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Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012 Volume 58 Issue 12

SILENT CRIMINALPrecautions taken on campus to protect student identity

Pauline WilsonStaff Writer

“Tuition paid,” “dorm cleaned,” “meal plan spent,” and “identity stolen” are just a few things that could show up on a college stu-dent’s checklist at the end of a se-mester.

As stated by the United States Department of Justice, “Identity theft and identity fraud are terms used to refer to all types of crime in which someone wrongfully ob-tains and uses another person’s

personal data in some way that in-volves fraud or deception, typically for economic gain.”

According to Identity Guard Re-source Center, “24 percent of all identity theft complaints are from the 18 to 29 year old age bracket.”

The Department of Justice of-fers the acronym “S.C.A.M.” as a way for students to remember to keep their identity safe. “S” stands for stingy, meaning that students should be stingy with the person-al information they give out. “C” stands for check. Students should

check their bank statements and checkbooks to ensure that charges are theirs. “A” means ask, meaning ask for a copy of your credit report periodically. “M” means maintain. Maintain bank statements and other records to ensure charges are correct.

The University used to imple-ment student social security num-bers as identifi cation on campus. There were a few problems that arose with this method.

“In previous years, credit card companies would come to campus

and get students to fi ll out applica-tions,” Eugene Dial, vice president of student affairs, said. “The appli-cations would include the student’s social security numbers. In turn, the people would take the infor-mation they collected and open an account under the student’s name.”

The University has changed the student identifi cation policy to en-sure that student identities were protected on campus.

The University then switched to the N number because it was asso-ciated with the University only, not

a student’s social security number that follows them the rest of their lives.

The N number is a randomly generated number that, if not shared with others, is a safe alter-native to a social security number.

“When students request infor-mation from faculty members, they have to provide an N number to get the information, and that facul-ty member has to have clearance to log into the database for that infor-mation,” Dial said. “There is not a

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PHOTO BY ANNE GROUT

Students swap Colonel Cards to access meal plans, Colonel Cash and dorm hall entrance.

NICHOLLS WEEKLY CALENDARSATTHURS FRI SUN

WEDMON TUES THURS

NOV 5An offi cer responded to a car crash on Ellendale Drive involving two ve-

hicles. No injuries were reported. The crash occured when a vehicle backed out of a parking spot on Ellendale Drive and hit a vehicle that was legally parked. Both vehicles sustained minor damage.

NOV 6A student reported that some items were missing from his room. An of-

fi cer responded and opened an investigation. The offi cer will review video in an attempt to fi nd footage near the student’s room.

NOV 8The Lafourche Parish Sheriff ’s Offi ce advised that they had an active

warrant for a student on campus. University Police offi cers excorted La-fourche Parish Sheriff ’s Offi ce to La Maison du Bayou where the student was arrested and issued a ban notice and disciplinary summons.

NOV 9Sgt. Barnes responded to Ellender Hall relative to a resident states that

someone called from a Puerto Rico telephone number several times and tried to extort money from her. The resident stated that she referred the caller to a relative who resides in Jefferson Parish. According to the resi-dent, the caller did not know any specifi c details about her such as her name or where she resided. Jefferson Parish authorities are also investigating the matter. Sgt. Barnes will coordinate with Jefferson Parish authorities and identifi y the caller.

Fletcher LectureNovelist, short story writer, creative writing teacher, and writer-in-residence at UNO Joseph Boyden will

present the annual Fletcher Lecture tonight at 6:30 p.m. in Peltier Auditorium. A reception will precede the lecture at 5:45 p.m. in Danos Theater in Talbot Hall.

Boyden will also answer questions regarding his work today at 10:30 a.m. in Danos Theater. Both por-tions of the event are free and open to the public.

Boyden is the author of “Three Day Road” and “Through Black Spruce” and a collection of short sto-ries, “Born with a Tooth”.

Final Exam Study SessionsThe Tutorial and Academic Enhancement Center will hold fi nal exam study sessions on Dec. 5 as fol-

lows:

Math 100/101: 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.Chemistry 105: 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.Chemistry 109: 2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

All sessions will be held in Peltier 142. Drop-in tutoring will also be available throughout fi nal exam week. Copies of the schedule can be picked up in Peltier 143.

A Night of Fashion for the LadiesThe Limited at Southland Mall will celebrate University educators from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Nov.

18. Educators will receive $20 off their purchases plus an additional 15 percent off. Each educator can bring up to two guests. Those wishing to attend must RSVP to the store by Nov. 16 at 985-851-3402. Ask for Meagan or any manager when calling to RSVP.

Trained stylists will be on hand to assist educators in building fall and holiday wardrobes. Light refresh-ments and prizes will also be given away.

Colonelettes TryoutsTryouts for the Colonelettes will take place on Nov. 27 in Lindsley Hall beginning at 3:30 p.m. Applicants

must be University students or accepted to the University for the Fall 2012 semester. Previous dance train-ing is highly recommended. A solid black one-piece or two-piece leotard is required for the audition. No t-shirts or shorts will be allowed beyond the lobby. Makeup and hair should be worn in a way that com-pliments facial characteristics and must be suitable for performance. No one will be allowed to audition without some type of dance shoe or light tennis shoe.

