Tulane plans to replace Taco Bell with Baja Fresh, a different Mexican fast-food option in the Lavin-Bernick Center food court.
Renovations will begin early this summer and dining services said it hopes they will be completed for the start of June orientations for freshmen.
“Students were telling us that they wanted a healthier Mexican option,” said Lisa Norris, associate […]

A significant increase in applications and a university-wide hiring freeze has meant long lines and frustration for students applying to study abroad this semester.
The study abroad office currently employs only three full-time staffers, four part-time peer advisers and supplemental help from the academic advising center to manage more than 500 study abroad applications per year.
“It’s been […]

A growing number of Americans feel that a college education is both more important and less accessible than ever before, according to a recently published study.
Public Agenda and the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education conducted the study, which found that 55 percent of Americans feel a college degree is essential to finding […]

Students disappointed about JuicyCampus’s demise have found a home at CollegeACB, the newest discussion site to hit college campuses.
The site allows students to post anonymously about anything, though discussion on the Tulane forum tends to focus on gossip and personal attacks.
“The type of things people say on this Web site I can guarantee […]

Students will be able use their dining dollars at select off-campus locations starting next semester as part of an overhaul of the meal plan system.
The new system will eliminate Wave Bucks and offer a wider and more flexible range of plans.
“It’s about freedom more than anything,” said David Gray, a member of the Dining Services Student Advisory […]

The Tulane campus is gearing up for Super Bowl Sunday. The Tulane University Police Department is preparing for a long day, area bars are anticipating massive turnouts and the Undergraduate Student Government is rallying administrators to cancel classes Monday.
Colonel Jack LeBlanc and the rest of TUPD are finalizing their Super Bowl Special Operations Plan, which will […]

Tulane welcomed its first group of Posse scholars this September, all of whom are from Los Angeles.
These students are part of a nationwide non-profit that aims to provide traditionally underserved and high-potential students with full scholarships, a tight-knit group of peers and university support to help them graduate from college.
The scholars were selected last January and […]

Tulane student athletes are currently working with university administrators to give athletes some form of priority class registration.
Tulane’s 270 student athletes currently register for classes with the rest of the student body, which can create scheduling conflicts, especially for freshmen.
“Lots of student athletes don’t come in with Advanced Placement credit, which means that some of the freshman […]

A recent survey by Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions found that medical schools were most immune of all professional schools to the economic crisis. According to the survey, medical school applicants were far less likely than law school or business school applicants to decline an admission offer for financial reasons. Tulane’s medical school, however, cannot […]

The Office of Violence Prevention and the Office of Student Affairs held their campus walkabout for the semester Wednesday night.
Student leaders and university administrators walked from Willow Street to Claiborne Avenue to assess specific unsafe areas of campus and discuss more general campus security issues.
“We’ve been doing this for more than four years,” said Cynthia Cherrey, […]

More than three years after its grand re-opening in January 2006, the Lavin-Bernick Center continues to deal with infrastructure problems and find ways to improve student experiences. The LBC has provided new study and meeting spaces and added dining options, but has also been plagued with structural damage from water leaks, broken doors from foundation […]

Rape Emergency Awareness and Coping Hotline, a student-run organization dedicated to raising awareness about sexual assaults, has had their rape hotline phone temporarily suspended.
“The line is based on the idea that being able to contact and talk with a peer is comforting,” REACH president Reese Zarreii said.
REACH previously operated in conjunction with the Educational Resource Center, which […]

WTUL, Tulane’s student-run radio station, will broadcast live from the Voodoo Experience this weekend.
The radio station will host Voodoo acts for live sets and interviews.
“We’ll have a WTUL stage that artists will perform on, and we’ll do interviews with them,” General Manager Patrick Townsend said. “It’s a great chance to get up close and personal […]

Tulane President Scott Cowen met with President Obama and members of his cabinet Oct. 15.
Obama visited New Orleans to host a town hall meeting at the University of New Orleans. It was the president’s first visit to the city since his inauguration.
Cowen and other community leaders each had a five-minute meeting with the president. Cowen’s talk with […]

Tulane is considering demolishing the Anthropology Building on 1021 Audubon Street.
The building was seriously damaged during Hurricane Katrina and is eligible for Federal Emergency Management Agency funding if it is demolished.

“The building is in poor condition, which is why we want to take it down,” Senior Associate Vice President Rick Jones said. “It sustained both wind and […]