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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

Mary Lou Champagne.

Remembering a dance alumna

Jacob Summerville, Staff Reporter November 15, 2018

Some love stories continue on after death. “A Few of Her Favorite Things: A dedication to Mary Lou Champagne” will be performed on Nov. 19 at 7:30 p.m. in the Vonnie Borden Theatre in remembrance...

2018 Miss Southeastern Alyssa Kate Larose, a junior elementary education and special education major, will crown her successor on Nov. 30. Larose aimed to use her reign to further the influence of the crown.

Larose constructs her legacy

Zachary Araki, A&E Editor November 15, 2018

When 2018 Miss Southeastern Alyssa Larose accepted the crown almost a year ago, she began to carve her lion mark by furthering the influence and extent of the pageant. “I cannot believe that the 2019...

Clarence Romage

Life in the Renaissance Festival

Diamond Hollins, Staff Reporter November 13, 2018

For Clarence Romage, a senior business administration major, the “Louisiana Renaissance Festival” offers originality and a better understanding of the Renaissance. Romage enjoyed the variety of...

The “Almost, Maine” production included numerous technical aspects to put on the show.

Behind the curtains

Diamond Hollins, Staff Reporter November 12, 2018

Though the cast may be all that is seen from the audience perspective, these individuals make up a small portion of those involved in putting on a play. Technical Director Benjamin Norman is directing...

Introducing Santa, Elsa and wine

Jacob Summerville, Staff Reporter November 12, 2018

Downtown Hammond will start to take on a holly jolly Christmas flair this November. Hosted by the Downtown Development District, the 14th annual “Starry November Night” will take place on Nov. 16...

In Nepalese culture, henna tattoos are often used for religious purposes and painted on brides, but it is not necessarily religious.

Ink, skin, purpose within

Breanna Rexwinkle , Staff Reporter November 6, 2018

The value of body art can run deeper than the skin. To some people, body art may be distracting or unattractive, but others find pride in it. Henna tattoos are forms of body art common in Eastern culture,...

Instructor of  Photography Lily Brooks teaches photography to Tiranee Moody, a junior art major. Brooks started teaching at the university in 2015.

Photographic passions

Prakriti Adhikari, Staff Reporter November 6, 2018

Instructor of Photography Lily Brooks started teaching at the university in fall 2015. Brooks shared how she was exposed to photography as a child. “I was so privileged to be in close proximity...

Romance on the theatre stage

Gerard Borne, Staff Reporter November 6, 2018

The university theatre program prepares to present “Almost, Maine” by John Cariani to bring love and romance to the stage to end the fall theatre season. The play will be directed by Technical Director...

Diana Canatella, a senior family and consumer sciences major, poses wearing garbs of her most recent role as Alice Stedson, a hat maker. She enjoyed the last decade of acting in the Renaissance Festival.

The viewpoint of a hat maker

Jacob Summerville, Staff Reporter November 6, 2018

Celebrating the atmosphere of the Renaissance culture, Diana Canatella, a senior family and consumer sciences major, has been an actress at the Louisiana Renaissance Festival for the past 10 years. Canatella’s...

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. put on its first fashion show to display the clothing of Jazelle Harris, co-founder of 3's A Charm.

A student’s business on the runway

Zachary Araki, A&E Editor November 6, 2018

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. organized its first fashion show to display a member's work. The fashion show included models showing off clothing from 3's A Charm and performers on Monday, Nov. 5...

Ten years of wine tasting

Prakriti Adhikari, Staff Reporter November 5, 2018

The Friends of Sims Library organized the 10th annual "Wine with Friends" to help the Sims Memorial Library financially. The event was held at the library on Friday, Nov. 3. The event included a...

Kate Moore, author of "The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women," speaks about her account of the women that suffered from radiation poisoning as dial painters in the 20th century.

Reading and talking about the Radium Girls

Zachary Araki, A&E Editor November 4, 2018

Kate Moore visited Hammond to talk about her nationally acclaimed book "The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women" and the lives of the women depicted in it. The talk brought attendees...

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