Applicants will be taught an on-the-spot routine and will perform this routine for judges in numerical order.

Results will be posted on www.nicholls.edu/perform/teams/colonelettes/Those selected are must be enrolled as a full-time student and enroll in required courses. Those selected

are also expected to maintain audition appearance. To register for auditions, contact Dana Aucoin at 448-4600, 449-7055, or see her in Talbot 241.

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Nicholls honors a day of rememberance for veterans

Guest speaker Lt. Colonel Thomas Friloux spoke about his time in the Army National Guard at the Veteran’s Day ceremony held in the Quad on Nov. 9.

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Channing ParfaitNews Editor

“Today is a day to remember those who have served and are still serving,” Lt. Colonel Thom-as Friloux said at Nicholls State University’s Veteran’s Day cer-emony on Friday, Nov. 9.

Friloux, guest speaker at the event and a member of the Loui-siana Army National Guard, en-listed in January 1988 and acted in support of Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm. He also served multiple combat tours in support of Operation Iraqi Free-dom.

“Over the last 10 years, our armed forces have proven them-selves in one of the most diffi-cult environments this nation has ever faced,” Friloux said. “Our men and women have displayed mental and physical toughness, but most importantly courage, under fire.”

Friloux has earned decorations such as the Bronze Star Medal, the Purple Heart, the Louisiana War Cross and the Iraqi Cam-paign Medal.

“Service men and women don’t think about themselves as special or brave, they just say they’re do-ing their jobs,” Friloux said.

“Our veterans have shown the power of liberty and earned the respect and admiration of a grateful nation,” U.S. Marine Corps veteran and coordinator of veteran services Gilberto Bur-bante said. “On this day let us pay tribute to those who continue to serve and served the country we all love, America.”

Nicholls was recognized for the fourth consecutive year as a Military Friendly School by G.I. Jobs magazine, an honor given

to the nation’s top 15 percent of schools doing the most to em-brace active military and veteran students and help them succeed.

Nicholls continues to make special efforts to accommodate the veteran student population from an academic standpoint as part of the university’s 2011-2016 strategic plan. The University of-fers priority service to military members during enrollment and registration. Veterans who have received an honorable discharge are also exempted from admis-sion criteria.

“We have as a priority the re-cruitment and retention of veter-ans,” Larry Howell, United States Air Force veteran and Nicholls Executive Vice President, said. “We want to give them the help and support they need to be suc-cessful at Nicholls State.”

The University serves an esti-mated 200-student enrollment of veterans and those veteran students who were in attendance wore black Nicholls veteran shirts to distinguish themselves from the crowd.

Hilton Johns, a member of the United States Marine Corps and a Nicholls student, led the invo-cation, and Hans Allen, also a member of the Marine Corps and a student, led the benediction.

Members of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia sang the national an-them at the ceremony held in the quadrangle and students from Generations Teaching Genera-tions program led the Pledge of Allegiance. Alexandra Stoufflet, a Nicholls student, sang “God Bless America.” Students from the MAX Charter School per-formed the Star Spangled Banner and the Thibodaux High School JROTC was in attendance to

present and retire the colors. According to the United States

Census Bureau, there were 21.5 million military veterans who were living in the United States in 2011. The amount of veter-ans in the United States who are 65 and older was an approximate

9.2 million while the number of veterans younger than 35 was es-timated at 1.8 million.

The most recent information by the U.S. Census Bureau also indicated 26.3 percent of veter-ans who are 25 and older have at-tained a bachelor’s degree by 2011

in comparison to 28.5 percent of the total population who earned a bachelor’s degree or higher.

For information about Nich-olls services for veterans and ac-tive service members, contact the office of veteran services at 985-448-4208.


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list of N numbers that I know of.” Students do need to use a social

security number when applying to the University and for TOPS. The University matches up the N num-ber to the social security number on the documents to verify their identity.

Also, when applying for a stu-dent job on campus for the fi rst time, students are asked to supply their social security card for the federal forms.

Another identifi cation tool used on campus is the Colonel Card. The Colonel Card does not have a student’s N number on it, but uses a picture to identify its proper owner.

Students sometimes use a friend’s Colonel Card, causing confusion.

“I let friends use my card often to get food on campus, and they are never told they cannot use it because it is not their picture,” Leslie Baldassaro, business man-agement junior from Marrero, said.

If a student ever experiences or suspects that their identity has been stolen on campus they should contact University Police, Dial said.

“They should fi le a report with University Police, and they will then contact the reference offi ce, fi nancial aid offi ce, the controllers offi ce and colonel card offi ce to

make sure that particular N num-ber is shut down,” Dial said.

When someone obtains a stu-dent’s N number they potentially have access to other information.

For example, when a student calls the fi nancial aid offi ce, they

are promted to supply their N number and name. With that in-formation a person can obtain information on a student’s loans and other fi nancial information. Although more information is needed to actually take out a loan,

a person could still fi nd informa-tion about the already existing loans of another person.

Outside of campus students should go through a process and keep any paper work associated with it to ensure that the damage

that is already done is limited and or stopped.

