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

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Using the chalkboard to illustrate his point, Robert Thomson, a certified teacher of transcendental meditation, gave a series of lectures on campus to students. Discussing the psychological aspects of smoking, Rushton Barrosse, was the guest speaker at a SGA- sponsored program on smoking. -v, 9' M. X u Sitreumiziifirrlt on fkllne 53565202 bl li. in I llir- soapbox ., 4'- if A - h 'Q - I Q . A13-f.. Q They were held in the Union confer- ence rooms, the Union ballroom, Peltier Auditorium, or wherever a podium or soapbox was located. They came to talk about a variety of topics, howto improve your life, what can harm your life, and how is the Central Intelligence Agency affecting your life. Speakers were sponsored by either the Student Government Association or the Student Entertainment Board's lecture series, and sometimes by both. During the election year, the largest number of candidates to reach Nicholls were looking for support and a vote. Seven candidates for sheriff of Lafourche Parish attended a speakers forum inthe Student Union Ballroom. Four candidates for sheriff in nearby Terrebonne Parish also spoke to stu- dents, hoping to claim votes. ,ff XA' N3 I ' ffl ln the state-wide elections, Gov. Edwin Edwards attended a voter registration drive, at which he casually mentioned his ambition for re-election. Bob Jones, a state legislator and son of a past governor also toured the campus. From Napoleonville, State Representa- tive Risley Pappy Triche made a cam- pus stop in his bid for the state attorney generals seat. Campus candidates for student gov- ernment offices also had their chance to mount the soapbox at a forum to express their views before the spring elections. Politicians, successful and unsuccess- ful, were not the only ones to visit Nic- holls. John Marks, who helped to co-author the book The CIA: The Cult of Intelli- gence with Victor Marchetti, came to campus and surprised several students