,” Kozak said. “We’re going to do a Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner.”

In honor of domestic violence awareness month, WISE will par-ticipate in the candlelight vigil on Oct.11 with the WRSO and the Thibodaux branch of Chez Hope.

There will also be a domestic

violence panel on Oct. 25 in the Plantation Suites of the Student Union from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 7:30 to 10 p.m. and Oct. 26 in Le Bijou Theater from 7:30 to 10 p.m.

“We work a lot with Women’s Resource and Services, so any-thing that office puts on, we get involved as volunteers just be-cause it makes sense for the wom-en on campus to support each other,” Kozak said. “We will also be teaming up with SEALS and another organization to be on a float in the homecoming parade. I think this is going to be a really exciting year.”

Meetings for WISE are held on Wednesdays at 3:30 p.m. in the Lafitte Room in the Student Union. Meetings are open to any woman who wants to attend and there are no dues.

Alicia Kozak, sociology senior from Deham Springs and WISE president, raises awareness about the harmful effects of sexual assault in the Student Union on Wednesday.

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journals,” Pierce said.Pierce added that the

whole point of this project and similar projects is to help others understand what is happening with local wild-life.

“Community outreach and involvement is very impor-tant because people in South Louisiana have a special and close tie with the land and the animals that live on it.”

Pierce also noted that stu-dents previously involved with the project who have graduated have had success because of what they were able to accomplish at the Isles Dernieres.

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the GRAD Act, so we had access to a lot of data before we set our target numbers,” Hicks said.

The graduation rate is a result of students who began as a full time student in the fall and gradu-ate four years later. Hicks said that from last year, about half of the graduates do not count toward the graduation rate because they were transfer students, part-time stu-dents or students who began col-

lege in the spring semester.“As far as the graduation rate,

we knew it would be based on the students who started in 2004, and we didn’t anticipate much of an increase because that class was hit really hard with Katrina,” Hicks said. “Some students left for jobs, and some moved.”

Hicks said that the graduation rate this year is estimated to be 28.7 percent. She explained that

next year’s the graduation rate is expected to increase to 37.9 per-cent.

“We set that target much higher because they are the fi rst selective admissions class, and they are col-lege ready,” Hicks said.

According to the University Web site, the University award-ed 43 high school valedictorian scholarships for Fall 2011, sur-passing last year’s figure by 13

and the previous year’s figure by 19.

Total enrollment is expected to be down 200 students from Fall 2010, but administrators say the decrease was to be expected. Data indicates a Fall 2011 enrollment increase of more than 200 stu-dents at Fletcher Technical Com-munity College.

“This is good news, because we are encouraging partnerships between four-year and two-year institutions in Louisiana,” Barril-leaux said. “Gov. Jindal has in fact singled out Nicholls and Fletcher as the model for such partner-ships, and these preliminary num-bers validate that designation. More and more students are be-

ginning their college education at Fletcher, and, hopefully, will later transfer to Nicholls to complete their four-year degrees.”

The total enrollment shows that Fletcher and Nicholls are working together to ensure access to all students in the region.

Hicks said that collection of data is a community effort with departments meeting weekly to talk about the issues affecting the data and ways to keep everything updated.

“It pays off that we’re number geeks,” Hicks said. “We’re always excited to get the numbers and fi gure out how much we’ve im-proved because we’re always fo-cused on that.”

would help the team perform better on the field.

“It would be a big advantage for our team,” Stubbs said. “It would be the twelfth man. In my own opin-ion, the larger the audience and the crowd, the more the players should be motivated—not only to win, but to play well. Playing in front of a large amount of people, it doesn’t take a whole lot to motivate them.”

The Colonels fell to 1-2 this past weekend when they lost to the Uni-versity of Louisiana at Lafayette 38-21. The Colonels were underdogs heading into the game as they were taking on a Football Subdivision op-ponent, but Nicholls hung with the Ragin’ Cajuns for most of the game.

The Colonels were tied with the Ragin’ Cajuns in the second quarter at 14-14 after Nicholls fumbled on their first two possessions of the ball. It was a closely contested foot-ball game up until the Ragin’ Cajuns returned a blocked field goal and an interception for touchdowns.

In the loss, sophomore running back Marcus Washington had 98 yards on 16 carries including a rush-ing touchdown. Stubbs selected Washington as a captain for the game because of his physical play against Western Michigan. Stubbs said Washington “ran really hard and made some tremendous runs.”