Students wishing to gain more information on identity theft and the process can visit the Federal Trade Commission website in re-gards to identity theft.


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Effects of Earth’s climate change noticable in LouisianaChanning Parfait

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Record heat, drought, storms and fire are Earth’s response to people’s influences on climate change and its effects on the environment over the years.

Alysse Ferrara, associate profes-sor of biology, said climate change and its effects are a tangible prob-lem in South Louisiana.

Nicholls State University, along with the Barataria-Terrebonne Na-tional Estuary Program and Catho-lic Charities, offered a public screen-ing of Sun Come Up, an Academy award nominated film that tells the story of climate change and the im-pact it has on people through the world’s first “climate refugees.”

The movie documents inhabit-ants of the Carteret Island as they are forced with the decision to re-locate from their ancestral island in the South Pacific Ocean when climate change threatens their sur-vival.

Kerry St. Pe, program director at the Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program, said, in regards to land loss, “It describes what has been happening to us for the past 50 years. We’re losing more coastal areas due to subsidence, salt water intrusion and other factors.”

The screening at Nicholls was followed by a panel discussion with Principal Chief Thomas Dardar from the United Houma Nation, Janie Luster, also from the United Houma Nation, Kerry St. Pe from BTNEP and Robert Gorman from Catholic Charities, along with other local participants.

“I would say everyone has dealt with this directly in this area,” Fer-rara said. “We wanted to tie some-thing that was happening half way around the world to what’s happen-ing here.”

Coastal land loss due to human changes to the landscape and water flow has strangled this part of the state from its sediment source, Fer-rara said.

“Because we have these very or-ganic soils we are going to compact, we are going to subside,” she said. “These are due to changes we’ve made to the Mississippi River and its tributaries that are the primary drivers or forces impacting what is happening here. We then see that compounded with climate change.”

Rising sea levels and stronger storms are elements of climate change that will make problems and conditions much worse when it comes to coastal erosion.

On a national scale, Hurricane Sandy made landfall along the At-

lantic shoreline two weeks ago and has brought awareness to climate change and how communities along the East Coast should make prepa-rations for rising waters.

According to NPR, studies have shown that areas from North Caro-lina to Boston will experience more sea level rise than other areas.

St. Pe said there are 28 National Estuary Programs, and the ones located along the East Coast have turned to the Barataria-Terrebonne Program for advice about how hur-ricanes are handled locally.

“We go through it more often than they do,” St. Pe said of South Louisiana’s experience with hurri-canes.

“Other parts of the country are just now feeling the impacts of cli-mate change and it’s important to bring the issue about,” Ferrara said. “We have sea level rise occurring, but it does not occur equally every-where around the globe.”

Global warming can change how currents flow, and as a result, the patterns and strengths of currents overtime have an impact on the amount of sea level rise at a particu-lar area, Ferrara said.

“The areas along the East Coast are not necessarily subsiding, but we are starting to see what may be the effects of climate change impacting

those areas,” Ferrara said. According to the Nature Conser-

vancy, higher ocean temperatures are a result of climate change, and as sea surface temperatures contin-ue to rise, hurricanes and tropical storms will contain more energy and become more intense.

Hurricanes and tropical storms

become more of a problem and create more risk with rising sea levels, disappearing wetlands and increased development along the coast.

“Not only do we have to fight to keep the water back, but we also have to fight to keep our land,” Ferrara said.

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A Texas petition for a peaceful withdrawal from the union has received 81,000 signatures, which qualifi es the petition for a response from the White House, according to the Huffi ngton Post.

The secession petition states: “Given that the state of Texas maintains a balanced budget and is the 15th largest economy in the world, it is practically feasible for Texas to withdraw from the union, and to do so would protect it’s citizens’ standard of living and re-secure their rights and liberties in accordance with the original ideas and beliefs of our founding fathers which are no longer being refl ected by the federal government.”

Texas Governor Rick Perry, does not support the petition fi led by Texas residents. Several years ago the governor did not deny the possibility that Texas could secede

Texas petition for secession qualifi es for response

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from the United States. Perry’s press secretary, Catherine

Frazier, said Perry “believes in the greatness of our Union and noth-ing should be done to change it. But he also shares the frustrations many Americans have with our federal government.”

Daniel Miller said, Texas Na-tionalist Movement President, said “This is not a reaction to a person but to policy, and what we see as a federal government that is so dis-connected from its constituents and absolute no regard for what its purpose was.”

Similar petitions have been cre-ated by residents in more than 40 states through the Obama adminis-tration’s “We the People” program on the White House website.

The petition requires 25,000 sig-natures for consideratioin from the Obama Administration, and as of Wednesday there were 33,337 sig-natures on Louisiana’s petition to withdraw from the United States.

Football | vs Southeastern tonight @ 6 p.m. Volleyball | @ Sam Houston Nov. 16 @ 11 a.m.

