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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

Corrupt or charitable: Zemurray legacy at Tulane

Corrupt or charitable: Zemurray legacy at Tulane

Ellie Cowen, News Editor November 29, 2023

Tulane University’s presidential residence, located on St. Charles Avenue, is a three-story, plantation-style home tucked securely behind the manned gatehouses of Audubon Place. A manicured lawn surrounds...

James Shapiro, professor of English at Columbia University and Shakespeare expert, spoke on Oct. 26 on the production of ‘Voodoo Macbeth’ in promotion of his forthcoming book, The Playbook.

Inside first all-Black production of Macbeth

Chase Stenberg, Contributing Writer November 1, 2023

Twenty-year-old Orson Welles’ first-ever production of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” comprised an all-Black troupe of actors for the Federal Theatre Project in 1936, set in 19th-century Haiti, for...

The eight panelists featured spanned six decades of Tulane experiences. The earliest graduate attending was Pearlie Elloie, who graduated from the School of Social Work in 1965.

‘I didn’t exist’: First Black Tulane graduates reflect on 60 years of desegregation

Ellie Cowen, News Editor October 25, 2023

Tulane University’s first Black student did not step foot onto campus until 1963, almost a decade after the Supreme Court decision Brown vs. Board of Education declared “separate but equal” unconstitutional. This...

Marcia Walker-McWilliams was recently named director of Tulane University's History Project, and will lead an effort to acknowledge the impact from slavery and segregation at the school from 1834 through the present.

History Project director explores Tulane’s racial past

Julia Goldman, Staff Writer March 9, 2023

Marcia Walker-McWilliams will lead the Tulane University History Project, a recent effort by the university to acknowledge its impact surrounding slavery and segregation from 1834 through the present.    With...

Los Isleños Fiesta honors Louisiana folk legacies

Los Isleños Fiesta honors Louisiana folk legacies

Hannah Levitan, News Editor March 9, 2023

For Dennis Delaney, former Tulane football player and history major, the 48th annual Los Isleños Fiesta was an opportunity to share his Canary Islander heritage through decades of genealogy research....

OPINION | Tulane students should educate themselves about Mardi Gras history

OPINION | Tulane students should educate themselves about Mardi Gras history

Billie Wyler, Contributing Columnist February 16, 2022

Students at Tulane University are already beginning to prepare for what many likely consider the most exciting days of the year: Mardi Gras.  To celebrate this anticipated holiday, students at...

Hanukkah history

Two Jews’ guide to Hanukkah

Lily Mae Lazarus and Jada Roth December 1, 2021

Some Tulane University students may have noticed the enormous candelabra outside the Lavin-Bernick Center this winter. Although Tulane is 40% Jewish, for non-Jewish students and community members,...

OPINION | Coordinate major system is outdated, impractical

OPINION | Coordinate major system is outdated, impractical

Gabe Darley, Views Editor March 11, 2021

Gabe Darley is a computer science coordinate major. At a school like Tulane, academic majors and minors are often worn like badges of honor, proud indicators of one’s passions. Yet, for some students,...

Black Tulanians continue to fight for recognition, anti-racism on campus

Black Tulanians continue to fight for recognition, anti-racism on campus

Emily Rubino, Staff Reporter February 27, 2021

Tulane University was founded in 1834 and the first Black students to graduate were Deidre Dumas Labat and Reynold T. Décou in 1966 and 1967, respectively. Tulane did not admit their first Black students...

Review: Tremé festival contributes lively culture not found Uptown

Review: Tremé festival contributes lively culture not found Uptown

Megan Garcia, Intersections Editor October 9, 2019

The fifth annual Tremé Fall Festival took place last weekend on Oct. 5 at St. Augustine Catholic Church, known for being New Orleans’ oldest African American church.  The festival celebrates the...

2018 Fête Française

Celebrate New Orleans’ French roots at Fête Française

Gillian Robins, Staff Reporter March 20, 2019

The annual Fête Française, celebrating French culture in Louisiana, comes back to Magazine Street on Saturday, March 23 from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. This festival is hosted by the École Bilingue de la...

Complicating Women's History Month: powerful voices from margins

Complicating Women’s History Month: powerful voices from margins

Hugo Fajardo, Intersections Editor March 13, 2019

As the nation celebrates Women’s History Month this March, citizens reflect on the significance and impact of what it means to be a woman. As the years go by, women are rightfully attaining more opportunities...

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