Tulane relaxes residence hall guest policy
Gabby Abrams, News Editor
October 21, 2020
In an email to Tulane students living on campus Oct. 20, Housing and Residence Life (HRL) detailed a new policy for residence hall guests. On-campus students are now each allowed to have one guest who resides in any dorm. Prior to this policy change, students from different dorms were not allowed to be in...
New Orleans eases COVID-19 restrictions, Tulane remains cautious
Amy Nankin, News Editor
October 15, 2020
New Orleans entered Phase Three of its comprehensive COVID-19 plan established by Mayor LaToya Cantrell Oct. 3. Phase Three has three parts: Phase 3.1 began Oct. 3, Phase 3.2 is expected to begin Oct. 16 and Phase 3.3 is expected by Oct. 31. With easing restrictions outside of Tulane University’s campus...
CPS offers remote, distanced service learning
Olivia Clayton, Contributing Writer
September 22, 2020
Due to COVID-19 and social distancing restrictions, service learning classes have taken on a new look this semester. Normally off-campus and within the community, many classes must now do their work from afar. In the past, service learning classes have been an integral part of Tulane’s “learning by doing” app...
Contact tracing through a pandemic
Jessie Lehman, Contributing Writer
September 10, 2020
As Tulane University enters its fourth week of classes, more and more students are transitioning in and out of quarantine. Tulane’s contact tracing team identifies close contacts of those who test positive for COVID-19. According to Alicia Czachowski, a member of the contact tracing team, Tulane...
Tulane ramps up COVID-19 testing as positivity rate rises
Gabby Abrams, News Editor
September 3, 2020
Tulane Campus Health reports a COVID-19 positivity rate of 2.9 percent following the first week of the Fall 2020 semester. 2,470 students, faculty, and staff were tested and with 73 positive cases identified. These results are detailed in the Aug. 28th COVID-19 update email to the Tulane community. Tul...
Tulane faculty not comfortable with reopening, left feeling “devalued, overlooked”
Domenic Mesa, Contributing Writer
August 18, 2020
The Tulane Hullabaloo is a nonprofit newsroom that receives no funding from Tulane University. Consider subscribing today to support our mission. With the August 19 start date fast approaching, many faculty members have expressed their concerns over the reopening plan presented by the Tulane ad...
Tulane community responds to reopening plan: “It’s going to be a sh-t show”
Haley Soares and Harrison Thorn
August 7, 2020
The Tulane Hullabaloo is a nonprofit and self-funded newsroom. Consider subscribing today to support our mission. On August 19, Tulane University will resume predominantly in-person classroom instruction and the city will be inundated with thousands of students. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, ma...
Student Affairs releases regulations for meetings, events
Harrison Thorn, Senior staff writer
July 24, 2020
The Tulane Hullabaloo is a nonprofit newsroom that receives no funding from Tulane University. Consider subscribing today to support our mission. Liz Schafer, director of fraternity and sorority programs, and Greg Feiling, associate director for programming at the Lavin-Bernick Center for Univer...
July 13 News Update
Gabby Abrams, News Editor
July 13, 2020
Due to the frequency of updates related to the COVID-19 pandemic and Tulane's reopening plans, The Hullabaloo is creating a separate page on our website for these updates. Tulane files amicus brief in support of Harvard, MIT lawsuit against ICE JULY 14 UPDATE: The Trump administration rescinde...
Fitts reassures international students of future at Tulane
Gabby Abrams, News Editor
July 9, 2020
The Tulane Hullabaloo is a nonprofit newsroom that receives no funding from Tulane University. Consider subscribing today to support our mission. Uncertainty, anxiety and stress are common threads underscoring the experiences of over 1 million international college students, including Tulane University...
Tulane to begin fall semester Aug. 19th, eliminating fall break and increasing social distancing practices
Gabby Abrams, News Editor
May 30, 2020
Tulane University students will be welcomed back to campus on Wednesday, Aug. 19, five days earlier than originally scheduled, and the semester will continue in person until Tuesday, Nov. 24, President Mike Fitts announced in today's letter to the Tulane community. This announcement follows Fitts'...
Tulane holds virtual ceremony to honor Class of 2020
Amy Nankin, News Editor
May 17, 2020
Saturday afternoon, Tulane University held an online ceremony to honor the graduating Class of 2020, titled "TUgether: Connecting the Class of 2020." The ceremony began with a slideshow of pictures members of the class of 2020 submitted that showcase fond memories of their time at Tulane and a musi...