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NICHOLLS ATHLETICS

1) Sarah Terry, #10, Jessica Addicks, #6, and Nancy Taylor, #4, await a serve Sept. 15. 2) Jennifer Brandt, #23, awaits a serve from the McNeese State Cowgirls. 3) Kathryn Stock, #3, serves at the game against Southeastern Louisiana University on Oct. 6. 4) Volleyball seniors Nancy Taylor, Kathryn Stock, Jennifer Brandt, Sarah Terry, JessicaAddicks, and Amanda Newlin gather together after their game against the University of Central Arkansas. 5) Amanda Newlin, #32, keeps her eyes on the ball during practice on Aug. 17.

Volleyball seniors reflect on their careers at NichollsStuart PercleStaff Writer

The Nicholls State volleyball team has qualified to make the postseason, where they will be the seventh seed in the Southland Con-ference tournament after beating Southeastern University in the con-ference finale.

A major factor in this year’s post-season push can be attributed to this year’s cast of six seniors, who have played for three different head coaches during their tenure at Nich-olls. Outside hitters Kathryn Stock and Jennifer Brandt, setter Nancy Taylor, and middle blockers Jessica Addicks, Amanda Newlin and Sar-ah Terry make up this year’s senior class.

Head coach Patrick Hiltz is very

proud of his seniors and what they have accomplished this season. However, he has been impressed with their perseverance throughout their careers here at Nicholls.

“I would describe these seniors as resilient, considering they have had three coaches in their time here,” Hiltz said. “For the ones who have been here for their whole career, its impressive how they have stuck it out and rallied around one another, which has started to show as of late.”

While coming into a new pro-gram, Hiltz said this group of up-perclassmen has made his transition to head coach at Nicholls easier.

“They have definitely helped me learn because at first, they knew the routine here at Nicholls better than I did,” Hiltz said. “So it has been a

combination of them showing what they have done in past years to be successful paired with the new spin I wanted to put on things.”

As of late, Hiltz has noticed a dif-ference in his players. He has wit-nessed them truly depend on one another, in a stronger way than he has seen from them in the past.

“It has been nice to see them turn the corner over the past few weeks,” Hiltz said. “I have seen a lot of smiles on faces, and we, as a team, have experienced a lot of moments when everyone’s guard has been down, which my goal was all along.”

Newlin, a Clearwater, Kansas na-tive, spoke of the importance se-niors play on a team.

“Being a senior means being a leader,” Newlin said. “You have the job of being the heart of the team

and showing the underclassmen what is expected of them.”

While leading by example, these seniors made great memories and battled in several hard-fought matches. Two matches in particular stick out as a favorite to a trio of these upperclassmen.

“My favorite match of the year was our senior night game versus Stephen F. Austin,” said Terry ,who is majoring in general studies. “We played hard as a team, and everyone wanted to do their part on the team to win. It was a fun and competitive match to be a part of.”

Brandt, despite the final result, agreed with Terry’s selection of the SFA game as her favorite match from this season.

“Even though we lost in five sets, I thought our side played as a team

and never gave up,” Brandt said.Due to the unassuming statistics,

the Colonels totaled versus Lamar on the road, Addicks chose that five-set win as her favorite matchup of the year.

“According to the stat sheets that day, we should have lost,” Addicks said. “But we out-hustled Lamar for the victory.”

When looking at this season as a whole, Newlin has realized the emo-tional connection she has developed with this game.

“This season has meant every-thing to me,” Newlin said. “I love playing this game and playing my se-nior season has held so much emo-tion. The quote, ‘Sometimes there are no next times, no timeouts and no second chances…sometimes it is

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Football team preps for River Bell Classic in home finaleJake Martin

Sports Editor

Members of the Nicholls State football team run drills during practice on Nov. 8.photo by Chelsea Chauvin

The Nicholls State football team will look for its first conference win against Southeastern tonight in the River Bell Classic.

The Colonels are 1-8 (0-6) on the season, and the 34-24 loss against Lamar last Saturday marked Nicholls’ 13th straight loss against Southland Conference opponents. But still head coach Charlie Stubbs said his team is ex-cited to play in the home finale on Thursday night.

“I’m all for all of the Thursday night games we can get,” Stubbs said.

Stubbs knows that a lot of stu-dents go home on the weekend, and others have jobs to attend, but a game in John L. Guidry on Thursday night usually draws well. Stubbs looked back on the South-eastern game two years ago as an example.

“We had a tremendous crowd. Students were loud, and they made this stadium like the 12th man. We pulled it out because of their sup-port,” Stubbs said.

Stubbs expects this crowd to be the same, and he knows it will have a direct impact on the way his team plays.

“Let me tell you—when (foot-ball players) see fan support, they play harder,” Stubbs said.

Senior wide receiver LaQuintin Caston felt the same way and said he loves to play in front of the Nicholls student body on Thurs-day night because he knows there will be a much bigger crowd than on Saturdays.

“If we play Thursday, they’ll have no other choice but to come, because people will be talking it

up,” Caston said. One reason fans will be talking

it up is because Nicholls will be playing for the River Bell Trophy against in-state rival, Southeast-ern. The Lions are currently third in the Southland Conference after beating Stephen F. Austin 42-27 last Saturday. The Lions will come into John L. Guidry with a 4-2 conference record, and though Southeastern will enter with a winning record, Stubbs will have no problem firing his team up for the contest.

