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By Ryan Jones |
Apr 23rd, 2010 |
Category: April 23rd Print Edition, Featured Articles, Issues, Sports
The football team’s training session concludes Saturday with a spring scrimmage. The Hullabaloo gets Toledo’s take on Griffin, Moore and more.
RJ: A lot has been said about Tulane’s depth at wide receiver, but a glance at the stat sheet would indicate that the team is deep at running back as well.
BT: We’ve got three guys. He’s out […]
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By Ryan Jones |
Apr 16th, 2010 |
Category: April 16th 2010 Print Edition, Issues, Sports
Tulane women’s basketball head coach Lisa Stockton was named Louisiana Coach of the Year April 4 by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association after a season in which she led the Green Wave to their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2003. Stockton won the award by a one-vote margin over Louisiana Tech head coach Teresa Witherspoon. […]
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By Ryan Jones |
Apr 9th, 2010 |
Category: April 9th 2010 Edition, Issues, Sports
Coming off of an 8-3 win Tuesday against Nicholls State and a strong series against nationally ranked East Carolina, the Tulane baseball team now prepares to square off against Rice, with whom they share a lead in the Conference USA standings.
After a 10-5 win in the series opener, the Green Wave (20-10, 4-2) got off to […]
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By Ryan Jones |
Apr 9th, 2010 |
Category: April 9th 2010 Edition, Issues, Sports
When former Tulane basketball head coach Dave Dickerson resigned March 31, there was a feeling that both he and the university were ready to move on. There was no tearful press conference; Dickerson tendered his resignation through a statement released by the athletic department. The man who guided the team through Hurricane Katrina left inconspicuously, […]
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By Ryan Jones |
Mar 26th, 2010 |
Category: Issues, March 26th Print Edition, Sports
The 12th-seeded Tulane women’s basketball team proved to be a formidable test for fifth-seeded Georgia in its first NCAA tournament game since 2003. A noticeable height disadvantage, poor shooting and early postseason jitters, however, proved too much for the Green Wave to overcome. The Bulldogs pulled away at the end of the second half for […]
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Lisa Stockton names Conference USA Coach of the Year
By Ryan Jones |
Mar 12th, 2010 |
Category: Issues, March 12h Print Edition, Sports
Tulane women’s basketball coach Lisa Stockton was named the Conference USA Coach of the Year Monday, adding to a career of accolades compiled in 16 seasons with the Green Wave. It marks the second time in Stockton’s career that she has won the award, honored after the coach secured the fourth C-USA regular season title […]
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Wave can clinch NCAA Tournament berth with a win.
By Ryan Jones |
Mar 12th, 2010 |
Category: Issues, March 13th Print Edition, Sports
With its narrow win against Central Florida, the Tulane women’s basketball team avoided a season-ending defeat. Now, with a 73-64 victory over No. 5 seed East Carolina Wednesday in the semifinals of the 2010 Conference USA championship, the Green Wave (25-6) receive the opportunity to punch its ticket to the team’s first NCAA tournament appearance […]
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By Ryan Jones |
Mar 5th, 2010 |
Category: Issues, March 5th Print Edition, News
Propelled by Hurricane Katrina and a growing national trend to change the methods students use to conduct research, Tulane’s libraries have dramatically increased its digital collection in recent years.
Prior to 2005, the Howard-Tilton Memorial Library seldom purchased online databases. Tulane students and faculty have just begun using the databases — which may cost thousands of dollars […]
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By Ryan Jones |
Mar 5th, 2010 |
Category: Issues, March 5th Print Edition, Sports
A double-digit loss can feel slightly unsettling for a team with a 22-5 overall record. After the Tulane women’s basketball team lost 74-62 against Houston Feb. 27, however, the group recieved a bit of consolation. With Memphis dropping an overtime matchup 77-76 against East Carolina, the Green Wave secured at least a portion of the […]
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Most positions have competitive races with multiple candidates
By Ryan Jones |
Feb 26th, 2010 |
Category: February 26th Print Edition, Issues, News
With the current Undergraduate Student Government executives’ terms soon expiring, the election process for the 2010-11 USG executive board has begun.
All candidates sent their application and other materials to USG via e-mail Tuesday.
The campaigning period officially began 9 a.m. Wednesday, and voting for the executive board will be online at vote.tulane.edu from 9 a.m. Tuesday to 5 […]
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By Ryan Jones |
Feb 26th, 2010 |
Category: February 26th Print Edition, Issues, Sports
With the Tulane women’s basketball team holding a 14-point lead and with only 53 seconds remaining on the game clock, senior guards Chassity Brown and Indira Kaljo left the court for the final time in Fogelman Arena Sunday. The University of Alabama-Birmingham cut the Wave’s lead to eight points before the contest’s end, but it […]
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Primary win eliminates need for run-off
By Ryan Jones |
Feb 12th, 2010 |
Category: February 12th Print Edition, Issues, News
Following months of eager anticipation, the New Orleans mayoral race came to a swift end after voters elected Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu Saturday in a landslide victory against a field of five opposing candidates.
Landrieu, a moderate Democrat, ran on a platform of creating more jobs, improving the poorly ranked public school system and pursuing crime prevention […]
Posted in February 12th Print Edition, Issues, News |
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After 43 years of futility, the New Orleans Saints finally answer the Crescent City's prayers by beating the Indianapolis Colts in Miami's Super Bowl XLIX.
By Ryan Jones |
Feb 12th, 2010 |
Category: Featured Articles, February 12th Print Edition, Issues, Sports
Under the bright Sun Life Stadium lights, Drew Brees led the New Orleans Saints to their first NFL championship in the 43 years of the team’s existence in a 31-17 victory against the Indianapolis Colts and Peyton Manning, picking up the game’s MVP award along the way.
Brees completed a record-tying 32 of 39 passes for 288 […]
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Despite injuries, the Green Wave gets a crucial Conference USA victory.
By Ryan Jones |
Feb 12th, 2010 |
Category: February 12th Print Edition, Issues, Sports
With multiple players still battling injuries, the Tulane women’s basketball team appeared in no shape to be winning games against any Conference USA contenders heading into Sunday’s game against Southern Methodist University. The Green Wave defense had suffered a costly letdown two days earlier in an 80-67 loss to Tulsa, a team that had previously […]
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By Ryan Jones |
Feb 5th, 2010 |
Category: Featured Articles, February 5th 2010 Print Edition, Issues, Sports
Much has been made of Super Bowl XLIV’s super quarterback match up. The typical glamour positions have grabbed national headlines, soaking up the media spotlight, and perhaps the most crucial players in both high-flying offenses have once again gone unnoticed.
The New Orleans Saints offensive line is used to this by now. The unsung group boasts a […]
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