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Student News Media of Southeastern Louisiana University

The Lion's Roar

Student News Media of Southeastern Louisiana University

The Lion's Roar

Student News Media of Southeastern Louisiana University

The Lion's Roar

2025 Summer Staff

Adeline Ventura
Staff Reporter

Adeline Ventura

Adeline Ventura is a creative writing major from Madisonville. Adee joined The Lion’s Roar as a staff reporter in Spring 2025. They will graduate in 2027. Also a music producer, Adee has always enjoyed the creative process and hopes to become a recognized...

Christian Bankovic
Staff Reporter

Christian Bankovic

Christian Bankovic is a sophomore Computer Science major from Hammond, hired by The Lion’s Roar in the Fall semester of 2024. Graduating in the Spring of 2027, he wants to go on to pursue a PhD so he can research artificial intelligence and quantum comput...

Sabrina Benoit
Staff Reporter

Sabrina Benoit

Sabrina Benoit is a sophomore early childhood education major from Marrero. She joined The Lion’s Roar staff in the Fall 2023 semester and has plans to graduate in the spring of 2027. After graduating, she plans on pursuing a career working with younger k...

Romeo Agdamag
Staff Photographer

Romeo Agdamag

Romeo Agdamag is a freshman marketing major with a minor in photography. He began working as a staff reporter for The Lion’s Roar in the Fall of 2024 with plans to graduate in the Spring of 2028. While working for The Lion’s Roar, he also runs a p...

Roselyn Rivas
Social Media Content Manager

Roselyn Rivas

Roselyn Rivas is a strategic communication major from Gonzales. She recently joined The Lion’s Roar in Fall 2024 and is excited to be on the team. She also holds the role of social media strategist for the Association of Latin American Students, which...

Ian Stewart
Opinions Editor

Ian Stewart

Ian Stewart is a creative writing major from Baton Rouge. He joined The Lion’s Roar in the Fall of 2021 and will graduate in the Fall of 2025. He enjoys watching movies, listening to music, reading and writing. After graduating, Ian plans on workin...

Eva Saladino
A&E Editor

Eva Saladino

Eva Saladino is an English major from Covington who has been with The Lion’s Roar since March of 2023. She began as a staff reporter and now stands as the Arts and Entertainment editor and plans to graduate in the Fall of 2025. Eva intends to let her...

Chase Gispert
Sports Editor

Chase Gispert

Chase Gispert is a communication major with a concentration in sports communication. He joined The Lion’s Roar in March of 2021 and now serves as sports editor. Chase is a native of Madisonville. He has a strong passion for sports and is excited about...

Sean Hoffman
Assistant Sports Editor

Sean Hoffman

Sean Hoffman is a junior sports communication major from Gonzales. He plans to graduate in the Fall of 2026 and plans to work in the sports media industry. His goals are to become a professional sports writer and to start his own sports talk show in the...

Kennith Woods
Editor-in-Chief

Kennith Woods

Kennith Woods is a junior communication major with a concentration in television and multimedia journalism and a creative writing minor. A resident of Prairieville, Kennith is The Lion’s Roar’s editor-in-chief. He wants to use journalism to facilitate...

Haley Dupre
Graduate Assistant

Haley Dupre’

Haley Dupre' began working for The Lion's Roar in the Fall 2021. Since then, she has worked as a staff reporter and photography editor and now serves as our Graduate Assistant. A native of Donaldsonville, she graduated with a degree in communication ...

Dr. Chelsea Slack, Ph.D.
Faculty Advisor

Dr. Chelsea Slack, Ph.D.

Dr. Chelsea Slack is an assistant professor of communication and media studies and has served as the faculty adviser to The Lion's Roar since Spring 2021, primarily overseeing editorial content. She holds a Ph.D. in Rhetorics, Communication and Information...

Mrs. Lorraine Peppo
Interim Director, Student Publications

Mrs. Lorraine Peppo

Lorraine joined the professional staff of the Office of Student Publications as coordinator in 2007. She oversees the operations of Student Publications and the marketing and advertising efforts of The Lion’s Roar and Le Souvenir. In her spare time,...

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