“I like tradition,” Stubbs said. “I like how in your motivational speeches you’re able to add a little extra. You know a lot of these kids played against each other in high school.”

Caston is entering this game with a chip on his shoulder for personal reasons. Before former Nicholls head coach Jay Thomas received a full commitment from Caston to play here, he was being recruited by Southeastern.

“At the last minute when I was getting recruited by Southeastern, they ended up taking the scholar-ship back,” Caston said.

In his final game against South-eastern, Caston wants to once again show the Lions that they made a mistake. Stubbs, on the other hand, has the big picture in mind. He knows his team is go-ing to face an Oregon State team that is ranked No. 16 in the BCS on Dec. 1 and a win would give his team momentum entering the contest.

“You always want to go into your offseason with a big victory,” Stubbs said. “Of course, we have another game to play with Oregon State, but it was give us tremen-dous momentum.”


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Athletes start collecting tabs at Southeastern gameJacob WilliamsSports Writer

Marcus Washington, junior running back from Lillian, Ala., and Stu-dent Athlete Advisory Committee President and Baseball Assistant Head Coach Chris Prothro meet about the SAAC on Nov. 13.

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The Nicholls Student Athlete Advisory Council will kick off their Pull Tab Community Service Challenge tonight when the Colo-nels football team hosts South-eastern.

For the initiative, SAAC will col-lect tabs from the tops of canned beverages. Members will walk around during tailgating outside of tonight’s game, gathering tabs from fans and students to start off the drive, which will go on into next semester and end on April 5.

The players will also be put-ting boxes around campus and the community to accumulate more tabs after the game. SAAC is hop-ing to acquire tabs from different festivities planned by students and the university where beverages might be present.

After the conclusion of the drive, the tabs will be recycled and the proceeds will be donated to the Houma chapter of Ronald McDonald House Charities. Pop tab collection is one of the sug-gested methods for donation to the charity that provides housing for families while their children undergo medical treatment.

“They just want to do the best

job they can to raise some money for children’s medical facilities,” associate head baseball coach Chris Prothro said.

Prothro, who oversees the Nicholls branch program, believes the service projects give student athletes the chance to give back to the people who support them, and the players are excited to get the opportunity.

“Our student athletes want to be a part of this,” Prothro said. “This is not something that is manda-tory for them. This is something that they want to do.”

The council consists of players from each Nicholls athletic team, who come together weekly to ad-dress any concerns or issues fac-ing student athletes and create a better environment for campus sports. Additionally, the players collaborate on different commu-nity service projects.

Every school in the Southland Conference is a member of the organization, and all must par-ticipate in a variety of service activities, many of which are gen-erated by the players themselves. For added motivation, Prothro said Nicholls teams will engage in some friendly competition to see who can gather the most tabs.

Aside from competition be-

tween Nicholls teams, with every team in the conference participat-ing, the drive will feature schools across Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma trying to collect more tabs than the others. The program with the most tabs will receive recognition by the confer-ence.

The Pull Tab Challenge is the main program the players are par-ticipating in, but it is not the only one. The SAAC athletes are con-tinuing to brainstorm ideas for fu-ture projects, including the possi-bility of working with Habitat for Humanity in the community.

Junior Marcus Washington plays a big role in the organization and creating those ideas. The running back feels giving back is one of the most important parts of being a student athlete.

“Community service is great,” Washington said. “I feel that is one of the biggest things that ath-letes need to do instead of just looking out for yourself.”

Senior soccer player Caro-lyn Noble, who also works with the organization, said Christmas in the Southland event is in the works for December. The players plan to visit a school in Thibodaux and play their sports with children for half of a day. Noble said the

players wanted to keep the event local.

“We wanted to do something where the kids were from around here,” Noble said. “They can go to the games after so they can get to know us.”

According to Noble, the ath-letes owe it to the community that

does so much for them and par-ticipating in community can moti-vate others as well.

“It’s important to get involved because you are relatively known on campus,” Noble said. “So if you are doing things, you can act as a leader and get other people to hop on the bandwagon.”


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now or never,’ says it all for me.” As most college athletes would

agree, playing a sport at such a high level teaches you many life lessons that are benefi cial outside in the real world.

Stock has learned through her time at Western Nebraska Com-munity College, where she won a national championship and her time at Nicholls, the benefi ts of staring adversity in the face.

“I have learned to push forward in the face of trials, no matter how everyone else treats you, what is go-ing on in your life, or how you feel,” Stock said. “Put a smile on your face, do what your team needs you to do, and give it your all every sec-ond.”

Addicks has learned a similar les-son during her volleyball career, ex-cept she has discovered the power of remaining calm in a diffi cult situ-ation while enjoying the experience.

“I have realized the importance of staying calm when you are down,” Addicks said. “When the pressure was on us during a game, we would always play better when we were calm and had fun.”

After undergoing the rigor-ous commitment of practices and games and enduring the physical and mental exhaustion associated with it, what Terry and Taylor will both miss the most will be the ca-maraderie that has developed be-tween them.

“The one thing I will miss the most about Nicholls volleyball is the relationships that I have made with my teammates,” Terry said.

