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Caught on Campus Alligator found within walking distance of La Maison Du Bayou

By Derek Mathernecontributing writer

Nicholls State University is in the heart of the bayou coun-try with a vast array of swamp creatures crawling about, but on Thursday night one creature got too close to campus for comfort.

In the midst of the recreation center construction site, a nine-foot, 10-inch alligator was caught by Bryce Labat, marine biology freshman from Thibodaux, and ZZ Loupe from Zam’s Swamp Tours in Kraemer.

“I first heard about the gator

when I was tagged in a picture (of the alligator) on Facebook. Af-ter seeing the picture, I knew the exact location—by the new rec center. I called my buddy, and we drove over here to get it,” Labat said.

Even with Bayou Lafourche within throwing distance, it is rare for these animals to venture so close to campus. Eugene Dial, director of student affairs and services, said he only remembered one other instance in which an alligator had been captured near campus–11 years ago.

Armed with only duct tape and

a small collection of rope, Labat and 14-year-old Loupe took to the cane field in search of the reptile. After a few minutes of perusing the field, the prehistoric animal was spotted. Labat and Loupe moved in and heard a loud hiss-ing sound coming from the ani-mal. Labat placed a top jaw rope on the reptile and dragged it onto the embankment. The gator be-gan a death roll in an attempt to free itself, which caused the top jaw rope to come undone. Fortu-nately, Loupe managed to get the rope back into place and handed the reins back over to Labat.

With the gator securely con-trolled by Labat, Loupe wrestled with it in attempt to cover the ani-mal’s only eye. The task was dif-ficult, evidenced when Loupe was knocked down by the muscular tail and how he barely avoided be-ing struck multiple times.

After a 15-minute fight, the eyes were finally covered. However, when Labat placed his fingers within inches of the gator’s pow-erful jaws to tape its mouth shut, his effort was thwarted. Needing to keep the mouth shut, Loupe’s father, Diego Loupe, placed his hand on the snout and locked

the mouth closed. The jaws were wrapped with nearly a full roll of duct tape, and the legs were hog-tied.

With the reptile tied up, the duo high-fived each other and began to pose for pictures with the ga-tor. When the photo session was completed, the Loupe, his father and Labat lifted all 301 pounds of the gator into the back of the Loupe family truck and hauled it off to their swamp tour area.

Because the alligator, deter-mined to be female, was larger

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Bryce Labat, marine biology freshman from Thibodaux, and ZZ Loupe, 14-year-old from Zam’s Swamp Tours in Kraemer, wrangle an alligator next to the recreation center construction zone on Thursday night after fighting it for 20 minutes.

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Volume 57 Issue 5Thursday, September 15, 2011

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Self-defense classes for women to begin at the end of SeptemberSabrina Laurent, Dr. Michele Caruso and Christy Hawxhurst will offer self-defense classes for female

students, faculty and staff on Sept. 28 through Sept. 30 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Class will be held in the Lafi tte Room of the Student Union on Sept. 28 and the Plantation Suite of the Student Union on Sept. 29 and 30. The classes are free and participants must attend all three sessions. To register contact Student Services at (985) 448-4080.

TOPS renewal requirements presentations to be held WednesdayThe Offi ce of Financial Aid will host a presentation to discuss TOPS renewal requirements on Sept. 21

in the Student Union Ballroom at 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. All TOPS recipients are encouraged to attend.

Art department plans a trip to Europe for summer 2012The Department of Art is offering a trip to Europe for the summer of 2012 to be available for college

credit.Included in the fee for registration is airfare, hotels, meals, entry fees and any excursions taken. An in-

formational meetig will be held Tuesday at 4 p.m. in Talbot 201.Contact Jean Donegan at [email protected] or (985) 448-4597 for more information.

Homecoming court nominations deadline MondayDeadline to submit nominations for homecoming court is Sept. 19 at 4:30 p.m.

Nicholls ‘Monster Piano Concert’ scheduled for Sept. 20The Department of Music will host the fourth annual Monster Piano Concert at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in

Talbot Theater on campus.Several pianists, including faculty, students, alumni and guests, will perform on 21 Steinway pianos – all

to be placed on stage. The evening will begin with wine and hors d’oeuvres at 6:30 p.m., followed by the performance at 7:30. Tickets are $50 per person and include food, drink and entertainment. All proceeds will benefi t the Department of Music.

Nicholls is the only public school in Louisiana to have been granted “All-Steinway” status.To make concert reservations, call (985) 448-4005. Additional information is available at nicholls.edu/

perform.

2011 bayou region Race for the Cure registration availableRegistration forms are available in University Health Services and online at www.komenbayouregion.org

to participate in the bayou region’s Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. Registrants will receive a t-shirt, water bottle and backpack.

The race is Oct. 29 beginning at 7:30 a.m. for registration, 8:30 a.m. for the 1 mile fun run/walk and 9 a.m. for the 5K run/walk. A pre-race party will be held Oct. 28 at 5 p.m. in the John L. Guidry Stadium parking lot.

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•Voter Registration Drive in the Student Union from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

•Soccer game vs. Missis-sippi Valley State at 4 p.m. on the soccer fi eld

•Volleyball game vs. UL-Monroe at 7 p.m.

•Volleyball game vs. Grambling at 12:30 p.m.

•Volleyball game vs. Alb-ama A&M at 3:30 p.m.

•Soccer game vs. UL-Lafayette at 1 p.m. on the soccer fi eld

•Homecoming shirt sale in the Student Union from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

•Fourth Annual Monster Piano Concert in Talbot Theater at 6:30 p.m.



