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“All of that is destroyed now”: Tulane feels impact of DACA repeal

Emily Fornof, Nile Pierre, Adrienne Underwood, and Fiona Grathwohl • September 21, 2017

When President Trump announced the repeal of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, Tulane undergraduate and DACA beneficiary Jane* said she had little time to feel or panic. Survival was the only thing...

Hashim Walters, mayor for the millennials

Nile Pierre, Intersections Editor • September 14, 2017

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...

Painting for the People: Grupo Opni blends Brazilian culture with graffiti art

Emily Fornof, Intersections Editor • September 13, 2017

The Hullabaloo's interview with Toddy was translated from Portuguese to English by Annie Gibson. The quotations attributed to Toddy in this article are Gibson's translations. Toddy and Val are the...

Cantrell: “New Orleans… a city of two truths”

Nile Pierre, Intersections Editor • August 31, 2017

Mayoral candidate and current New Orleans City Council member LaToya Cantrell held a Q&A for the Tulane and Loyola communities Wednesday about her political and personal history and hopes for the...

Tulane reflects on racial past in light of Charlottesville events

Nile Pierre, Emily Fornof, Jessica Galloway, and Kila Moore • August 24, 2017

This past month, a "Unite the Right" rally, led by white nationalists on the University of Virginia's Charlottesville campus, incited violence and sent waves of polarization throughout the country. Thirty...

Newcomb-Tulane College Summer Experience offers opportunity for first-year students

Emily Fornof, Nile Pierre, and Kila Moore • August 23, 2017

With the Class of 2021 being the most diverse class in Tulane's history, the university is working on creating more inclusive programming for its students. This summer the Center for Academic Equity did...

Admissions implements changes to address diversity deficit

Emily Fornof and Nile Pierre • June 7, 2017

This fall, Tulane welcomes its most diverse class in history with 21 percent students of color and 5 percent international students. Compared to the graduating class of 2017, which was 15.6 percent...

Newcomb Art Museum paints new perspective on cultural issues

Emily Fornof, Intersections Editor • June 7, 2017

Art speaks across all different cultures and societies — contemporary art across the prominent issues of the time. Recently, issues revolving around race and politics have been given space in the...

Queer students face challenges with sexual assault dialogue

Canela López and Amelia Hess • April 20, 2017

Queer college students are two times more likely to be sexually assaulted before graduating than their straight-identified classmates. According to a survey conducted by the National Sexual Violence...

Kinky, Sexy, Queer: students explore sex positivity through sexual expression

Canela López, Intersections Editor • March 15, 2017

Everyone has a different definition of what is sexy. Some say it's their partner's humor; others say it is all in the way someone smiles. For Marie, kink is sexy. For many, the word "kink" is attached...

Pause Café explores the intersection of Francophone culture and New Orleans

Cam Lutz, Associate Editor • March 10, 2017

New Orleans lies at the intersection of African, French and Cajun cultures. Tulane University's Department of French and Italian hosts several events on campus to celebrate New Orleans' French cultural...

Lexi Frame bridges divisions, explores blackness with natural hair

Nile Pierre and Nurah Lambert • February 23, 2017

Business-minded with a creative spirit, freshman Lexi Frame navigates her first year at Tulane through engaging with her community and doing hair. For Frame, doing natural hair has become more than just...