The Official Student News Media of Southeastern Louisiana University

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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 university will be resuming classes for the Fall 2020 semester and has introduced policy requiring individuals to wear face mask/covering when on campus. For students with underlying health conditions, accommodations will be made after showing documentation from their doctors.

Class accommodations for individuals with underlying health conditions

Symiah Dorsey, Staff Reporter July 7, 2020

Although masks will be required upon resuming to face-to-face classes, the Fall 2020 semester could still be a struggle for students who are more vulnerable to the coronavirus.  People with underlying...

The Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences  is now offering a Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences. A new course,  Social Determinants of Health, was added to complete the degree program.

University gets approval for new health sciences degree

Maggie Tregre, Staff Reporter July 7, 2020

The university now offers a Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences through the Department of Kinesiology and Health Studies.  As of June 2020, nearly 100 students were enrolled in the new degree program.  Dr....

Sigma Sigma Sigma and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. pose for a picture after their Greek Family was announced during the Greek Family Reunion 2019.

Greek Life changes due to COVID-19

Gabrielle Wood, Staff Reporter July 6, 2020

In the Spring 2020 semester, sororities and fraternities were notified about the cancellation of all planned events for the remainder of the semester. With the start of Phase Three pushed back for an...

Sales professional Jeff Brown and senior marketing major Ashley Murphy participate in  the Spring 2020 Sales Competition in one of the role-play rooms that have recording technology. The Professional Sales Lab allows students and professors to review footage from the role-play rooms and give feedback.

Sales lab offers professional training opportunities

Maggie Tregre, Staff Reporter July 6, 2020

The College of Business is home to a Professional Sales Lab that will help prepare students for working in sales.  Located in Garrett Hall, the lab took two years to prepare in terms of planning and...

Keep your skin protected this summer

Keep your skin protected this summer

Alexia Fisher, Graduate Assistant, University Health Center July 2, 2020

Sun protection is important to remember now that summer is here. The weather is warm, and the sun is out. Ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun and tanning beds can be useful in obtaining a tan, but too much...

Student worker at the Office of Admissions wears mask at the front desk. Offices on campus have resumed their normal operation after following the campus safety guidelines. All individuals are required to wear masks inside campus buildings.

Offices resume on-campus operation

Trinity Brown, Staff Reporter June 30, 2020

With safety measures in place, the university has opened most offices and resumed on-campus operations. Dr. John L. Crain, university president, had met the official target date of June 22 to reopen...

The UHC remains open and encourages students to use their facilities. Currently, UHC is seeing students in the clinic or through telemedicine appointments.

University Health Center is open

Alexia Fisher, Graduate Assistant, University Health Center June 24, 2020

The University Health Center, located on Southeastern Louisiana University's campus, is available to all enrolled university students. For the enrolled students, services are free of charge because students...

The Lions Code CyberCamp is a three-day educational opportunity for young students to enhance their coding skills. This year, the camp will be completely virtual and take place on July 20-22.

Lion’s Code Cybercamp to be hosted online this summer

Austin Dewease, Staff Reporter June 23, 2020

The Department of Computer Science will host the second annual Lion’s Code CyberCamp, a coding event open to all students in grades 8-12. Taking place on July 20-22 from 9 a.m. to noon, the cyber...

StandOUT, the universitys LGBTQ+ alliance organization, celebrated Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20 during the Fall 2019 semester. The annual remembrance day honors the memory of transgender lives lost as a result of discrimination and violence.

Pride Month celebrates lives of the past, present and future

Brynn Lundy, Staff Reporter June 23, 2020

June is officially acknowledged as Pride Month, an annual tradition that commemorates the 1969 Stonewall Riots, a series of protests that took place over multiple days after police raided a gay bar in...

Sims Memorial Library is providing curbside pick-up services for students to access physical collections, technology and equipment.

Library launches “Sims 2-Geaux” curbside pickup

Dylan Meche, Staff Reporter June 19, 2020

The Sims Memorial Library is now offering a new program to continue its services despite its closure.  On June 1, the library began “Sims 2-Geaux” curbside pickup, a service that allows university...

Dr. Roldan A. Valverde, a professor of biology, poses for a picture with a sea turtle. Valverde researches sea turtles and also works as the scientific director of the Sea Turtle Conservancy operating in Gainesville, Florida.

University biologist contributes to sea turtle research

Austin Dewease, Staff Reporter June 16, 2020

A university professor has contributed to research on sea turtles published by other zoologists from around the nation. The New York Times recently published an article named “Mother Sea Turtles Might...

Dr. Ryan Green, assistant professor of kinesiology and health sciences, demonstrates the use anatomage table.  An anatomage table is an advanced virtual 3D dissection table that allows a better view of the human anatomy.

College of Nursing and Health Sciences introduces a new advancement to learning

Gabrielle Wood, Staff Reporter June 16, 2020

The College of Nursing and Health Sciences have made upgrades with a new anatomage table for students to learn more about the human body.  An anatomage table is an advanced 3D virtual dissection table...

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