budget Archives • The Tulane Hullabaloo

Orleans Public Defenders deserve our support as they fight for funding

Josh Axelrod and Nketiah Berko • November 9, 2019

Josh Axelrod and Nketiah Berko both served as investigative interns for the Orleans Public Defenders office in the spring of 2019. The Orleans Public Defenders office represents about 85% of defendants...

Last year’s potential health care cuts would have devastated Louisiana community

Michael Chen, General Associate Editor • March 13, 2019

Last January, the Louisiana House of Representatives introduced a budget for the 2018-19 fiscal year which included multiple cuts to health care services, particularly those concerning mental health, substance...

Letter to the Editor: Is Tulane truly committed to public service?

April 22, 2018

To the Editor of The Tulane Hullabaloo: "Most Engaged in Community Service: Tulane University" reads the 2017 Princeton Review college rankings. Yet, next year's student organization budget, proposed...

From The Basement: Tulane must invest to treat athletics as a “revenue unit”

Grant Barnes, Staff Writer • November 1, 2017

It is no secret that Tulane Athletics has been, in general, quite lackluster as of late. Green Wave football, for example, has had just two winning seasons in the past 15 years. The Wave has been near...

Proposed budget is shortsighted, lacks balance

Nketiah Berko, Views Editor • June 7, 2017

On May 1, members of the Louisiana House Appropriations Committee approved a budget that drastically decreases funding to numerous agencies, including the Department of Child and Family Services, the Health...