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Nick Cannon to come to Nicholls Career Services helps

By Donny Blanchard
Staff Writer
The Student Programming
Association invited Nick Can-
non to Nicholls’ SPA Comedy
Night, free and open only to
Nicholls’ students, faculty and
staff, on Monday, Feb. 7 at 8
p.m. in Talbot Theater.
Cannon, along with comedi-
ans Rob Little and Jen Kobe,
students find careers
lebrities to do shows at schools.
“He fit within the budget that
we had set for comedy night,”
Lynch said.
Kobe and Little were picked
out at by SPA at a Chicago con-
vention that advertised enter-
tainers. SPA thought Kobe and
Little would be a great diversity
package for both social and eth-
nical groups on campus.
Lynch did not give an ex-
New Orleans.”
SPA created a Facebook group
advertising the event to Nicholls
By Preston Stock from Gonzales, said. “They gave
students. Almost 400 people
Reporter me salary rates, required classes
have already said they will at-
and certain tests necessary to
tend.
Nicholls’ Career Services cen- achieve my dream. I recommend
“Whether or not you like him,
ter offers free help to students and everyone go there because they are
he is still a celebrity figure
alumni by assisting with resumes, really helpful.”
that you can say, ‘Hey, I went
interviews and providing back- Last year, 228 students used Ca-
and saw Nick Cannon, and he
ground information on careers. reer Services.
sucked,’ or you could say, ‘Hey
Kristie Tauzin Goulas, director “Considering the amount of
I went to see Nick Cannon and
of Career Services, said students students we have on campus, we

“Whether or not you like him, he is still a celebrity figure “Considering the amount of
that you can say, ‘Hey, I went and saw Nick Cannon, and he students we have on campus, we
sucked,’ or you could say, ‘Hey I went to see Nick Cannon would like to see more students
and got an autograph and a picture.’” come into our office.”
—Kristie Tauzin Goulas
— Johnathan Lynch
and alumni are welcome to drop would like to see more students
in anytime between 8 a.m. and 5 come into our office,” Goulas said.
will be doing individual stand- act cost, but he said Cannon’s got an autograph and a picture,’
p.m at their office in 110 South Career Services also offers an
up routines followed by auto- price was between $5,000 and ” Lynch said.
Babington Hall. Students are re- online system located on the Nich-
graph signing and pictures. $10,000. Lynch mentioned that Lynch wants students to know
minded to have information ready, olls website under “Campus Life”
“We knew if we had a celebri- SPA booked him at a discounted that this event is free, but it is
such as previous jobs, leadership and “Activities” for people who do
ty face that was coming to Nich- price. only open to Nicholls students,
roles and education history, down- not have time to go to the office.
olls, that would be something “We get these celebrities at faculty and staff.
loaded into a document. Through Career Services, stu-
people would want to come out good rates because what they do “One thing that students don’t
“I went there to research more dents and alumni can also view
and do,” Jonathan Lynch, culi- is, when they’re booking tours, know about SPA is that a por-
information about being a social available jobs and create profiles
nary senior from Ruston, said. no one is gonna book someone tion of their tuition goes to stu-
worker,” Eva Parker, freshman for employers to view.
SPA booked Cannon a few to come to Thibodaux, Loui- dent activities so we can pro-
weeks ago through a booking siana. They’re booking them vides things like comedy night
company that offers certain ce- to come to Dallas, Houston or for you.”

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Leslie Moss (right), pre-dental hygiene sophomore from Raceland, helps
Meggie Mayberry, education sophomore from Cut Off, in the Office of Ca-
reer Services on Monday.

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