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SEPT. 11Offi cers were advised of two females fi ghting outside Ellender Hall. The

students were then escorted to University Police where they were issued a disciplinary summons.

SEPT. 12A student had a seizure during class. Acadian Ambulance transported

the student to Thibodaux Regional Medical Center. The student was stable during transport and requested to see a physician.

Offi cers were advised of a student possibly smoking marijuana in his room at Ellender Hall. Offi cers interviewed the student who admitted to smoking the substance . The student was issued a disciplinary summons.

Residence hall staff found an unaccompanied male in a dorm room with a dog. He was uncooperative with staff and left before University Police was notifi ed. The male was a former student of Nicholls who said he visits friends frequently on campus. Residents are familiar with him. The resident was issued a disciplinary summons for failure to follow visitation proce-dure.

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Parking, crosswalk solutions discussedBy Melissa Holman

NEWS EDITOR

Assistant vice president of ad-ministration Mike Davis and Uni-versity Police chief Craig Jacuzzo asked for the Student Government Association’s support in two proj-ects to make the University a safer place for students in Monday’s Student Government Association meeting.

Jacuzzo asked for assistance from the organization, in conjunc-tion with the Student Programming Association, The Nicholls Worth, KNSU and University offi cials, to create a media campaign to promote crosswalk awareness on campus. He explained that a lot of money and time has been spent installing cross-walks and other safety technology, and that many students are not ad-hering to these precautions. Three incidents involving the use of cross-walks have been reported on cam-pus already.

The proposed media campaign would be seen at major University events such as Family Day to re-mind students to use crosswalks.

“This is not just a topic that will take place one day and not be repeated within the semester,”

Jacuzzo said.Davis, along with University of-

fi cials like vice president of student affairs Eugene Dial, asked for assis-tance in promoting parking safety along Bowie Road.

“There is a serious problem that we are very concerned about,” Da-vis said.

Two years ago, a request for a reduced speed limit and a ban on parking along Bowie Road was is-sued to the city of Thibodaux. Park-ing was only banned on the east side of the road and the speed limit was only reduced to 15 mph in certain sections.

Several accidents have occurred at the intersection of Ardoyne and Bowie Roads and speed has often been a factor, Davis said. For this reason, he said he would like to go back to the city of Thibodaux and request again that the speed limit be reduced and parking banned.

With the addition of the rec-reation center and a new culinary building, foot traffi c around Bowie Road will increase, Dial said.

“Right now, the only people crossing the street are the ones that park there, but once the rec center is open, there is going to be constant traffi c back and forth,” Dial said.

“We’re just trying to plan for the safety of the students.”

In addition to the reduced speed limit and parking ban, Davis said the University will ask for at least three crosswalks on Bowie Road.

Davis said he has surveyed cam-pus parking several times through-out a normal school day and has observed at least 200 available spots on campus available for students choosing to park on Bowie Road.

“We have an obligation to look out for the safety of the students and as we move across that road, there will be more traffi c there, and we really are concerned.”

Matthew Jewell, SGA vice presi-dent, said the money students pay for a parking decal is not expensive in comparison to other universities, and it is worth the cost to be safe.

“That $50 is not a lot of money for the luxury to park on campus. When I attended Loyola University, I paid $400 for my parking spot (per year),” Jewell said. “We have it good here at Nicholls.”

Davis said he will write a letter to the mayor of Thibodaux, Tommy Eschete, which will then be brought up at a city council meeting. Davis asked that SGA attend that meeting to show their support for the effort.

Parked cars line Bowie Road as a student crosses the road and more cars drive passed.

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Clyde Verdin, sports information director, makes sure things are running smoothly at the scores table as the Nicholls volleyball team takes on Southern University on Friday in Stopher Gym.

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By Matthew LandrySTAFF WRITER

Clyde Verdin, a 2008 graduate of Nicholls, was hired as the new sports information director after the recent resignation of Charlie Gillingham.

Verdin plans to implement sev-eral ideas as the new director in ad-dition to familiarizing himself with new coaches at the University.

His goals include making sure ev-ery sport gets equal treatment and making sure that each team has the ability to get their message across. Verdin said he believes this will be made possible through several tools, such as geauxcolonels.com,

Twitter and Youtube. Another one of his goals is to help athletics grow as a department and become one of the top schools in the Southland Conference.

“There are a lot of exciting things happening here,’’ Verdin said. “I plan to highlight those things, and although I’m coming in when there are already a lot of sports in com-petition, I believe that I have the ability to get up to speed with ev-erybody.’’

This is not the fi rst time Verdin has worked at Nicholls. After at-tending the University of New Or-leans for two years, Verdin decided that it was time to come home.

“I’m originally from Morgan City,

and after graduating from Central Catholic High School, most of my friends went to Nicholls,’’ Verdin said. “In New Orleans, however, I felt out of place, and I found my-self coming to Morgan City and Thibodaux during weekends to hangout with my friends.”

As a student at Nicholls, Verdin worked with the Athletic Depart-ment as a stat collector for various athletic teams. He was also a sports writer and sports editor for The Nicholls Worth.

“Coming here (Nicholls) was by far the best decision I have made in terms of going to school and get-ting a degree,” Verdin said. “In my opinion, what helped me do a bet-

ter job is that only at Nicholls and other small universities are you able to get an all encompassing feel for what it is really like to work in a real athletic department and work with sports. Also, my degree I was pur-suing was in broadcast journalism, and working for the Nicholls Worth enabled me to make many connec-tions on campus.’’

