Professor Richard Rose delivered a presentation entitled “Governing Without Democracy — and Democratization Backwards?”

to students and professors at 5 p.m. Wednesday in Norman Mayer.
Professor Rose is the director of the Centre for the Study of Public Policy at the University of Aberdeen and the author of numerous books, including “Understanding Post-Communist Transformation: A Bottom Up […]

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 NYSE Euronext’s Movers and Changers challenge named a Tulane team one of its three finalists.

The Movers and Changers Challenge involves planning a business that benefits the community or the world while remaining profitable and sustainable, a business model often referred to as social entrepreneurship. The winning team will win $25,000 to help start its business.
The team […]

The Tulane Undergraduate Student Government and Loyola Student Government Association are working together to reorganize the Intercollegiate Consortium of New Orleans.
Executive officers from both organizations said they hope the organization will provide a unified voice for college students in New Orleans while fostering unity between the student bodies at the two schools.
“Post-secondary education is the second […]

The Student Affairs Committee of University Senate, which consists of 12 students and 13 administrators, met Monday to discuss revisions to the proposed Student Code of Conduct.
Students on the committee have said that they are happy with the compromises and discussions they have had with administrators thus far.
Graduate and Professional Student Association President George Wendt said […]

Two male Tulane University students were told to leave Café Prytania after kissing at an Alpha Kappa Psi date party Oct. 23. The students then waited outside the bar for more than an hour before buses came to bring all the attendees back to campus. Both the owner Jason Comboy and General Manager Mike Twillman […]

The Roger Thayer Stone Center for Latin American Studies has partnered with the Consulate of Mexico and the Louisiana State Museum to bring an exhibition to the Old U.S. Mint in downtown New Orleans.

The exhibit, which runs through Nov. 7, features 40 photographs of 10 different Mexican UNESCO world heritage sites and a Day of […]

The Community Action Council of Tulane University Students is working with more than 10 other organizations to bring Human Trafficking Week to Tulane Nov 2-9.

The organizations are leading a week of programming that they hope will bring awareness to the many issues that fall under the umbrella of human trafficking and get students involved.
“I want […]

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 […]

Protesters take to the streets of Tehran
Iran’s opposition movement held scattered protests across Tehran Wednesday, disrupting a government-sponsored anti-America rally. The protests came on the 30th anniversary of the day Iranian protesters seized the United States Embassy in 1979. Protesters, many clad in the signature green of the opposition movement, gathered in front […]

THE ROOTS
SATURDAY
7:00 P.M.
MCALISTER AUDITORIUM
Enjoy a concert by the Grammy Award-winning Roots, an alternative Hip Hop band from Philadelphia that creates a jazzy flair using living instruments. The Roots are currently the house band on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Public tickets are $25.00. Call 800-594-TIXX. Student tickets are $15 and are available on campus. Backpacks, alcohol […]

Marijuana arrest
While on patrol, a Tulane University police officer smelled marijuana coming from a car with open doors and windows parked in Diboll Complex. The officer told the two students who exited the car that they were under investigation and read them their rights. He then searched the car and found a small amount of marijuana […]

Orleans Parish receives H1N1 vaccines
The 1,500 vaccines arrived Thursday and were distributed to three city clinics. City officials said the vaccines will run out within days, but new shipments are expected. More than 2,000 H1N1 doses had previously been administered to local children and pregnant women.
Tulane plastic surgeon murdered
Dr. Ralph Newsome was stabbed early Sunday morning in his […]

As the number of students seeking help for mental illnesses increases on campus, student affairs, the Student Health Center and Academic Advising have been working to streamline the process for complete medical withdrawal.
When mental illnesses prevent students from performing to their academic potential, their academic advisors, along with student affairs and the Student Health Center, can […]