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  • Letter to the Editor | Open Letter to President Michael Fitts

    Letter to the Editor

    Letter to the Editor | Open Letter to President Michael Fitts

  • Letter to the Editor | Speak up, stand with Tulane Workers United

    Letter to the Editor

    Letter to the Editor | Speak up, stand with Tulane Workers United

  • OPINION | Tulane must commit to upholding First Amendment

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    OPINION | Tulane must commit to upholding First Amendment

  • A medical School employee shot himself on Tulane’s downtown campus on Friday morning, police say.

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    School of Medicine technician sustains self-inflicted gunshot wound

  • Tulane Student Film Festival has released the lineup for its 2024 event. | Photo courtesy of TSFF

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    2024 Tulane Student Film Festival releases lineup

  • Tulane Workers United gathered at Gibson on Tuesday morning in an attempt to speak with President Mike Fitts.

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    Union election date set as faculty demands recognition

  • There are 16 NBA playoff teams vying for a championship.

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    NBA playoffs are here, we have you covered

  • Kai Horton to compete for starting quarterback job at spring football game

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    New era of Tulane football takes center stage in spring game

  • OPINION | Housing, course registration need overhaul, transparency

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    OPINION | Housing, course registration need overhaul, transparency

  • Letter to the Editor | Survivor’s perspective on negotiating desire

    Letter to the Editor

    Letter to the Editor | Survivor’s perspective on negotiating desire

  • ‘The Fall Guy’: Ode to cinema’s hidden heroes

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    ‘The Fall Guy’: Ode to cinema’s hidden heroes

  • OPINION | Leave your racism on sidelines 

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    OPINION | Leave your racism on sidelines 

  • Islamophobia Awareness Week kicks off with informational event

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    Islamophobia Awareness Week kicks off with informational event

  • Courtesy of Sofia Patino-Vergara

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    El Caimán Gordo: Taste of Colombia in heart of New Orleans

  • A medical School employee shot himself on Tulane’s downtown campus on Friday morning, police say.

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    Shooting at Republic NOLA leaves one dead, 11 injured

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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

OPINION | Traditional grading scales need reform, now

OPINION | Traditional grading scales need reform, now

Owen Wu, Contributing Writer February 21, 2024

It’s a grueling experience to earn a 92.5% in a class only to realize an A is a 93%. With all of the hard work put in over the semester, it is difficult to imagine a gap of 0.5% creating a 0.34 difference...

Strict attendance policies hinder the quality and efficacy of in-person instruction

Save attendance policies for the schoolhouse

Gabe Darley, Staff Writer September 9, 2020

Tulane University is a higher education institution whose undergraduate students are legal adults who have chosen to continue their formal learning process beyond what is mandated by the state. Though...

Optional pass/fail grading scheme does not level playing field

Optional pass/fail grading scheme does not level playing field

Deeya Patel and Cullen Fagan April 29, 2020

After the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic on March 11, universities including Harvard, Columbia and Stanford have opted for universal pass/fail grading for their undergraduate students....

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Students to select grading scheme for spring courses, provost says

Sanjali De Silva, Senior Staff Reporter March 23, 2020

Undergraduate students will now have the option to switch their courses to a P (Pass) / MP (Minimal Pass) / U (Unsatisfactory) structure. Robin Forman, senior vice president for academic affairs and...

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Tulane students deserve an A-plus on their transcript

Tanvi Telekunta, Contributing Writer February 19, 2020

In a system that rewards grades and other quantitative measurements over qualitative factors like effort or willingness to take risks, students are incentivized to take easy classes to ensure their GPAs...

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