These connections proved ben-efi cial for Verdin, and during his senior year, he was given the op-portunity to work as an intern for Channel 26 News in New Orleans. Verdin noted that this was a great experience, and only because he went to Nicholls did he get the chance.

After graduating in 2008, Verdin moved to Columbia, Mo. to take the position as an intern for the University of Missouri. He coop-erated with track and fi eld, volley-ball, football, men’s and women’s basketball, baseball and softball for the athletics media relations depart-ment. Verdin then put his experi-ence as a Nicholls Worth employee to the test by writing sports recaps for the Missouri Press Association.

“It was a cool experience writ-ing for them, because thousands of people were able to read stuff that I personally wrote.”

Verdin worked for that university

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Nicholls honors the Constitution

New scholarship founded

The Terrebonne Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council established the Lindsey Robert Fontenot Memorial Scholarship at Nicholls State University. The check of $1,000 will be awarded to one student with a payment of $500 per semester.

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By Kami EllenderSTAFF WRITER

The Terrebonne Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council established the Lindsey Robert Fontenot Memorial Scholarship at Nich-olls State University in honor of a Gray resident who was killed in an accident as a result of a drunk driver on July 2, 2010.

According to The Houma Cou-rier, toxicology reports on the drivers of two cars in a fatal crash in July showed that Robert Short, 24 of Gibson, was more than two times over the legal limit for alco-hol and died in the accident.

Raymond Bourg, 21 of Houma, and passenger Lindsey Fontenot, 25 of Gray, were also pronounced dead at the scene, State Police Troop C said at the time.

Short and Bourg collided just before 2:30 a.m. on July 2 at La. 24 on the Rod Bridge. Witnesses told troopers that Short was driv-

ing south in a 1998 Ford Expedi-tion, and Bourg was driving a 2007 Toyota Tacoma with Fontenot rid-ing in the passenger seat. Fontenot was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected from the vehicle upon im-pact.

Bourg tested negative for alco-hol and drugs.

According to The Houma Cou-rier, the police report said that Bourg’s truck was in the left lane while Short was in the right lane. Both were going more than 50 mph. When Short attempted to change lanes, his left rear bumper hit Bourg’s right front quarter pan-el, causing Bourg’s pickup to veer off the left side of the road and hit two trees.

Short’s Ford also veered off the left side of the road, rotating counterclockwise and eventually backing up into a house.

According to police inter-views, Bourg and Fontenot were at Last Call in Thibodaux before

the wreck. Short was allegedly at Beady’s Club in Thibodaux.

David Boudreaux, vice president of institutional advancement, said that the parents of the young men went to the ADAC to raise money for a scholarship to honor them.

“The scholarship has been ad-vertised, and the check has been deposited,” Boudreaux said.

Applications were due on Sept. 2.

With an initial donation of $1,000 from ADAC, the scholar-ship will be awarded with a pay-ment of $500 per semester to one recipient. The scholarship will be awarded to a resident of Terre-bonne or Lafourche parish who will perform 10 hours of service learning or community service with ADAC per semester. The stu-dent must be enrolled full-time at Nicholls with a junior classifi ca-tion, 2.0 GPA or above and have


The University will celebrate Con-stitution Week beginning Sept. 16 with the help of Student Program-ming Association, Student Govern-ment Association and the Depart-ment of History and Geography.

From Sept. 16 to Sept. 22, SGA will be handing out free copies of the United States Constitution in the Student Union from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

On Sept. 20, the Department of History and Geography is sponsor-ing a Constitution Day program on the life and legacy of Edward Dou-glass White. Paul Baier of the Loui-siana State University Law Center will present “Father Chief Justice: Notes for a Play” at 10:30 a.m. in Le Bijou Theater. Baier is an E.D. White scholar and author of a play about the former senator and Chief Justice of the United States Su-preme Court.

On Sept. 22, SPA is hosting a program entitled “Pictures with the Founding Fathers” in the Student Union from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. People will have the opportunity to take pictures with students and staff members dressed as different founding fathers.

Mike Matherne, director of cam-pus recreation, said that he has been involved with the Constitution

Week committee for the past three years. Eugene Dial, vice president of student affairs, is in charge of putting together a committee which includes people involved in student activities and academics.

“We come together a few times a year to brainstorm ideas of what kind of Constitution Week activi-ties students might like. From those meetings, we come up with our ac-tivities,” Matherne said. “Some are very fun, but some are also schol-arly.”

Matherne said that since most college students have not taken a government or civics-related class since high school, people tend to forget what the Constitution means and how the amendments affect ev-eryday life.

“We take them for granted and now is the opportunity to refresh and spark interest,” Matherne said. “We were taught what was in the Constitution as a young kid. Now you’re starting to form your own opinions about government and how it affects you.”

Matherne said he believes that this week could be a great way to rekindle the curiosity that people have about Constitution Week and the basic values our country was formed upon.

“I think this will be a great experi-ence for people to do some hands on learning,” Matherne said.

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We take (the amendments) forgranted and now is the opportunity

to refresh and spark interest.

