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The Lion's Roar
The Official Student News Media of Southeastern Louisiana University

The Lion's Roar
All content by Maiah Woodring
The usually busy dining area of Lee’s Drive-in sits empty after the state put measures in place to slow the spread of the pandemic. The coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak has triggered a collapse in the U.S. workforce with 10 million people losing their jobs in the past two weeks and economists warn unemployment could reach levels not seen since the Depression, as the economic damage from the crisis piles up.

[Photo] Huge rise in unemployment following COVID-19 outbreak

April 7, 2020
Members of the Nepalese Student Association at Southeastern sell henna tattoos to raise money for their organization. The university has 123 organizations students an join.

Finding your place in 1-2-3

Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter
June 13, 2019
The Southeastern Channels show College Night recently won Best Video Comedy from College Broadcasters, Inc. The channel also received two second place awards and a third place award in separate categories.

Channel ranked #1

Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter
June 12, 2019
Seniors celebrate grduation at the Lion 4 Life Launch party.

Graduating seniors launched into Alumni Association

Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter
May 19, 2019
In the northeast corner of the kinesiology building, a pool is used for swim classes. Students are allowed to use the pool during their open hours when classes are not in session as well. The pool will be closed for two weeks during the summer for remodeling and resurfacing.

Remodeling a hidden treasure

Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter
May 14, 2019
Tinsley Hall is due for a remodel, which will involve replacing all of the original, single-paned windows, constructing a computer lab on the first floor, and expanding the Center for Student Excellence to the second floor.

Tinsley to become a new student-centric hub

Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter
May 13, 2019
Students were pinned by their parents at the Senior Colloquium. The event served as a send-off for the senior communication majors.

Ceremony recognizes graduating students

Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter
May 10, 2019
Living without a phone, my life hack

Living without a phone, my life hack

Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter
May 7, 2019
Attendees check out the artworks by senior art majors at the senior exhibition in the Contemporary Art Gallery.

Seniors display the culmination of their talent

Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter
May 3, 2019
Left to Right, Devonte Williams, Tanner Olsen, Berndatte Dornieden, Joshua McClain, Alexis Pratt and Kerry Moore pose for a picture after their victory in the 2019 Swamp Bowl.

Mud Ballerz take victory at Swamp Bowl

Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter
May 3, 2019
Stop fearing the nuclear alternative

Stop fearing the nuclear alternative

Maiah Woodring , Staff Reporter
April 16, 2019
Earth Day promotes being environmentally conscious. The day became officially recognized in 1970.

Student perceptions towards Earth Day

Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter
April 16, 2019
Summer Veatch, right, from Candlestick Bakery, believes that the best part of being a vendor is talking with the customers.

Farmers markets on the rise

Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter
April 16, 2019
Nadine Maher, a junior kinesiology major, left, and Sofia Olsson, a senior business administration major, right, earned the President’s List distinction despite their busy schedules as student-athletes on the Lady Lions soccer team.

Competing on and off the field

Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter
April 9, 2019
“Flood the Field,” a promotion event for the Lady Lions softball game, is an athletics marketing classic. With events like these, the first students to arrive at the game get free pizza and a T-shirt. With proper advertising and promotions, athletics aims to engage with both fans and people who are not interested in sports.

Athletics advertise to fill home game stands

Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter
April 9, 2019
Vision boards offer a variety of options for students looking to set realistic goals. The collages can be used to plan for the future or as motivation to achieve their objectives.

Goal-setting techniques of a collage

Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter
April 9, 2019
For “Take Back the Night Rally,” students marched with posters around campus and chanted to raise awareness about sexual assault. Scheduled during Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the march is part of a national campaign to engage students and educate them on the issue.

Sexual Harassment: addressing the issue

Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter
April 9, 2019
Kappa Sigmas third annual Puppy Run raised $2,274 with six out of seven present puppies adopted.

Kappa Sigma rallies the community and puppies

Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter
April 8, 2019
The Spirit of the Southland Colorguard set up a table to recruit interested students.

Color guard recruitment

Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter
April 4, 2019
Leadership retreat offers more than lectures

Leadership retreat offers more than lectures

Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter
April 2, 2019
Stereotypes, counter-stereotypes and lies

Stereotypes, counter-stereotypes and lies

Maiah Woodring , Staff Reporter
April 2, 2019
Excellence in a craft can require the artists confidence. This can extend from receiving criticism to experimentation.

More important to art than skill

Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter
April 2, 2019
Victoria Wade, a freshman biological sciences major, left, Abigail Street, a junior English major, middle, and Karin Perry, a freshman criminal justice major, right, listen to music through earphones. All three appreciate gospel music.

