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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

Students discuss racial issues on campus. The Race Blame Game was held Oct. 22 and was sponsored by MISA.

Students and Faculty gather for “Courageous Conversations”

Samantha Gambino, Staff Reporter October 29, 2019

On Oct. 22 the Multicultural and International Student Affairs and the Department of Communication and Media Studies held a Courageous Conversations ‘Race Blame Game’. The forum was held to promote...

Members of standOUT hosted an informational tabling event to inform students and faculty about LGBTQ History Month, which is celebrated all through the month of October.

Celebrating LGBTQ history with standOUT

Maggie Tregre, Staff Reporter October 29, 2019

October is National LGBTQ History Month.  The university’s organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer questioning students and allies, standOUT, hosted an informational tabling...

Reginald Eloie performs a mime to a song for his Culture Shock auditions. The talent show is open for all students to showcase their talents.

Project P.U.L.L. organizes Culture Shock talent show auditions

Samantha Gambino, Staff Reporter October 27, 2019

On Wednesday, Oct. 16, students auditioned for the “Culture Shock” talent show organized by Project P.U.L.L., an organization on campus that tries to help freshmen of color through mentoring. The...

Students play with paint at Lee field during Paint Party organized by the Residents Hall Association.

Students have fun playing with paint

Samantha Gambino, Staff Reporter October 25, 2019

An event initially scheduled to be organized at the beginning of the semester was held this past week after being pushed back due to weather issues. The Paint Party was organized on Oct. 23 by the Residence...

Juanesha Davis, a junior social work major.

Davis serves as SGA senate pro tempore for 2019-2020

Hailey Bullock, Staff Reporter October 24, 2019

Student Government Association has recently elected a new student leader for the position of senate pro tempore. Juanesha Davis, a junior social work major, was  elected by the SGA senators to take...

Members of Alpha Sigma Tau sell tickets for Waffle Night. The sorority raises fund for their philanthropy  Womens Wellness Initiative annually by organizing the event.

Buy waffles to help raise awareness on Women’s Wellness Initiative

Maggie Tregre, Staff Reporter October 23, 2019

Students in the university will be selling waffle to raise awareness regarding the issue of Women’s Wellness Initiative. The Phi Chapter of Alpha Sigma Tau is hosting their annual “Waffle Night”...

Dashain: celebration of victory of good over evil

Dashain: celebration of victory of good over evil

October 23, 2019

Nepalese Students at Southeastern organized Dashain celebration on Saturday Oct. 19 at the War Memorial Student Union Ballroom. Dashain is a festival celebrated in Nepalese culture and celebrates the victory...

Incoming and returning honors students were invited to the Honors Welcome on Aug. 20, hosted by the Honors and International Initiatives Office.

Leaders inspire students with different approaches

Prakriti Adhikari, Staff Reporter October 23, 2019

While some students direct their full attention on studies and attending class, some students juggle balancing academics and extra involvement on campus through organizations. Presidents of student...

Alexis Novel, vice-president for ELITE Women and Kayla Monlyn, president for ELITE Women sell pink cake pops and lemonade to raise fund and spread awareness about breast cancer.

ELITE Women show support for breast cancer awareness

October 22, 2019

The ELITE Women hosted a tabling event on Monday, Oct. 21 to show support and spread awareness for breast cancer. The organization raised funds for their platform by selling pink lemonade for $2 and...

LeShe’ Flood and Mia Franklin, freshman nursing majors, participated in the Pre-Nursing Society’s “Vision Board Party,” which was the club’s first event outside of their meetings. The club provides a means for students who wish to pursue a career in nursing to have a source of motivation and support.

Pre-nursing society is now a university organization

Maggie Tregre, Staff Reporter October 22, 2019

The Pre-Nursing Society was recognized as an official student organization during the fall 2019 semester. The organization was founded by Jaydalyn Epps, a junior nursing major, who now serves as the...

Understanding automobile insurance

Understanding automobile insurance

Prakriti Adhikari, Staff Reporter October 17, 2019

Among other responsibilities like paying bills and buying one’s groceries, shopping for automobile insurance can transition a teenager into adulthood. With a number of insurance companies to choose...

Leah Cross, chief justice of the Student Government Association, L’Oreal Williams, vice president of SGA, and Karley Bordelon, 2019-20 president of SGA.

SGA serves campus through three branches

Gabrielle Wood, Staff Reporter October 17, 2019

The university has a student body whose sole purpose is to maintain relations between the university and its students. The Student Government Association achieves this goal through events, programs...

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