—Mike Matherne


SGA UPCOMING EVENTSSEPT 19 Homecoming Court Nomination Forms Due to SGA by 4:30PM

SEPT 26 Meet & Greet Local Candidates from 11A M- 1 PM in the Plantation Suites

SEPT 27 SCANTRON GIVEAWAY from 9 AM- Noon in the Bowie Room

SEPT 28 First TOWNHALL MEETING & PIZZA at 5:00 PM in the Colonel’s RetreatSEPT 29 Deadline to Enter the Homecoming Display Contest

OCT 2 - OCT 5 Homecoming Court Online Voting

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demonstrated a need for finan-cial assistance. The student’s ma-jor must have the possibility to lead to advocacy against drinking and driving, including but not limited to education, nursing, al-lied health and sociology.

According to an article in The Daily Comet, the parents said that the fact that their children’s

lives were cut short is a reason for young people and parents to take responsibility for them-selves and for others who might be impaired.

Roy Bourg, father of Raymond Bourg, said in The Daily Comet article that he sees more people taking action against drunk driv-ing than in the past.

until July 2010, after which he was hired by the New Orleans Hornets as communicator for the organiza-tion.

“That was just another amazing experience that I had the fortune of having,’’ Verdin said. “I got to see the behind-the-scenes things that go into operating a NBA team, and I’m glad I had that job before work-ing full-time at Nicholls because it was more experience.”

Verdin worked with the Hor-nets until he received his position as sports information director at Nicholls.

“I’m lucky to work in a communi-ty where basically, you have so many people rooting for you. This is how I’m repaying the people that helped me because I want to give back,” Verdin said. “There is no limit to what you can do if you give your all. Everything one does is not always easy; that is why it is important to put in hard work.”

Verdin explained that all of his work experience has allowed him to grow, but working for the Univer-sity holds special meaning.

“I love Nicholls, and no matter where life may take me, my heart always lies with NSU,” Verdin said with a look of great pride in his eyes.

ZZ Loupe (left), 14-year-old who works at Zam’s Swamp Tours in Kraemer, and Bryce Labat (right), marine biology freshman from Thibodaux, hog-tie an alligator found in the field by the recreation center Thursday night.

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Gettin’ dirty... SIDcontinued from page 4than most and was caught in such

close proximity to the Nicholls campus, it has been named The Colonel. The Colonel will be kept on display for all the visitors of Zam’s Swamp Tours to see.

After the successful capture of the gator, Labat was asked what he enjoys about catching gators.

“It is in my blood. I’ve been do-ing it since I was 16, and know-ing that I have to outwit a crea-ture that evolved over 250 million years specifically designed to eat me excites me,” he replied.

Labat is part of a group of out-doorsmen who look to capture some of the world’s largest reptiles – saltwater crocodiles. The group of men have been communicating with a production company about a show entitled Cajun Croc Hunt-ers, where the group will search

the Philippine jungles and rivers for a world record crocodile.

“We’re going get the big boys. All I want to do is break that world record-sized crocodile,” La-bat said.

Recently, a 21-foot crocodile was captured in the Philippines and broke the exact record Labat wished to achieve. In comparison to The Colonel caught on Thurs-day, this animal weighed in at over 2,300 pounds. The Cajun Croc Hunters television show is still talking with the Philipino govern-ment, and they are in the process of getting their permits approved. Until then, Labat will have to prac-tice with whatever the marshlands of Louisiana can throw at him.

For videos of the alligator’s cap-ture, go to www.thenichollsworth.com

Football | @ UL-Lafayette on Sept. 17 at 6 p.m. Soccer | vs. Miss. Valley St. on Sept. 16 at 4 p.m.

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Colonels travel to take on in-state opponent

Young freshman contributes right away for the ColonelsBy Stuart Percle

STAFF WRITER

With two goals and two assists in her fi rst game to begin her collegiate career, Kristy Tatom, freshman from LaPorte, Texas, has already made her mark on the season.

As a substitute versus Spring Hill, Tatom trotted onto the fi eld hoping to make an impact.

“I never expected something like that. All I was hoping to do was make an impact. Afterwards, I was really ex-cited just to have helped the team,” Tatom said.

It was this type of ability that fi rst landed Tatom on Dylan Harrison’s ra-

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Women’s soccer player #9 Kristy Tatom practices drills at Tuesday’s practice.

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dar. He knew of Tatom for a couple of years through her former club coach.

“Her work ethic on and off the fi eld has always been something that has made me want her to be part of our team,” Harrison said. “Kristy has done really well so far and has already dis-tinguished herself as a unique, creative player. She has played in every game so far; her attitude and energy coming in off the bench makes for a diffi cult matchup for opposing teams.”

Soccer has always been a passion for Tatom. She can recall beginning to play the sport known as futbol at the age of three.

“Growing up, I was really active,” Tatom said. “My parents enrolled me in a number of sports to try to run off

some of my excess energy. Turns out soccer was the perfect way to do that.”

At age 10, she began playing club soccer at the U11 level. The program in which she competed lasts through U18, which is comprised of 18-year-olds. This brand of soccer offers a more competitive atmosphere than most high school soccer divisions.

“Club soccer allowed us to travel around the United States to compete against the toughest teams,” Tatom said. “Getting to play against some of the most talented girls from across the country and even from Canada enlight-ened me in terms of different styles and tactics of play.”

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The football team’s offense runs through plays at Thursday’s practice. The next Colonel football game will take place at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette on Sept. 17.PHOTO BY DREW MILLER

By Jake MartinSPORTS EDITOR

After suffering their fi rst loss of the season at the hands of Western Michigan last Saturday, the Nicholls State football team has now set their sights on in-state Sun-Belt foe, UL-Lafayette.

The Colonels never could get their offense going against the Football Subdivision opponent and lost to Western Michigan 38-7. With the loss, the Colonels are now 1-1, and head coach Charlie Stubbs knows the importance of the match-up Saturday night against the Ragin’ Cajuns.

