Student newspaper serving Tulane University, Uptown New Orleans

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
All content by Sanjali De Silva
Ashley Chen | Views Layout Editor

Letter from the Editor: Closing the door on an unprecedented year

Sanjali De Silva, Editor-in-Chief
April 22, 2020
medical

First known Tulane student tests positive for coronavirus

Sanjali De Silva, Senior Staff Reporter
March 28, 2020
medical

Faculty urges administration to release ‘just’ plan for Sodexo workers

Sanjali De Silva, Senior Staff Reporter
March 24, 2020
medical

Students to select grading scheme for spring courses, provost says

Sanjali De Silva, Senior Staff Reporter
March 23, 2020
baltz

Sophomore Raymond Baltz III dies in ‘apparent accident’

Sanjali De Silva and Josh Axelrod
March 13, 2020
book

Scholastic withdraws from New Orleans Book Festival amid coronavirus concerns

Sanjali De Silva, Senior Staff Reporter
March 10, 2020
bell

Entangled with plantation history, Tulane removes iconic campus bell

Sanjali De Silva, Senior Staff Reporter
March 5, 2020
bell

Tulane removes ‘Victory Bell’ from McAlister, cites symbol’s connection to slavery

Sanjali De Silva, Senior Staff Reporter
February 27, 2020
President Fitts points to the new "Bead Three" sculpture as Tulane students look on.

Fitts unveils new bead tree sculpture

Sanjali De Silva, Senior Staff Reporter
February 19, 2020
bollywood dancing

Bollywood Fiesta brings Latinx, Indian cultural fusion to campus

Sanjali De Silva, Senior Staff Reporter
February 19, 2020
boot

NOPD arrests suspect in Uptown shooting

Sanjali De Silva, Senior Staff Reporter
January 29, 2020
selectivity

Tulane purchases 300,000 SAT-takers’ names as acceptance rate falls to all-time low

Sanjali De Silva and Josh Axelrod
December 5, 2019
Professor Selamawit Terrefe

Activism to academia: Selamawit Terrefe challenges students to question power through theory

Sanjali De Silva, Senior Staff Writer
December 4, 2019
The Boot Bar & Grille in a stock photograph.

New TUPD substation set for construction on Broadway

Sanjali De Silva, Senior Staff Reporter
November 13, 2019
boot

Two Sodexo employees arrested on campus

Sanjali De Silva, Senior Staff Reporter
November 5, 2019
sexual

Annual Take Back the Night event seeks to raise awareness around sexual violence

Sanjali De Silva, Senior Staff Reporter
October 20, 2019
Tulane students, community members gather for global climate strike

Tulane students, community members gather for global climate strike

Sanjali De Silva, Senior Staff Reporter
September 20, 2019
Tulane to take part in global climate strike

Tulane to take part in global climate strike

Sanjali De Silva, Senior Staff Reporter
September 18, 2019
sexual assault

TUPD: Victims approached at The Boot report sexual assaults

Sanjali De Silva, Senior Staff Reporter
September 5, 2019

Fitts confirms student death

Sanjali De Silva, Senior Staff Reporter
August 29, 2019
Ashley Chen | Views Layout Editor

Letter from the Editor: Continuing to fight for representation and accessible content

Sanjali De Silva, Editor-in-Chief
August 28, 2019
Members of College Democrats attended the Winter Convention in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Tulane College Democrats to host National CDA summer convention

Sanjali De Silva, Senior Staff Reporter
April 3, 2019
April Bey and Lavett Ballard: Representing black women, selfhood in art

April Bey and Lavett Ballard: Representing black women, selfhood in art

Sanjali De Silva, Senior Staff Reporter
March 26, 2019
Weatherhead Hall arson incident catches Twitter attention

Weatherhead Hall arson incident catches Twitter attention

Sanjali De Silva and
March 23, 2019
New single-use plastic bag USG initiative seeks to reduce waste on Tulane’s campus

New single-use plastic bag USG initiative seeks to reduce waste on Tulane’s campus

Sanjali De Silva, Senior Staff Reporter
February 7, 2019
boot

Judge denies local landlord’s motion of dismissing lawsuit based on sexual harassment

Sanjali De Silva, Senior Staff Reporter
February 6, 2019
barber

Rev. Dr. William J. Barber calls for change, empowers community audience

Sanjali De Silva, Senior Staff Reporter
January 31, 2019
Tulane student to write biography under acclaimed journalist Walter Isaacson

