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The Nicholls Colonels swept a double header against the Southeastern Baptist Chargers on Tuesday, at Ray E. Didier field. Game One The Colonels defeated the Chargers in the first game 7-0. The Colonels offense set the tone early, after taking a 1-0 lead in the first inning after an errant pitch. In the second inning,...
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With April showers clearing up to make way for the summer, more than flowers seem to be sprouting. Conversations about the “perfect summer body” have been routine for decades, but it seems as though a certain weed has invaded the Internet’s garden with an unavoidable popularity: glucagon-like peptide-1 agonists, or GLP-1 agonist medications. GLP-1 agonists..
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Nicholls alumni and award-winning author Ken Wells says that book writing is a miracle birthed 10% from a muse and 90% from perseverance. Yet his latest published work “Boudin” required the additional element of “good old fashioned shoe leather journalism”, according to Wells. Through investigating in his home state, Louisiana, he gathered what he needed...
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Nicholls women’s basketball head coach Justin Payne resigned to take a job as associate head coach for the Georgia Bulldogs. The Nicholls Worth reached out to Coach Justin Payne, but he was unavailable for comment. During the off-season, it is common to endure many roster changes and coaching turnovers. With the implementation of the transfer...
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Nicholls’ 24th Annual Seafood Extravaganza is set to take place Friday, April 24, from 5:30–11 p.m. in the Cotillion Ballroom as a major fundraiser supporting Colonel Athletics. With the spring semester winding down, the long-standing Nicholls tradition returns to campus as far more than a simple meal. The evening serves as a critical fundraiser for...
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This past Tuesday, I found myself with spare time on my hands after one of my classes got cancelled. Naturally, like most college students would do with an abundance of spare time, I opened Netflix to find a movie to entertain myself. I looked to the Netflix top 10 list for guidance and stumbled upon...
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Members of the Nicholls Mass Communication department, including four students, who are a part of the Nancy Matherne Global Institute, traveled to the United Kingdom to discuss the global coastal erosion and land loss crisis. Coastal erosion is one of the biggest problems facing Louisiana, with roughly 25 square miles of land loss off the...
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This spring break, several culinary students from Nicholls State University participated in the 90th “Masters” Tournament, held on April 9–12 at Augusta National Golf Club. One such student, Eli Fontenot, described the demanding professional environment and the educational impact of the event. Eli’s daily routine began at 4 a.m. to ensure he arri
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BookTok accomplished the impossible. It reeled a large portion of Gen Z into reading again. However, this same algorithm that has hooked this generation on books may be wielding too much power and narrowing down what they read. One study conducted by Alysia De Melo at the University of Toronto found that 78% of BookTok...
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Nicholls State University’s Student Programming Association hosted their 52nd annual Crawfish Day on Thursday, April 16, despite early rain. Crawfish Day, one of Nicholls’ largest on-campus events, invites students, faculty and staff to enjoy free food, games and entertainment. This year’s festival offered live music both inside and outside of the festival,
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