Past Issue: October 28th, 2007

LOB/SAB look to avoid previous mistakes in 2001
LOB organizers have taken extra precautions to make sure that this year's Lady of the Bracelet pageant does not end with the crowning of the wrong lady.

Last year's Lady of the Bracelet pageant was not free from controversy. One week after Amber Rhyne was chosen as Northwestern State University's 42nd LOB, auditors realized their miscalculation of the scores....


Residence halls to receive new alarm systems
Faulty alarm contacts and doors being propped open are only two of the things on campus threatening the safety of dorm residents. After more than 10 years, all residence halls will receive state-of-the-art alarm systems.

All of the dorms have alarm systems, but all of them do not work....

Physical plant deals with the good, bad and ugly
As the semester goes by, students complain more and more about problems around campus and things that need to be fixed. Parking spaces, elevators and the condition of the dorms are only a few of the things students complain about.

How often do students notice the good things happening around campus?

In the past year, the physical plant has started and/or completed numerous projects on campus....

Stress and Your Well-being
You need change in your life! Without it, life would be unexciting and dull.

Change can be challenging, stimulating and rewarding, but it can also lead to stress. When you take control of change and adjust appropriately, it can be positive stress, also known as eustress

Creole Festival: Food, Music, and Fun
The fact that I enjoyed the Creole festival was definitely unexpected.

The annual Creole Festival kicked off its activities last Friday night with a Zydeco concert on the downtown riverfront of Natchitoches. Because of the rain and bad weather, I decided not to attend....

Watch and Win! Current Sauce Super Bowl pizza contest
If you think you've know what the final score of this year's Super Bowl will be, then you are the perfect contestant in the Current Sauce's Super Bowl Pizza giveaway.

The Current Sauce and Pizza Hut Pizza have teamed up to give you a chance to win some free food by entering the Current Sauce Super Bowl contest....

Baller Blockin'
Freshman D'Or Fischer threw his very own block party Monday night in Prather Coliseum.

His guests of honor were the Southwest texas Bobcats.

Fischer, a 6'11" center, rejected a total of 12 of the Bobcats shot attempts in leading towards the Demons 76-70

With nine blocks in the first half Fischer had already broken the NSU single game record of 7 set by Larry Terry against Louisiana-Monroe in 1993....

The Box: Part III

The following is the conclusion of an ongoing series of original work by a student at NSU.