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ARE WE READY?University reacts to bomb threats at colleges across the country

Pauline WilsonStaff Writer

Due to many college campuses recently receiving bomb threats, the University is informing stu-dents, faculty and staff of the emergency plan that is in place for a bomb threat situation.

There are different departments on campus that are responsible for certain cares and duties during an event, such as a bomb threat. All departments follow the emergency preparedness plan. The plan lays out the steps to take during differ-ent emergencies.

Brian Clausen, director of safe-ty and environmental health, and Craig Jaccuzzo, director of uni-versity police, helped develop the

plan on what to do during a bomb threat, Renee Piper, director of university relations, said.

According to the emergency preparedness plan for bomb threats, when a message is re-ceived that bomb threat is on campus, the receiver should get all the facts about where the bomb is, what it is made from, and other factual questions. The receiver is also asked to pay attention to the callers voice and background in-formation.

Once the call is over, the receiv-er should contact 4-911 and is ad-vised not to share the information with outside persons, as stated in the emergency preparedness plan.

The emergency preparedness plan states, University police will

then initiate Crisis Code through the siren system to order an evacu-ation.

An evacuation would depend on the threat location, Eugene Dial, vice president of student affairs, said.

If a threat is made to a particular building, that building will thus be evacuated, Dial said. If there is a credible threat to the campus as a whole, there will be a campus-wide evacuation.

Students, faculty and staff will be directed to two staging areas for each side of campus or asked to leave campus, Dial said.

The University has arranged for city police and the sheriff s of ce to bring in bomb dogs to sweep the campus and buildings, Dial said.

University Police, city police and the sheriff s department will do their best to secure one of two buildings for people to have a safe place to move inside while the rest of campus is secured.

If the search were to take a sig-ni cant amount of time, Universi-ty vehicles will transport students from one side of campus to the other to be under a covered area and have access to bathroom fa-cilities.

The Universitys response to a bomb threat for students, faculty and staff will be to use First Call, which will send out a text message or a voice mail to those individuals that are signed up for emergency messaging, Jaccuzzo said.

The internal re alarm system

will then be activated. This system has a capability that will allow pub-lic announcements to be made.

Along with noti cations from rst call, there will also be infor-mation posted on the Universitys homepage.

I am in charge of working with university police and director of safety to determine the situation and provide the information to fac-ulty, staff, students and the public, Piper said. I am in charge of the university homepage, social media and getting the information out to the community for their safety.

After everyone is moved to a safe distance away from the buildings, each member of university police is assigned to a building to secure it.

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Bomb threats and evacuation orders at

the University of Texas at Austin, North

Dakota State University, Hiram College

and LSU were issued in the last two

weeks. At Nicholls, administration and

University Police have worked to provide

policies to keep University students safe

in the event of a bomb threat.

NICHOLLS WEEKLY CALENDARSATTHURS FRI SUN

WEDMON TUES THURS

SEPT 12Of cers observed a suspicious vehicle parked across the traf c lane on

Afton Drive near Peltier Park. A driver and the occupants were identi ed.

SEP 13A caller reported black unknown males in purple shirts harassing females

in front of the cafeteria. Three subjects were identi ed as students and dispersed.

SEPT 14An of cer observed a vehicle that had been egged, saran wrapped and

had shaving cream sprayed on it at La Maison du Bayou. An of cer was

able to make contact with the owner of the vehicle who stated that she

saran wrapped a friends car a few days ago, and it was probably a payback.

The student stated that it was a joke.

SEPT 15A female resident at Millet Hall reported that another Millet Hall resident

forced his way into her room and started yelling at her. Of cers located a male student and arrested him for Unauthorized Entry of an Inhabited Dwelling and transported him to the Lafourche Parish Detention Center. He was also issued a university disciplinary summons.

SEPT 16A student reported that he was followed from CVS Pharmacy to campus

by two black male juveniles. An of cer opened a case le and searched the area for the two black male juveniles with negative results.

Homecoming Display Contest

Any campus group wishing to enter the Homecoming Display Contest should contact SGA at exten-sion 4557 to enter and obtain the rules of the contest. Displays must be set up by 10 a.m. on Oct. 10. Judging will take place at noon. Displays must be maintained throughout the week. Awards will be given to the rst place winner in the following catagories: Nicholls Community, Greeks, Residence Halls, and other organizations. The deadline to enter the contest is Sept. 26.

4th Annual Operation White Socks

The Louisiana Center for Dyslexia and Related Learning Disorders is collecting personal care items to send to soldiers, sailors and marines. Items needed include: chapstick, deodorant, shampoo, razors, shav-ing cream, toothpaste, brushes, bug repellant, and feminine care products. Donation boxes are located in the dyslexia center in 166 Peltier and Candies Hall between admissions and records. Donations will be taken through Nov. 30.

Student Affairs and Enrollment Services Quality Achievement Awards

The Division of Student Affairs and Enrollment Services is seeking input on who should receive the Student Affairs and Enrollment Services Quality Achievement Awards. There may be an award in each of the following categories of Student Affairs and Enrollment Services staff: professional staff (classi- ed or unclassi ed, including nurses and admissions counselors,) of ce support staff (clerical and non-clerical of ce support,) and operational support staff (police, custodial staff, etc.)

If you are interested in nominating someone please download the nomination form from the Student Affairs website. Forms are to be turned in to the Student Affairs Of ce in Picciola Hall or emailed to [email protected] by Sept. 28.

Nursing Admissions to clinical component for Spring 2013

The Department of Nursing has announced the dates of the Nursing Information Sessions (NIS) for applicants seeking admission to the clinical component for the spring 2013 semester. Potential applicants must have completed the following course work by Dec. 13, 2012, with a minimum GPA of 2.75 in these rst 35 hours with no grade below C: BIOL 114, 115, 116, 117, 203; CHEM 109; ENGL 101, 102; MATH 100, 101 or 117; OIS 200; PSYC 101, History; Humanities; UNIV 101.

