The Tulane School of Medicine will begin an affiliation with the Baton Rouge General Medical Center to open a satellite campus in the state capital this May. 
Beginning this year with 10 students, the program will allow a select group of third- and fourth-year medical students to carry out their clinical rotations while based in Baton Rouge.  […]

Instead of spending spring break relaxing or partying, many Tulane students have opted to spend their break in service to the community.

Groups of Tulane students will volunteer their time and service at several sites throughout the world March 27 through April 3. Students looking to avoid the conventional spring break experience have the […]

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 […]

Undergraduate Student Government and the Office of Multicultural Affairs are campaigning to the Provost Office to restore the coordinator position for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students for next year.
The Office of Multicultural Affairs had an LGBT coordinator at the beginning of last year, but he left for personal reasons. Soon thereafter, Tulane instituted head-count stabilization […]

All four Tulane students studying abroad in Chile have been accounted for, following the massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the country Feb. 27.

There are four Tulane students studying in three Chilean cities this semester: one in Arica, one in Santiago and two in Valparaíso, located 1,553, 314 and 357 miles from the epicenter, respectively.
Mark Beirn, […]

Tulane students have come out to support Tulane’s Sodexo employees as Sodexo holds informational staff meetings about unionization.
Sodexo’s meetings
Sodexo Public Relations Director Monica Zimmer said that this week’s staff meetings were first informational meetings, permitted under National Labor Relations Board guidelines, and later business planning meetings.
Service Employees International Union representatives and Sodexo employees, however, said that […]

Tulane students have expressed concern about the lack of healthy meal options in the Lavin-Bernick Center food court.
“There is an inadequate number of healthy options in the food court, and there are more unhealthy options than healthy ones,” sophomore Ariel Noffke said.

John Coleman, marketing manager for dining services, said he has not heard complaints from students. Coleman […]

Section 5: Shopping
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Best Comic Book Shop:
Winner: Crescent City Comics
Runner Up: Old School Comics
Other Contestants: More Fun Comics & Cards
Crescent City is by far the best place to nerd-out in New Orleans. Their selection is massive, with plenty of graphic novels — try “The Alcoholic” by Jonathan Ames, which is terrific — and […]

Every year, the arcade comes up with a variety of categories to award Tulane’s favorite places in New Orleans with the highest accolade you can receive in this very newspaper — an A+ Award. This completely unscientific process results in the editors coming up with five choices per category and then leaving it is up […]

Section 4: FOOD
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Best Sandwich:
Winner: Domilise’s
Runner Up: Mahoney’s Po-Boys
Other Contestants: Casamento’s, Crabby Jack’s, Parasol’s
Domilise’s Po-Boys, the rundown abode located at 5240 Annunciation Street, is home to some of the most famous po-boys of New Orleans. It would be hard to spot the place if it weren’t for the perpetually long line snaking out the door. […]

VAGINA MONOLOGUES
Today 8 p.m.
Saturday 10 p.m.
Sunday 8 p.m.
Freeman Auditorium
Tulane’s rendition of Eve Ensler’s play encourages female empowerment and individuality. Tickets cost $8 for students and $10 for non-students and will be sold at the Lavin-Bernick Center until today. All shows are expected to sell out.
A READING WITH AMY HEMPEL
Monday
7:30 -  9:30 p.m.
Kendall-Cram Auditorium
Amy Hempel, Tulane’s Zale-Kimmerling writer-in-residence, will read selections from her four short […]

50-year old male found immobilized due to intoxication on Freret Street
A 50-year old male was found laying on his back near the intersection of Freret and Broadway streets Monday.  The man claimed to have been hit by a vehicle, but the reporting officer smelled the odor of an alcoholic beverage and began to question the subject. […]

SECTION 3: ENTERTAINMENT
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Best Alternative Night Out:
Winner: Prytania Theatre
Runner Up: Rock ‘n’ Bowl
Other Contestants: French Quarter Ghost Tour, Zeitgeist, La Nuit
Opened in 1915, the family-owned Prytania Theatre is the only remaining single-room movie theatre in the state of Louisiana. The Prytania offers a unique cinematic experience, combining the latest popular movie releases with a […]

Tight Iraqi election threatens to deepen divisions
The pending results of Sunday’s Iraqi parliamentary election suggest that it has developed into a tight race between two competing coalitions led by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and his main rival, Ayad Allawi. Coalitions have reported complaints of fraud and improper counting, potentially undermining public acceptance of the outcome. The […]

City Owed software company $300,000
The computer program Accela allows the city to quickly and easily store information on building permits, assessments, demolitions and a host of other city documents.  The program was down for almost 72 hours because the city owed Accela around $300,000.  Accela representatives said the shutdown was completely unprecedented
Kenner School Honored for Academic Success 
Greenlawn Terrace […]