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Cool off this summer!

The Student Programming Association will hand out free popsicles at its annual Popsicle Day from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 4, in front of the Student Union. The event will feature music and information about joining SPA. Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to stop by.

Find the perfect roommate and new friends!

Nicholls State University will host a roommate matching social on Wednesday, June 4, in the Bollinger Student Union snack bar area.

Registration and refreshments will begin at 5:30 p.m. The open house and social will begin at 6 p.m. and include question and answer sessions for parents and roommate assignment activities. The social will offer students the opportunity to network and talk to other students who are without residence hall roommates for the fall semester. (more…)

Free Rape Aggression Defense System classes will be offering from Monday, May 12, to Wednesday, May 14, in the Century Room of Guidry Stadium. R.A.D. is a program of realistic self-defense tactics and techniques for women. Each day’s classes will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Call 985.448.4080 for more information or to register.

The comprehensive program, which will be taught by Dr. Michele Caruso and Sabrina Laurent, begins with awareness, prevention, risk reduction and risk avoidance, while progressing on to the basics of hands-on defense training. Each student receives a workbook/reference manual. This manual outlines the entire physical defense program for reference and continuous personal growth.

Go Colonels!

The Nicholls baseball team will host a three-game series — its last of the season — against Southeastern Louisiana Univeristy at Didier Field. Games are scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 15; 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 16; and 3 p.m. Saturday, May 17.

Fans can follow the action online by visiting www.GeauxColonels.com and clicking the GameTracker link. The game can also be heard locally on the radio at KTIB 640 AM or online at www.ThibodauxOnLine.com.

This season, all Nicholls students will have their name entered into a drawing for $100 at each home baseball game. If the winner is not present, the money will roll over and be added to the next game’s drawing. By the end of the season, the Student Government Association and baseball team will have given away $2700 to lucky Nicholls students. Students are reminded that game admission is free with their Colonel Card.

Finish the semester off on the right foot!

Visit the final examination schedule for the dates and times of spring 2008 exams.

For assistance in preparing for the exams, visit the Tutorial and Academic Enhancement Center, which will offer tutoring and writing consulting on Thursday, May 1, and Friday, May 2. Call the center at 985.449.7119 for more information.

A free final exam study session for French 101 and 102 courses will be held at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, May 1, and 9 a.m. Friday, May 2, in 160 Beauregard Hall. Free study sessions for Math 100 and 101 will be held from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Friday, May 2, and from 9 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 3:30 p.m. Monday, May 5, in 148 Beauregard Hall. Call 985.448.4100 to reserve a time slot.

Enjoy music in a smoke-free environment!

Nicholls will host Takin’ A Smoke-Free Break concert featuring HIPBOOT JOE from 3 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 7, in the Guidry Stadium tailgating area. The event, sponsored by a grant from the Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco-Free Living, is free to students, faculty, staff and the general public.

The afternoon will include free pizza, drinks, chips and cookies; giveaways for the first 50 people; and the announcement of the I AM Worth It! Weightloss Challenge. HIPBOOTJOE, a band gaining popularity on the Gulf Coast, will perform its unique “southern-fried country/rock” music. The event will be totally tobacco-free.

Get in shape!

The I AM Worth It! campaign will host a crossfit workshop at 3 p.m. Thursday, May 1, to be followed by yoga at 4 p.m. Both will be held in the Plantation Suite of Bollinger Memorial Student Union and are open to the campus community. (more…)

Congratulations Nicholls graduates!

Nicholls State University commencement exercises will be held on Saturday, May 17, in Stopher Gymnasium, where more than 500 degrees will be conferred.

Graduates from the College of Business Administration, College of Education and University College will attend the 10 a.m. ceremony. At 2 p.m., graduates of the College of Arts and Sciences, College of Nursing and Allied Heath and The John Folse Culinary Institute will receive their degrees.

U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu will be the principal speaker at both ceremonies.