“I will defi nitely miss my team the most because I have made so many friends that I could not see myself without,” Taylor said.

For every student, college is a time of preparation and maturation. According to Stock and Brandt, the

time they dedicated to volleyball helped them to prepare for their future.

“College has taught me the im-portance of working with oth-ers through my relationships with teammates, coaches, classmates and teachers,” Stock said. “I know this will help me with future bosses, children, coworkers, etc. I have also been prepared by making sure to work my hardest every single day.”

“It has taught me that you cannot always get what you want,” Brandt

said. “But if you have the opportu-nity to get what you want, you have to work hard for it.”

With hard work in their mind and their careers in hindsight, these seniors will lace up their shoes in what might be their last match as a Colonel on Friday, when they face Sam Houston State. In two meet-ings thus far against the conference two-seed, the Colonels have fell short both times.

Despite the history, the Colo-nels will certainly give it their all.

According to Hiltz, now that his team is in the postseason, anything is possible.

“It is a matter of getting in and giving your team a chance,” Hiltz said. “Everyone is going to have a chance to beat anybody. So the im-portant thing is now that we are in, we have to get hot.”

One thing is for certain: the se-niors have played a large role in the team’s route to this point. In order to win, they will have to continue what they started.

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It is that time of year again, a time when we are faced with a cornucopia of food and even more calories.

You can keep off those extra holi-day pounds, however, by staying on track with these simple tricks.

As much hassle as it may be, exer-cise is a key component to keeping weight gain at bay. When the holidays roll around and schedules get hectic, it is easy to forget about exercising, but during these winter months, you need it more than ever.

“If you can’t seem to manage a full workout 4 days a week, try breaking down your workouts into smaller ex-ercises that still get your heart pump-ing,” Katelyn Waguespack, nursing major from Thibodaux, said.

Exercise should not be simply to earn calories or cancel out peach cobbler. It should be viewed as an activity to help you unwind and stay healthy.

Twenty minutes of exercise a day can really add up. Take a stroll around the neighborhood and carol while you are out. Go “Black Friday” shopping. Dance at a Christmas par-ty. Do anything that will keep your blood moving and your muscles toned.

When tempted with a table full of seasonal goodies, remember that moderation is key. If you can have everything in reasonable portions, you can still enjoy all that food your mom only makes once a year.

“To avoid overeating, don’t starve yourself in preparation for Thanks-giving dinner,” Jessen Mayo, dietetics sophomore from Lake Charles, said. “Eat regularly throughout the day.”

Sometimes it is not the unhealthy food you eat that packs on the holi-day pounds, it is the portion size. Also, pairing unhealthy foods with healthier ones can stifle crazy crav-ings. For example, if you want choc-olate cake, cut a small piece and eat it with fresh fruit.

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Jake Hebert and Teresina Hueso married in the Quad on Friday afternoon surrounded by their friends. photo by Celeste hope

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Teresina Hueso, nursing junior from San Diego, and Jake Hebert, U.S. Marine Corps veteran and man-agement junior from Bayou Pigeon, were married on Nov. 9 in the Quad.

A few hours after the Veteran’s Day ceremony at Nicholls, several student veterans returned to the Quad to wit-ness the wedding.

Pastor Hilton Johns, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and history freshman from Callahan, Florida, performed the ceremony and two Nicholls staff members, Brandy Burbante, library specialist, and Gilberto Burbante, U.S. Marine Corps veteran and coordina-tor of veterans services, also served as the couple’s witnesses.

Hebert met Johns or “Bubba” at Nicholls, and when the couple de-cided to get married on campus, they chose the pastor as their power of at-torney.

The closeness of the student vet-

eran community was apparent as the couple’s friends made jokes about the car still running and Mexico be-ing “good this time of year” in case Hebert or Hueso wanted to make a quick escape.

With a guest list of less than 20, friends took pictures and videos to send to Hueso’s parents in San Diego.

After a picturesque ceremony among the oak trees, the guests said a prayer to bless the couple and their life together before moving on to a small reception in the new Nicholls Veterans Lounge.

The guests enjoyed drinks and piec-es of a dainty and beautifully decorat-ed two-tiered wedding cake, and they chatted in their familiar surroundings. The Nicholls Veterans Lounge is a common place for student veterans to meet, furnished with couches and a television.

Hueso and Hebert met on a plane ride to San Diego when Hebert was on leave from the Marine Corps. Hueso was returning home from a visit to Georgia and Hebert was leav-

ing his homestate of Louisiana.“We just happened to sit next to

each other,” Hueso said. “I just started talking because I was bored and even though we didn’t start dating until al-most a year later, we kept in touch.”

Hebert said meeting Hueso was a blessing during that transitional pe-riod in his life.

“I had just gotten out of the Ma-rine Corps, and it was a lot to take in so I planned to live in California for a little while,” Hebert said. “Then I met her and that was my gift.”

“I think it was just meant to be, meeting and keeping in touch after all that time,” Hueso added.

With Hebert’s parents living in Plaquemine and Hueso’s brother in Georgia, the couple was looking at possible places to move. Hueso ap-plied to Nicholls and was accepted.

“I decided to come to school here, and I figured in the worst case sce-nario, I could always just go back home,” Hueso said.