Football | Sept. 24 vs. Northwestern State at 3 p.m. Soccer | Sept. 23 vs. Grambling at 4 p.m.

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Nicholls faces first Southland foeBy Jake Martin

sports editor

The Nicholls State football team will take on their first Southland Conference opponent Northwest-ern State in the Hall of Fame game this Saturday at John L. Guidry Sta-dium.

The Northwestern State Demons will come to town with their 1-2 re-cord as they lost two games in a row to Louisiana State University and Southern Methodist University. The Demons lost to LSU in week two 49-3 and to SMU last week 40-7.

Head coach Charlie Stubbs be-lieves that a big crowd would be a huge advantage for the team and

Soccer picks up wins over weekend

By Stuart Perclestaff writer

In two matches this weekend against Mississippi Valley State and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, the Colonels’ soccer team mustered a couple of wins in close, hard-fought contests.

The Colonels had to play from behind after conceding an early header from Josee Primeau. With halftime approaching, goalkeeper Molly Mersereau assisted Kristy Tatom, freshman, for the equal-izing goal just before halftime. Once play resumed, Lauren O’Brien, another freshman, gave the Colonels the advantage with a shot that was deflected, resulting in a 70th minute goal.

Later, Tatom would score her second goal of the game with only five minutes left, making the final score 3-1. Finishing with a 23-6 shot advantage, the Colonels racked up 11 shots on goal while the defense held the MVSU of-fense to only three.

“We kept doing the things that we do well,” Coach Dylan Har-rison said. “Putting teams under pressure, getting numbers for-ward, and creating chances are what we need to do to be success-ful. Turns out we did a good job doing those on Friday.”

“Especially going down early,

we exhibited a lot of fight and composure,” Harrison said. In terms of his two impact freshman who both scored goals, “They did just what we asked of them,” Harrison said. “I think one aspect that goes unnoticed is our strat-egy to get them into games under the right circumstances. We try to wear defenses down, take big tackles, and once they get in, they are able to fulfill their roles.”

In the game against ULL, after another early deficit, the Colo-nels righted the ship to score two unanswered goals for a victory. A penalty kick goal from Sam Etherington in the 52nd minute and eventual game-winner from the foot of Tatom in the 85th minute was all the Colonels need-ed in order to defeat the Cajuns 2-1 on Sunday afternoon.

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Forward/midfielder Alexandra Marino from Canada prepares to make a pass during the game against Mississippi Valley State on Friday, Sept. 16.

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Karst leads team in assist for second yearBy Stuart Percle

STAFF WRITER

Leading the team in assists in this season and last season alike, senior setter Jordan Karst has continually set her team up for success.

Behind Karst, the business ad-ministration senior from Wood-stock, Ga., the Colonels’ volleyball team won 11 consecutive games, while accumulating a 12-3 record on the season. Last year, she led the team and fi nished ninth in the Southland Conference with 8.84 assists per set.

In this season’s opener versus Portland State, Karst led the Colo-nels with 21 assists. On Sept. 16, she posted 54 assists, a season re-cord, versus University of Loui-siana at Monroe in the opening round of the 2011 PRO-MAG Bayou Invitational. With a win-

ning joust at the net, Karst ended the match in style, giving Nicholls the win after a hard-fought fi ve set thriller.

Q: The volleyball team is currently 12-3 and has won the last two tournaments. How are

things going thus far in the season and what has made the difference from last season’s 14 win, 16 loss performance?

A: Everything is going great, and it is nice to be on top of things. We are defi nitely a lot better than we were last season. One reason be-ing we have a lot of new girls that have come in and contributed to our overall hustle, which has pro-duced some victories. Last year, we got down on ourselves, which would ultimately result in us giving up. On this year’s team, we have girls that refuse to give up.

Q: What are your thoughts on the 11-game win streak?

A: A win streak of this propor-tion is a fi rst for Colonel volleyball. We are very proud to have accom-plished a feat of this magnitude, and we plan to build on it as we enter conference play this week.

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scoring game of the season, Tatom fi nished the weekend with three goals, increasing her season total to fi ve. Mersereau, after playing all 90 minutes for the Colonels, totaled seven saves and earned her third win of the season in goal.

“It was a matchup that our girls were looking forward to,” Harrison said. “Last year we played them at their place and had a tough game, losing one of our current players to an injury. There was a little extra de-termination to come out here and perform well and as you can see, it showed in their performance.”

