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Student newspaper serving Tulane University, Uptown New Orleans

The Tulane Hullabaloo
Student newspaper serving Tulane University, Uptown New Orleans

The Tulane Hullabaloo
All content by Martha Sanchez
A protester wearing a keffiyeh stands before police.

Tulane arrests 14 protesters, clears pro-Palestinian encampment

Olivia Warren and Martha Sanchez
May 1, 2024
Police placed a warning sign for protesters who were part of a pro-Palestinian tent encampment. A few protesters left the scene, but a smaller group remained and linked arms to protect the encampment from police.

Tulane suspends protesters, SDS chapter

Martha Sanchez, Managing Editor
April 30, 2024
Pro-Palestinian protestors pitched a tent encampment Monday evening and linked arms to protect it from police. The encampment remained outside of Gibson Hall on Tuesday.

Pro-Palestinian tent encampment continues with little police crackdown

Martha Sanchez, Managing Editor
April 30, 2024
A tent encampment that formed Monday night at Tulane University remained in place Tuesday morning, despite several warnings from the university that protesters are illegally trespassing and would be arrested.

Tulane moves some classes online as tent encampment remains

Martha Sanchez, Managing Editor
April 30, 2024
Pro-Palestinian protestors march up Calhoun Street before turning on St. Charles Avenue to protest outside of Gibson Hall on Monday evening.

Police evacuate buildings, make arrests as Palestine encampment starts at Tulane

Lindsay Ruhl, Olivia Warren, and Martha Sanchez
April 29, 2024
Police have found two video cameras in campus bathrooms in recent months and arrested one former employee but said the cases do not appear to be connected.

Butler camera was second video device found in campus bathrooms over past year

Martha Sanchez, Managing Editor
March 6, 2024
A Loyola University student escaped an armed carjacking attempt early Monday, authorities said.

Loyola student escapes Uptown carjacking attempt, police say

Martha Sanchez, Managing Editor
January 24, 2024
Pro-Palestine and pro-Israel protestors clashed on Freret Street Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. Three students were assaulted and several were arrested, Tulane said.

Education department opens federal investigation into Tulane after fight at Israel-Palestine protest

Martha Sanchez, Managing Editor
December 8, 2023
Police arrested Thomas Sciortino, 69, on Nov. 25 after a Tulane University police officer saw him walk outside his Magazine Street home, an arrest report and a Tulane University Police Department daily activity log said.

Man charged after obscenity reported in Tulane library bathroom

Martha Sanchez, Managing Editor
December 6, 2023
Tulane and Loyola students marched on St. Charles Avenue during a national walkout in support of Palestine on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023.

Palestine walkout leads students on march through Uptown

Martha Sanchez, Hannah Levitan, Lindsay Ruhl, and Lillian Foster
November 9, 2023
“You want to improve the conversation,” President Michael Fitts said. “Both positively and calling out speech that is hurtful and hateful, and shouldn't be uttered.”

Israel-Palestine war divides campuses, tests free speech

Martha Sanchez, Managing Editor
November 9, 2023
Israeli and Palestinian groups at Tulane University both called for stronger school support after a rally and counter-protest on Freret Street briefly became violent on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023.

Students call for support amid ongoing Israel, Palestine tensions

Martha Sanchez, Managing Editor
October 30, 2023
Student arrested after pro-Palestine graffiti appears on Freret, TUPD says

Student arrested after pro-Palestine graffiti appears on Freret, TUPD says

Martha Sanchez, Managing Editor
October 26, 2023
Louisiana witnessed the lowest voter turnout for a governor’s election in over a decade. Out of three million registered voters, 36% voted in the state’s primary. In Orleans and Jefferson Parish, less than a third of qualified voters took to the polls.

Louisiana elects first Republican governor in eight years

Hannah Levitan and Martha Sanchez
October 18, 2023
Walter Isaacson, Michael Lewis to speak Wednesday at Tulane

Walter Isaacson, Michael Lewis to speak Wednesday at Tulane

Martha Sanchez, Managing Editor
October 16, 2023
A crowd of students gathered Wednesday on Brown Field and marched through campus to Hillel, where they sang and grieved in the wake of brutal weekend attacks against Israel's civilians.

Tulane condemns Hamas amid student grief and outcry

Martha Sanchez, Managing Editor
October 12, 2023
New Orleans Fire and Tulane Police were on the scene of a reported fire in Percival Stern Hall on Sept. 22, 2023.