“Well of course it’s a great opportunity to play an FBS school within the state,” Stubbs said. “It means a lot because I’m sure our players and their players are familiar with each other from their high school days, because we have a real core base of Louisiana kids on our teams.”

ULL is 1-1 with a 20-12 victory over Kent State and a 61-34 loss to the No. 9 ranked team in the nation, see FOOTBALL page 9

Oklahoma State. Stubbs reiterated the importance of the game, and he said that a win over ULL would give the Colonels great recognition in the state and help with recruiting.

“The biggest thing is I know it would be a major step for us, and also a big step for our recruiting efforts,” Stubbs said. “It would give us a chance to draw some attention to the program and the positive direction that we’re headed in.”

In the Colonels’ 42-0 victory over Evangel in a blackout game at John L. Guidry Stadium, they racked up more than 400 yards of offense, but in the Colonels’ 38-7 loss to Western Michigan, they only accounted for 185 yards of total offense.

The Colonels’ senior cornerback Chika Madu was named Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Week, and junior punter Corey Smith earned Southland Special Teams Player of the Week for their play against Western Michigan. Madu had a fumble


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Women’s soccer coach Dylan Harrison cheers along side his team as they take a 1-0 lead versus the University of Louisiana at Monroe Warhawks.

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Solomon Tention STAFF WRITER

Head soccer coach Dylan Har-rison’s love, passion and success in soccer came about unexpectedly.

When he was six years old, his family moved to McAllen, Texas, about fi ve miles from the Mexican border. As a kid, Harrison knew that to fi t into his new environment and make friends, he would need to play soccer, a sport that so many of the kids his age played in his community.

At the age of 14, Harrison decided to make soccer his passion. He was involved in the Olympic Develop-ment Program after high school and went to Trinity University in San An-tonio, Texas. While attending Trinity, he experienced quite a bit of success. He guided his team to three Division III Tournament appearances, includ-ing two consecutive Elite Eight ap-pearances in 1998 and 1999. During the 2000 season, Trinity advanced to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA tourna-ment.

Soon after his Olympic Develop-ment Program, the ODP coach of-fered to pay his training course to be-come a soccer coach.

“It was that push from my college coach that got me into it,” Harrison said. “I was actually looking at another job for the government and was point

one (.1) GPA away from getting the job. Funny how those little things in life can put you on an entirely different road than you thought.”

From 2003 to 2004, Harrison was an assistant coach at the University of the Incarnate World. His team fi n-ished 16-2 that year.

In 2009, Harrison took the head coaching job at Nicholls State. Dur-ing his fi rst season, he led the women’s soccer program to many milestones. The Colonels broke several records and scored their fi rst point in a South-

land Conference in over two years when they tied Texas-San Antonio.

So far this season, Harrison has led the Colonels to wins over Prairie A&M and Spring Hill and a tie with UL-Monroe.

“I was never a really good soccer player, but I was a competitor. How-ever, here I am with a business degree coaching soccer, and I haven’t looked back yet,” Harrison said.

He said he owes the most to the friendships and people he has met along the way.

Transitioning to collegiate soc-cer has been a different experience for Tatom but not a diffi cult one, she said.

“High school soccer is extreme-ly different than this level. It is not nearly as competitive or fast paced as college soccer,” Tatom said. “However, club is similar, but it is different training three times a week compared to now since we practice every day of the week.”

During a visit here at Nicholls, Tatom felt extremely welcomed by the team. Combined with a cur-riculum that offered nursing, her desired major, the former high school valedictorian felt at home in Thibodaux.

“Since Nicholls has a nursing program, my decision was made that much easier,” Tatom said. “My parents have always instilled in me that academics must come fi rst. Plus, Nicholls is only fi ve hours away from my home in LaPorte. On my recruitment trip here, the girls on the team welcomed me and took me in. Coaches Dylan and Kristen seemed very laid back with the right type of philosophy.”

One downfall of becoming a student athlete here at Nicholls was that for the fi rst time in her 18 years of life, Tatom would have to separate herself from her twin sister, who also plays collegiate soccer. Misty Tatom, whom is a freshman at Charleston Southern University and a defender on the Lady Buccaneer soccer team, un-derstands the ins and outs of a newly deemed freshman athlete.

“We have become a support sys-

tem for one another now that we are apart. Back home in the past, we were together so much that we would fi ght a lot,” Tatom said. “But because of the distance, we miss each other, and we now un-derstand how much we used to de-pend on one another. We are able to talk on the phone every day and we Skype as often as possible.”

The distance, though diffi cult to endure, is something Tatom sees as a benefi t.

“We have done everything to-gether our whole lives. It is weird to not have her around, but it is something that needed to be done,” Tatom said. “This absence will only make our relationship that much stronger.”

The relationships she has al-ready built with her teammates are one aspect that makes the separa-tion from her sister easier, she said.

“I really love our team dynam-ic,” Tatom said. “I am a freshman, so I do not know all of the girls too well yet, but I already feel like they are my sisters. We have a re-ally strong bond with one another, which is important for any team to be successful.”

For that very reason, Tatom is optimistic that their current 2-3-1 record will improve.

“I know we can do better. We are a strong team, so I know we can overcome this adversity,” Tatom said. “A loss right now is not as big of a deal as it is when conference play begins. Sometimes you need those instances where you come up short to better you as a team for later in the season.”