The couple said that Nicholls was an obvious choice for the wedding.

“It just made sense because I love Nicholls, and it is such a big part of my life,” Hueso said. “It means more to get married here than somewhere in the area I’ve never been.”

The couple chose to embrace their student veteran family, and because everyone was on campus for the Vet-eran’s Day ceremony, the setting and date made sense.

“We wanted to do something small, and since her family couldn’t come, everyone else we know is here at Nicholls,” Hebert said. “Our friends are all like family, and they’ve been through the same things that I have.”

With Hebert’s birthday on the day of the wedding and the official founding date of the Marine Corps on Nov. 10, the group of friends said they were in for a weekend of cel-ebration.

“We made history,” Hueso said. “We’ll always be remembered as the veteran who got married by a veteran on campus. That’ll probably never happen again here.”

Delta Zeta Sorority hosted a jam-balaya dinner fundraiser on Nov. 11 at Peltier Park in order to raise mon-ey for their national philanthropy project, The Painted Turtle Camp.

Prior to the jambalaya dinner, each Delta Zeta member was re-quired to sell at least ten tickets, which were valued at $6.

Tickets could be purchased by family, friends and community members. Each ticket was worth one dinner plate that consisted of jambalaya, white beans and a dinner roll.

The Painted Turtle Camp is lo-cated in California and is a camp for youth ranging from ages 7-16 who suffer from serious medical condi-tions.

Those attending the camp are not charged any fees, and the camp holds programs throughout the year and hosts events such as the Los Angeles 5k Run and Marathon, Turtle Greed Island BBQ and the Camp Challenge Ride.

Besides the cause, the philanthro-py suits Delta Zeta whose “mascot” is the turtle.

Cera Boatwright, nursing junior from Des Allemands and Delta Zeta’s philanthropy chairperson, plans to represent Nicholls’ chapter of Delta Zeta at the camp this year as a staff member so that she can show how the chapter “has helped keep up this camp for these deserv-ing children.”

“It is a place for children to have fun, laugh and forget about their ill-ness for a few weeks,” Boatwright said.

Throughout the event, members of Delta Zeta and male volunteers prepared the food and organized an assembly line to distribute the food in an orderly fashion.

Participants could also purchase

sweets at the bake sale that the Del-ta Zeta’s set up.

Caroline Hebert, biology junior from Thibodaux and member of Delta Zeta, said she enjoyed this event because she got to spend quality time with her sorority sisters while also serving a great cause.

“The event was a success because we raised a lot of money and the food was good,” Hebert said.

Boatwright said that Delta Zeta raised approximately $5,000 at the fundraiser with close to 1,350 tick-ets sold.

Boatwright said that the philan-thropy projects that Delta Zeta par-ticipates in annually are important because they make a difference in the lives of others.

Boatwright said that volunteer-ing means much more to the ladies of Delta Zeta than just community service. It is an impacting experi-ence to those they serve.

“Our creed states ‘to those whom my life may touch in slight measure, may I give graciously of what is mine,’ and we try to live by that say-ing daily,” Boatwright said.

Aside from The Painted Turtle Camp, Delta Zeta also will donate some of the profi ts from the fun-draiser to local businesses in the Thibodaux area.

“Giving back to people around the nation and locally is a special thing, so we try to stay involved

with as many service activities as possible,” Boatwright said.

Last year, Court Appointed Spe-cial Advocate, Chez Hope, and WRSO Bayou Country were among some of the businesses that benefi t-ed from Delta Zeta’s philanthropy efforts.

Boatwright explained that the so-rority’s experience in coordinating

this event was a “stressful, exciting, exhausting and rewarding” process. She said the event was diffi cult for the girls to plan because it was new, but they were pleased with the fi nal outcome of their accomplishment.

“Knowing that we raised so much money is a relief and a joy,” Boat-wright said. “I am so excited to be able to give a big profi t to The

Painted Turtle Camp.”Next semester, Delta Zeta will

hold their second annual Turtle Tug event as their philanthropic project for the semester. Other events in-clude the Relay for Life and Chabert Medical Center’s Silent Auction.

Delta Zeta was founded in 1902 at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio acording to the group’s website.


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Nicholls Green is hosting a recy-cling awareness day from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. today in the Quad.

Heather Tabor, president of Nicholls Green and general stud-ies senior from Thibodaux, said the event is part of the national Ameri-ca Recycles Day.

“We are going to have informa-tion to get the word out about re-ducing, reusing and recycling,” Ta-bor said. “We will have information about the benefi ts of recycling.”

America Recycles Day is a pro-gram of Keep America Beautiful, Inc., dedicated to promoting and celebrating recycling in the United States.

Keep America Beautiful, Inc., established in 1953, is the nation’s largest volunteer-based community action and education organization.

Nicholls’ recycling event will be a recycling station for materials like paper, newspaper, plastic bottles, glass bottles, batteries, ink car-tridges and old shoes.

Tabor said that al-though most materi-als can be recycled, those items are the most com-mon.

Students, facul-ty, staff and com-munity members who bring recyclable items can receive a shirt, reusable bottle or reusable bag in exchange for the items. The event will also have donuts and pizza for people who at-

tend wearing green, while supplies last.