NIS Schedule: October 1 (2 PM), October 4 (3 PM), October 11 (9 AM), October 24 (3 PM), Novem-ber 5 (3 PM), November 15 (9 AM)

Potential applicants should go to 351 Ayo Hall to sign up for a session. Space is limited to 60 per session. More information regarding the NIS is available at www.nicholls.edu/nursing/nis. For more information regarding the Department of Nursing and the BSN curriculum, students may go to www.nicholls.edu/nursing.

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Freshman and Home-coming Photo Display in the Student Union Lobby

Sodexo Man Vs. Food - Colonels Retreat at 12 p.m.

R.A.D. Self Defense Class

Chi Alpha Thursday Night Live

Student Union Spir-it Day - Colonels Retreat

Football vs Evangel at 6 p.m.

SPA Movie Night Freshman and

H o m e c o m i n g Nominations

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Dedication of recreation center to be held tomorrowPauline Wilson

Staff Writer

The dedication of the Harold J. Callais Memorial Recreation Cen-ter will be tomorrow at 10 a.m.

The recreation center is named after the late Harold J. Callais, who served on the Louisiana Board of Regents and was an avid support-er of the University and higher education on the state level, Da-vid Boudreaux, vice president of institutional advancement, said.

Callais, a former entrepreneur and civic leader, founded a num-ber of businesses in Louisiana. The businesses are focused in the eld of mass communications, banking and solid waste disposal.

Over the years, Callais and his businesses have received several of the Universitys highest awards and honors.

We are so pleased that this building is being named in honor of Callais, Boudreaux, a former colleague of Callaiss, said. This is perfect and appropriate that the University would choose to do this and it is the right thing to do.

The Callais family has estab-lished three major scholarships for the University. The family has also donated $600,000 to create the Harold J. Callais Endowed Chair in Economic Development.

Callais died in 2000 while on a

scuba diving trip in the Gulf of Mexico.

There are a number of honored guests invited to attend the event, Boudreaux said.

In attendance will be president and vice president of the Uni-versity, members of the Callais family, a representative on behalf of Thibodaux Mayor Eschete, a representative of the Lafourche Parish Sheriff s department, and Michel Claudet of Terrebonne Parish.

Speaking at the dedication is assistant vice president of facili-ties Mike Davis, University Presi-dent Stephen Hulbert, president of student affairs Eugene Dial, Student Government Association

president Matthew Jewel, and the president of the facilities corpora-tion.

The Callais family will have a chance to respond during the dedication, and Callaiss portrait will be unveiled, Boudreaux said. There will also be a small recep-tion after for the guests.

The fact that others are recog-nizing that this is a great choice re ects on how well our choice was, Boudreaux said. It also re- ects how great of a person Cal-lais was.

The recreation center will be open for students at noon on Sat-urday, Sept. 29.

The fact that others are recognizing that this is a great choice re ects on how well our choice was.

David Boudreaux

The dedication of the Harold J. Callais Memorial Recreation Center will take place on Sept. 21.PHOTO BY CHELSEA CHAUVIN

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Nicholls ranks top 50 in southern universities

Channing ParfaitNews Editor

U.S. News and World Report awarded Nicholls State University as one of the top regional Universi-ties in the south for the second con-secutive year.

As a public University, Nicholls ranked 50th as a southern region University and third in the state.

Laynie Barrilleaux, vice president for academic affairs, said the results of the ranking are based on the hard work and efforts that members of the University have put forward.

Were proud that we can be recognized nationally, Barrilleaux said. It shows were doing our job when you compare us to our peers.

Barrilleaux said that although the University does not strategize to get on the list, U.S. News and World Report uses some important criteria to evaluate each University.

Most important of the criteria would be the increased retention rate of freshmen to 68 percent, which is an indicator of student satisfaction. Graduation rates also increased, which can be a result of the selective admissions process at Nicholls.

U.S. News and World Report also takes into consideration the student to faculty ratio in each classroom, which was 21:1 at Nicholls. The report said the University had 39.8 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students.

Although the student to faculty ratio did improve, the report lists other measures where Nicholls did

not see any growth such as the loss of faculty. Barrilleaux said factors that did not improve were a result of ongoing budget cuts.

For example, the amount of fac-ulty fell from 99 percent to 96 per-cent since the University was forced to lay off some faculty members and hire more adjunct professors.

Barrilleaux said the University could not help certain factors but credits the faculty for their in-creased efforts.

We are trying to minimize the impact of budget cuts to students, which is a re ection of our recogni-tion, she said.

The report also takes into consid-er the amount of alumni donations the University receives, which Bar-rilleaux said the University appreci-ates during budget cuts.

Were proud of our region be-cause they are there to support us and because they hire our grads, Barrilleaux said.

There were 134 schools repre-sented in in the southern region, and some of those universities did not receive a ranking for their ef-forts, including several universities from Louisiana.

University President Stephen Hulbert said, Being ranked two years in a row by a national publica-tion is an honor Im quite proud of. It is a testament to our increased ef-forts to recruit more high-achieving students, retain them at Nicholls and better prepare them to succeed in their workplaces and communi-ties.

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Call boxes, external fire alarms and cell phones will not be used because the electrical surge that emits, depending on the device, can cause a bomb to detonate, Dial said. The internal fire alarm is a different system from the external alarm. The internal fire alarm is made of a different type of wire and does not emit the surge that would cause a pos-sible detonation of the bomb.

