A wise person once said, “Who said, I can’t wear my converse with my dress? Oh, baby, that’s just me.” That wise person is none other than Demi Lovato. From her career as a Disney star...
When the New Orleans Opera invited The Tulane Hullabaloo to see their most recent production of “La Bohéme,” a famous opera by Giacomo Puccini, I was worried we wouldn’t be able to do it justice....
Mardi Gras may be over, but there are still many opportunities for fun festivals in New Orleans. This spring, various music festivals are hosting artists for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic...
Asia Thomas, Contributing Columnist
• October 27, 2021
It’s time to leave the “Native American” costumes on the shelves.
My culture is not your costume. A serious tweet-turned-meme had a solid point: dressing up in cultural attire that is not...
Ifeoma Osakwe, Contributing Columnist
• October 20, 2021
Last summer, I had the all typical “leaving-home” conversations with my family and one extra. My mother painted a distant picture of me not getting a job I was qualified...
I have always been told to stay out of the sunlight. I was given turmeric face masks and fairness creams as a kid to be “lighter” and “pretty again,” perpetuating the idea that a darker skin...
Holly Haney, Contributing Reporter
• August 26, 2021
Tulane University Class of 2025, I am going to level with you here. I started at Tulane in the fall of 2019 and for several unprecedented reasons I refuse to get into, no two semesters have looked...
Citizens across the nation have had to learn to adapt to a new way of life imposed by COVID-19. Despite unique living conditions imposed by COVID-19 policies and restrictions, many Americans have found...
The mission of renaming certain streets in Orleans Parish is reflective of the recent nationwide push to put an end to the visual glorification of individuals whose conduct in life has earned them...
Enrolling in a film class initially feels kind of like getting away with something, sort of how being a Moviepass subscriber in 2018 felt — excited to watch a bunch of movies, but still slightly...
Lauren Berg, Contributing Writer
• October 21, 2020
The city of New Orleans is full of different cultural, historical and social points of intrigue. Finding interesting ways of learning about these things, however, can sometimes be a challenge. These...
My name, “Apoorva,” means "unique" in Malayalam, my native language. When my parents named me, they didn’t just choose a name but an aspiration. In my family, my name, as well as those of my siblings,...
