Auditions to become the next Roomie the Lion underway
Samantha Gambino, Staff Reporter
December 3, 2019
As the current Roomie is about to graduate, the university cheer team is looking to recruit a student who wants to represent Roomie the Lion. Catherine Lawrence, head cheerleading coach and spirit director, informed that the new mascot will be trained and assured that there will be little to no...
Students wear their symbols of pride
Shaelyn Martinez, Staff Reporter
May 9, 2019
Students received their rings to show pride and commemorate their time at the university. The "Ring Ceremony" was held on May 8 at 6 p.m. Family, friends, faculty and staff gathered to celebrate the seniors' achievements. The celebration began with Roomie, Chelsey Blank, Miss Southeastern Louisiana...
The life of Roomie the Lion
Jacob Summerville, Staff Reporter
December 4, 2018
The university’s mascot prowls the grounds of home games and campus social events. Roomie the Lion has been the name of the university mascot since 1964 and is named after former biology professor, alumnus and student-athlete Hollis “Roomie” Wilson. Although it has been decades since the university...
Creation of a weather balloon
Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter
November 26, 2018
Professor of Physics Dr. Gerard Blanchard works with a team of four students to construct and design a fully functional weather balloon due to launch from Palestine, Texas in May of 2019. Project ROOMIE 1, or Remote Observations Of Many Interesting Events, was funded for the first time by the Louisiana...