Certainly a three-game winning streak culminating with a victory over a rival like ULL feels reward-ing, Harrison later agreed.

“Hopefully this success means our girls are ready for conference,” Harrison said. “We are an improved team so we should play with a lot of

confi dence moving forward.”This level of play has energized

the Colonels’ soccer team according to Harrison.

“It means a lot on terms of how we are training, which has intensi-fi ed now that we have been success-ful,” Harrison said. “Going to prac-tice every day at 3 is so much easier when we are winning games.”

Considering the impact of the two freshmen, Tatom and O’Brien, Harrison is pleased with their infl u-ence on the team.

“With people coming in and making impacts, they are now push-ing the other girls to compete for a starting position,” Harrison said. “As a whole, these accomplishments are creating a positive environment for our team. Although things are not perfect, we deal with each situa-tion because we know if we do, we will continue to be successful.”

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Volleyball player, Jordan Karst, se-nior from Woodstock, cheers on the team at Saturday’s volleyball tournament hosted by Nicholls.

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By Jake MartinSPORTS EDITOR

Nicholls Athletics is searching for a student or students to handle the play-by-play duties for Colonel women’s basketball without pay. The student will be required to call all home games and a couple of road games which will be broadcasted on the Internet.

The student will be trained by coordinator of broadcast media, Mike Wagenheim, and by sports information directors. Any interested students must be prepared

to commit to the full slate of about 15 games. No equipment is required, though a laptop computer would be benefi cial for the student.

Wagenheim said that a broadcasting background/education would help, but he would not rule out anyone who is interested. Wagenheim went on to say that a student who shows profi ciency and improvement throughout the season could be given additional opportunities in the department.

For more information call Wagenheim’s offi ce at 985-448-4284.

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Washington had to step up and become the feature back for the Colonels after the Colonels No. 1 tailback last year, junior Jesse Turner, spent the entire season still rehabbing from the leg injury he suffered a year ago.

Stubbs said Turner had his fi rst

week of full pads right before the ULL game and will make sure he’s ready to go before inserting him back into the lineup.

“It’s more than just the injury that he’s recovering from, you have to work through the psychological part of it because it is a physical

game,” Stubbs said. “We’re going to bring him along. Once I, trainers and Jesse himself thinks he’s ready, then we’ll get him going again.”

The Colonels’ search of winning the conference championship for the second time in history begins this Saturday at 3 p.m.

Q: Having won the past two tournaments, how have these competitions improved the team?

A: Both tournaments have been such great confi dence boosters at a much-needed time, right before conference play starts next week. We defi nitely have a lot of mo-mentum moving forward on the year.

Q: Last tournament, the team overcame a two set defi -cit to beat Jackson State, and last night the team also won a thrilling fi ve-set match against UL-Monroe. What is the feel-ing after winning such a hard fought match in a tournament that Nicholls is hosting?

A: Winning such a diffi cult match is a great accomplishment. Looking back, all the hustle points paid off. There are actually no words to describe it.

Q: What made you want to play volleyball at Nicholls State University?

A: I am from Georgia, so it was nice to get a change of scenery, especially since Thibodaux is so much different from where I am from. Nicholls seemed like such a good fi t for what I was looking for.

Q: As a senior on the team, what is the difference from this season compared to your previ-ous seasons here?

A: As a whole, we are all on the same page. It seems like in the past, we have had some differences on the team. But now, we are playing as a unifi ed team.

Q: Could you defi ne your role as a setter?

A: A setter is a position that in a way sets the tone of play. In com-parison to football, the setter is the quarterback of the team.

Q: Do you think the team can fi nish the season playing at this

level and could potentially win the Southland Conference?

A: Yes, I think we have the po-tential to go all the way this year. I have been here for four years, and I can honestly say that this is the best team I have been a part of in my Nicholls career. Where we are currently will blow people’s minds, especially since we are always con-sidered the under-dogs. I have a feeling this will be a good year.

Q: Does the team have a spe-cifi c motto or song dedicated to this season?

A: I am not exactly sure how this got started, but we say “Let’s make magic.” This must have stemmed from the preseason, when we started listening to B.O.B.’s song entitled “Magic.”

Q: How long have you been playing volleyball, and did you play other sports growing up?

A: I started playing volleyball in eighth grade. But I also played bas-ketball, softball and golf in high school.

