English has a lot of hyperbole embedded into it, and a good amount of it stems from internet culture. Slowly but surely, as more and more internet slang becomes normalized in everyday speech — such as...
Megan Garcia, Intersections Editor
• October 9, 2019
The fifth annual Tremé Fall Festival took place last weekend on Oct. 5 at St. Augustine Catholic Church, known for being New Orleans’ oldest African American church.
The festival celebrates the...
Getting my grandma onboard with my move to New Orleans was a hard sell. There was no part of her that wanted me to leave home and live in a culture that, as far as any of us knew, was not even remotely...
A completely full calendar from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., midday sprints from Gibson to the LBC, and a backpack overflowing with club promotional materials. These are the all too well-known signs of the toxic...
On Tuesday last week, Shai DeLuca-Tamasi visited Tulane to share his experiences as a gay man and former sergeant in the Israeli Defense Forces. DeLuca-Tamasi spoke about coming out in the military and...
Maiya Tate, Senior Staff Writer
• September 25, 2019
People view bisexuality differently depending on who they are. Many see bisexuality as a phase or, as the famous television series “Sex in the City” put it, a “layover on the way to Gaytown.” But...
Megan Garcia, Intersections Editor
• September 18, 2019
On the night of July 15, Tulane sophomore Clara Tomé witnessed the beginning of the protests in Puerto Rico that would eventually force Governor Ricardo Rosselló to resign from office. A protest that...
Shahamat Uddin, Intersections Editor
• September 18, 2019
The moment I first saw Tan France on Netflix’s promotion for the reality show “Queer Eye” was the first moment I ever saw myself represented on television.
Brown gay Muslim men seemed like an...
Cliff Soloway and Lauren Allen were among those arrested on Sept. 8.
Yoel Alonso Leal is a Cuban political dissident, husband and father. Since November of last year, when United States Immigration...
Before Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib took office in January, the depth of her heritage was already a source of inspiration. Before her first day on Capitol Hill, one of Tlaib’s Instagram posts prompted...
Megan Garcia, Intersections Editor
• September 11, 2019
The morning of Aug. 3 was all normal at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, until 21-year-old Patrick Crusius opened fire on customers, killing 22 people and leaving more wounded. Later a manifesto...
We know that going back to college can cause some stress as well as excitement. If you need a soundtrack to the beginning of your year, whether you are a freshman or a senior, take a look at Intersections'...
