The feeling of being alone is often a terrifying thought, especially when embarking on a new step in life. When I first graduated high school and began my freshman year at Mississippi State University,...

In Louisiana, medical marijuana is legal, but I think we need to take the last step forward and legalize it for recreational purposes. Weed has been portrayed in media as this super-secretive drug,...

The television shows "Bear in the Big Blue House" and "SpongeBob Squarepants" always stuck with me as I matured, but no television show has ever intrigued me like "The Office." A mockumentary sitcom...

With the values and beliefs of society becoming more diverse each and every day, this leads to an inevitable situation in one’s own home: dealing with intolerant family members. The racist grandmother,...

Leather coat wearing, motorcycle-riding, tall, dark and handsome bearded guy. Ladies, is that your definition for a cool dude? Or, is it a clean-shaved man in his best suit, nice tie and shining shoes?...

Social movements have helped shape the world we live in, and they are all started by those who see a change that needs to be made. Recently, the most prominent ones have been Black Lives Matter and...

I am not a confrontational person by any means. However, I will stand up for what I believe in without a blink of an eye 100 percent of the time. The world we live in is filled with people who are more...

Everyone loves a rebel, so long as it is convenient that is. As we celebrate Black History Month and remember Martin Luther King Jr. and civil disobedience, it appears many people forget how the movement...

A combination of new souls and a new city created one of the most recognizable and celebratory genres of music - jazz. The Harlem Renaissance was defined by the light at the end of the tunnel that black...

With Valentine’s Day creeping right around the corner like a sugary reminder of my loneliness, it seems there’s no better time to cry myself to sleep because I’ll be spending it alone for the 19th...

Yes, lover season is here, and couples everywhere are scrambling to make reservations at a steakhouse, buy the largest box of chocolates, and remember that they are behind on rent. For most college students,...

You may have noticed some differences in the recent issues of The Lion’s Roar. The first major change was to our back-to-school issue. While we have been doing a magazine format special edition since...