Cell phones are listed on the

do not use list, but this pertains to making calls out of the cell phone, Juccuzzo said. When a call is made, a frequency is emit-ted that could also detonate a potential bomb. When the emergency messaging is used, it is being sent to the cell phones via text message, e-mail or voicemail. When the cell phone receives these items it is not emitting the frequency, which makes it safe to use.

Radios should not be used in any of the buildings when a bomb threat is identi ed on campus, Jaccuzzo said in an e-mail sent to administrators. Radios emit radio beams that can cause a detonation.

Instead of using radios when the deans, department heads, adminis-trative assistants and directors get noti cation that they are to evacu-ate the building, they should notify individuals by going class to class, Jaccuzzo said in the e-mail.

Faculty and staff, residence halls, and other departments on campus have different instructions to fol-low during a bomb threat.

According to the emergency preparedness plan, Faculty, staff and students should follow standard fire drill procedures. Students are to take their belong-ings from the building and go to a designated area. The plan also stated, Faculty should take roll of the students after the evacu-

ation and notify university police of any students missing.

When an evacuation is called for residence halls due to a threat, the staging area depends on the location of each affected hall.

An emergency evacuation does not allow for packing, it calls for leaving the facilities immedi-ately, Dial said in the e-mail.

A bomb threat is a disruption, a frustration and nothing to play around with, Piper said.

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Hynotized students believe they are in freezing weather trying to warm up during Saleishs performance on Aug, 27.

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Couch to 5K prepares runners for local race

Pauline WilsonStaff Writer

A new program, Colonel Couch to 5K, is up and running for stu-dents, faculty and staff to get in gear for the Komen Bayou Region Race for the cure.

The program is a free, six-week program designed to prepare the Nicholls community for the race for the cure on Oct. 27, 2012, Kath-ryn Harrell, wellness and tness co-ordinator, said.

We wanted to have something available for the students, faculty and staff that wanted to run the race, but did not know where to start, Harrell said.

The idea behind the name is to provide a step-by-step plan for par-ticipants to move from a sedentary lifestyle to prepare for a 5K, Harrell said.

There is a preparation plan avail-able to students, faculty and staff that can help guide the training. The plan is available on the Har-old J. Callais Memorial Recreation Center website. The guide contains information about the progress that is being made to the amount of weight lost during the prepara-tion. There are three steps to the plan: the program, the training and, nally, the race for the cure event.

Eventually, when the recreation center opens, we will have some-one available for students, faculty and staff to help with checking on progress and updating their plan, Harrell said.

The preparation plan is struc-

tured for each type of person train-ing: a runner, a beginning runner and a walker, Harrell said. The plan also breaks down each week and gives the trainee an idea of what ac-tivities should be accomplished for that week. The trainee decides what days to t in the workout.

For example, the rst week on the walker plan says two to three days of walking for 20 minutes. The trainee can then decide what days to exercise on and where to track it on the plan.

Each type of trainee--walker, be-ginning runner and runner--all have different exercises planned for each week. The beginner runner has jog-ging on the plan, while the walker only has walking on the plan.

The plan also contains tips on keeping hydrated and the type of clothing that is best to train in. Along with tips there is information on keeping safe while exercising outdoors. It also has information for those participants that are hesi-tant to just jump right into exercis-ing again.

Participants can meet with other participants and members of the recreation center on Wednesdays at 5:00 p.m. for training sessions, Har-rell said. The preparation plan con-tains the location of the sessions. The sessions will last approximately 40 to 60 minutes.

As of now, we do have a few stu-dents sending e-mails asking for the preparation plan, and some faculty and staff, Harrell said. This plan can help participants really see how important exercise really is.

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Anti-Islam film sparks riots, bombings in middle eastHeidi Vogt

Associated Press

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) Riot-ing demonstrators battled with po-lice outside a U.S. military base in Afghanistan and the U.S. Embassy in Indonesia Monday as violent protests over an anti-Islam film spread to Asia after a week of un-rest in Muslim countries worldwide. In an appeal that could stoke more fury, the leader of the Shiite mili-tant group Hezbollah called for sus-tained protests in a rare public ap-pearance at a rally in Beirut.

The turmoil surrounding the low-budget movie that denigrates the Prophet Muhammad shows no sign of ebbing nearly a week after protesters first swarmed the walls of the U.S. Embassy in Cairo and killed the U.S. ambassador to Libya in the eastern city of Benghazi. At least 10 protesters have died in the riots, and the targeting of Ameri-can missions has forced Washing-ton to ramp up security in several countries.

Protests against the movie turned violent for the first time in Afghanistan on Monday as hun-dreds of people burned cars and threw rocks at a U.S. military base in the capital, Kabul. Many in the crowd shouted Death to Amer-ica! and Death to those people who have made a film and insulted our prophet. They also spiraled out of control in Indonesia and Pakistan, while several in the Mid-dle East were calm.

Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Lebanons powerful Hez-bollah group, has rarely been seen in public since his Shiite Muslim group battled Israel in a month-long war in 2006, fearing Israeli assassination. Since then, he has communicated with his followers and gives news conference mostly via satellite link.

On Monday, he spoke for about 15 minutes before tens of thou-sands of cheering supporters, many of them with green and yel-low headbands around their fore-heads the colors of Hezbollah and the words at your service Gods prophet written on them.

Nasrallah, who last appeared in public in December 2011 to mark the Shiite holy day of Ashoura, said the U.S. must ban the movie and have it removed from the In-ternet and called for his followers to maintain pressure on the world to act.

This is the start of a serious movement that must continue all over the Muslim world in defense of the prophet of God, he said to roars of support. As long as

theres blood in us, we will not re-main silent over insults against our prophet.

He called for a series of dem-onstrations this week to denounce the video.

