Tulane University Dining Services undertook extensive adjustments prior to the commencement of the fall semester, including a $600,000 renovation of Bruff Commons and revised meal plan options. Bruff’s makeover centered around a health-conscious initiative that aimed to make more nutritional options available. From new diet soda drinks to color-coded calorie indicators, students will be provided […]

Sodexo workers and Service Employees International Union organizers took their unionization efforts to the New Orleans City Council Tuesday, where they attempted to garner the support of council members.
City Council President Arnie Fielkow invited Sodexo representatives to the meeting, but none showed up. SEIU representative Tanya Aquino said Sodexo’s absence was yet another sign of disrespect […]

Sodexo employees, Tulane and Loyola students, and representatives of the Service Employees International Union marched into Sodexo’s regional office yesterday to deliver a letter condemning the company’s reactions to the workers’ unionization movement.
The letter, which they left on the desk of District Manager John Monica, demanded that Sodexo cease unlawful campaigns to intimidate workers and charged […]

An official complaint to the U.S. Department of Agriculture alleges that Tulane University’s School of Medicine has violated the Animal Welfare Act through its use of anesthetized pigs in a trauma training course.
Leslie Brown, a Covington pediatrician who filed the complaint, said the university hosts an Advanced Trauma Life Support class every four to six weeks […]

The Crawfest committee announced its lineup this week for its annual music festival and crawfish boil. The event will be held from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. April 17 on the Lavin-Bernick Center Quad.

The festival will feature an array of local and student bands in addition to headliner JJ Grey and Mofro. The Crawfest committee has […]

Deadlines for summer internships and job applications are fast approaching, and pressures to beef up resumes build with every unemployment rate report. The Hullabaloo investigated various ways to have a summer to remember, ranging from adventurous abroad programs to festival hopping. Here are six suggestions on how to kick off the first summer of the […]

The student body elected Lauren Aronson as Undergraduate Student Government President March 3 with 57.5 percent of the vote.
In the other executive board elections, students voted for Cassady Adams as executive vice president, Billy Duffy as vice president for finance, Dan Capek as vice president for student life, Adrianne Rosenbluth as vice president for student organizations […]

Army ROTC cadets carried M249 light machine guns during lab exercises Feb. 20 that involved the use of props portraying men dressed in traditional Muslim garb on Zimple Quad.
One cut-out prop depicted a man crouched behind a sheep, while the other represented a man standing behind an oil barrel. AROTC held the laboratory exercises two blocks […]

The Associated Student Body will propose the construction of a memorial in honor of Martha Hardy, known to many on campus as Granny Cart Lady.
Hardy, who passed away Dec. 9 at the age of 91, became an iconic figure at Tulane University through her persistent educational ambitions and frequent interactions with the community.
Associated Student Body President Tim […]

The Tulane University Senate, chaired by President Scott Cowen, passed an amended version of the Student Code of Conduct by an overwhelming margin Monday, culminating a long revision process aimed at improving the decade-old conduct system.
A uniformed judicial system will now hear cases from what was previously dispersed amongst Greek, housing and administrative panels. Additionally, […]

The Tulane Division of Student Affairs is currently hosting Hazing Prevention Week, an effort consisting of a series of informative videos and guest speakers aimed at educating all of Tulane’s organizations and emphasizing the administration’s zero-tolerance policy toward hazing. The week is timed to keep Greek Life’s newly admitted members informed about campus hazing policy.
In addition […]

The Bipartisan Policy Center will hold its inaugural political summit at Tulane University Nov. 9 - 10, convening some of the nation’s most prominent political consultants to discuss a variety of contemporary issues under the theme “Taking the Poison Out of Partisanship.”

Members of both the Democratic and Republican parties will take part in four panels […]

The Tulane University Undergraduate Student Government submitted proposed revisions to the new Student Code of Conduct Oct. 27.
USG hopes to influence changes to the emended document that dictates the abolition of the Student Conduct Board and revises language regarding jurisdiction, sanctions, standard of evidence and hazing.
Endorsed by the President’s cabinet and student affairs, the revised code is […]

Tulane Hillel broke ground on the $4 million Goldie and Morris Mintz Center for Jewish Life Oct. 9.

The new facility, scheduled to open during fall 2010, will serve the 2,500 Jewish students in the New Orleans area and host Tulane University classes.
The 10,000 square-foot building, contructed on the site of two neighboring houses, is located at […]