Fire reported in Stern Hall prompts brief evacuation Friday

Martha Sanchez, Managing Editor
September 22, 2023
Former Tulane coach Buddy Teevens dies at 66

Former Tulane coach Buddy Teevens dies at 66

Martha Sanchez and Aidan McCahill
September 20, 2023
Tulane University will require students to sign up for tickets to all future home games after the student section filled to capacity nearly an hour before kickoff on Saturday, Sept. 9 against Ole Miss.

Tulane to require student tickets for all football games

Martha Sanchez, Managing Editor
September 12, 2023
spring semester

COVID-19 cases reported at Tulane, mirroring statewide increases

Lindsay Ruhl and Martha Sanchez
August 30, 2023
Julia Fleckman (far left), Dr. Sharven Taghavi (second from left), Joseph Constans (second from right) and coworkers help victims disrupt the cycle of gun violence at University Medical Center.

Beset by gun violence, Tulane group seeks solutions

Martha Sanchez, Managing Editor
May 3, 2023
Hebert Hall is the focus of a years-long debate over it's namesake, F. Edward Hébert's, segregationist views in Louisiana politics.

Spaces in Hebert Hall get new names amid long controversy

Martha Sanchez, Managing Editor
May 3, 2023
A House panel approved a measure that would ban people who are transgender from receiving gender-affirming care in Louisiana.

Louisiana advances transgender healthcare ban for minors

Martha Sanchez, Managing Editor
May 3, 2023
City Council adds more “doubles to dorms” rules

City Council adds more “doubles to dorms” rules

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
April 13, 2023
"Hamilton" star Leslie Odom Jr. is Tulane University's 2023 commencement speaker.

Actor Leslie Odom Jr. named 2023 Commencement speaker

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
April 12, 2023
Cameron Parish and Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, are under mandatory evacuation orders with recommended evacuation orders in Louisiana’s Iberia Parish and St. Martin Parish.

Water main breaks near Yulman Stadium

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
April 10, 2023
campus health leaders

At Campus Health, new leader vows student focus

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
March 29, 2023
Professor Walter Isaacson will teach a class in the spring titled "History of the Digital Revolution: From Ada Lovelace to Mark Zuckerberg."

Walter Isaacson awarded National Humanities Medal

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
March 21, 2023
The New Orleans Book Festival attracted a record turnout, but many students were still absent from the crowds last weekend.

Book Festival packed record turnout, few students

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
March 15, 2023
Tulane announced the lineup for the New Orleans Book Festival for March 14-16, 2024.

Book Festival draws Jill Biden, big crowds on Friday

Martha Sanchez and Olivia Warren
March 12, 2023
Ben Bernstein and his team are gathering signatures on a petition to include antisemitism awareness training in Tulane's freshman orientation.

Student seeks antisemitism awareness training in freshman orientation

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
March 9, 2023
Last year's festival awarded over $1000 in prizes to five student winners.

Tulane Student Film festival seeks submissions

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
February 15, 2023
Bill Gates joins Book Fest lineup

Bill Gates joins Book Fest lineup

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
February 8, 2023
Sigma Alpha Epsilon said it suspended a member after allegations of sexual assault at a January event emerged this week.

Sigma Alpha Epsilon faces sexual assault allegation

Martha Sanchez and Hannah Levitan
February 4, 2023
carjackings, tupd

Recent spike in armed robberies alarms students

Claire Henry and Martha Sanchez
February 1, 2023
Tulane, along with similar private universities, dropped significantly in US News 2024 college rankings. US News made significant changes to their methodology in their ranking system, no longer considering factors like class size.

Tulane Law withdraws from U.S. News ranking

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
January 30, 2023
The new artificial intelligence chatbot Chat GPT is gaining popularity across the country and alarming some universities, who fear it could lead to more plagiarism.

As ChatGPT flourishes, university debates its merits

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
January 25, 2023
gibson hall

5 headlines you might have missed over break

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
January 18, 2023
carjackings, tupd

Student carjacked on Broadway, TUPD says

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
January 13, 2023
Police have found two video cameras in campus bathrooms in recent months and arrested one former employee but said the cases do not appear to be connected.

Dean of Students addresses article defending rapper Ye

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
January 13, 2023
Watergate reporter Carl Bernstein headlines 2023 Book Fest

Watergate reporter Carl Bernstein headlines 2023 Book Fest

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
December 9, 2022
Two reports of homophobic profanity this weekend startled students and alarmed campus groups, raising new questions about intolerance at Tulane University after the school suspended the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity over an anti-gay slur last week.

More homophobic profanity reports alarm campus groups

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
December 8, 2022
Yulman Stadium should be a packed house for Saturday's game against Kansas State

Saturday crowd breaks Yulman Stadium attendance record

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
December 6, 2022
TUPD is urging students and residents to avoid the area until further notice.

