Predicting the future of higher education
Erica Welter, Staff Reporter
February 19, 2019
Opinions of how higher education will change by the year 2030 range from few alterations at all to the utter extinction of universities. In a Times Higher Education article titled “Future perfect: What will universities look like in 2030?” Warren Bebbington, former vice chancellor of the Univer...
10 years with Crain
Jacob Summerville, Staff Reporter
February 19, 2019
On Feb. 17, 2009, the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System appointed Dr. John Crain as the president of the university. Serving at the university for a total of 32 years, Crain started as a faculty member for the College of Business, later becoming the department head. While s...
Stand out with the first step
Zachary Araki, Assistant Editor
February 19, 2019
As universities promote themselves as unique, one of the first differences incoming students experience lies in how these institutions welcome them. According to Anthony Ranatza, director of admissions, the current orientation format dates back to the late 1980s with orientation leaders. Ranatza co...
Alumna makes strides in education
Zachary Araki, Assistant Editor
February 19, 2019
Stephanie Whetstone, a fifth grade teacher of science and mathematics at Bains Elementary School, became the first person in West Feliciana Parish to earn the $25,000 Milken Educator Award. Whetstone graduated from the university in the spring of 2007. In college, she was involved with Phi Mu frater...
Cheating in college
Jacob Summerville, Staff Reporter
February 14, 2019
From accidental plagiarism to blatant copying, professors have witnessed different forms of cheating in their classrooms. According to a study done by the International Center for Academic Integrity, 39 percent of undergraduate students admitted to cheating on tests, and 62 percent of them cheated...
Fostering romance with art
Diamond Hollins, Staff Reporter
February 12, 2019
For an aura of romance and creativity, couples can find venues like the Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts, Painting with a Twist and the Hammond Regional Arts Center, all located in downtown Hammond, as a way to express their feelings through art. Roy Blackwood, executive director of the Col...
A day in the life of Eryn Brannagan
Johnathan Zeringue, Staff Reporter
February 12, 2019
For some students, helping others and putting a smile on someone’s face prompts them to turn what they love into a career. Eryn Brannagan, a senior health education and promotion major, recently began her internship at the University Health Center in spring 2019. “I’ve always liked the age group of c...
The men’s lacrosse club grows in numbers
Breanna Rexwinkle, Staff Reporter
February 12, 2019
Since the men’s lacrosse club’s inception in 2016, team members constantly strive to make improvements and increase membership. Chris Bourque, men’s lacrosse coach, started playing the sport in 2012 for the North Shore Lacrosse Club along with David DiPiazza, lacrosse club president. “During our ...
Lights out
Jacob Summerville, Staff Reporter
February 5, 2019
On Monday, Jan. 28, the university and the surrounding Hammond area were impacted by a power outage. The power in several buildings on main campus was disrupted, and by 1:44 p.m., classes and most food services were canceled for the remainder of the day. Byron Patterson, director of the Physical Pla...
Cage makes a melody of dreams
Zachary Araki, Assistant Editor
February 5, 2019
Sara Cage, a senior music major, entered university history as the first student to receive three first place awards at the Southern Regional Conference of the National Association of Teachers of Singing. Though Cage participated in NATS competitions since her freshman year of college, she never made ...
International Sports: Kabaddi
Prakriti Adhikari, Staff Reporter
February 5, 2019
A game of attack and defense - kabaddi is an indigenous game of South Asia played between two teams of seven players each on opposite halves of a court. The game, which got its name from the Tamil word “kai pidi,” meaning “to hold hands,” is a contact sport. Kabaddi is the national game of Bangla...
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...