Tulane student to write biography under acclaimed journalist Walter Isaacson

Sanjali De Silva, Senior Staff Reporter
January 23, 2019
USG

USG calls on Tulane to condemn religious intolerance after Tree of Life shooting

Sanjali De Silva, Senior Staff Reporter
November 19, 2018
Complaint filed against NCI for discrimination against men

Complaint filed against NCI for discrimination against men

Sanjali De Silva, Senior Staff Reporter
October 30, 2018
USG calls on administration to reaffirm support for transgender Tulanians

USG calls on administration to reaffirm support for transgender Tulanians

Sanjali De Silva, Senior Staff Reporter
October 25, 2018
sexual assault

CPS vandalized, “Black Lives Matter” signs obstructed

Sanjali De Silva, Senior Staff Reporter
October 16, 2018
Father John Misty set to grace the Civic Theater stage

Father John Misty set to grace the Civic Theater stage

Sanjali De Silva, Senior Staff Reporter
October 3, 2018
Jewish studies department aims for expansion, attempts to reach more people

Jewish studies department aims for expansion, attempts to reach more people

Sanjali De Silva, Senior Staff Reporter
September 22, 2018
Alaskan band Portugal. The Man performed on Friday night at Sugar Mill.

Portugal. The Man delivers entertaining show at Sugar Mill

Fiona Grathwohl and Sanjali De Silva
September 17, 2018
@Jason Cohen Photography www.jasoncohenphoto.com 3372785076 jason@jasoncohenphoto.com

Campus set to have Blue Bikes hub in 2019

Sanjali De Silva, Senior Staff Reporter
September 14, 2018
Tulane should not allow pro-life movies like "Roe v Wade" to film on campus

Tulane should not allow pro-life movies like “Roe v Wade” to film on campus

Sanjali De Silva, Senior Staff Reporter
September 13, 2018
Kelly owns 2324 Calhoun St. that has typically been rented by college students in the area.

Local landlord accused of harassing Tulane students

Sanjali De Silva, Senior Staff Reporter
August 29, 2018
maclaren

Dean MacLaren leaves Tulane after 28 years of service

Sanjali De Silva, News Editor
May 3, 2018
TUPD

TUPD investigation localizes national conversation about campus policing

Josh Axelrod and Sanjali De Silva
April 18, 2018
cocktales

CockTales tries to unpack toxic masculinity, raises concerns

Taylor DeMulling and Sanjali De Silva
April 18, 2018
socks

Freshman knocks socks off campus, donates 250 pairs to homeless

Sanjali De Silva, News Editor
April 11, 2018
TUPD

Things TU Know: TUPD Investigation

Josh Axelrod and Sanjali De Silva
April 4, 2018
puerto rico

Resisting the Storm: Finance major Christian Mercado

Sanjali De Silva and Canela López
April 4, 2018
audacious

News: “Only the Audacious” campaign fails due to lack of audacity on campus

Sanjali De Silva and Josh Axelrod
April 4, 2018
veto

USG Senate votes to veto Judicial Council’s decision to uphold AEC disbanding of PVC

Sanjali De Silva, News Editor
March 21, 2018
veto

Breaking News: AEC sanctions, disbands Progressive Voter Coalition

Sanjali De Silva and Josh Axelrod
March 9, 2018
gun violence

Pain of Parkland: Students mobilize against gun violence

Sanjali De Silva and Josh Axelrod
February 28, 2018
ban the box

USG passes amended “ban the box” resolution

Sanjali De Silva, News Editor
February 28, 2018
protests

Tulane Admission promises not to penalize prospective students for protests

Sanjali De Silva, News Editor
February 25, 2018
A 2018 photograph of President Mike Fitts at a prior sexual violence town hall as part of the "All In" campaign at Tulane University.

Marginalized communities respond to sexual assault climate survey results

Josh Axelrod, Sanjali De Silva, and Sophia Mariani
February 7, 2018
stem cell

Student Zoe Miller gives life-saving stem cell donation

Sanjali De Silva, News Editor
February 1, 2018
Water advisories reflect broken New Orleans infrastructure

Water advisories reflect broken New Orleans infrastructure

Sanjali De Silva and Ellen Waller
February 1, 2018
sexual assault

Students press administration over release of sexual assault town hall results

Josh Axelrod and Sanjali De Silva
January 31, 2018
2018: Year of Women

2018: Year of Women

Sanjali De Silva and Josh Axelrod
January 25, 2018
snow days

Campus closed through Thursday for weather conditions, road closures

Sanjali De Silva and Josh Axelrod
January 17, 2018
President Mike Fitts addresses the crowd at the Big Reveal event Friday in Devlin Stadium.