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By Stuart Perclestaff writer

Good barbecue, the Dallas Cowboys and oversized belt buckles are all famous exports of Texas; however, due to her statistics and recent success, Jessica Addicks might soon join that “Lone Star State” list.

The junior from Bellaire, Texas led the Colonels volleyball team in virtually every hitting and blocking statistic last season. She started all 30 matches last year, and on the defensive side of the net, she totaled 97 total blocks and 85 block assists, which led the team. Addicks accumulated a .275 hitting percentage, the best of any Colonel who had at least 100 attempts. Out of 717 hitting attempts, Addicks managed to smash 276 hits for kills–also a team best.

Q: How is the season going thus far?

A: The season is going well. We are 5-3 and are trying to win our second tournament of the season. The new girls that have come in have really added some depth to our team. It is going to be a fight all year, but it will be a fun ride.

Q: How has off-season preparation improved the team?

A: There was a lot more conditioning and team bonding this year, so it was not nearly as grueling

as it has been in the past. Q: You were named to the

Bon Temps Invitational all-tournament team in early September. What were your thoughts on this accomplishment?

A: I was, really? Wow, I did not hear about that. That’s pretty cool (she laughs).

Q: Last season, you started all 30 matches and led most categories in hitting and blocking. What are your expectations for this season in terms of individual success?

A: I would love to have another successful year. I work hard in practice every day to make that happen. But individual success to me is not as important as how our team performs and if we win or lose. At the end of the day, I care more about how we do as a team instead of my own personal performance.

Q: Last year, the team went 14-16 with a 6-10 record in conference play. Do you think this year’s team can ultimately be more successful than last year?

A: I think we definitely can, and I believe we will. We have a lot more fight this year, and our team chemistry is also much stronger now than it used to be. As long as we keep fighting, we will do well.

Q: What made you want to come to Nicholls to play volleyball?

A: A girl I went to high school

with came here to play volleyball, so I was familiar with Nicholls. But primarily I was interested to come here because of the girls I had met when I had first visited.

Q: What is your favorite aspect of being a Nicholls student-athlete?

A: People know who you are around campus. It is cool to have people you have never met or seen before tell you “good game.”

Q: How long have you played volleyball? Did you grow up playing any other sports?

A: I started playing volleyball when I was 11, but I also played basketball, track and soccer for seven years.

Q: What is the most memorable moment of your volleyball career thus far?

A: It would have to be last night (Friday) against Jackson State. Our comeback at home from two sets down is something that I will never forget.

Q: If you had never picked up a volleyball, where would you be and what would you be doing?

A: I would still be in Texas attending a different university. I do not know which because I did not apply to many other schools. Since I was only worried about volleyball, I did not look into any other colleges.

Q: What is your dream job?A: I would love to do PR for an

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NFL franchise, or I would like to be a broadcaster for a network like ESPN.

Q: Where do you see yourself in 15 years?

A: Doing something that I love while having a family. Basically, just enjoying life to the fullest!

Q: What would you rather eat: Texas barbeque or Louisiana seafood?

A: Texas barbecue. I have tried crawfish and shrimp, and I love them both, but nothing beats a good Texas barbecue. Brisket is definitely my favorite; the smell reminds me of home.

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return for a touchdown and an interception, while Smith landed three punts inside the 20 yard line. Stubbs said the Colonels have to continue to improve to get better each and every week.

“We just have to get better everywhere,” Stubbs said. “We’re trying to develop some depth on our team, because in football, in general, you have injuries. You’re only as good as your backups.”

ULL will be led on offense by their preseason All-American senior tight end Ladarius Green and freshman running back Qyendarius Griffin, who has two rushing touchdowns thus far for the Cajuns. Leading the Colonels on offense will be junior quarterback LaQuintin Caston, who has three touchdowns so far this year with two of them being rushing touchdowns.

Stubbs said he wants to see improvement on both sides of the ball, and he wants his team to take what the other team is giving them and make plays.

“I want to see us make big plays when it presents itself,” Stubbs said. “If we have a chance to intercept a ball, we have to intercept it, or if we have a chance to make a sack, sack them, and if we have a chance to make that big completion or run, we have to make it. That’s what it’s going to take to beat the real good teams.”

The Colonels will play ULL in Lafayette Saturday at 6 p.m.


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Technology brings convenience to students

More than just teaching

by plugging a USB drive into the kiosk itself.Nicholls students are automatically

registered to the Web site and can sign in using the same username and password as Moodle, Blackboard and Gmail.

Before WEPA, there were several different

options for printing on campus.“The latest one was more like a system in

place where you had so many free prints, and then you were charged a certain amount,” Ordoyne said. “It was very diffi cult to manage, and it was time consuming.”

Black and white printing costs nine cents per sheet, and color printing costs 49 cents per sheet. Students can pay for their prints with a Colonel Card, debit or credit card. Ordoyne said that WEPA uses a higher quality paper and ink compared to what was used before.

There are currently 14 kiosks around campus, and Ordoyne said that the offi ce is working on getting a map made to show the exact locations of each printing station.

“Over the course of the semester, we will be able to run reports on how much it is being used, and we will hopefully get feedback from students on where they would like to see a new kiosk that’s not currently located,” he said.

The next feature for this feature (see what I did there?) is the new course management system known as Moodle. While some faculty members are still using Blackboard, everyone on campus will have to convert to Moodle starting in the spring semester.

Ordoyne said that Moodle offers the same


The Offi ce of Research and Sponsored Programs is respon-sible for facilitating the funds that help fi nance the research of the faculty at Nicholls, whether it is funding research in the biological sciences or furthering the educa-tion of non-University personnel.