Q: Where do you see yourself 15 years from now?

A: I plan to be married with chil-dren and hopefully wealthy.

Q: What is the greatest gift volleyball has given you?

A: Volleyball has helped me tre-mendously in terms of growing as a person. It has made me men-tally tough, and it has taught me to overcome hard times. Through practices and matches, I have learned how to handle different types of situations.

Q: What is your most cher-ished experience that you have forged through volleyball?

A: The friendships I have made are what I cherish most. Though I will be graduating this year, I know that I will always have connections with these girls and we will be friends for a very long time.


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CrossFit workout sessions open for everyonestamina, strength, flexibility, power, speed, coordination, agility, balance and accuracy.

“Each of those give you another piece of the puzzle,” Ellender said. “If you’re really strong, but you can’t tie your shoe-laces because you’re not flexible, that’s a problem. If you are an athlete, you need a mix of everything.”

According to Ellender, CrossFit of-fers a different workout every class, which teaches total fitness. He will teach basic exercises such as proper push-ups as well as more advanced movements involving weights if participants are in-terested.

“There is a bank of like 100 differ-ent exercises, and we just pull them out and mix that up,” he said. “Some-times we will run a 5k, but the next day, you’ll be deadlifting or doing something else.”

A big factor in CrossFit is the fact that workouts do not need to last long, but they need to be intense. The workouts

can also be modified for all fitness levels.“If you were to come here, we would

give you a 45-pound weight bar for the actual workout,” Ellender said as he turned his attention to some cleaning supplies in the corner of the room. “If you brought your grandmother here, we’d give her that broomstick. That’s a piece of CrossFit equipment right there.”

The first CrossFit session was on Wednesday, Sept. 14 and consisted of only a handful of people, but Ellender said he expects more people to show up over the next few weeks.

Linda Stanga, English instructor, be-gan CrossFit two years ago, and she was one of the few members of this semes-ter’s first class.

“I absolutely love it, and I wish I could do it every day,” Stanga said.

She went on to say that she began looking for something to strengthen her

By Ross LandryLagniappe editor

Students and faculty members now have the opportunity to increase their physical performance through CrossFit Sessions led by English instructor Brian Ellender.

Ellender has scheduled sessions every Wednesday until Nov. 16 from 1:30 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. in the dance studio on the second floor of Shaver Gymnasium, and he welcomes everyone to participate.

So what is CrossFit? What makes it different than other workouts? Accord-ing to an article entitled “What is Cross-Fit?” in The CrossFit Journal, CrossFit is a strength and conditioning system built on constantly varied, if not randomized, functional movements executed at high intensity.

CrossFit does not focus solely on strength. Instead, it focuses on 10 recog-nized general physical skills to make the perfect, all-around athlete: endurance,

Brian Ellender, instructor of languages and literature, leads a CrossFit training session on Wednesday in the Shaver Gym Studio.photo by whitney babin

Brian Ellender, instructor of languages and literature, leads a CrossFit training session with attendee John Benoit, fi-nance graduate, on Wednesday in the Shaver Gym Studio.


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Sophomore holds fraternity close

Ronald Leblanc, government sophomore from Franklin, studies with some of his fraternity brothers in the Colonel’s Retreat on Monday.


A: I don’t know anybody that needs help, but I would help my hometown, Franklin.

Q: If you had a super power, what would it be?

A: I probably would want to fly.

Q: What is your favorite video game?A: My favorite video game would be any

sports game. Q: What is one thing that nobody

knows about you?A: I like to fish. The biggest fish I caught

was four pounds in fresh water. For salt wa-ter fishing, I couldn’t even tell you.

By Zavier Davisstaff writer

While attending classes and balancing a busy schedule, Ronald “R. J.” Leblanc, gov-ernment sophomore from Franklin, proud-ly wears his fraternity letters on Nicholls’ campus.

Leblanc dedicates most of his time being a part of Phi Kappa Theta fraternity.

“We are very close,” Leblanc said. “We like to hang out and party a lot, way too much. We also do a lot of community ser-vice.”

The fraternity just recently had their bid day party to introduce their new pledges.

“We are planning new events that people can come out to,” Leblanc said.

Q: If you could describe yourself in three words, which would they be?

A: Whoa, this is hard. (Laughs) I feel like I’m writing an essay. I would describe my-self as friendly, sweet and kind.