Hezbollahs rallies seem aimed at keeping the issue alive by bring-ing out large crowds. But the group also appeared to be trying to ensure it did not spiral into violence, walk-ing a careful line. Notably, Hezbol-lah held Mondays protest in its own mainly Shiite stronghold of Dahieh in south Beirut, far from the U.S. Embassy in the mountains north of the capital or other international diplomatic missions.

For the group, anger over the low-budget movie that denigrates the Prophet Muhammad provides a welcome diversion from the crisis in Syria, which has brought heavy criticism on Hezbollah for its support of President Bashar Assad. But stoking riots in Beirut could also bring a backlash in the tensely divided country.

The movie portrays Islams Prophet Muhammad as a fraud, a womanizer and a child molester. Protesters have directed their an-ger at the U.S. government, insist-ing it should do something to stop it, though the film was privately produced. American officials have criticized it for intentionally of-fending Muslims and in one case, acted to prevent it being shown at a Florida church.

A number of Afghan religious leaders urged calm after protests broke out in several parts of Ka-bul.

Our responsibility is to show a peaceful reaction, to hold peace-ful protests. Do not harm people, their property or public property, said Karimullah Saqib, a cleric in Kabul.

On the main throroughfare through the city, demonstrators burned tires, shipping contain-ers and at least one police vehicle before they were dispersed. Else-where in the city, police shot in the air to hold back a crowd of about 800 protesters and prevent them from pushing toward government buildings downtown, said Azizul-lah, a police officer at the site who, like many Afghans, only goes by one name.

More than 20 police officers were slightly injured, most by rocks, said Gen. Fahim Qaim, the commander of a city quick-reac-tion police force.

The rallies will continue until the people who made the film go to trial, said one protester, Wahi-dullah Hotak, among several dozen people demonstrating in front of a

Kabul mosque, demanding Presi-dent Barack Obama bring those who have insulted the prophet to justice.

Several hundred demonstrators in Pakistans northwest clashed with police Monday after setting fire to a press club and a govern-ment building, said police official Mukhtar Ahmed. The protesters apparently attacked the press club in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces Upper Dir district because they were angry their rally wasnt get-ting more coverage, he said.

Police charged the crowd in the town of Wari, beating protesters back with batons, Ahmad said. The demonstrators then attacked the office of a senior government of-ficial and surrounded a local police station, said Ahmad, who locked himself inside with several other officers.

One protester died when police and demonstrators exchanged fire, and several others were wounded, police official Akhtar Hayat said.

Elsewhere in Pakistan, hundreds of protesters clashed with police for a second day in the southern city of Karachi as they tried to reach the U.S. Consulate. Police lobbed tear gas and fired in the air to disperse the protesters, who were from the student wing of the

Jamaat-e-Islami party. Police ar-rested 40 students, but no injuries have been reported, said senior po-lice officer Asif Ejaz Shaikh.

Pakistanis have also held many peaceful protests against the film, including one in the southwest town of Chaman on Monday at-tended by around 3,000 students and teachers.

In Jakarta, hundreds of Indone-sians clashed with police outside the U.S. Embassy, hurling rocks and firebombs and setting tires alight, marking the first violence over the film seen in the worlds most populous Muslim country.

At least 10 police were rushed to the hospital after being pelted with rocks and attacked with bamboo sticks, said Jakarta Police Chief Maj. Gen. Untung Rajad. He said four protesters were arrested and one was hospitalized.

Demonstrators burned a picture of Obama and also tried to ignite a fire truck parked outside the em-bassy after ripping a water hose off the vehicle and torching it, sending plumes of black smoke billowing into the sky. Police used a bullhorn to appeal for calm and deployed water cannons and tear gas to try to disperse the crowd as the pro-testers shouted Allah Akbar, or God is great.

We will destroy America like this flag! a protester screamed while burning a U.S. flag. We will chase away the American ambassador from the country!

Demonstrations were also held Monday in the Indonesian cities of Medan and Bandung. Over the weekend in the central Java town of Solo, protesters stormed KFC and McDonalds restaurants, forc-ing customers to leave and man-agement to close the stores.

German authorities are consid-ering whether to ban the public screening of the film, titled In-nocence of Muslims because it could endanger public security, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday. A fringe far-right political party says it plans to show the film in Berlin in November.

Irans top leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, called on the West to block the film Monday to prove they are not accomplices in a big crime, according to Iranian state TV

Such an appeal falls into the ma-jor cultural divides over the film. U.S. officials say they cannot limit free speech and Google Inc. re-fuses to do a blanket ban on the YouTube video clip. This leaves in-dividual countries putting up their own blocks.

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NICHOLLS ATHLETICS

A Nicholls athlete takes part in free early season concussion testing at Thibodaux Regional Medical Center. All universities are required by the NCAA to develop a system of testing for head injuries that meets certain guidlines determined by the organization.

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Nicholls athletes take part in concussion screeningsJacob WilliamsSports Writer

Nicholls State athletes have been undergoing early season concussion testing for the upcoming season. The tests are done as part of a pro-gram in conjunction with Thibodaux Regional Medical Center. Universi-ties are required by the NCAA to develop a system of testing for head injuries that meets certain guidelines determined by the organization.

Larry DAntoni, coordinator of sports medicine at Thibodaux Re-gional, has overseen the evaluations, which must be completed by all Nicholls athletes. DAntoni works with teams and players at both the college and high school level.

DAntoni and his staff use a sys-tem at the Outpatient Rehab Cen-ter called the Balance Error Scoring System, or BESS test. Players stand on a force plate with eyes closed and then lift one foot, leaving only the

non-dominant foot on the floor. The player will then do the same process on a foam pad. Each error he or she makes is calculated into a score that determines that persons balance. The examination takes about seven minutes.

