In the days and weeks leading up to Mardi Gras’ annual celebration, Tulane University students may have been found preparing colorful, sequined outfits, making sleeping arrangements for visiting...
Doxey Kamara, Intersections Editor
• August 26, 2021
In the United States, police departments have faced harsh criticism for being ill-equipped to handle mental health emergencies. Doctrines such as the “sheepdog mentality” train law enforcement...
Josh Axelrod, Senior Staff Reporter
• February 19, 2020
When Mardi Gras’ main weekend commences, Broadway Street erupts. Hoards of people gather around fraternity houses, solo cups in hand, as music roars.
As a result, Tulane University Police position...
The day started with a stressful presentation looming over my head. It was for my major seminar class in political economy and had to be at least 30 minutes long. I got out of bed early around 7 a.m....
Deeya Patel, Associate News Editor
• November 7, 2018
On Oct. 15, the Tulane University Police Department swore in its new chief of police.
Kirk Bouyelas, who has served the New Orleans Police Department for 31 years, will now head a group of more...
Tulane President Michael Fitts recently sent out an email to the student body addressing multiple anonymous complaints made against the Tulane University Police Department which allege the use of unnecessary...
Exactly one month after voting to allow undocumented immigrants to attend Orleans Parish schools, the school board has voted subsequently to protect its students further by scrutinizing police interactions...
Nile Pierre, Intersections Editor
• September 14, 2017
During his sophomore year at Birmingham Southern College, Hashim Walters decided to run for mayor of New Orleans. Two years later, the 22-year-old is the youngest candidate in the 2018 mayoral race and...
Following a string of violent protests across the country, the Trump administration is looking to expand the military-grade resources available to police. The events leading up to this potential expansion...
Theft:
Tulane University Police Department officers responded to a report of a theft at 5 p.m. Sunday.
The reporting person said she brought a group on non-Tulane affiliated people into her room...
In 2016 there were "2,439 complaints that had to do with issues of race" within educational institutions according to the U.S. Department of Education.
In light of this statistic and the current...
