A call to legalize marijuana for its benefits and everything we do not know
Jacob Summerville, Staff Reporter
March 12, 2019
In Louisiana, medical marijuana is legal, but I think we need to take the last step forward and legalize it for recreational purposes. Weed has been portrayed in media as this super-secretive drug, but in reality, weed consists of parts of a plant crushed up and inhaled. When used properly, marijuana...
Turning to The Office for a good laugh
Gerard Borne, Staff Reporter
March 12, 2019
The television shows "Bear in the Big Blue House" and "SpongeBob Squarepants" always stuck with me as I matured, but no television show has ever intrigued me like "The Office." A mockumentary sitcom that films the everyday lives of employees in a small market paper company named Dunder Mifflin, "The...
Culture clash within the family
Johnathan Zeringue, Staff Reporter
February 27, 2019
With the values and beliefs of society becoming more diverse each and every day, this leads to an inevitable situation in one’s own home: dealing with intolerant family members. The racist grandmother, the homophobic father, the sexist uncle. Many individuals face their own sort of prejudices, whether...
Being authentic to give cool vibes
Prakriti Adhikari, Staff Reporter
February 27, 2019
Leather coat wearing, motorcycle-riding, tall, dark and handsome bearded guy. Ladies, is that your definition for a cool dude? Or, is it a clean-shaved man in his best suit, nice tie and shining shoes? What about an artist extremely passionate about what he does, carefree of what the world says about...
A voice heard the correct way
Madeline Cancienne, Staff Reporter
February 19, 2019
I am not a confrontational person by any means. However, I will stand up for what I believe in without a blink of an eye 100 percent of the time. The world we live in is filled with people who are more passionate than ever before. There are movements across the country striving to make a difference in the wo...
Peace, civility and amnesia
Zachary Araki, Assistant Editor
February 19, 2019
Everyone loves a rebel, so long as it is convenient that is. As we celebrate Black History Month and remember Martin Luther King Jr. and civil disobedience, it appears many people forget how the movement brought us here. We may know the outcome, from middle school social studies and, well, the fact t...
The Harlem Renaissance and how jazz became the highlight of the era
Jacob Summerville, Staff Reporter
February 19, 2019
A combination of new souls and a new city created one of the most recognizable and celebratory genres of music - jazz. The Harlem Renaissance was defined by the light at the end of the tunnel that black Americans saw during the early 20th century. Jim Crow laws forced former slaves from the rural So...
Celebrating singleness
Diamond Hollins, Staff Reporter
February 12, 2019
With Valentine’s Day creeping right around the corner like a sugary reminder of my loneliness, it seems there’s no better time to cry myself to sleep because I’ll be spending it alone for the 19th year of my life in a row. Or, I can celebrate the facts I don’t have to worry about: Being strangle...
Dates for the indecisive and frugal
Jacob Summerville, Staff Reporter
February 12, 2019
Yes, lover season is here, and couples everywhere are scrambling to make reservations at a steakhouse, buy the largest box of chocolates, and remember that they are behind on rent. For most college students, an extravagant night out is not possible. The first hurdle is finances. Personally, I hate m...
Editorial: Why a new look for the newspaper
Annie Goodman, Editor-in-Chief
February 5, 2019
You may have noticed some differences in the recent issues of The Lion’s Roar. The first major change was to our back-to-school issue. While we have been doing a magazine format special edition since 2013, this was our first time having it printed on actual magazine paper. Next, we unveiled a new masthe...
Music is the key to Neverland
Diamond Hollins, Staff Reporter
February 5, 2019
Midnight. The soft glimmer of the moon as I sat in the backseat of my mom’s dusty 2007 Dodge Durango. The windows were rolled down low letting the warm fall breeze whip my hair this way and that as we sped down the highway, and Lana Del Rey’s melodic voice was gliding smoothly through the speakers ...
Government cries, “Wolf!”
Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter
February 5, 2019
The longest government shutdown in American history has finally been resolved, at least until Feb. 15. The short answer of the matter is that I’m too used to hearing news like this to care much. But, the long answer, if you really want to know, is a little more complicated. To start with, I feel as though the politici...
