Harbinger Harry

In honor of the basketball team's relatively painless postseason departure, Harry would like to salute Ivan Pjevcevic who, despite a nagging injury and a nagging coach, layed it all out on the floor last Saturday. †Ivan showed the kind of big-man leadership that's so urgently needed at the end of the bench.

In honor of Provost Lefton’s non-departure to William and Mary, Harry’s got a new plan to increase freshman retention at Tulane. Throw out all that TIDES, summer reading and un-fun orientation crap – it’s a waste of money that could be better spent finishing the University Center before the kids realize Tulane doesn’t keep its promises.

Also, every freshman should be required to take a trip to Baton Rouge in the spring. It’s kinda like when you volunteer to help cancer patients – nothing makes you happier with your life than realizing how bad others have it. Believe it or not, there are places in the state of Louisiana (LSU’s baseball stadium, for example) that don’t even sell beer. Poor, poor kids – no wonder they pay so little for their education. And all along, Harry just thought it had to do with the cost of quality.

Harbinger Harry apologizes to the residents of the eighth floor of Butler for his raucous party Tuesday night, but warns them to be prepared for more stomping Sunday afternoon after the Wave sweep the Titans.