Judging others based on musical preferences

Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter
April 2, 2019
Members of the Southeastern Sociological Association pose with their posters designed to celebrate the history of women.

SSA celebrates women’s history

Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter
March 28, 2019
E.L.I.T.E. Women invited Dominique Gordon as the guest speaker for the third installment of the Road to Success lecture series. At the event, women learned about budgeting to help them succeed in the future.

Annual lecture prepares women for the future

Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter
March 27, 2019
Jason Hayes, head coach of tennis, left, and Katya Cornejo, a sophomore international student on the tennis team, right, take a break during practice. Hayes has been coaching tennis for 16 years and has eight Coach of the Year Awards.

Hayes reflects on 16 years in tennis

Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter
March 26, 2019
Members of Chi Tau Epsilon, the university’s dance fraternity, practice a choreographed routine. Dance can increase levels of serotonin and help reduce stress.

How dance can function to alleviate stress

Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter
March 26, 2019
Approximately 200 students from 19 different high schools around the state of Louisiana attended EvolveU leadership conference. University alumni and faculty members presented on various topics to help students master their leadership skills.

Students train to be better leaders

Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter
March 19, 2019
While student-athletes perform on the field, their time off the field involves managing their academics and athletic responsibilities such as away games and practices.

The methods to manage time as a student-athlete

Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter
March 19, 2019
Leigh Moore, a sophomore biological sciences major, likes to view the Netflix app on her laptop or Amazon Fire TV Stick daily. Even with the influx of streaming and on-demand options in television, Tim Ingram, vice president and general manager of WVUE FOX 8, believes that online streaming will not be the end of television.

Finding the differences with streaming and cable

Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter
March 19, 2019
Students gather outside Sims Memorial Library to socialize in between classes. When choosing a university, reasons such as size or locality can become an influencing factor. Students also favored the campus community that the university has to offer.

Choosing to become a part of the Lion Nation

Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter
March 19, 2019
The Vonnie Borden Speech and Theatre Festival featured high school students showing off their speaking skills.

High school students find camaraderie at speech festival

Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter
March 18, 2019
A student talks with a potential employer at the 2019 Biz-Connect event.

Network and search at a career fair

Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter
March 17, 2019
The National Alliance on Mental Illness on Campus Southeastern held a bake sale in the Student Union Breezeway to help fund the organization.

Bake sale raises money for mental health

Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter
March 14, 2019
Students play with a dog in the Student Union Park at the third annual Puppy Pawlooza. Campus Activities Board and the Tangi Humane Society collaborated to help dogs find homes and help students de-stress.

Playing with dogs to de-stress

Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter
March 14, 2019
At Grad Fair, graduating students could speak with different departments on campus to learn about different graduate programs, join the Alumni Association, buy graduation invitations and more. The fair served as a one-stop shop to help to-be graduates prepare to finish a step in their academic journey.

Excitement at ‘Grad Fair’

Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter
March 14, 2019
Overcoming challenges to live an independent life

Overcoming challenges to live an independent life

Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter
March 12, 2019
Members of Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority promote their bake sale with posters. 100 percent of the funds raised supported the sororitys philanthropy.

Sorority bake sale raises money for premature babies

Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter
March 2, 2019
Students stopped by the Nepalese Student Associations table to get henna tattoos. The event raised money for the annual Holi celebration.

Raising money for the Festival of Colors

Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter
February 27, 2019
Bullet journaling is a method that students are using to keep themselves organized. Both Connor Cantrelle, a freshman art major, left, and Gabriella Villavicencio, a junior art major, right, take creative liberty in customizing their journals, which they use to remember due dates, write down muses, or track finances, sleep and exercise.

Plan with creativity and flexibility

Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter
February 26, 2019
Tracy K. Smith, United States Poet Laureate, signs her book Life on Mars when visiting the campus as part of the common read program. Like Smith, authors can find ways to publish their own stories.

Three different ways to publish a book

Maiah Woodring , Staff Reporter
February 20, 2019
Students study in the Sims Memorial Library. To help meet students needs, the Center for Student Excellence will provide drop-in tutoring sessions on Mondays from 6-9 p.m. at the library.

Tutoring hours expand to fit students’ schedules

Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter
February 19, 2019

A twist on a classic comes to the Columbia Theatre

Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter
February 19, 2019
Since the Southeastern Rugby Club’s reestablishment last year, the club has been recruiting players of all backgrounds. Many of the athletes, however, join with no prior experience.

