Taylor Spill, Contributing Columnist
• April 13, 2022
On March 21, Mayor LaToya Cantrell got rid of the vaccine and testing mandate for most public spaces. This decision came because COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations around the time remained low despite...
The “World’s Greatest Backyard Barbeque” is returning to the Fair Grounds Race Course for the first time since 2019, bringing with it the culture of New Orleans.
The New Orleans Jazz &...
There are 57 days until the end of Tulane University’s 2021-2022 academic year. In just over one week, Tulanians will kick their feet up for spring break, which is back by popular demand. Before...
Doxey Kamara, Intersections Editor
• March 21, 2022
Homelessness, a crisis that affects over half a million Americans, has been made even more difficult to survive in light of the ongoing pandemic. As COVID-19 may be even more dangerous to homeless...
Around 10,000 Entergy customers in New Orleans lost power when an animal damaged equipment at the Derbigny substation on March 9. The culprit was probably a bird, Entergy said.
Tulane...
Layla Reese, Contributing Reporter
• March 16, 2022
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Tulane University’s Campus Recreation announced the closing of the natatorium and social pool in March 2020. According to the Campus Recreation website, the...
When the Tulane University community received the email notifying that the mask mandate would be lifted the week after the first Mardi Gras in two years, some were wary.
There was no way that...
A long conference table dominates Patrick Norton’s eighth-floor office, in a downtown building miles away from Tulane University’s Uptown campus. A Bloomberg Terminal lies dormant at one end of the...
Tulane University Campus Health notified students that Tulane University has lifted its indoor mask mandate effective Thursday morning. The news comes on the heels of New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell's decision to lift the indoor mask mandate for the city, following updated guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Carlin Stewart, Contributing Columnist
• February 22, 2022
On Sunday, Dec. 5, the Louisiana Department of Health confirmed the first official case of the omicron COVID-19 variant in Louisiana. By early January of 2022, Louisiana had surpassed the previous...
Sharon Magee knows heartbreak. Some days, at the hospital where she works, COVID-19 patients have arrived and died before her shift ended.
All the grief often left her in tears.
So...
With Carnival season finally upon New Orleans, the waning but still-present threat of COVID-19 has Tulane University preparing for this year’s Mardi Gras with optimism and caution.
After...