Debra Benoit, director of Re-search and Sponsored Programs, said that the research aspect of the university setting is one that is of-ten forgotten.

“A lot of students don’t realize this, but faculty are not just called to teach, no matter if they’re in a small regional school or in a large research school,” Benoit said. “They all have the same basic re-sponsibilities, which are teaching, research and service.”

Benoit said that teaching is ob-viously the predominate factor at Nicholls, but there are a lot of faculty, especially in the biologi-cal sciences, that do a lot more research than traditional teaching. The research often leads to an ex-ceptional hands-on mentor pro-gram for students who are avail-able to participate.

“When they do their research, there is always some involvement with students. Typically, faculty members try to fund their research through an outside sponsor, which leads to the possibility of hiring students to work with them,” Ben-oit said. “It’s the purist and best form of teaching, because it is a one-of-a-kind mentorship with that teacher.”

Benoit said that many faculty research projects are conducted without sponsorship, and the of-fi ce does not often get involved, but overall the offi ce is open to all faculty wishing to participate or conduct a research project.

“We try to be the cheerleaders to encourage the faculty to contin-ue with their research and to fi nd ways to fund the research,” Ben-oit said. “We act as consultants, to

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Personal Opinion by Ross LandryLAGNIAPPE EDITOR

Thanks to the work of the new Offi ce of Information Technology, being a student at Nicholls has never been more convenient.

Several different phone applications and features have been added over the past year that a surprising large amount of students have yet to experience or even heard about. This week, I will take a look at some of these apps and their uses for students.

First, the newest piece of technology on campus is the WEPA printing system. According to Charles Ordoyne, chief information offi cer of the new Offi ce of Information Technology, WEPA is a fairly new kiosk printing system that allows users to print from anywhere.

You can fi nd a WEPA kiosk in every major academic hall as well as every residence hall and other various spots on campus. Students can print jobs by either uploading their documents to an account on wepanow.com or

“ “I want students to be able to get the information they

need when they need it and how they want to

read it.

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Assistant professor of education carries family legacyBy Zavier Davis

STAFF WRITER

Continuing her family’s legacy of teaching, Cynthia Vavasseur, assistant professor of teacher education, brings modern insight on teaching to the Nicholls community.

Family pictures adorn every piece of furniture in Vavasseur’s small offi ce in Polk Hall.

Vavasseur lives in Baton Rouge, where she graduated from Louisiana State University.

“I was at LSU for a decade,” Vavasseur said. “I graduated in 2000 for undergrad, 2001 for my master’s and 2006 for my doctorate.”

Vavasseur was raised around the world of teaching. Her mother was a high school English teacher.

“We always joke that it is a genetic defect that all the girls in our family will become teachers,” she said. “I always knew that I was going to be a teacher.”

Vavasseur started her career teaching middle school. After she received her doctorate, she decided to become teach at Nicholls.

“Being around my mom all those years, helping her wash her boards and decorating her bulletin boards, entrenched teaching in me as a child,” she said.

When growing up, Vavasseur’s mother wanted her to pursue other interests outside of teaching.

“She used to joke that she wasn’t serious about her not wanting me to be a teacher,” she said. “She also joked that she was not going to pay for college if I was going to be a teacher because she wanted me to do something else. She did help me pay for school, and now she is very proud of my career.”

In her earlier years as a teacher, Vavasseur was a third grade student teacher at Bernard Terrace in Baton Rouge.

“Getting to know those students in a very high-poverty student body, I really enjoyed teaching them,” she said. “After teaching them, I realized I didn’t want to teach younger kids because I already have three small children.”

Vavasseur teaches undergraduate technology courses, and she runs a master’s program in educational technology.

Instead of using her Windows computer in her offi ce, Vavasseur occasionally checks her blue-

Cynthia Vavasseur, assistant professor of teacher education, helps a student before class on Monday.PHOTO BY DREW MILLER

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Headed by Debra Benoit, director of research and sponsored programs, this office is used as a research center for teachers and is located in Elkins Hall.

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help them see what will work best as a foundation for their research. We also help them find grants or revise proposals. We try to address all the requests that the funding agency puts out.”

Research is also a component of tenure, a program that secures a staff member’s position after a certain amount of service.

Benoit said that many of the studies are related to local wildlife and the health and survival of the wetlands. Also, some research is being done with sugarcane to find an alternative fuel source.

“We also have a lot of research done in the form of professional development for teachers,” Benoit said. “There are programs in place

for teachers to come back and get certified in a certain area or en-hanced with a certain program. Through that interaction with our faculty, there are studies done.”

Benoit explained that the money always comes from different ar-eas, and the way the Office of Re-search and Sponsored Programs

deals with it changes according to who is funding the research. Each agency requests something differ-ent.

“We run close to 80 to 100 active grants per year, and people have to remember that we are primarily a teaching university, so we cannot be compared to LSU or Louisiana Tech, because they are considered research institutions,” Benoit said. “That means that they have more faculty to support their programs. Here, we can provide more spe-cialized assistance. It’s a lot easier for people to drop by our office to talk about projects, as where at a larger institution they do not have that luxury. It’s a more personal-ized environment.”

“ “It’s the purist and best form of teaching because

it is a one-of-a kind mentorship

with that teacher.

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covered Macbook Pro. “I am the ‘techie’ person,” she

said. “I am the one who trains all the faculty with our new computers and Smart Boards.”

