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

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Election results In the spring elections, Tommy Legendre, a pre-dentistry junior from Thibodaux, was elected SCA presi- dent. I-Ie defeated Stephanie Delaune with 59.6 percent of the vote. Legendre had served as president of the junior and sophomore classes. Other executive officers elected were Bobby Tassin, vice president: and Sheila Tay Thomas, treasurer. Tassin, a pre-medicine sophomore from White Castle. defeated Denise McRight with 69.8 percent of the vote, the largest majority of any candidate. Thomas. a general studies sopho- more from Baton Rouge, defeated jeff Favors with 57.3 percent. Bonnie Coyne and james Chuck LeBlanc were elected senior president and vice president without opposition. In the junior class elections, Beth Fak- ier was elected president and Ernie Autin, a write-in candidate, was elected vice president. Freshman class president Ricky Cambre and vice president Debra Martinez were elected to the same positions in the sophomore class. my 5 III-SQ Student senators for 1976-77 were: College of Education -- Carol Bar- cia, Sandra Bordes. Stephanie Delaune, Denise McRight and Tommy Thomassie. College of Business Administration - john Broussard, Mark Landrieu, Terry Mayfield and Peggy Noto. College of Liberal Arts - jose Her- nandez and Regina Champagne. College of Sciences - Sherryl Cas- sen and Kenneth Hanley. College of Life Sciences and Tech- nology - Malcolm Andry. Barbara Costello, janet Harris, Barry Landry and Kim Thibodaux. General Studies - Bonnie Coyne and Sheila Tay Thomas. Class officers were: Vic Lafont, sen- ior class president: Ben jones, senior class vice president: Tommy Legen- dre, junior class president: jane Triche, junior class vice president: Calvin Morvant, sophomore class president: and Tommy Eschete, soph- omore class vice president. Hurst Bousegard was Student Rights Chairman. v 4, - . ti 1 W Y' Q5 Bobby Tassin. newly-ulvctvcl vice president. hugs Tay Thomas. thi' new treasurer. as their victories are annountztrd. The rim-wly-vlmztvtl SCA president. Tommx Legcndro. zictzr-pts rzongrzitulzitions after his vit tory. SC

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Plagued by resignations cont. For the first year, candidates for Pirogue Queen were nominated only from the freshman class. The change in the rules was made by freshman class officers Cambre and Martinez. The decision was debated in the senate. with several senators com- plaining the election would emphasize beauty and personality rather than service to the university. lf you're in a pirogue fat the April 26 racesj. I'm going to sink it, Sheila Tay Thomas. general studies senator, warned Cambre. Problems with the cafeteria were the topic of many senate discussions. The food services committee met regularly with Bill Bryant, cafeteria director, to discuss grievances and possible solu- tions. Gerard Pena stands before the SGA to voice his opinion. Denise McRight sets up equipment for a video screening at an SCA meeting held during the summer. t ffh

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wx' 'ui ., ..,. 'sig-I , : . I -,,' 1 ,,v.q,.m,-nw .Et A . 5 ' 'mm as Q Barry Melaneon, newly-elected senator for thc College of Business Administration. reads one of the handouts at the SCA mdeting. Betsy Cook was elected ns an liberal arts senator during the spring eleetions, I.. sod!