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The Official Student News Media of Southeastern Louisiana University

The Lion's Roar

The Official Student News Media of Southeastern Louisiana University

The Lion's Roar

The Official Student News Media of Southeastern Louisiana University

The Lion's Roar

2021 Summer Staff

Rachael Folse
Staff Reporter

Rachel Folse

Rachel is a Strategic Communications Major from Baton Rouge, LA. After starting the Lion's Roar in April 2021, she has aimed for success in her social media and writing classes and hopes to land a job within those fields. Outside of work, she likes to...

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...

Brooke Bell
Staff Reporter

Brooke Bell

Brooke Bell is a communication major from Hammond. She is currently a staff reporter for the Lion’s Roar. Outside of writing, she enjoys learning more about art, baking and cake decorating. In the future, she hopes to be a journalist.

Chloe Williams
Editor-in-Chief

Chloe Williams

Chloe Williams is an English major with a concentration in creative writing and minors in communication and theater. She hopes to become a newspaper reporter who will be able to write and travel for the news and spread the voice of the people. You ...

Ashlyn Harris
Office Assistant

Ashlyn Harris

Ashlyn began working with Student Publications in the fall of 2018. An early childhood education major, she is also an active member of Theta Phi Alpha sorority. In her spare time, she expands her business as an independent Scentsy consultant and enjoys...

Hannah Juneau
Staff Reporter

Hannah Juneau

Hannah "AJ" Juneau began working for The Lion's Roar in October 2020. She majors in communication with a concentration in strategic communication, and she hopes to become a social media strategist at Instagram in San Francisco, Calif. You can find AJ...

Nicholas Herring
Editor, Le Souvenir Yearbook

Nicholas Herring

Nicholas Herring is an English major from Folsom, La. He has been a staff reporter for Le Souvenir since February 2020 and hopes to work in media writing after graduation. When he's not working, he serves as a member of the Baptist Collegiate Ministry...

Brynn Lundy Arriago
Graduate Assistant

Brynn Lundy Arriago

Brynn Lundy Arriago began working for The Lion's Roar in the fall of 2019, her first semester at Southeastern, and now serves as Graduate Assistant. From Lutcher, she graduated with a degree in communication in May of 2022 and is pursuing a graduate degree...

Gerard Borne
Editor-in-Chief, The Lion's Roar Newspaper

Gerard Borne

Gerard Borne is a communication major from Norco. Borne began working at The Lion's Roar in the fall of 2018. He plans to become a sports agent upon graduation.

Elana Guillory
Yearbook Editor

Elana Guillory

Elana Guillory is an art major and lives in Ponchatoula. She worked as a reporter for The Lion's Roar from the fall of 2019 until April 2021, and now she is the Le Souvenir Yearbook Editor. Elana has a passion for everything art: from theatre and music...

Symiah Dorsey
Staff Reporter

Symiah Dorsey

Symiah Dorsey is a communication major from Laplace and serves as Editor-in-Chief. Raised in Europe, Symiah is an avid lover of languages, traveling and cultural studies. After beginning to work for The Lion’s Roar in fall 2019, Symiah has aimed to ...

Maggie Tregre
Co-Editor, Le Souvenir Yearbook

Maggie Tregre

Maggie Tregre is an English education major from Baton Rouge, LA. She worked as a staff reporter and editor-in-training for The Lion's Roar from September 2019 until December 2020, when she joined the Le Souvenir staff as a co-editor. She enjoys reading,...

Dylan Meche
Opinions Editor

Dylan Meche

Dylan Meche is a Political Science major from Baton Rouge and serves as Opinions Editor. He has been a reporter for The Lion's Roar since August of 2019. Outside of the office, he is involved with the Catholic Student Association and spends his free time...

Mrs. Gemma Carter
Administrative Assistant, Student Publications

Mrs. Gemma Carter

Mrs. Gemma joined the department in the fall of 2017. A philosopher at heart, she is the central hub that binds the department together. Her calm demeanor brings order to the chaos of the busy office. In her spare time, she bakes tasty bread and spends...

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,...

Dr. Lee E. Lind, director, Student Publications
Director, Student Publications

Dr. Lee E. Lind

Dr. Lee E. Lind joined the staff of Southeastern in 2004 and has served as the director of Student Publications since 2007. He leads the department in providing students a learning lab environment in which to expand their journalism, photography, design...

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