Former Tulane President Eamon Kelly dies
Adrienne Underwood, News Editor
July 7, 2017
Filed under News
Former Tulane President Eamon Michael Kelly died on Wednesday, June 28, at the Tulane Medical Center following complications from surgery. He was 81 years old.After moving to New Orleans in 1979, Kelly served as Tulane's chief financial officer, executive vice president, and interim president. He...
New Orleans takes down Confederate monuments
Fiona Grathwohl, News Editor
June 28, 2017
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Amid rising temperatures and tensions, New Orleanians gathered last month at Lee Circle to watch the removal of the Robert E. Lee statue, the city's fourth removal of a monument since the New Orleans City Council passed legislation calling for removal of Confederate monuments earlier this year. ...
Dean of School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine signs letter for reproductive rights
Emily Fornof, Senior Staff Reporter
June 7, 2017
Filed under News, Showcase
Recent patterns of political polarization have sparked debate about reproductive health both in the United States and around the world. Pierre Buekens, dean of the Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, spoke out for reproductive rights and justice by signing a letter with his fellow member...
USG reflects on progress, shortcomings of 2016-17
Fiona Grathwohl, News Editor
June 7, 2017
Filed under News, Showcase, USG
Tulane's Undergraduate Student Government, comprised of more than 70 executive board members, council chairs, cabinet members, student liaisons and senators, worked throughout the 2016-17 academic year both to address its institutional weaknesses and to improve for the future.One change for USG...
Tulane participates in Panama Bilingüe language program
Emily Carmichael, Staff Reporter
June 7, 2017
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Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela Rodríguez has a mission to make his entire country bilingual in English and Spanish. To do so, he has enlisted the help of Tulane University and several other elite universities across the globe. Tulane is one of 20 international universities participating in ...
Officers respond to attempted armed robbery on Broadway Street
Fiona Grathwohl, News Editor
June 5, 2017
Filed under Crime, News
At approximately 1 a.m. Saturday an attempted armed robbery took place on the 1500 block of Broadway Street. Two victims sitting in a vehicle were approached by two unknown subjects. The subjects pulled up alongside the victims in a light-colored SUV, armed with handguns, and demanded the property of t...
Off-Campus armed robbery leads to three arrests
Fiona Grathwohl, News Editor
May 26, 2017
Filed under Crime, No Photo
An unidentified person flagged down a Tulane University Police Department patrol unit at around 1:43 a.m. on Tuesday near Broadway and Maple Street. The person reported being robbed by a group of men, some of whom were armed with handguns, around the 600 block of Broadway.The New Orleans Police...
Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans?
Lauren Gaines, Senior Staff Reporter
May 26, 2017
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Tulane University's Unified Commencement Ceremony on May 20 brought second lines, jazz and words of wisdom to the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.On the day of commencement, Tulane students, parents, faculty, staff and community members made their way to the Superdome to say congratulations and goodbye to ...
School of Professional Advancement student dies
Lily Milwit, Senior Staff Reporter
May 18, 2017
Filed under Archives, News
School of Professional Advancement student Jacob "Jay" Sibley died Thursday, May 11 of an apparent suicide.Suri Duitch, School of Professional Advancement dean and vice president for academic innovation, sent out an email Monday informing students and community members of Sibley's death.Sibley...
Officers arrest suspect in two armed robberies Monday
Brandi Doyal, Senior Staff Reporter
May 1, 2017
Filed under Crime, News
Officers arrested a suspect in connection with two armed robberies of Tulane students that occurred around 11 a.m. Monday. The first occurred in the 200 block of South Robertson Street and the second in the 100 block of LaSalle Street. Officers confiscated a firearm and the stolen property during ...
Political Science Club reestablished, revamped
Julia Ferro, Staff Reporter
April 29, 2017
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After years of inactivity, Tulane's Political Science Club is back on campus and wants to bring a forum for students to explore political issues with their peers.Brian Brox, professor of American politics and political behavior, worked with Co-presidents Jacob Beeber, Emily Murphy and Bobby Mannis...
Rolling on the River: Louisiana team wins competition to build floating school, partners with Cowen Institute
Fiona Grathwohl, Staff Reporter
April 27, 2017
Filed under News, Showcase
When the school year begins in the fall of 2018, students will be filing into traditional classrooms across the country. New Harmony High School students, however, will be attending their classes on a barge on the Mississippi River. New Harmony will be a mobile school on a Mississippi River barge,...
