They need to make a phone call to Obama - he'll bail out anybody, with your and my money, who is having financial troubles whether they need it or not.
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| Author: | Bear Fan 101 [ Tue Aug 18, 2009 10:14 am ] |
| Post subject: | Any pub is good Pub; Nicholls style |
http://deadspin.com/5339060/nicholls-state-mascot-will-smash-capitalism-slash-you-in-the-face http://www.dailycomet.com/article/20090805/ARTICLES/908059934?Title=New-Tillou-has-detractors-supporters# New ‘Tillou’ has detractors, supporters By Robert Zullo Senior Staff Writer Published: Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at 11:10 a.m. THIBODAUX — After years of contention over Nicholls State University’s Confederate mascot, school officials thought they had turned a corner. The university unveiled a new Colonel logo Thursday, the product of an Ohio graphic-design firm and more than a year of focus groups that included input from students, athletes, faculty, staff and alumni. The mascot is still called Col. Tillou, inspired by the school’s namesake, Francis Redding Tillou Nicholls, a Confederate army officer and former governor of Louisiana, but he’s been given a modern makeover... |
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| Author: | JacketBear [ Tue Aug 18, 2009 1:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Any pub is good Pub; Nicholls style |
Bear Fan 101 wrote: http://deadspin.com/5339060/nicholls-state-mascot-will-smash-capitalism-slash-you-in-the-face Makes one wonder.....hmmmm.....
http://www.dailycomet.com/article/20090805/ARTICLES/908059934?Title=New-Tillou-has-detractors-supporters# New ‘Tillou’ has detractors, supporters By Robert Zullo Senior Staff Writer Published: Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at 11:10 a.m. THIBODAUX — After years of contention over Nicholls State University’s Confederate mascot, school officials thought they had turned a corner. The university unveiled a new Colonel logo Thursday, the product of an Ohio graphic-design firm and more than a year of focus groups that included input from students, athletes, faculty, staff and alumni. The mascot is still called Col. Tillou, inspired by the school’s namesake, Francis Redding Tillou Nicholls, a Confederate army officer and former governor of Louisiana, but he’s been given a modern makeover... |
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| Author: | Bear Fan 101 [ Tue Aug 18, 2009 1:28 pm ] |
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at least one alum has created a Facebook site protesting the new logo: http://www.facebook.com/search/?q=I+hat ... 5600722125 I'm not sure why I find this so humorous, but for some reason I do. |
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| Author: | Bear Fan 101 [ Fri Aug 21, 2009 1:34 pm ] |
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and even more for the fans of Nicholls all over the world...if there are any: http://www.dailycomet.com/article/20090821/ARTICLES/908219907/1212 Lawmaker: Nicholls targeted as two-year college By Kathrine Schmidt Staff Writer Published: Friday, August 21, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, August 21, 2009 at 11:59 a.m. HOUMA — Nicholls State University could be at risk of becoming two-year college or subjected to further drastic cuts, a St. Mary Parish legislator told business and education leaders Thursday in Thibodaux. State Rep. Sam Jones, D-Franklin, told business and education leaders that the university may be targeted by a new board aimed at making higher education more efficient. “You’re in trouble,” Jones told the Thibodaux Chamber of Commerce during a luncheon designed to detail the Legislature’s regular session, which concluded in June. “There’s a big bull’s-eye on Nicholls State University.”... |
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| Author: | Honey Bear [ Fri Aug 21, 2009 5:05 pm ] |
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They need to make a phone call to Obama - he'll bail out anybody, with your and my money, who is having financial troubles whether they need it or not.
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