Nicholls State University - La Pirogue Yearbook (Thibodaux, LA)

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. -, -lg. - 2 The Executive officers of the SGA for the 1976-77 year are Danny Cavell, president, Danny Lafont, vice-president: Sue Hall, SGA secretaryg and Dave Doherty, treasurer. The SGA Judicial Board: Carrie Sam Goodrow, Herman Young, and Mike Pena. Missing are Joey Blanchard and Novella Smith. Pena apologized to the senate, stating he didn't know about the election until the day before and couldn't get in touch with Murphy. An investigative committee voted 5-O to drop the charges for lack ot evi- dence. Pena retained his position and Ricky Murphy, for the first time, had put his name in public view, a place where it remained. When freshman president Karen Stein resigned, Murphy assumed the office and Kelly Lafont was appointed vice-presi- dent by SGA president, John Vileimer. X .- - i E im ...... . ... The Challengers in the spring elections, Andrew Sioux Hill Cfar leftl was a candidate for SGA vice- president with Ricky Murphy running for president on a ticket tor student rights. The Judicial Board ruled the move by Weimer was invalid since Lafont never filed a petition for the office and the only office open was the presidents Lafont filed and was appointed fresh- man class president, and Murphy remained vice-president. When the spring elections arrived, Danny Cavell, SGA vice-president, and Ricky Murphy, the freshman class vice- president, faced each other for John VVeimer's seat. Murphy, a freshman business major, ran on a ticket with Andrew Hill, one of the more outspoken members of the sen- ate, on a platform of a working student government. Cavell, an education senior, while run- ning without a partner, promised to improve SGA scholarships and loans, parking conditions, better insurance cov- erage, low-cost parking permits and bet- ter student-related activities. Even though Murphy and Hill ran an extensive campaign of posters, signs and handouts, the 14 per cent of the student body voting gave the presidency to Cavell 951-451. Danny LaFont, a business senior from Grand Isle, became vice president by a 906-96 win over Hill. Each year in the spring, a Mr. and Ms. Nicholls election is sponsored, where students select the two juniors or seniors they believe have contributed most to the campus. Henry Lalfont, a pre-law senior from Golden Meadow and Gayle Echols, a nursing junior from New Orleans were named. Lalfont was also selected Out- standing Senator at the spring Student Government Banquet. ..-.l--4' Student Government Association 155

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Cuenca Xl, Q A , ' fir.-f ,, fi , f A . 5 3 ,-fffj !'1lvtg5,r1f:i ,1 A n ,fig-3' . faith , H .. QI -' l 1 If Cadoret Danny Cavell and John Weimer explain to Gov, Edwin Edwards the voter registration drive being held in the Student Union lobby. Rock bands in front of the Union attracted the students to the booths. Talking business with pleasure, newly-elected SGA President Danny Cavell talks to Liberal Arts Senator AI Suttrin at the summer watermelon party. As president, Cavell held the usual monthly meetings during the summer session, Watching for the finishers, freshman president Kelly Lafont ton tablej and SGA vice-president Danny Cavell keep track ot the pirogues during the annual spring races, Cadoret 154 Student Government Association 2 1' 'Fw J Q, .J . a,,.,, 'G

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The red-and-grey attire of the Nicholls cheerleader squad vvas present at many intercollegiate events. The 10-person squad Cvvith 2 alter- natesj had their reasons to cheer as the Colonels captured four Gulf South Con- ference titles. The move placing the student seating meant the loss of an important device: a built-in microphone connection to be used in leading cheers. Claire Tatum makes it to the top trightl of a cheer- leader pyramid The male cheerleaders supplied the first layer of support at the football game Bobby Turner watches as a Nicholls trainer aids Tatum with her sprained ankle tbelovvb in the River Bell Classic in the Superdome. Tatum was out of action for most of the Nicholls-Southeastern Loui- siana football game section on the visitors' side of the field at j , an iff an, ' Y i--it 53,3 .i ' V-f ' ii, - N frstzfw l rii it ri 6 Cheerleaders