President Fitts announces fundraising campaign with $1.3 billion goal

Sanjali De Silva, News Editor
December 10, 2017
A shop on Bourbon Street advertises strippers and professional dancers. Establishments like these have been linked to sex trafficking in the French Quarter.

Sex trafficking poses threat to community, students

Sanjali De Silva, Associate Editor
December 6, 2017
beignet fest

Beignet Fest racks up the dough for a good cause

Sanjali De Silva, Associate Editor
December 6, 2017
disney

Queue: Disney Throwbacks

Sanjali De Silva, Associate Editor
December 1, 2017
Student Juharah Worku poses with her U.S. passport.

Office of Study Abroad to offer free passports for students

Sanjali De Silva, Associate Editor
November 30, 2017
The Rock Garden is now located outside of Walter E. Blessey Hall on the J. Bennett Johnston Quadrangle.

Blessey Hall Rock Garden features historic natural rocks

Sanjali De Silva, Associate Editor
November 30, 2017
Tulane's culture of spending magnifies wealth disparities among students

Tulane’s culture of spending magnifies wealth disparities among students

Josh Axelrod, Sanjali De Silva, and Matt Saletta
November 16, 2017
Tulane students enjoy carnival rides, food, and local music Friday night on the LBC Quad. The night culminated in a fireworks display.

Tulane community members come together for Homecoming

Sanjali De Silva, Carrigan English, and Kayla Davis
November 9, 2017
jesse mccartney

Jesse McCartney to grace Tulane with his “Beautiful Soul”

Sanjali De Silva, Associate Editor
November 1, 2017
Hurricane Irma devastated St. Martin when it hit on Sept. 6. Students from St. Martin, along with students from Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, can apply to enroll at Tulane for the Spring 2018 semester.

“Shelter from the storm”: Tulane opens doors to Puerto Rican students, organizes relief efforts

Sanjali De Silva, Jonathon Marks, Emma Brick-Hezeau, and Megan Plotka
October 26, 2017
Community members gathered to ask a panel of students and administrators questions about university-led efforts to combat sexual assault at a town hall Tuesday in Kendall Cram.

Students push for representation in sexual assault prevention efforts

Sanjali De Silva, Story Sullivan, and Sophia Mariani
October 5, 2017
Though the LBC was built to be eco-friendly, many of its features are not operating at full potential.

LBC falls short of energy efficiency goals

Sanjali De Silva, Associate Editor
September 28, 2017
As the new Vice President of Student Organizations, Bartusiak hopes to support student organizations and engage them with USG.

Q&A: Laura Bartusiak supports student organizations through USG

Sanjali De Silva, Associate Editor
September 21, 2017
Student code of conduct undergoes revisions, shifts focus

Student code of conduct undergoes revisions, shifts focus

Adrienne Underwood and Sanjali De Silva
September 14, 2017
During the program, high school students enroll in college-credit courses with a focus on science and engineering.

Tulane hosts STEM summer program for teens

Sanjali De Silva, Staff Reporter
September 10, 2017
Twenty-one percent of Tulane's 35,622 applicants for the 2017-18 academic year were admitted. The class of 2021 is comprised of five percent international students and 22 percent students of color.

Class of 2021 most academically qualified, diverse class yet

Adrienne Underwood, Sanjali De Silva, and Jonathon Marks
August 24, 2017
Flooding in the Central Business District and Mid-City left 16 drainage pumps out of service and forced pedestrians to wade through several feet of water as regular traffic was disrupted.

Faulty drainage leaves CBD and Mid-City under stagnant water

Fiona Grathwohl, Sanjali De Silva, Jordan Hall, and Clara Lacey
August 24, 2017
The men's ultimate frisbee team, Rex, practices three days a week in addition to weightlifting and track workouts. They hope to get a bid to the USA Ultimate 2018 Division I College Championships.

The ultimate team on campus: Rex gets competitive

Sanjali De Silva, Contributing Reporter
August 24, 2017
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