Semitruck collides with tree on Freret Street

Martha Sanchez and Olivia Warren
December 5, 2022
Tulane's $150 million deal with LCMC to sell them three hospitals will proceed after court ruling.

Tulane residency program plans move to East Jefferson

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
December 2, 2022
Move in at Lake and River Halls has been delayed until next August.

Lake, River Hall move-in delayed

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
December 2, 2022
The fraternity faces interim suspension following the release of a spreadsheet that uses an anti-gay slur to reference several students.

Phi Gamma Delta faces suspension after anti-gay slur

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
November 29, 2022
New Orleans crime

Armed robberies, vehicle burglary reported Uptown

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
November 16, 2022
“Israel is our greatest ally in the Middle East and Louisiana will always stand strong with them. Today, we stand in solidarity and remembrance of the atrocities Israel suffered on October 7, 2023. We remember the victims and we pray for the hostages,” Gov. Jeff Landry said in a statement. 

Fondling reported near Tulane Medical Center

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
November 16, 2022
This summer, the Innovation Institute hosted a grand opening in the Thirteen15 building downtown. It will move to the former Charity Hospital when renovations there are complete.

Can New Orleans attract innovation? Institute argues yes

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
November 11, 2022
hebert

Tulane seeks name nominations for Hebert Hall ‘spaces’

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
November 3, 2022
Police have found two video cameras in campus bathrooms in recent months and arrested one former employee but said the cases do not appear to be connected.

EDI Climate Survey to gauge campus discrimination

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
October 28, 2022
New Orleans crime

Shooting, vehicle burglaries reported Uptown

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
October 26, 2022
A Tulane student receives a flu vaccine at an Oct. 26 vaccine clinic in Greenbaum Residence Hall.

Flu cases surge in New Orleans

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
October 26, 2022
“Israel is our greatest ally in the Middle East and Louisiana will always stand strong with them. Today, we stand in solidarity and remembrance of the atrocities Israel suffered on October 7, 2023. We remember the victims and we pray for the hostages,” Gov. Jeff Landry said in a statement. 

Students arrested after running onto field at Tulane vs. Memphis game

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
October 24, 2022
gibson hall

Appeals court rules Tulane must refund spring 2020 fees

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
October 24, 2022
Tulane University is vying for Louisiana's coveted 10th license to sell medical marijuana, reflecting increasingly mainstream sensibilities and research opportunities surrounding a drug that has long been criminalized.

Tulane contends for state’s 10th medical marijuana license

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
October 19, 2022
New Orleans crime

Restaurant robberies, trespassing among latest crimes reported Uptown

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
October 12, 2022
Tulane's $150 million deal with LCMC to sell them three hospitals will proceed after court ruling.

LCMC partnership aims to create “destination for healthcare”

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
October 10, 2022
city council initiative

Tulane supports latest ‘doubles-to-dorms’ restriction

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
October 7, 2022
campus health leaders

University offers flu shots on campus

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
October 7, 2022
tulane campus health

Raime Thibodeaux named head of counseling center after tumultuous year

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
September 29, 2022
New Orleans crime

Weekend crime includes shooting, vehicle burglaries Uptown

Martha Sanchez and Olivia Warren
September 28, 2022
hebert

Hebert Hall to retain name

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
September 28, 2022
Courtesy of Tulane University

Dean Skinner to leave for University of the Pacific

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
September 26, 2022
Fentanyl is flooding the country, posing a deadly threat as law enforcement struggles to contain it. College students are among its latest victims.

Cheap, potent, deadly: Fentanyl flood raises campus risks

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
September 21, 2022
gibson hall

Tulane emphasizes personal evacuation plan for hurricanes

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
September 21, 2022
Police have found two video cameras in campus bathrooms in recent months and arrested one former employee but said the cases do not appear to be connected.

Tulane ranks No. 44 in US News, first in “Happiest Students”

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
September 21, 2022
Liberty Bank is located on the first floor of the Lavin-Bernick Center.

Liberty Bank opens in Lavin-Bernick Center for University Life

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
September 14, 2022
“Israel is our greatest ally in the Middle East and Louisiana will always stand strong with them. Today, we stand in solidarity and remembrance of the atrocities Israel suffered on October 7, 2023. We remember the victims and we pray for the hostages,” Gov. Jeff Landry said in a statement. 

