The life of Roomie the Lion
Jacob Summerville, Staff Reporter
December 4, 2018
Filed under Archive, Showcase, Sports
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
Filed under Archive, On Campus
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...
