Local food bank hosts pancake breakfast to aid the hungry
Elana Guillory, Staff Reporter
February 12, 2020
Members of Tangipahoa Parish gave back to a local food bank that has been serving the public for nearly 20 years. Our Daily Bread Food Bank hosted its third annual Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser on Feb. 8 at Hand of Hope. For $10, people could buy one ticket to the breakfast and feed 10 people in need....
Symphony brings guest conductors and Disney vibes
Jacob Lofton, Staff Reporter
February 12, 2020
The Wind Symphony put on their annual Disney concert on Feb. 8. The program included popular pieces from movies like “Mulan,” “Toy Story” and “Star Wars.” Senior horn player Jarian Jordan explained that the process of preparing a set like this is different than other performances due to ...
Columbia brings comic operetta
Elana Guillory, Staff Reporter
February 11, 2020
The start of a new semester brought students and guest director Rachel Harris onto the stage of a local theatre to perform a century-old operetta. University students performed “Die Fledermaus” at The Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts on Feb. 6-7. The production is a comic operetta compose...
Take a trip to the ‘20s with the HRAC
Symiah Dorsey, Staff Reporter
February 6, 2020
The Hammond Regional Arts Center will be traveling back in time this week as they host an event dedicated to supporting the arts and local businesses. Taking place on Friday, Feb. 7 from 7-10 p.m., the HRAC will be hosting its annual ‘Art of the Cocktail’ party. This year, the event will embody...
Students join the fight for life
Brynn Lundy, Staff Reporter
February 4, 2020
Students from the university traveled to Washington D.C. to participate in the national March for Life, an annual human rights demonstration that takes place around the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling, which legalized abortion throughout the entire U.S. March for Life...
Hammond Regional Arts Center honors the legacy of Marjorie Morrison
Gabrielle Wood, Staff Reporter
January 30, 2020
Marjorie Morrison, advocate of the arts and former wife of U.S. Senator Jim Morrison, has been featured through the works of Hammond artists Pat Macaluso and Denise Tullier-Holly. The exhibit is formally titled “The Marjorie Morrison Sculpture Biennial” and opened at the Hammond Regional Arts C...
Inkslinger competition produces works of emerging playwrights
Elana Guillory, Staff Reporter
January 28, 2020
An annual competition at the university provides emerging playwright opportunities to see their work produced on stage. The 2020 Inkslinger Playwriting Competition challenges any playwright to submit their original scripts. Hosted by the university’s theatre program, the coordinators will be acceptin...
Forum following play performance explored civil rights in the modern era
Jacob Summerville, Editor-in-Chief
January 28, 2020
In remembrance of a civil rights activist, a discussion that ensued in Hammond brought light to modern issues. Following the play “Walk On: The Story of Rosa Parks,” produced by Mad River Theatre Works on Jan 25, the Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts hosted a panel discussion centered aroun...
Joyce Washington: Getting to know a campus janitor and lover of people
Elana Guillory, Staff Reporter
January 25, 2020
After working at the university for four years, a spotlight is shined on a campus custodian who opened up about her personal life. Joyce Washington, 58, is a janitor at the university. Washington shared the passion she finds in her work daily. “I like this, doing stuff like this,” stated Washington. “...
Serving up a family delicacy at Eddie’s Frozen Custard
Andrew Jordan, Staff Reporter
January 24, 2020
Sitting on W. Thomas Street, across from Superking Seafood, lies Eddie’s Frozen Custard. Eddie McGhee, owner and general manager of Eddie’s Frozen Custard, explained what brought him to the decision to open up a custard eatery after his service in the military. “I saved up a little money from my...
Miss SLU 2020
Brynn Lundy, Staff Reporter
January 21, 2020
The university named Janine Hatcher Miss Southeastern Louisiana University 2020 on Nov. 22 to represent all things green and gold. Originally from the city of Plainfield, New Jersey, Hatcher grew up as the second oldest of five siblings. Her parents moved to Chesapeake, Virginia when she was around ...
Darious Robertson speaks about his time as Roomie the Lion
Dylan Meche, Staff Reporter
January 21, 2020
After four and a half years of representing the university as Roomie the Lion, the former mascot is preparing to pass the torch. Darious Robertson graduated in the fall of 2019 with a bachelor’s degree in communication. He revealed that he was Roomie to his fellow graduates and the rest of the universit...
