Le Gourmet, Tulane’s restaurant specializing in local, natural and organic cuisine, recently changed its ordering system to cope with increased traffic.
“Ever since the Go-Green Block Party [outside Le Gourmet], sales have increased,” Sodexo Marketing Manager John Coleman said. “Traffic at Le Gourmet has increased by 35 percent since October.”
The increase in visibility of Le Gourmet and […]

In his State of the Union address Wednesday night, President Barack Obama said, “We should continue the work of fixing our broken immigration system… and ensure that everyone who plays by the rules can contribute to our economy and enrich our nation.” A problem in the LGBT community is a great example of where we […]

The Tulane University Police Department is in the process of installing 10 new emergency phones around campus.
TUPD has already installed eight of the phones and will install the last two in the next few years once the construction of Residential College Two is complete.
TUPD Captain Reid Noble said that the phones are being added to […]

The Tulane Students for Life brought anti-abortion advocate Rebecca Kiessling to speak Tuesday at Freeman Auditorium.
Kiessling’s mother was raped in 1968, before abortion was legalized in the United States, which led to her conception. The Supreme Court ruled on the Roe v. Wade case, that legalized abortion on July 22, 1970, Kiessling’s first birthday.
Kiessling began […]

The Bipartisan Policy Center hosted the inaugural Political Summit Monday and Tuesday in the Kendall-Cram Ballroom of the Lavin-Bernick Center.

The summit featured four panels made up of political strategists and consultants from both the Republican and Democratic parties.
James Carville and Mary Matalin co-chaired the conference. Carville was the strategist and adviser for Bill Clinton’s […]

Tulane recently received its first shipment of vaccines for the H1N1 virus, and will begin distributing them to students Monday. It will be available from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, and from 9 - 11 a.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
The Student Health Center currently has 1,000 doses of the vaccine in a nasal mist […]

The Juggling Club met with administrators this week to reach a compromise about the future of the Willow Garden, located on Willow Street behind Wall Residential College.
The Juggling Club proposed the garden last year as a place to grow fruit trees on campus. One idea behind the initiative was that the club could grow renewable juggling […]

The Department of Student Affairs and Undergraduate Student Government held the second annual Student Affairs Town Hall Oct. 1, providing a forum for students to ask administrators about campus issues.
“The importance of the town halls is to get both students and staff on the same page,” said Lauren Aronson, USG vice president of student life, who […]

President Scott Cowen received an Academic Leadership Award from the Carnegie Corporation of New York Monday.
The award comes with a $500,000 grant to be used at Cowen’s discretion for academic initiatives. Cowen said he plans to use it to further civic engagement and social entrepreneurship activities, but he is still exploring which options will best […]

The Tulane Emergency Medical Services christened a new ambulance Thursday as an addition to its fleet.
The organization requested a new ambulance at the end of last year due to the deterioration of one ambulance and an increased call volume. TEMS also celebrated the opening of its new headquarters on Ben Weiner Drive.
“We like to have two working […]

Civil District Court Judge Rosemary Ledet dismissed a case Tuesday that would have compelled Tulane to reopen Newcomb College as a separate degree-granting institution.
Josephine Louise Newcomb donated a substantial amount of money to found Newcomb College in honor of the memory of her daughter, H. Sophie Newcomb, in 1886.
Tulane’s post-Katrina renewal plan dissolved the college in July […]

The Bruff Commons Dining Hall staff will enforce their already-existing policy this year that regards taking food out of Bruff as theft.
Though in the past students have easily left Bruff with fruit, sandwiches, drinks and other food, they will now face consequences for leaving the dining hall with food.
Lisa Norris, associate director of dining and vending […]

Construction on a new residence hall will begin in November, with a new building set to open in August 2011.
The building, which is currently being referred to as Residential College Two, will be located near Butler Hall in place of the temporary classroom complex, said Todd Schill, assistant vice president for student affairs of housing and […]

Outreach Tulane, Tulane’s annual day of service, will take place Aug. 29.  Outreach began in 1990 as a way to expose Tulane students to the community and volunteering.  In the 19 years since, Outreach Tulane has grown significantly.
“Originally, we were hoping to get 200 students involved,” said Carolyn Barber-Pierre, assistant vice president of student affairs for […]

The Undergraduate Student Government completed their senate elections Thursday, bringing many new and returning members to the organization.
Elizabeth Berra, USG vice president of public affairs, said she was pleased with the outcome of the election.
“We attracted lots of talented candidates in this election, and it’s exciting that about 50 percent of the body is new […]