Civic Engagement Committee holds Zoom forum
Emily Rubino, Contributing Writer
September 22, 2020
Tulane University’s Civic Engagement Committee held a Zoom forum in which four panelists spoke about civic engagement in New Orleans. The meeting was led by Committee Director Olivia Mullaney and Assistant Director Paul Yermish. The forum began with a presentation about how to register to vote for the upco...
Fo Garcia wins USG election by margin of 26 votes; other candidates drop out to avoid runoff
Josh Axelrod, Senior Staff Reporter
March 13, 2020
By a slim margin of 26 votes, Fo Garcia has been elected president of the 2020-2021 Undergraduate Student Government. Though candidates typically need to capture 50 percent of the vote, the other two candidates, Presley Klinger and Deja Wells, agreed to drop out of the race to avoid a runoff. The...
Howard-Tilton Memorial Library to expand operating hours
Colin Threlkeld, Senior Staff Reporter
August 22, 2019
AddiWhen classes begin on Monday, Aug. 26, over-eager students will no longer be held back by Howard-Tilton Memorial Library's oppressive 3:45 a.m. closing time. In an email to students Thursday morning, Undergraduate Student Government President Joseph Sotile announced changes that will keep the buil...
TEMS partners with USG to expand resources, rebrand after shutdown
Josh Axelrod, Staff Reporter
April 24, 2019
Working 12-hour shifts, training rigorously for a semester and clocking 90 hours of service a month is no average job description. For Tulane Emergency Medical Services, which has been rebuilding and rebranding since hazing charges knocked the organization out of service in 2015, the resources provide...
USG Elections: Things TU Know
Sophie Abrams, Staff Writer
March 20, 2019
Between the chalk endorsements taking over McAlister Drive and the countless Facebook event invites, it is clear that election season has come. Starting with the Executive Board election, which kicks off Wednesday, March 20, students have the opportunity to choose their Undergraduate Student Government l...
USG vice president of finance candidate forum: John Alexander
March 18, 2019
Editor’s Note: The following questions were posed by the PVC, a group of progressive student organization leaders that hold a forum and endorse USG Executive Board candidates. The organization was formerly known as The Progressive Voter Coalition and was deferred for a name change due to a USG bylaw t...
USG vice president of student life candidate forum: Adolfo Garcia
March 18, 2019
Editor’s Note: The following questions were posed by the PVC, a group of progressive student organization leaders that hold a forum and endorse USG Executive Board candidates. The organization was formerly known as The Progressive Voter Coalition and was deferred for a name change due to a USG bylaw t...
USG executive vice president candidate forum: Lauren Gaines
March 18, 2019
Editor’s Note: The following questions were posed by the PVC, a group of progressive student organization leaders that hold a forum and endorse USG Executive Board candidates. The organization was formerly known as The Progressive Voter Coalition and was deferred for a name change due to a USG bylaw t...
USG vice president of academic affairs candidate forum: Shahmeer Hashmat
March 18, 2019
Editor’s Note: The following questions were posed by the PVC, a group of progressive student organization leaders that hold a forum and endorse USG Executive Board candidates. The organization was formerly known as The Progressive Voter Coalition and was deferred for a name change due to a USG bylaw t...
USG presidential candidate forum: Joseph Sotile
March 18, 2019
Editor’s Note: The following questions were posed by the PVC, a group of progressive student organization leaders that hold a forum and endorse USG Executive Board candidates. The organization was formerly known as The Progressive Voter Coalition and was deferred for a name change due to a USG bylaw t...
USG presidential candidate forum: Frederick Bell
March 18, 2019
Editor’s Note: The following questions were posed by the PVC, a group of progressive student organization leaders that hold a forum and endorse USG Executive Board candidates. The organization was formerly known as The Progressive Voter Coalition and was deferred for a name change due to a USG bylaw t...
USG presidential candidate forum: Allison Foster
March 18, 2019
Editor’s Note: The following questions were posed by the PVC, a group of progressive student organization leaders that hold a forum and endorse USG Executive Board candidates. The organization was formerly known as The Progressive Voter Coalition and was deferred for a name change due to a USG bylaw t...
