{"id":484,"date":"2013-12-06T16:37:52","date_gmt":"2013-12-06T21:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/magazine\/?p=484"},"modified":"2013-12-06T16:37:52","modified_gmt":"2013-12-06T21:37:52","slug":"a-coastal-expedition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/magazine\/2013\/12\/06\/a-coastal-expedition\/","title":{"rendered":"A coastal expedition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/magazine\/files\/2013\/12\/Caly-trial.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-485 aligncenter\" alt=\"Caly trial\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/magazine\/files\/2013\/12\/Caly-trial.jpg\" width=\"968\" height=\"708\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/magazine\/files\/2013\/12\/P.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-491 alignleft lazyload\" alt=\"P\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/magazine\/files\/2013\/12\/P-158x220.jpg\" width=\"128\" height=\"178\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128\/178;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">ennsylvania native Nicole Lundberg had lived in Louisiana for less than a month when she headed down to Cocodrie for something the Nicholls biology department dubs \u201cCalypseaux.\u201d Before she knew it, Lundberg was in muddy water up to her thighs, as she sowed new plants along Louisiana\u2019s barrier islands. Later that evening, she found herself up to her elbows in boiled crabs, as she sampled genuine Cajun cuisine for the first time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Lundberg quickly discovered what Calypseaux was \u2014 a total immersion into the Gulf Coast environment, into Louisiana culture and into the Nicholls marine and environmental biology master\u2019s program. Many graduate programs host a retreat or orientation, but Nicholls faculty insist that Calypseaux is neither. Instead, it\u2019s an expedition \u2014 inspired by famed explorer Jacques Cousteau and his research boat <em>Calypso<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Each September, a new batch of Nicholls biology graduate students experiences Calypseaux, a uniquely Louisiana bonding experience. They arrive in Cocodrie on Friday without knowing much about one another, without really understanding where the graduate program will take them, without having much \u2014 or any \u2014 exposure to Louisiana\u2019s coast. By Sunday, they return to Thibodaux with deep friendships and island nicknames, with firsthand knowledge of the state\u2019s coastal erosion problem and with a fiery passion to discover something new through their graduate research.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">\u201cMarine biology is an old tradition, and one of the perks of this field is being a part of that legacy,\u201d says Dr. Gary LaFleur, associate professor and expedition leader. \u201cThe Louisiana coast is always changing, so there are still things to discover, still things to see that have never been seen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014 Photos by Misty Leigh McElroy<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This article originally appeared in the fall 2013 issue of Voila! magazine. Click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/nichollsstateuniversity\/docs\/voila_2013\">here<\/a>\u00a0to read the entire issue.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ennsylvania native Nicole Lundberg had lived in Louisiana for less than a month when she headed down to Cocodrie for something the Nicholls biology department dubs \u201cCalypseaux.\u201d Before she knew it, Lundberg was in muddy water up to her thighs, as she sowed new plants along Louisiana\u2019s barrier islands. 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