Vavasseur is working on a new project called “Story Time with the Colonels,” where students

will read and act out stories once a week to pre-kindergarten and kindergarten classes through Skype, a free video-chat program available online.

“In education, you can’t stop learning–especially in technology,” she said. “Every year, my classes

have to change because the material changes. I tell my students to never stop learning and never stop trying to better yourself.”

Outside of school, Vavasseur is a mother of three children between the ages of 16 months to six years old.

“I play with my kids and go to dance practice, gymnastics practice and soccer practice,” she said. “We are one active, little family.”

Dale Norris, associate professor of education, said Vavasseur is called the “12-year-old professor,” because she is

easily mistaken as a student. “In class, we talk about that one

teacher that was very inspiring and great, and that one teacher that we never want to teach like,” she said. “We try to think about both of those, and we build characteristics we want to go toward.”

services as Blackboard, such as document storage, message boards and syllabi-posting features, but the licensing is free.

“Overall, when the students get over the fact that they have a new system, I think they will generally like Moodle better than Blackboard,” he said. “It’s more intuitive, and it’s more of what you would expect today in a normal application on the Web.”

Ordoyne went on to say that a lot of attention is being paid to training faculty members in the new system. He is also looking in to a student training program for those who want to take it.

For students with iPhones, there are a few new applications that help make campus life a bit easier.

The first is the official Nicholls University application. The app is free and can be found by

searching “Nicholls” on the Apple App Store.

The app allows users to log in to Blackboard, Banner and Gmail. It also has a directory that gives the names, titles, e-mail addresses and phone numbers of any faculty member on campus and a news section for upcoming events.

There is also a campus map available. It uses the GPS function on your iPhone to show where you are and where each building is on campus.

The next (and probably most unknown) Nicholls application is for the little red card that you can find on every student on campus—the Colonel Card.

By searching “Colonel Card” in the Apple App Store, you can find a free application that allows you to add money to your card, check your card’s balance and even

deactivate a lost card.The “Add Cash” function allows

you to add money to your card via credit or debit card through your phone. The “Check Balance” menu shows how much Colonel Cash you have in your account, as well as Munch Money and how many meals you have left on your meal plan. Another menu on the bottom of the app gives you every location that accepts Colonel Cards near Nicholls.

This is a very useful application because sometimes you may need money on your card, but you do not have access to a computer. With this app, you can add cash to your card while waiting in line to get your Jazzman’s coffee, Wall Of Greens salad or even a Baconator at Wendy’s.

These applications are only available for iPhone for the time

being, but Ordoyne said that there will eventually be apps for Android phones as well.

“I carry a Droid, and a lot of kids carry them too,” he said. “We are working on something that will be released on both platforms.”

These are only a few of the new things available to the Nicholls community. There are a bunch of behind-the-scenes things that we may be using without even realizing it.

With all of the students and teachers on campus that use the Internet in computers, phones, gaming systems and even some televisions, Nicholls uses quite a bit of bandwidth. Ordoyne said that he plans to upgrade the overall bandwidth for students to connect to.

“At first, we were really restrictive with everything, but then we

decided that we would restrict the illegal stuff and let students do what they wanted to do for both school and entertainment,” he said. “We understand that students are changing the way that they use the services, so we want to make sure that we cover as much as we can.”

Ordoyne said that the overall goal of the new department is to make student life more convenient. Rather than managing by crisis, he said that he hopes to always move forward and predict where problems will be.

“If you can do that, you can really make big strides in implementing the latest and greatest in technology,” he said. “I want students to be able to get the information they need when they need it and how they want to read it.”

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Students’ parking presents a problemThe parking problem students complain

about and the parking problem University administration members complain about are in fact two entirely different problems.

The one most people know about is the students’ complaint that there are not enough parking spaces on campus. However, despite popular opinion, the parking problem on campus can not be fi xed by a parking garage or the rearrangement of assigned parking spaces.

There are actually plenty of parking spaces available at any time of the day. Just because there are no empty parking spaces available next to a building a student needs to go to, does not mean there are no available spaces on campus. It just means that students need to walk, or should we say “exercise.” This lack of close parking spaces is not an actually problem that needs to be fi xed. Not everyone can park right next to class. However, there is still another parking concern on campus.

The problem, the actual problem, that University administration members are aware of and are constantly trying to make students realize, is primarily located on Bowie Road. This road is where students who do not have parking decals or are too lazy to park in legal parking spaces park their cars during the day.

We understand that some students can not afford decals, which we say to them that they should ride a bike, trade their car for a motorcycle or scooter (which don’t require parking decals on campus) or walk from somewhere off campus. We say this not to be insensitive, but because the unauthorized parking on Bowie Road is more than just against campus parking policy. It is a safety hazard.

Bowie Road is a winding road and the cars parked along it make it more diffi cult to see who or what is coming. Last week we reminded drivers how dangerous it is to speed

around campus when pedestrians are trying to weave in, out and around parked cars and how diffi cult it is to see around obstructions. A speed limit increase, a winding road and no crosswalks make the situation even more dangerous, but that is what we have on Bowie Road when cars park there.

We ask that students who park along this road please park elsewhere not because it is breaking rules but because it is dangerous.

We understand the desire to park as close to our classes as possible, but if you can not make it to campus early enough to do a thorough search of what is nearby or available, then you may have to settle with an authorized parking space across campus from where you need to be. The walk may be far, and the heat may be excruciating, but a closer, unauthorized parking space is not worth the danger it presents.

And again, please remember that we are all pedestrians at some time or another.

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