The test determines what is called

a baseline, which serves as a com-parison in the case of a head injury. If concussion symptoms appear, the player takes the test again, and the results are compared. A less coor-dinated or unbalanced attempt that produces more errors could mean the player has some type of concus-

sion or head trauma.Every brain functions differently,

so experts feel it is best to find what is standard for each player. One play-er with more errors could be healthy, while someone with just a few could have a problem if his or her initial test was flawless. The baseline allows

personnel to see when a players bal-ance and coordination have returned to a normal level based on what is routine for them.

It is not like a knee ligament where it is either torn or sprained when you examine it, DAntoni said. With a concussion, you cannot really tell that

because of the anatomy.Nicholls Athletics has a defined

plan for dealing with possible head injuries. Players and coaches watch a video, in addition to being given ma-terials with information on concus-sions and head injuries.

Student-athletes are encouraged

to notify coaches and trainers of any symptoms that might be related to a head injury, and if it is determined that is the case, the player will be held out for at least the rest of that days practice or game. The players mental and physical condition will continue to be monitored in the following

days until symptoms dissipate and the player is cleared by the medical staff to return.

If someone is still having symp-toms of any kind, you need to hold them out, DAntoni said.

Unlike many common injuries in sports, concussions follow a differ-ent diagnostic process and can be difficult to read. According to the NCAA, a concussion is a brain in-jury that varies in severity caused by a blow to the head that changes how the brain normally works.

There has been debate among ex-perts and researchers in the past as to what actually classifies an injury as a concussion. Some experts believe a person must lose consciousness to have a concussion, while others disagree. The discussion has led to a working concensus on the matter and a template for treatment even if research is still being done.

It still is very much a mystery, but there is so much more information now, DAntoni said. We rely heav-

Being able to detect those things right away helps prevent further injury

or brain damage.

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The Nicholls State football team rescheduled its opening game of the season against Oregon State and consequently regained a $400,000 check for the athletic program. The game was postponed in hopes of rescheduling the game for Dec. 1, but there was a possibility that the game would never happen barring a playoff berth by the Colonels or the Beavers reaching the Pac-12 Cham-pionship Game. Still, athletic direc-tor Rob Bernardi worked tediously in rescheduling the matchup and on Dec. 1, the Colonels will play the Beavers, and more importantly, will receive $400,000 to play them. That was $400,000 that we bud-geted into our budget as revenue, so certainly we would be missing that money, Bernardi said. That, unfor-tunately, would have had a devastat-ing effect on the budget. Bernardi further explained by say-ing, As tight as the budget is, not getting that revenue would be a prob-lem. Nicholls athletic program has a total budget of roughly $6.5 million, and that is with the $400,000 in-cluded from the Oregon State game. Nicholls and other FCS schools alike schedule FBS opponents, such

as Oregon State, to not only bring some recognition to the program but also bring some added revenue. And now that this game will be tak-ing place, athletics dodged a money-binding situation, according to Ber-nardi. Well, we did budget that game guarantee as revenue, Bernardi said. I had some initial conversations with the people from Oregon State, who have been accommodating and understanding. Though the Colonels were playing in Oregon on Sept. 1, they still had to reschedule the game due to travel complications, among other details. Due to the unpredictability of the storm, 80 percent of the football players were evacuated, with some going as far as Atlanta, Ga. Bernardi said trying to get them back in town while road closures were going on made it too difficult. Now that the game is postponed until Dec. 1, it will have no effect on the budget whatsoever. Budgets run on a physical year from July 1 to June 30, and as long as they get the check within that time frame, it will all be the same. Even though Bernardi and the ath-letics department were already count-ing on that revenue, they most likely would not have received the check im-mediately following the game anyway.

In terms of game guarantee, you dont always play the game and get that check. Sometimes you dont get that check until months later after the game, Bernadi said. As athletic director of Nicholls State, Bernardi has been faced with this situation five times before. In the past 11 years, Bernardi and the Colo-nels have had to cancel five games due to hurricanes. Since 2003, the Colonels have canceled games with New Mexi-co State, Utah State, Bowie State, Texas A&M University-Kingsville and now Oregon State. The most recent of these came in 2008 when the Colonels had to cancel back-to-back games against New Mexico State and Bowie State because of Hurricane Gustav. All of the games that Nicholls had to postpone or cancel because of hurricanes since 2003 were never made up. So this marks the first time that Bernardi and the Colonels have been able to reschedule a contest. Bernardi said that the Beavers are motivated by ticket sales and look-ing at it from a perspective of gain-ing a win. Because the Colonels are an FCS school and the Bea-vers are an FBS school, Nicholls will serve as large underdogs, and with another win for Oregon State, it could make them eligible for a

bowl game. In light of everything thats hap-pened, the university did gain some valuable recognition through this whole scenario. ESPNs flagship shows College Football Live and SportsCenter followed the storm

intently and because Nicholls was playing against an FBS opponent, the team was talked about on both shows. Bernardi said if it was not for ath-letics, no one on the West Coast or

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ily on symptomatology, which in this case means headache, dizziness, leth-argy, blurred vision and nausea.

Even with new technology and equipment, there is no way to com-pletely avoid head injuries in sports. Thibodaux Regional provides ser-vice for 10 local schools and has treated seven concussions in the rst three weeks of fall sports.

It seems to go in cycles, DAntoni said. A team may have two or three one season, and then seven or eight the next season.

These injuries have become a wide-ly talked about part of sports at all levels. DAntoni credits social media

and the mass ow of information for the increased awareness.

There is just so much information being exchanged at all levels, which is certainly a good thing, DAntoni said.

Awareness has helped, but it can still be challenging for medical per-sonnel to convince an athlete to sit with a lingering head injury when he or she feels ready to get back in the game. DAntoni believes that be-sides physical ability, mentality is what makes successful players, even if it can lead to con ict.

