The Lion's Roar

Driving drives people crazy?

Jacob Summerville • April 20, 2018

Commuting students shared their experiences traveling to campus for classes and extracurricular activities. Some students discussed their difficulties with parking, time management and spending money...

Connecting Lions of all kinds on campus

Annie Goodman • April 20, 2018

The university offers a post-secondary educational program to students with intellectual disabilities. According to Director of Lions Connected Dr. Gerlinde Beckers, an associate professor in the department...

STEM careers promoted at the university

Nikisun Shrestha • April 19, 2018

Tristan Howard and his mom Cathy Howard learned the language of computer coding through a game with Lindsey Hines of the Tangipahoa Parish Library. Courtesy of Wendy Conarro The university hosted...

Alumni Association searches for board members

Prakriti Adhikari • April 17, 2018

The Alumni Association is going through a selection process for new board of director members. According to Executive Director of Alumni Relations Michelle Biggs, the board of directors is “a...

The effects of sexual assault

Brianna Hawkins • April 17, 2018

According to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center, 20 to 25 percent of women as well as 15 percent of men are victims of forced sex during their time in college. For Ashten Roy, this statistic...

Strawberry Festival

Annie Goodman • April 17, 2018

DJ Yuan of The Wiseguys sang cover songs at the 2018 “Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival” on the north stage this past Sunday. The “Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival” featured live...

The shocking confession

Annie Goodman • April 17, 2018

Communication major Bruce Javery II, an active member of Alpha Psi Omega confessed to posting threatening messages in the D Vickers Hall Lobby. Javery was outraged by the results of the recent...

Students speak up at state capitol

Zachary Araki • April 16, 2018

Chief Justice of Student Government Association Ali LeBlanc, President of SGA Seth leto and Director for the Office for Student Engagement Angela James head to the state capitol for ULS Day to advocate...