Q: If you could help some place in the world, what would it be?

“ “My dad is my inspiration because I want to grow up just like him.

— R.J. Leblanc

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Education earns new technologyBy Zavier Davis

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The Information Technology Services student program granted the College of Education new Promethean and Smart boards.

The College of Education tech-nology committee and Leah Pe-terson, assessment coordinator of education, wrote the grant propos-al to help get the new technology that is now installed in the college.

Education majors are given the opportunity to take a training class on the new Promethean boards. Cynthia Vavasseur, associate pro-fessor of education, is teaching the training classes.

“All the students pay the tech-nology fee, but they don’t know where it goes,” Vavasseur said. “Now they can fi nally see where it goes.”

Education majors were emailed about the training classes to have the opportunity to be trained on the new boards. These training classes are free to attend.

“I have been keeping a head count on who is signing up, and we have at least 40 to 50 students,” Peterson said. “Students are jump-ing on board, and I plan to sit in

on a lot of the trainings.”Professors also have to be

trained because they have to teach on the new boards.

“We are able to send teachers out now because they are prepared to teach,” Peterson said. “There are schools in Terrebonne and La-fourche parish that already have these boards. It was a necessity for us to get these things. We are back on pace.”

With other competition in the fi eld of education, receiving the boards has made the college tech-nologically equipped, so students can be prepared to teach after graduating.

“This has been a godsend to us,” J. Steven Welsh, dean of the College of Education said. “It is directly relevant to students train-ing and the skills they are going to use when they go out to do student teaching. We are very happy about the grant.”

The Promethean and Smart boards are housed in the class-rooms of Polk Hall.

“All of the programs in the col-lege benefi t from the new technol-ogy,” Welsh said. “It is a win-win for all of us.”

The Promethean boards look

similar to the Smart boards, but they are different in how they are set up and how they function.

“Smart boards are 10 to 15 times more popular in the United States than Promethean boards,” Vavas-seur said. “In our area, Promethe-an boards are hugely more popu-lar.”

The Promethean board uses Ac-tivInspire software, which is avail-able to download free online. Stu-dents can create assignments on their computer and show them in class on the Promethean board.

“I think it is really good that we have the Promethean boards be-cause our future in education is more driven to technology now,” Jessalyn Bourgeois, middle school education junior from Raceland, said. “I feel more prepared that I can go into the fi eld because I am practicing on the Promethean board.”

Students who know how to work a Smart board are adjusting to learn the new technology of the Promethean board.

“Most of the schools that I have visited are using the Promethean,” Bourgeois said. “I am a little more excited now because it is more rel-evant to me.”


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Q: If it was your last meal on Earth, what would you eat?

A: I would eat everything. I would start with boiled crawfi sh.

Q: If you had $2 million, what would you do with it?

A: I would buy a house for my family.

Q: What do you plan to do for your career?

A: I want to work for Wild Life and Fisheries or be a pro bass fi sh-erman.

Q: Who or what is your inspi-ration and why?

A: My dad is my inspiration be-cause I want to grow up just like him. I also like Kevin Vandam be-cause I want to become a pro bass fi sherman just like him.

muscles after seeing her mother and sister fall.

“Even though I’ve exercised most of my life, I’m feeling less ag-ile, and I don’t want to fall down,” she said as she began to laugh. “If I do fall, I want to be able to get back up gracefully.”

Another person at the fi rst ses-sion was Olabisi Akingbola, nursing sophomore from Nigeria.

“For me the toughest thing is

pushups,” Akingbola said. “It’s something I never did because I al-ways thought it was for guys.”

This is Akingbola’s fi rst semester in CrossFit, but she has worked out with Ellender before.

“The easiest thing is having Mr. Ellender here to encourage me and get me to keep going,” she said. “I’ve tried a couple of times and stopped, but he just kept telling me to keep going.”


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Nicholls policies restrict student freedomsIt seems that Nicholls is doing everything it

can to eliminate personal responsibility in the last few years, and maybe it always has, but we are just now noticing it.

We have banned tobacco, restricted park-ing, mandated meal plans for residents, lim-ited dorm guests, restricted our printing use and installed new security cameras.

Once of the reasons we banned tobacco was because tobacco-users would not take personal responsibility for their habits. Nich-olls policy makers took it upon themselves to ban it all together. Why? Was there no other solution?