Many of these athletes surely do not want to hear that they cannot go,

DAntoni said. What we try to do is educate them and their parents that even though they are living for right now, they have their whole lives ahead of them. Very few will get to play at a professional level in the sport they excel in. We want them to be func-tioning when they are 35 and 40 years old.

Many players do not mind the tests. Senior kicker and nursing se-nior Ben Landry has taken the BESS test and supports concussion testing for athletes.

Mine went well. It is actually a pretty humbling experience because being a college athlete, I think my

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nation-wide would have ever heard of Nicholls State or known where it was. Nicholls is one of the top FCS schools to generate a pro t through its athletic programs, rather than re-lying solely on the university. In fact, the university gives less than three percent of its budget to athletics. The athletics program receives $1 million from student fees, $2.3 mil-lion from university general funds and the rest is self-generated. We self-generate close to 40 per-cent. If you look at most FCS institu-tions, they generate between 19 and 23 percent of their budgets, and we

generate 39 percent of our budget, Bernardi said. I think while we do receive assistance from the univer-sity, in terms of self-generating, we are far ahead of most schools across the country at our level. The Associated Athletic Director of External Affairs at Nicholls State, Brandon Ruttley, provided further statistics to backup Bernardis assess-ment. That percentage is 15 percent more than the FCS national average which is 25 percent, Ruttley said. Because of the budget cuts we have been asked to step up our fundrais-ing initiatives in a variety of ways.

This is why schools such as Nich-olls schedule opponents at a higher level with more resources. This is the very reason why Nich-olls has scheduled to play Oregon next year in the rst game of the season. The department has yet to of cially announce the game, but Bernardi con rmed that both schools have reached an agreement to play one another. In that game, the Colonels will y to Oregon and play against the Ducks, and they will receive a compensation of $450,000 to do so. Its something that we have to do to sustain ourselves, Bernardi said.

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balance is pretty good, but then they test in ways that most have not done before, Landry said. At points it makes you feel a little clumsy.

Even never having suffered a head injury, Landry feels the system works well.

I think it is a great idea to be able to identify a baseline for every individual player, that way if one of coaches has any suspicion, there is a way to nd out, Landry said. Being able to de-tect those things right away helps pre-vent further injury or brain damage.

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The Art Departments annual European Study Abroad summer program brought history and art lessons to life through travels to Normandy, Paris and Barcelona.

Jean Donegan, art professor and department head, said that the trip is a wonderful opportunity each year for students of any discipline. She explained the magni cent educa-tional value for students experienc-ing the art, culture and history of Europe.

It is an enriching experience, Donegan said. You come back changed.

Heather Dupre, ceramics senior from Houma, has been with the program twice so far. She explained that the experience has changed her goals for the future in only 16 days. Dupre said she hopes to secure a job in Europe after graduate school.

On the rst trip I decided that

I would have to go back and see more, Dupre said. After my sec-ond trip it has changed who I want to be and who I want to become.

Dupre explained that the trip to Europe provides more than the typical snapshot experience from a tourists perspective.

The trip completely expands your world view, Dupre said. You get there and it is like angels are singing from above.

Ross Jahnke, art professor, said that the trip covers a smaller region of Europe in order to explore greater depth. The point is to allow the group to experience the culture through as much emersion as pos-sible.

Courtney Rogers, print-making junior from Larose, said the itiner-ary is packed with activities that are enriching but also entertaining. The trip also allows free time in between scheduled outings.

There is so much that you would want to do, but would never know

where to start, Rogers said.A European tour guide who

speaks multiple languages plans many of the excursions and gives general information about the dif-ferent places on the trip. The guide also makes hotel and transportation arrangements.

Donegan said she believes the college credit option is a great way for students to earn the arts and humanities requirement. She said the projects completed after the trip are an artistic expression of the memories.

We have never done such a wide variety of work, Donegan said. We had art history, print making, ceramics, graphic design and pho-tography.

Before and during the trip, students worked on ideas for their projects to complete for credit through research. When the students return to the U.S. their projects are completed using the ex-periences and images from Europe

as inspiration.The projects ranged from pho-

tography scrapbooks and journals, to woodcarvings and posters.

Dupre did the photography course for credit on the trip. Her work focused on the architectural style in Barcelona, with in uences like Antoni Gaudi, the Spanish Catalan architect, and art nouveau, an international style of decora-tive arts. From the almost 4,000 photographs she took on the trip, Dupre had to eventually narrow her selections down to less than 30 for her nal project.

The architecture is insane, Dupre explains. Its so ornate. We learn about all these things for years, but then you get there and you experience it.

Rogers made prints, an artistic type of stamp, of the various in-spirational parts of the trip and the overall impression of the cities.

Before we left, we had to create ideas to develop a topic that would

hold the work together, Rogers said. By the time I came back, it was something completely different than I intended.

Rogers carved some of her prints out of linoleum while in Europe, including her favorite, which was carved on a bus ride in between cities.

Kathryn Stock, graphic design sophomore from Thibodaux, ex-plained that there is meaning behind most of the architecture and her goal was to capture it.

The churches blew my mind, Stock said. Not only how beautiful they are, but the motivation behind the beauty and the dedication re-quired to complete such detail.

Haley Hebert, mass communica-tion senior from New Iberia, wrote about her thoughts and experience in a journal as part of her credit.

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Students bring art to life on departments trip to EuropeKami Ellender

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1. Study Abroad students Madeleine Smith, Brittney Charpentier, Sylvia Bourg and Heather Dupre high above Paris on the top of the Towers of Notre Dame Cathedral, France.

2. Department of Art Study Abroad students Jenna Fincher, Caitlyn Cowen and Sylvia Bourg look up into the glass pyramid by I.M. Pei at the Lourve Museum, Paris France.

