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The Lion's Roar

The Official Student News Media of Southeastern Louisiana University

The Lion's Roar

OPINION | Scandalous Grammys is back: 2025 edition

Kate Oborina, Staff Reporter February 11, 2025

Despite the major wildfire that ravaged the city, the 67th Grammy Awards were hosted in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 2. The awards ceremony included a fundraiser for the fire victims. I love the...

A Pentecostal preacher from Consuming Fire Fellowship bellows out a sermon to SLU passersby.

OPINION | Consuming Fire and the consequences of free speech

Christian Bankovic, Staff Reporter January 21, 2025

Free speech is a powerful tool. With it, we can build diverse communities brimming with unique ideas.  We can freely spread information, whether fact or opinion, true or false, and we can freely disagree...

REVIEW | The unexpected success of The Penguin

Ian Stewart, Opinions Editor January 21, 2025

HBO’s “The Penguin” premiered on Sept. 19, 2024, defying and exceeding expectations, not just for me, but for fans of the Batman mythos and casual viewers.  The mini-series is a continuation...

REVIEW | New “Nosferatu” film brings a sinister yet sultry adaptation

REVIEW | New “Nosferatu” film brings a sinister yet sultry adaptation

Eva Saladino, A&E Editor January 21, 2025

Romantic horror is not for everyone. Some, including myself, find the polarizing sub-genre of films to be the perfect recipe for an absorbing plot. One of the box office hits to fit into the romantic horror...

REVIEW |  Tyler, The Creator sets rap benchmark with “Chromakopia”

REVIEW | Tyler, The Creator sets rap benchmark with “Chromakopia”

Kennith Woods, Editor-in-Chief December 10, 2024

Tyler, The Creator has undergone a musical and personal renaissance over the last several years.  The California-based rapper and producer, once known for his brash, controversial spate of albums from...

OPINION | Victoria’s Secret Angels return with better, more diverse show

OPINION | Victoria’s Secret Angels return with better, more diverse show

Kate Oborina, Staff Reporter December 3, 2024

The scandalous lingerie brand, Victoria’s Secret, has returned to its famous angels fashion shows after a five-year break. The brand’s first fashion show since Oct. 15, 2019 demonstrated changes to...

OPINION | Sentiments in the wake of Trump's 2024 victory

OPINION | Sentiments in the wake of Trump’s 2024 victory

Lindsay Miller, Jacob White, and Christian Bankovic December 3, 2024

Former President Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 presidential election sparked a spectrum of perspectives among the public. This dispatch features contributions from three reporters at The Lion’s...

Sean Baker and the cast of his 2024 film "Anora" appear at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival. From left: Yuriy Borisov, Sean Baker, Mikey Madison, Karren Karagulian and Vache Tovmasyan.

REVIEW | Excellent “Anora” delivers aching theatre experience

Kennith Woods, Editor-in-Chief November 19, 2024

My days of casual film viewing are over. Now, I’m Southeastern’s newest, loathsome cinephile snob.   I’ve undergone the standard initiation: buying a MUBI subscription and watching low-budget...

REVIEW | Down the Witches’ Road: “Agatha All Along” is a magical twist to the Marvel universe

REVIEW | Down the Witches’ Road: “Agatha All Along” is a magical twist to the Marvel universe

Jacob White, Copy Editor November 12, 2024

“Agatha All Along” picks up where Marvel’s previous miniseries, “Wandavision,” left off, with Agatha Harkness recovering from Wanda’s hex. The new miniseries follows Agatha and her coven as...

OPINION | Child stars, victims of their success

Eva Saladino, A&E Editor November 5, 2024

On Thursday, Oct. 16, singer-songwriter Liam Payne died after falling from the third-floor balcony of his CasaSur Palermo hotel room in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was under the influence of drugs and...

REVIEW | Remi Wolf brings big ideas to her sophomore album

REVIEW | Remi Wolf brings big ideas to her sophomore album

Jacob White, Copy Editor October 20, 2024

Remi Wolf combines soul, pop and indie genres to create a unique style that, in my view, is incomparable to any other living musical artist today. Her new album, “Big Ideas,” encapsulates how well...

REVIEW | A joke without a punchline: The failure of Folie à Deux

REVIEW | A joke without a punchline: The failure of Folie à Deux

Romeo Agdamag, Staff Photographer October 19, 2024

On October 4, “Joker: Folie à Deux” premiered in movie theaters across the country, serving as the sequel to “Joker” (2019). It picks up where the first movie left off, with Arthur Fleck, played...

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