Why not force tobacco users to accept re-sponsibility if they refuse to do it? Hand out tickets to smokers who smoke out of bounds or leave butts on the ground or fine tobacco chewers who spit on the ground. It sounds like a better way to teach personal responsibil-ity and make more money for Nicholls.

Instead, Nicholls took out the freedom to kill our lungs, teeth and gums all together, an American right now lost.

We also have restricted parking, which is perfectly normal for a college campus. Stu-dents can only park in certain areas at certain times, and the same goes for anyone else. Our

parking decals are not even that costly when compared to other universities. But still, stu-dents complain.

Now, we have resolved the issue of stu-dents parking where policy makers do not want them by booting their cars. Now stu-dents cannot go anywhere.

Why not change that policy too? Why not have, instead of restricted parking, assigned parking? Charge students more for their choice spots. Make more money that way since students are refusing to park where they are told.

Why does campus not have a bus? If stu-dents are so tired of walking, charge them a bus pass fee to commute across campus.

Instead, Nicholls has decided to be as lax as possible and have free-for-all parking that very few seem to be happy with. Every stu-dent is charged the same no matter where they park.

Residents, on the other hand, are specifical-ly targeted when it comes to meal plans. They are obligated to purchase one. Why? Can they not be responsible to feed themselves?

Obviously it is just for Nicholls to make more money, but the cost is not worth the loss of freedom to eat when you want, what you

want. Students can pay the amount required to live in a dorm with a meal plan to live off campus without losing their basic freedoms.

Residents also have limited dorm guests. Guests can only be checked in at certain times and have to leave before it gets late, typically about 9 p.m.

Are students not adult enough to be held responsible for their guests?

Even our basic printing use has been re-stricted. We have to pay for each sheet of paper printed, whereas before we had a set amount of 100 pages before we had to pay.

Are trees such a commodity these days? Is printing really raising that much money for school? Can we not find a more efficient way to raise money?

We have also added more security cameras, which sounds like a reasonable measure in the name of safety, but were the security camer-as we already had not enough? What exactly prompted the need for more of them?

We are not criminals, and as adults, we surely understand the concept of personal responsibility.

Nicholls is considered one of the safest campuses in the state already.

When did it become our prison warden?

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I am sure quite a few students and faculty have been observing the presidential campaigns for the 2012 election.

It is important for everyone to know what is going on at the na-tional level because it ultimately af-fects our daily lives, and elections are the rare occurrences that give us the opportunity to have a true say in things.

The economy and jobs will obvi-

ously take center stage in the com-ing election, and there is a lot of talk about a candidate being pro-business.

Obviously, business is our life-blood and allows the people of the humblest of means to rise to the challenge and achieve real wealth.

However, saying pro-business is like saying a curse word to me. My libertarian views endorse pro-capitalism. So one might ask what

is the difference?In a pro-business situation, com-

panies try desperately to get govern-

ment intervention to gain an unfair advantage over competition, be it through regulations or funds.

Businesses dislike capitalism be-cause it forces them to compete vigorously against each other, and

the weak will be rooted out.Ultimately, in capitalism, it is the

consumer that benefits and busi-

nesses cannot afford to be lazy. Those who rise to meet the needs

win too, but those who don’t have to move on to something else.

Capitalism is by no means per-fect, but the second government gets out of the business of picking winners and losers is the second we shall recover.

Terril HebertHistory senior from Houma

Student defends capitalism for upcoming American presidential election

To the bookstore here on cam-pus: why do you run out of books for a particular class?

It seems rather impossible to me. It is readily available for all to find how many openings any given class has, i.e. ENGL315 has 30 seats open, meaning no more than 30 people can enroll.

So how do you not have enough books for said class?

If the maximum amount of stu-dents is 30, you should be sure to have at least 30 books on hand.

I understand that there’s an as-sumed amount of students who will acquire their books by other means,

but what happens when your as-sumptions are wrong?

Now you have students who suf-fer the possibility of their grades

being put into jeopardy because the University cannot even provide one of the basic tools of success.

Yes, you may lose some money by ordering a few too many books, but surely you make up for that loss with your ridiculously high prices

and new editions every semester.And even if you don’t make up

for the losses, is a few hundred dol-lars here and there more important than adhering to your promise to provide us with every tool needed to succeed?

Step back and look at your priori-ties; are they your profit margins, or are they your students?

Jacob LeBlancEnglish junior from Schriever

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