3. Department of Art Professor Ross Jahnke and Art student Courtney Rogers create rubbings in front of the Casa Mila in Barcelona, Spain while traveling with the Art Study Abroad Program to Normandy, Paris and Barcelona this summer.

4. Department of Art Study Abroad group high atop the island at the Abbey Mont Saint Michel off the coast of France.

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Two Nicholls graduates recently received national recognition for the graphic design layout of the Universitys literary magazine, Mosaic.

Mosaic is the of cial university literary magazine compiled with students works of arts such as poetry, ction, short pieces and artwork.

Mariella Jimenez, graphic design graduate from Thibodaux, and Derek Matherne, graphic design graduate from Destrehan, worked together to create a contemporary design to represent the creative student works that make up this years Mosaic.

Matherne credited Greg Hotard, Nicholls alumni and friend of the design duo, for the photographs featured on the front and back cover of the magazine.

We were thinking about the name mosaic and glass being pieced together, Jimenez said. Thats where we got the tri-angles as our graphic that we used throughout.

Matherne said he knew the design he and Jimenez created was the perfect t for the magazine upon completion.

This is something the Mosaic needs, Matherne said. It needs something fresh, it needs some-thing different.

Jimenez and Matherne submit-ted their design to the American Graphic Design Awards, which is presented by Graphic Design USA magazine. The contest allows for designers across the country spe-cializing in several different catego-ries of graphic design to compete and showcase their talent.

Matherne said he submitted the design to GDUSA not expecting to win, but as soon as he received a mysterious package from the maga-zine, his thoughts changed.

As soon as I saw it, I knew we won, Matherne expressed. I was thrilled and shocked at the same time because when you are designing, you like to think your stuff is good but you never think its THAT good. When the award came in, it was kind of like a shock, but it was exciting.

Both Jimenez and Matherne agreed that the hardest part of creating this graphic design was the overall layout and compiling all of the literary and artistic works of the students without anything falling out of place. After that part was over, both designers were pleased with the nal product.

I couldnt have asked for it to come out better than it did, Jimenez said.

Gavin Johnson, engineering senior from Larose and chief student editor of the Mosaic, said the magazine staff basically gave the graphic designers free reign to create the layout, but they still worked with Jimenez and Matherne in order to get a satisfying nal product.

The nished product that you see is basically the second draft of what Mariella and Derek brought to us because we just loved it so much. Johnson said.

The Mosaic is planning to submit the entire magazine for regional review in order to see how the uni-versitys student works are viewed throughout the area.

The Mosaic staff is currently get-ting in contact with graphic design majors to recommend new design-ers to create the 2013, 50th edition of the Mosaic.

If students are interested in sub-mitting any literature or art work to the Mosaic for a chance to be in-cluded in next years edition, email [email protected]. The deadline to submit is Nov. 1.

Johnson said the Mosaic staff hopes to release the new edition of the magazine early spring of 2013.

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ABROAD continued from page 13stroyed, and to look at the architec-ture from all the different centuries was very humbling, Hebert said. It made me realize how grateful we should be to live in this country.

The students explained that although these cities of architecture and art are often mentioned in class, they never expected how much of the culture would revolve around the styles and inspiration.

As much as Antoni Gaudi in u-enced us on the trip, we spend less than an hour on him in the art his-tory class, Rogers explained. You never expect it to be that surreal, but when you get there the cities full of it.

Sylvia Bourg, graphic design junior from Houma, explained that you have to choose where to focus because it is impossible to see and experience everything in 16 days.

Its like youve opened a big box of chocolate but you can only have one, Bourg said. At the end of the trip I was visually exhausted.

The trip is open to anyone who would like to experience the history, museums, cathedrals, villas, excava-tions, beauty, cuisine and shops of Europe.

It is being in the moment and

experiencing the space, Donegan said. It is inspiring whether they take it for credit or not. It is about the diversity they see.

It is like the difference between life in black and white or color, Rogers added.

Donegan said that about 56 spots are available for the summer 2013 trip, along with two faculty mem-bers.

The department of art is accept-ing applications for participants in the European Study Abroad sum-mer program that it has conducted the past 18 years. This summer, the group will travel to England and Ireland.

She explained that the trip costs roughly $4,470, and the price in-cludes airfare, rst class to supe-rior hotels, ground transportation, excursions, local guides, entry fees, breakfast, most evening meals and the professional European tour manager.

The informational meeting is Sept. 25 at 4:00 p.m. in Talbot 205. For more information and applica-tions, contact Donegan at [email protected] or call the Art Department at (985) 448-4597.


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It is nally here. The long-awaited Apple iPhone 5 releases tomorrow, and people are going completely ba-nanas over it. Just 24 hours after its announce-ment, orders for the new phone topped 2 milliondoubling the amount of orders of last years 4S over the same time period. Apples unveiling of its new iPhone last week nally gave its longtime fans the new physical de-sign they were looking for, but does all the hype around the new device mean you should fork over your money right away? The answer is yes and no. Last years announcement of the 4S left most Apple fans upset that the phone looked exactly the same, even though the software received a complete overhaul as well as the new Siri feature that was exclusive to the new device. The iPhone 5 gave us the same kind of update, only the opposite (that makes sense, right?). The 5 nally got the physical update that everyone hoped for: a larger screen, a new material and a thinner, lighter phone, but the software stayed basi-cally the same. The iPhone 5 screen is now a

