Tulane community mourns tragic death of Kim Boutte
Gabby Abrams, News Editor
August 23, 2020
On Aug. 22, Big Queen Kim 'Cutie' Boutte of the Spirit of Fi Yi Yi and Mandingo Mardi Gras Indian Tribe, a beloved member of the Tulane community, was laid to rest. On Aug. 11, Boutte attended a funeral reception in honor of Dellmarcus Kirton, when a gunman shot into the crowd of mourners, striking and...
Faculty urges administration to release ‘just’ plan for Sodexo workers
Sanjali De Silva, Senior Staff Reporter
March 24, 2020
With approximately 400 students remaining on campus during the coronavirus pandemic, work for Tulane’s dining and janitorial staff has nearly disappeared, prompting more than 200 members of the Tulane faculty to sign a petition asking for protections for these workers. The majority of Tulane’s dining and janito...
Two Sodexo employees arrested on campus
Sanjali De Silva, Senior Staff Reporter
November 5, 2019
Two Sodexo employees were arrested while on campus yesterday. Around 8:50 a.m. on Monday, a Sodexo employee was arrested in the Lavin-Bernick Center food court. He was wanted by the New Orleans Police Department for criminal damage to property . The employee had also been issued a Restricted Presence...
Airing of Grievances: Bruff Humor
Alex Calloway, Staff Reporter
February 6, 2019
Dear “Raw Chicken” Punchlines, Did you know every time a Bruff joke rings, a meme account gets its wings? Everyone has heard them. Forget the AutoNation Cure Bowl – Tulane’s most popular sport is seeing how many words it takes to deliver the same thesis: “Bruff is bad.” The jokes...
Athletics, Sodexo start Grilleing at Yulman Stadium
September 19, 2018
Yulman Stadium has been the pride of the Tulane Athletics community for several years. Now, with the opening of the new “Green Wave Grille,” the Stadium will serve yet another purpose for the Athletics department as it takes on the role of an athlete’s kitchen. The “Green Wave Grille,” as it ...
Students express dissatisfaction with healthful options at Bruff
Asher Baden, Contributing Reporter
November 16, 2017
What makes dining at Bruff Commons difficult for freshman Jack Forrest is "[that] there's just no variety." Forrest is not alone in this opinion. A lack of variety is a common criticism echoed by many students who dine at Bruff. Among the students who said they were frustrated with the lack of vari...
Tulane reinstates shuttle service for contracted workers
Emily Fornof, Associate News Editor
April 6, 2017
For 17 months, affiliated employees, including the contracted workers of Sodexo and DTZ, were unable to use Tulane shuttle services available to students, faculty and staff. Tulane and its affiliate organizations reinstated the service in February, hoping to resolve the concerns of students and student...
Tulane community must show contract workers respect
Opinion of the Hullabaloo Board
February 9, 2017
Bruff Commons is not just a place to grab food for many Tulane students, but a place to decompress from daily stresses, meet with friends and relax and — with the warm welcome from various Sodexo employees — it begins to feel like a home. Many Tulane students, however, fail to treat these important m...
Tulane contracted Sodexo worker killed in Pine Village shooting
Tess Riley, News Editor
February 3, 2017
At 11:23 p.m. Tuesday, New Orleans Police Department officers responded to a shooting on the 7100 block of West Laverne Street. The Orleans Parish coroner identified one of the victims as Tiffany Thomas. Thomas, 25, worked as a contracted worker at Tulane through Sodexo. She is survived by two c...
