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

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independents and free spirits at Nicholls. The exact year it began is not really knovvn, since the Fourth Annual Freakers Ball was held this spring during the Fifth Annual Freak Week. Which goes to show some freaks never catch up. Taken under the vving of the Student Entertainment Board, the BO, or Bearded One was responsible this year for all activities. Among them were a Freak Film-Fest held on the Monday, featuring Freaks, a 1932 classic horror movie. The movie vvas banned for many years because it used real deformed people in it. The second film vvas Frank Zappa's H200 Motels, starring Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, The films vvere set for the afternoon right after the annual freak parade, The parade began in front of the Student Union and cruised around campus stopping at various locations to pick up strangely garbed people The parade itself consisted of a University Police security car, a freakers bus Cvvith no back endl, and an unofficial Freak Patrol Car for rear-guard protections Tuesday was a day of rest tor people to work on their costumes for the Wednesday night ball. To commemorate the year, the BO. declared the theme to be the American li sf . bfi iz, 'il Q FQ 1 iii fb l ,Li .P 'fm gli Royalty of the Freak Court start to dance as their ffsubiectsn watch. The court consists of a king and ' filueen. with a reversal of the traditional male and Et. 'L enflale roles. wan, , -QQ:-ifove-,of motorcycles. muscles and mom produces sifbady biker in John Giroir, a nursing major from franklin. , N. .au-2 ' f .5 :LF- TI?T2f i 'r C -ix O 9 jg, 'QL my rf Q iff ' lv i, -J: . ., i f-fill , , . vig 'f Pennin 25. . , -. -241 ,fy-.,,- ., fi, , , .gy-fi f wig! 4. 5.1 1 'Ll 3,4 , l x , . X J 1. X XA. .. x S. ll More than lust a silly millimeter longer, people come as their favorite ster or smoker Columbia 100's star, mori- Freak Week at NSU l To 'r 5 51

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Cseazaiemb swam Mattttii Geese ?EEi3 55532 are NSU A unique tradition hits the streets for another year As he sat in an empty classroom, a friend walked up and handed him an open paper bag. 'tWould you take care of these, he asked, pointing into the empty bag. lt's my inhibitions, I vvon't be needing them this week. Such is the nature of Freak Week. Described as a week of uncontrollable expression, the Fifth Annual Freak Week rolled onto the one campus which cele- brates it. Ftegarded as something akin to Mardi Gras, Freak Week began under different guises, Several students, tired of the Greeks hav- ing all the fun during Greek Week, got together and resolved to hold a week for the Pe n ngton T ' i ,' P ' iff ..- l-langing ten in combat boots for a pho- tographer is not unusual when Freak Week allows anything or anyone to roll by. Mardi Gras beads and facial makeup add to a costume. Glittered and painted faces outnumbered those wearing masks to the ball. or Fxecilf Week at NSU jfs, ai' ' .aff acc ' VJ S . -:A X4 N! l t xv' Y,.L Pennington

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