half-inch longer than before, nally making it a true 16:9 widescreen dis-play. The new screen will also allow one extra row of apps to be seen when on the iPhone home screen. Possibly my favorite new design feature on the iPhone 5 is the new aluminum casing. The back of the 5 is made of anodized 6000 series aluminumthe same material used in Apple MacBooksmaking it vir-tually scratchproof. To me, this is a huge improvement from that glass backs that the iPhone 4 and 4S have that tend to be a magnet for little scrapes and scuffs. Along with a new look, the new iPhone also received a few perfor-mance hardware upgrades like the new Apple A6 chip, designed to be faster and deliver better graph-ics without losing battery life in the process, and a new LTE chip for faster data on cellular networks and Wi-Fi. By looks alone, this phone would make anyone want to go wait in line at the Apple store right now. The problem is that the software received virtually no updates at all (not to be confused with all the new features that will come in iOS 6, which is available to all phones). Im talking about software features that are exclusive to the 5 like the way Siri was exclusive to the 4S. This means that if you have an iPhone 4S, your phone will be able

to do everything exactly the same as the iPhone 5just without the larger screen. Another thing to consider about the iPhone 5 is the new lightning dock. In order to give the 5 a larger screen without having to make the chassis larger, Apple redesigned the 30-pin iPhone dock to a new, small-er version. This means that all of your iPhone accessories will no lon-ger be able to connect to the new iPhone. For an extra $30, however, Apple will sell an adaptor that will allow 30-pin accessories to work with the new lightning display. So whats the verdict? Should you get a tent ready and get in line at the Apple store right now even if you dont have a two-year upgrade and have to pay full price? It all depends on what device you are using now. If you still have an iPhone 3G, 3GS or 4, then the iPhone 5 is de -nitely a great new phone to upgrade to, especially if you are up for a two-year upgrade. For the iPhone 4S owners who are only halfway through their two-year contracts, you may want to wait another year for the next iPhone rather than pay full price for the 5 now. By that timeif were luckythere might just be a new, updated version of the iPhone 5 that will make an extra year of waiting worth it in the end.

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With the recent bomb threats on college campuses throughout the country over the last couple of weeks, students nationwide are on high alert and questioning whether or not they may be affected.

Over the past few weeks, the campuses of University of Texas at Austin, North Dakota State University, Hiram College in northeast Ohio and Louisiana State University had been evaccuated for threats of bombings on campus.

With a threat hitting so close to home in Baton Rouge, students at Nicholls may have begun to worry.

Although we think that stu-dents should always be on alert and never throw the possibility of it happening to you out of the window, our campus remains safe, thanks in part to efforts made by University Police.

We have a continuing presence of our University Police of cers, all of whom strive to make sure that our campus is kept as safe as possible. They have created policies, which protect us in any given situation that may arise.

Students at Nicholls should feel safe and be reassured that our leaders on campus have

prepared for situations, and in the case of an emergency, will be able to ad-equately handle

keeping all of us safe.

The University has installed several different

kinds of technological equipment thatcan be used in a state of emergency. From alarms to a text message system, students, faculty and staff will always be in the know

when safety comes into playHere at Nicholls, historically, there have been bomb threats as often as weekly, to avoid tests students did

not want to take. Past students would walk

outside of Peltier Hall and see those from the building

waiting in the Quad to be let back in. Since Sept. 11, 2001, however,

everyone has taken things much more seriously.

Penalties have been decided upon, and in recent years, the se-

verity of most has increased. Bomb threats are considered a felony and

one who is charged with this crime can receive up to 20 years in prison.So the next time you see a campus police

of cer or an administrator, thank them for working hard to be prepared for any state of emergency that may happen to our college campus, and for keeping the safety of all of us in mind.

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In this age of technology we nd ourselves engulfed in the oh-so-cool gadgets in our hands, in our ears, or attached to our hips. However, when this forward-moving world of gizmos causes a lapse in good judgment, I must pause to re ect.

On many occasions in recent days, I have seen an in ux of young men and women talking, texting, listening, and other things on their hip wireless devices. While I am a proponent for technological advancement, I am also concerned with the level of cogni-tive decisions made by those with such multi-media tools. I implore all humanity to please

look up before you dart out on foot into the streets. While the crosswalks are designed for the convenience of pedal movement, it is not an impenetrable force eld that war-rants no caution. I take my time, as some may not, navigating the many one-way streets on the Nicholls State campus; many times I see folks just walk out into a line of moving traf- c, never even looking up to see if they will be the demise of the fateful front end of an automobile.

The gist of the story is simple. While that text message from your BFF may be of the utmost importance to the very being of your

existence, or posting a status about your so-called best friend, your safety and ultimately your life, is much more valuable. Take the time to look before you cross the street. It is, after all, a fundamental lesson we should have been taught early on in childhood. Please take cau-tion in this hectic and super fast-paced world; just think, you may live to tweet about it!

Bryan P. ScottEducation SeniorSchriever

Students safety remains a priority

Letter to the Editor

campuses throughout the country over the last couple of weeks, students nationwide are on high alert and questioning whether or not

Over the past few weeks, the campuses of University of Texas at Austin, North Dakota State University, Hiram College in northeast Ohio and Louisiana State University had been evaccuated for

With a threat hitting so close to home in Baton Rouge, students at Nicholls may have begun to worry.

of it happening to you out of the window, our campus remains safe,

We have a continuing presence of our University Police of cers, all of whom strive to make sure that our campus is kept as safe as possible. They have created policies, which protect us in any given situation that

emergency, will equately handle

keeping all of us

can be used in a state of emergency. From alarms to a text message system, students, faculty and staff will always be in the know

when safety comes into playHere at Nicholls, historically, there have been bomb threats as often as weekly, to avoid tests students did

not want to take.

waiting in the Quad to be let back in. Since Sept. 11, 2001, however,

everyone has taken things much more seriously.

Penalties have been decided upon, and in recent years, the se-

verity of most has increased. Bomb threats are considered a felony and

one who is charged with this crime can receive up to 20 years in prison.So the next time you see a campus police

of cer or an administrator, thank them for working hard to be prepared for any state of emergency that may happen to our college

Students should take care when crossing streets

GRAPHIC BY ERICA FALGOUT


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