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  • Social work students see government at work during state Capitol visit

    NATCHITOCHES – A large group of students and faculty from Northwestern State University’s Department of Social Work got a close look at the workings of state government and the importance of advocacy during a two-day visit to Baton Rouge April 23-24.  The group participated in an open session at the State Capitol, were recognized on…

  • Baseball — Demons head west for first meeting with Pepperdine

    MALIBU, California – Can you pack momentum into a suitcase, and if so, will it travel across two time zones? The Northwestern State baseball team will find out, starting Friday evening at 5 p.m. Central Daylight Time as the Demons open a three-game non-conference series at Pepperdine. All three games of the series at Eddy…

  • Softball — NSU’s Sophia Livers earns Southland all-defensive honor

    NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State had one of the best defensive teams in the Southland Conference during the 2025 softball season. On Wednesday, its center fielder received league-wide recognition. Sophomore Sophia Livers was chosen as the best defensive center fielder this past season and named to the SLC All-Defensive Team at the position, as part of…

  • NSU Percussion Studio, Alumni to perform May 4  

    NATCHITOCHES – The NSU Percussion Studio and the Spirit of Northwestern Marching Band will conclude their Alumni Weekend with a concert on Sunday, May 4 at 2 p.m. in Magale Recital. The NSU Percussion Ensemble and Steel PanDEMONium Band will open the concert before more than 60 alumni take the stage and perform together once…

  • Pick Up Your Brush Painting class to be held May 8

    NATCHITOCHES — Northwestern State University’s Office of Electronic Learning and Global Education will offer a Pick Up Your Brush painting class on May 8 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on the second floor of South Hall. The fee is $45. In the class, participants will learn the art of painting using step-by-step instructions to…

  • Baseball — Demons come out on top of roller-coaster game at ULM

    MONROE – Faced with a moment of déjà vu, the Northwestern State baseball team went back to basics and came away with a cathartic victory. The Demons overcame another ULM rally and used Reese Lipoma’s sacrifice fly in the ninth inning to grab a 9-8 win Tuesday night at Lou St. Amant Field, snapping a…

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