Tulane guest lecturer booked in March for rape of student will not be prosecuted

Lily Milwit, Senior Staff Reporter

A spokesperson for New Orleans District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro's office confirmed today that a Tulane guest lecturer accused of raping a Tulane graduate student earlier this year will not be prosecuted on the charges.Brazilian academic Rafael Schincariol spoke at an event titled "Mobilizations of Youth, Artists and Collectives in Brazil" on Feb. 10, 2017, in Joseph Merrick Jones Hall. He had worked...

September 22, 2017

Boil Water advisory lifted after more than 27 hours

Lily Milwit, Senior Staff Reporter

After more than 27 hours under a Boil Water advisory that affected all of the east bank of New Orleans, city officials lifted the advisory. Students and community members received a "TU Alert" text message notification and subsequent email around 11:10 a.m. Thursday (Sept. 21) informing Tulane affiliates that the Boil Water advisory was no longer in effect.Loyola University of New Orleans students...

September 21, 2017

Pepperoni’s Pizza offers variety of affordable, convenient options

Jake Brennan, Business Manager

The following article was paid for by Pepperoni's Pizza and written by a member of The Hullabaloo's business staff. The Hullabaloo is a student-run newspaper and relies on revenue from advertisements, sponsored content and donors to meet printing costs and other expenses.When it comes to Pepperoni’s Café, the saying "don’t judge a book by its cover" has never been more fitting.While pizza is...

September 22, 2017

Celebrate National Pepperoni Pizza Day with Arcade’s top pizza joints

Daisy Rymer, Staff Reporter

For all those pepperoni pizza lovers out there, Sept. 20 is the best day of the year. It's National Pepperoni Pizza Day. Here are Arcade's favorite pizza places to celebrate the holiday. Louisiana Pizza Kitchen Just a short, 20-minute walk from Newcomb Hall, Louisiana Pizza Kitchen Uptown is the perfect Italian restaurant for a casual night. The cozy Italian vibe will remind you of your favorite pi...

September 21, 2017

Flint water crisis rooted in environmental racism

Clean drinking water is a simple necessity about which residents of urban areas in the U.S. do not typically have to worry. For residents of Flint, Michigan, however, clean water can be difficult to access.Flint is a majority-minority community, which means there are more people who identify as non-white than white living in that area. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 56.6 percent of Flint is African-American. The city is also a low-income area, wi...

September 24, 2017

Hashim Walters, mayor for the millennials

During his sophomore year at Birmingham Southern College, Hashim Walters decided to run for mayor of New Orleans. Two years later, the 22-year-old is the youngest candidate in the 2018 mayoral race and is calling on his fellow millennials to bring about change in the city he calls home. Walters grew up in New Orleans and witnessed some of the issues facing the city firsthand. He served as Student Gov...

September 14, 2017

Schools must must hold students accountable for hateful online speech

Robin Boch, Senior Staff Writer

When students are criticized and bullied because of their identities, it should not matter what platform was used to make these comments. Universities must adapt to the growing social media culture and treat anything said online the same as if it were said in person. Whether said to another person's face, behind their back or online, community members must be held accountable for their actions. A few...

September 21, 2017

Staff editorial: Administration must act to help undocumented students at Tulane

In a preemptive effort to prepare for the possibility of President Donald Trump eliminating Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, Tulane's Undergraduate Student Government passed a resolution on December 7, 2016, calling for the university administration to designate itself a "sanctuary campus" to protect undocumented students.A little less than a year later, DACA students find their lives and future...

September 21, 2017

Tulane tops Army with last-second drive

Shea Dobson, Sports Editor

Army marched onto Benson Field at Yulman Stadium Saturday morning in what predictably turned out to be a battle of the backs. In a ground-heavy contest, Tulane squeezed out a touchdown drive at the 11th hour to pull off the 21-17 victory in front of a crowd of 16,643.The game started in explosive fashion, with Green Wave senior running back Dontrell Hilliard taking it 75 yards to the house on the ...

September 24, 2017

Tulane to face Army following losses for both teams last week

Shea Dobson, Sports Editor

The Tulane Green Wave is set to face off against the Army Black Knights, one week after both teams were defeated on the road. Army fell 38-7 to a fired up Ohio State team coming off a loss to Oklahoma, while Tulane was knocked out 56-14 by an Oklahoma team boosted by a big win against Ohio State. Both teams will be looking for a palette cleanser at 11 a.m. Saturday at Benson Field in Yulman Stadium....

September 22, 2017