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The Tulane Hullabaloo

Student newspaper serving Tulane University, Uptown New Orleans

The Tulane Hullabaloo

Student newspaper serving Tulane University, Uptown New Orleans

The Tulane Hullabaloo

Brain Waves: 'Negro'

Brain Waves: ‘Negro’

Nile Pierre, Associate Intersections Editor April 30, 2017

To the boy in my 8 a.m.: That day was the first time I felt comfortable enough to give my opinion in this class the entire semester. For a minute, I felt like more than a black body trespassing on private...

Students push for redefinition of safety on campus

Students push for redefinition of safety on campus

Nile Pierre and Emily Fornof April 27, 2017

In 2016 there were "2,439 complaints that had to do with issues of race" within educational institutions according to the U.S. Department of Education.  In light of this statistic and the current...

Queer students face challenges with sexual assault dialogue

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...

How 'Steven Universe' serves as metaphor for trans experience

How ‘Steven Universe’ serves as metaphor for trans experience

Megan Plotka, Contributing Writer April 19, 2017

"Steven Universe" is a children's cartoon which has revolutionized the social capacity of television series in our society. In each 11-minute episode, the show takes a lighthearted approach in examining...

In February, "Moonlight" became the first film in the 89 years of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to both receive the Best Picture Oscar and feature an entirely black cast while focusing on LGBTQ+ characters.

‘Moonlight’ playwright narrates black queerness

Nile Pierre, Luo Qi Kong, and Canela Lopez April 13, 2017

One movie does not compensate for the systematic oppression in society and on campus. "Moonlight" instead acts as a catalyst for a conversation about issues in our society. The film works to present those society...

'Iron Fist' fails audiences, enforces white savior complex

‘Iron Fist’ fails audiences, enforces white savior complex

Colin Yaccarino, Senior Staff Writer April 13, 2017

With "Marvel's Iron Fist" slated to be the final piece of Marvel and Netflix's "The Defenders" saga, fans and critics alike held their breaths.  There seemed little cause to do so — all three...

Rapper T-Pain performed hits like "Booty Wurk (One Cheek at a Time)" and "Bartender" at his show April 6 in Avron B. Fogelman Arena at Devlin Fieldhouse.

A crowd review of T-Pain: ‘We were the only ones who knew the words’

Nile Pierre, Associate Intersections Editor April 12, 2017

T-Pain performed the soundtrack of my childhood Thursday night. The rhythm and blues artist played every middle school anthem from "Bartender" to "I'm Sprung" and Chris Brown's legendary "Kiss Kiss." I...

Tulane Confederate monuments remind students of past, present oppression

Tulane Confederate monuments remind students of past, present oppression

Nile Pierre, Intersections Associate Editor April 5, 2017

Tulane University can draw its roots back to 1834, more than a century before the move to desegregate schools in the United States. The university's past is closely intertwined with the Confederacy and...

FULLABALOO: Tulane admissions uses Loyola students in diversity advertisements

FULLABALOO: Tulane admissions uses Loyola students in diversity advertisements

Canela Lopez, Intersections Editor April 1, 2017

To make Tulane University seem like an inclusive place for students of color after President Michael Fitts' commitment to diversity, a new ad campaign featuring photos of Loyola University New Orleans...

SOAR guides students through Tulane racial history in “Tours of Truth”

Luo Qi Kong, Staff Reporter March 29, 2017

From March 13 to 17, Tulane students led guided tours with a goal of educating tourgoers on Tulane's history of white supremacy and student activism. These Tours of Truth functioned as a key piece in...

Can black women fit into the body positivity movement?

Can black women fit into the body positivity movement?

Nile Pierre, Associate Intersections Editor March 22, 2017

As we begin to navigate the new era of intersectional feminism, an important question buried under decades of history finally reaches the surface: Is there room for black women in the "body posi" movement?...

"Lost and Found"

“Lost and Found”

Kristen Munguia, Staff Writer March 16, 2017

I lost sight of her many months ago. I lost her, now she sits alone. I'm waiting until she finds her way back, But the words of the world have caused her to lose track of time and space, and...

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