Man arrested in on-campus fondling incident

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
September 12, 2022
Referendum result: USG rebrands as Tulane Undergraduate Assembly

Referendum result: USG rebrands as Tulane Undergraduate Assembly

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
September 10, 2022
campus health leaders

Tulane expands telehealth to ease patient wait times

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
September 7, 2022
Small anti-gay, anti-abortion demonstration draws counter-protest

Small anti-gay, anti-abortion demonstration draws counter-protest

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
September 3, 2022
A robot sits near Newcomb Hall.

Tulane introduces robot food delivery

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
September 2, 2022
President Mike Fitts discusses the issues that matter to Tulane students as they return to campus.

Q&A: President Mike Fitts on crime, Campus Health, Tulane’s future

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
August 31, 2022
The Tulane University Office of Emergency Preparedness is actively monitoring the storm with its partners at Perry Weather and the National Hurricane Center.

Tulane upgrades forecasting, generators as hurricane season nears height

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
August 31, 2022
Paul Hall construction

Construction continues on Paul Hall

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
August 31, 2022
Garbage lingers on St. Claude Avenue on Sept. 16, 2021.

New Orleans trash pickup remains once-a-week

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
August 31, 2022
Medical students (from left) Maya David, Eva Kruger and Brian Le all oppose Louisiana's abortion ban. It could impact where they chose to complete future residency programs

‘Like walking on glass’: Anxious post-Roe era for Tulane’s Medical School

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
August 30, 2022
gibson hall

5 headlines you might have missed this summer

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
August 23, 2022
Tulane ends surveillance testing, off-campus isolation policies

Tulane ends surveillance testing, off-campus isolation policies

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
August 7, 2022
gibson hall

Shawn Abbott named new dean of admission

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
July 13, 2022
A group of 200 faculty and staff who oppose the Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v. Wade are seeking Tulane University's response on abortion rights.

200 faculty and staff seek university response on Roe v. Wade reversal

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
July 13, 2022
A Hullabaloo archive photo of President Mike Fitts addressing the issue of sexual violence as part of the All In Initiative.

Board extends President Mike Fitts’ tenure through 2026

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
July 5, 2022
A photograph of a sign in Tulane University's Joseph Merrick Jones Hall, which houses the Title IX office.

Marcus Foster named new Chief Title IX Officer

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
June 29, 2022
Abortion rights protestors gathered in front of the federal 5th Circuit's John Minor Wisdom U.S. Court of Appeals Building this June to protest the U.S. Supreme Court's strike down of the landmark Roe v. Wade case.

Louisiana clinics temporarily resume abortions after judge lifts state ban

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
June 27, 2022
At Tulane, students from Louisiana number few compared to their out-of-state peers. Admissions is fighting to fix that.

‘Completely different culture’: Tulane’s in-state recruiting riddle

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
April 27, 2022
USG votes to fund all multicultural student orgs

USG votes to fund all multicultural student orgs

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
April 27, 2022
The group gathered on the steps of McAlister auditorium.

At rally, vigil: ‘Glory to Ukraine’

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
April 18, 2022
The Boot Bar & Grille in a stock photograph.

Man fires gun into air after being denied entry to Boot

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
April 17, 2022
Human Rights Watch published an account detailing Russia's war crimes during their invasion of Ukraine.

Russia guilty of war crimes, human rights group says

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
April 16, 2022
A home lies in ruins in Arabi after a devastating tornado touched down Tuesday evening.

Arabi tornado relief continues without FEMA aid

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
April 15, 2022
New Orleans crime

Two wounded in weekend shooting near Xavier

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
April 14, 2022
Tulane professor Amy Gajda publishes book on privacy

Tulane professor Amy Gajda publishes book on privacy

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
April 14, 2022
Magazine Street Juan’s Flying Burrito to close

Magazine Street Juan’s Flying Burrito to close

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
April 14, 2022
Tulane cases remain low amid new COVID-19 variant

Tulane cases remain low amid new COVID-19 variant

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
April 13, 2022
A power line down in Arabi after the devastating tornado struck just outside New Orleans.

Repeated New Orleans storms raise questions about extreme weather

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
April 6, 2022
First responders from the Louisiana State Fire Marshal make their way down a debris-laden street, checking each house, door by door.

After tornado pounds Arabi, Tulane employee wants to help

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
March 28, 2022
Tulane graduate student Oleksandr Orak stands with a Ukrainian flag.

World away from Ukraine, Tulane student feels its pain

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
March 18, 2022
Sparks fly from a downed power line in connection to the garage fire around 11 p.m. Saturday night near Clara and Nashville.

Downtown COVID-19 testing briefly suspended after power outage

Martha Sanchez, News Editor
March 17, 2022
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