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Staff Editorial: Students deserve more transparency during election process

March 22, 2018

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With a budget of $2.5 million and the ear of the administration, the Undergraduate Student Government holds immense power. With great power must come great transparency.The Awards and Elections Committee just announced the results of...

Staff editorial: Tulane must support student activism before, after admission

February 28, 2018

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In a recent wave of student activism following the tragic mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, high school students across the nation are standing up and speaking out about gun violence and safety in their schools and communitie...

Staff editorial: All students must engage in Black History Month

February 22, 2018

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For The Hullabaloo's last print issue in February, this week's edition of The Hullabaloo is Black History Month-themed. There are many outlets for Tulane faculty, students and organizations to partake in Black History Month celebrat...

Staff editorial: Snowden lecture promotes necessary diversity of opinion on campus

February 1, 2018

Filed under Opinion of the Hullabaloo Board, Views

Renowned whistleblower Edward Snowden spoke to the Tulane community in an event hosted by Tulane University Campus Programming on Monday. Since releasing classified National Security Agency documents to journalists in 2013, Snowden...

Staff editorial: The march should not end when we stop walking

January 24, 2018

Filed under Opinion of the Hullabaloo Board, Views

The Women's March saw its first anniversary in New Orleans this Saturday, with many of the same themes running the show as the prior year – pink pussy hats, cleverly written signs and countless Instagrams and hashtags to docu...

Staff editorial: When it comes to pervasive culture of sexual abuse, students must not stay silent

November 15, 2017

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It seems that the past several months have been riddled with reports of sexual misconduct, harassment and abuse in spaces ranging from Hollywood film sets to the Alabama Supreme Court. Any lens that views a gendered and sexua...

Staff editorial: Tulane must holistically represent Native American culture

November 8, 2017

Filed under Opinion of the Hullabaloo Board

"The 'Great Removal,' or 'Chickasaw Removal,' is the saddest chapter in Chickasaw history," reads the Chicksaw Nation website. Part of their land, taken during the Trail of Tears, is where Tulane University stands today.National N...

Staff editorial: Students must embrace diversity, condemn intolerance

November 1, 2017

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Many students awoke yesterday morning to find "It's okay to be white" signs taped onto on-campus buildings. With other campuses across the nation experiencing similar occurrences, the aim of the fliers was clearly to incite o...

Staff editorial: Tulane must take action to combat coastal erosion

October 25, 2017

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New Orleans is a sinking city.The phrase is echoed so often it almost begins to lose meaning. Its meaning, however, should not be forgotten.New Orleans is currently estimated to be subsiding underwater at a rate of nine ...

Staff Editorial: Health Center must be transparent with details of new GYT program

October 18, 2017

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Next month, the Health Center for Student Care will be piloting a new program to replace the Get Yourself Tested initiative, which had previously provided students with free and comprehensive testing for sexually transmitted diseas...

Staff Editorial: Administration must include student voices in sexual assault prevention efforts

October 5, 2017

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One in five women and one in 16 men are sexually assaulted while in college, according to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center.In a recent email to the student body, Tania Tetlow, Tulane chief of staff and senior vice...

Staff editorial: Administration must act to help undocumented students at Tulane

September 21, 2017

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In a preemptive effort to prepare for the possibility of President Donald Trump eliminating Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, Tulane's Undergraduate Student Government passed a resolution on December 7, 2016, calling for the university administration to designate itself a "sanctuary campus" to protect undocumented students....

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