Northwestern State University

Northwestern State University is a public four-year university primarily situated in Natchitoches, Louisiana, with a nursing campus in Shreveport and general campuses in Fort Polk/Leesville and Alexandria. Commonly abbreviated NSU or N'western (La.). Its mascot is Vic the Demon, and its athletic teams go by the Demons. It is a part of the University of Louisiana System.

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University - Natchitoches - Louisiana - Shreveport - Fort Polk - Leesville - Alexandria - Vic the Demon - Demons - University of Louisiana System

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Founded in 1884 as the Louisiana State Normal School to train teachers. NSU was the first school in Louisiana to offer degree programs in nursing and business education.

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NSU was one of the first six colleges to enter into NASA's Joint Venture Program ("JOVE"). Students working with JOVE created experiments for a 1996 Space Shuttle Columbia shuttle mission.

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NASA - Space Shuttle Columbia

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NSU also hosts Louisiana's designated honors college in the liberal arts and sciences, called the Louisiana Scholars' College.

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NSU currently offers more than 50 degree programs and complete accreditation of all of its accreditable degree programs. Fall 2002 total enrollment was 10,159, a record high. NSU also claims more than 70,000 alumni.

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Its student-run weekly newspaper, The Current Sauce, was founded in 1914. Its annual student-run yearbook is called the Potpourri. There is also a student-run radio station, KNWD The Demon 91.7FM, and a faculty-administrated and student-operated local television station, NSU22.

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Newspaper - 1914 - Radio

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NSU's literary magazine is called The Argus. It is student-run, and published during the spring semester. The magazine content is provided by competitions in various fields of writing and artwork.

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NSU hosts the annual Miss Northwestern-Lady of the Bracelet pageant each spring. The winner of that pageant qualifies to compete in the Miss Louisiana pageant, a qualifying event for the Miss America competition.

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Miss Northwestern-Lady of the Bracelet - Miss Louisiana - Miss America

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Singer/songwriter Jim Croce died in a plane crash hours after finishing a 1973 concert on the NSU campus.

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Jim Croce - 1973

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