Southeastern Rugby Club makes a comeback

Maiah Woodring , Staff Reporter
February 19, 2019
The Community Music School is dedicated to recognizing the talents of young artists. Brennan and Alana Saenz exemplified that by winning the Sinfonia Division of the Greater New Orleans Youth Orchestras.

Months of practice pay off for siblings

Maiah Woodring , Staff Reporter
February 12, 2019

Cowboys defensive coordinator Lance Guidry becomes a Lion

Maiah Woodring , Staff Reporter
February 12, 2019

Leadership gets rewarded

Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter
February 6, 2019

Vendors accepting Lion’s Lagniappe grow

Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter
February 6, 2019

Health center promotes a fitness program

Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter
February 6, 2019
At “Band Day” last semester, the Lionettes and Spirit of the Southland Marching Band and Colorguard taught a halftime routine to high school students for the first football game of the season. The Lionettes performed “House of the Rising Sun” as part of the pregame for every home football game.

Surrounded by the love of dance

Maiah Woodring , Staff Reporter
February 5, 2019
Government cries, “Wolf!”

Government cries, “Wolf!”

Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter
February 5, 2019

Campus Activities Board recruits volunteers

Maiah Woodring , Staff Reporter
January 30, 2019
The university has recently decided to further their green efforts. A committee, originally formed as an anti-litter initiative, is now looking to expand their plans by installing 220 geothermal wells. 90 of these wells are located on the north side of Ascension Hall, and the remaining 130 are to be installed where Zachary Taylor Hall once stood.

University digging into sustainability

Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter
January 29, 2019
The annual “First Pitch Banquet,” a fundraiser for the baseball team, will find a new location this year at the Le Fleur De Lis Reception Hall in Ponchatoula. This year, the athletic department expects an increase in both attendees and funding.

Fundraiser expects to raise over $15,000

Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter
January 29, 2019

Women’s basketball starts the semester with chicken and tailgating

Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter
January 24, 2019
Macey Crovetto aims to develop the universitys student-leader community and build more crossover between Greek and non-Greek organizations in her position as the Greek life and student organizations coordinator.

She came with a vision

Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter
January 22, 2019
The Hammond Ballet Company put on its annual The Nutcracker production in the Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts.

Hammond Ballet Company puts together a family experience for the holidays

Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter
December 10, 2018

‘Sip Smarter’ initiative created to reduce plastic straw waste

Maiah Woodring , Staff Reporter
December 4, 2018
The Hammond Ballet Company invited professional dancers to perform with them during last year’s production of “The Nutcracker” at the Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts.

The Hammond ballet magic on and off stage

Maiah Woodring , Staff Reporter
December 4, 2018

A holiday parade brings the community together

Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter
December 4, 2018
Holiday of Lights brought holiday cheer to the First Baptist Church.

Christmas carols ring out the semester

Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter
November 30, 2018
The Southeastern Ceramics Club held a Christmas sale outside the War Memorial Student Union on Nov. 26-27 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Club sells ceramics for the holiday season

Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter
November 27, 2018
Damodar Dahal, a senior majoring in mathematics, physics and computer science, and Professor of Physics Dr. Gerard Blanchard work on Project ROOMIE 1.

Creation of a weather balloon

Maiah Woodring , Staff Reporter
November 26, 2018
Maia Close, a senior history major, dresses as the fictional character Katherine Furrier for the “Louisiana Renaissance Festival.”

The greatest furrier in the Village of Albright

Maiah Woodring , Staff Reporter
November 20, 2018
The Pottle Music Building is named after Ralph R. Pottle Sr. who first developed the university’s music program. The university was then still known as Southeastern Louisiana College.

Ralph R. Pottle and his building

Maiah Woodring , Staff Reporter
November 20, 2018
Alainna Haddad, a junior finance major, studies at the College of Business. The Department of Accounting and Finance offer opportunities for students to prepare for in-demand careers in diverse areas.

Accounting: math for the real world

Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter
November 15, 2018
Student participate in the “Community Gardening Day” to clean up the garden with Reconnect, a sociology student organization.

Studying interaction

Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter
October 31, 2018
Students in the Dance Performance Project practice for their upcoming show “One Road: A Journey of Joy, Love, Hope, ad Faith.” Director of Dance Keith “Skip” Costa heads the dance group.

Presenting the student choreographers of DPP’s concert

Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter
October 1, 2018

When, where, what? Programs by the UPD

Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter
September 26, 2018
Higher power makes more sense

Higher power makes more sense

Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter
September 20, 2018
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