The Barataria-Terrebonne Na-tional Estuary Program, Student Government Association and the Biology Society are also contribut-ing to the cause.

“It is really about awareness and getting the community involved, especially on campus,” Tabor said. “I am very passionate about this be-cause I think it is important for our future. We need a healthier Earth, and there are many ways to work towards that.”

Louisiana Department of En-vironmental Quality said recycling saves natural resources, energy, clean air, water, landfi ll space and money. Products made from recy-cled materials instead of new ma-terials conserve resources and take less energy to make. When items are recycled they do not take up space in garbage or landfi lls.

According to Keep America Beautiful, Inc., the national recy-cling rate is currently at 34 percent. Recycling is a multi-billion dollar

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is through moderation,” Mayo said. “Fill up mostly on healthy vegeta-bles, fruits, whole grains and protein, then let yourself have little tastes of the other less healthy options.”

One common misconception about holiday feasting is that some seeminly healthy options have sneaky calories.

Mayo said everyone expects des-erts to be the unhealthy options, but during the holidays even the veg-gies can have secret calories. Creamy string bean or sweet potato casse-roles are often calorie monsters.

Serving yourself away from the table can reduce temptation to have ‘just one more scoop.’ Another great way to trick yourself into eating less is to use smaller plates so the por-tions look larger.

Mayo said eat slowly and enjoy ev-ery bite, so you can feel when you are full and stop. Savoring each bite can ensure that you are not mindlessly cleaning your plate.

To avoid mindless eating, you can also take breaks by setting your fork down and engaging in conversation or taking in the atmosphere.

Another false belief is that all des-serts are bad. Skipping dessert is not the answer to keeping weight off this season. You can have that tempting slice of pumpkin pie; just make sure that the dessert you choose to eat is something you will really enjoy.

“You can splurge every once in a

while, just not every day,” Mayo said. “It actually helps if you stick to a healthy diet because you don’t feel like you’re depriving yourself.”

The last holiday demon you might battle is alcohol. Limit your con-sumption of special holiday drinks because they are often extremely rich and high in caloric content.

Spending this holiday season counting calories and worrying about weight gain is not conducive to relaxing with the family.

Follow Mayo’s philosophy; if you really want a little piece of pie, have one. Just don’t go crazy. Stop eating when you are full, and keep your mind on the goal.


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If the whole is only as good as the sum of its parts, then the entire idea of secession by any single state or group of states from the greater United States of America today is ri-diculous.

As with any situation in which there are two large and nearly equal opposing sides battling it out, this year’s presidential election proved that many will approve of the outcome, and many will not. The president for the next four years has been decided, like it or not, and the most basic and obvious next step for Ameri-cans as a society is to take things as they come and work together to resolve differ-ences.

With that be-ing said, reason-able and civi-lized discourse is only possible when every-one is ready and willing to bring equal amounts of respect, in-tegrity and con-sideration to the table. There will be difficulties, ar-guments, upsets and protests, but that is the nature of democracy. To reinforce the usual inspiration-al advice, people should always make their own judgments while also taking into consideration the feel-ings of others, as well as what is in the best interest of the greater American community.

Since what feels like moments after the re-sults of the election were revealed, social me-dia and some news groups have picked up on a lot of radical-sounding, end-of-the-country-as-we-know-it trends and opinions. The most recent is word of dozens of states creating

online petitions in an attempt to bring atten-tion to the United States government about multitudes of people out there who would rather secede from the Union than continue to live in a country they have deemed unwor-thy of inhabiting. Louisiana, by the way, is second on the list of how many citizens have signed, only after Texas.

Apart from the obvious, surface-level stu-pidity of this, there are two huge problems with any degree of secession by any one state or group of states; quite simply, it is impracti-

cal and un-American. The latter is obvious. The same group of folks who may have been viciously celebrating if the election had gone some other way are now somehow so in-cised that they seriously think the only option would be for their home state to become its own entity, seperate from the United States. Is there any idea more selfish, more unlike the “standing united” tradition of the U.S., than that of completely severing of political ties

because of a few thousand citizens and their political angst?

As far as the idea of secession being im-practical, can these folks signing petitions really not see the short-term effects that se-cession would cause? Imagine Texas, a large, well-populated state. Suddenly, Texas is its own country. The United States government has been forced to wash its hands of the Lon-estar State. How long will it be until roads need repair? Who will enforce food and wa-ter regulations? What army will be present

when hoards of Mexican drug cartel warriors decide to hop the border? Certainly not the enormous and qualified United States army. Perhaps a few thousand rowdy citizens with hunting rifles could keep things at peace…for a few hours.

The ability for people to peti-tion is truly a wonderful and valuable thing to a country that definitely needs it. Many people out there may criticize a presi-dential adminis-

tration for being “everything that’s wrong” or “un-American.” But the folks that are truly un-American are those unwilling to work with their fellow citizens, those who are unwilling to put aside individual convictions and make sacrifices for the sake of the nation at large. Not to mention, what happens to all these states-turned-countries in four years when their guy wins the next presidency?

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