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 […]

Former Congressman to be sentenced
Former New Orleans congressman William Jefferson will be sentenced today after being convicted of bribery, money laundering and racketeering. There has been speculation that he will face 10 to 20 years in prison, though prosecutors have recommended a sentence of 27 to 33 years. A judge will also decide whether […]

Kurdish activist hanged in Iran
Ehsan Fattahian, a 28-year-old Kurdish activist, was executed in Iran Wednesday. Fattahian was arrested for “armed struggle against the regime” more than a year ago and was initially sentenced to 10 years in prison. An appeals court changed his sentence, and his execution is seen as part of the government’s attempt to […]

iPhone goes missing at Reily
A student reported a lost or stolen phone Oct. 29. He said that before playing basketball at the Reily Center a few days before, he left his Apple iPhone on the bleachers on the court. When he returned approximately 20 minutes later, his cell phone was missing. It was valued at $300.
Possession […]

Encore Louisiana nominated Tulane’s School of Continuing Studies as one of the “best places to learn.”
This initiative focuses on attracting older individuals to the state by selecting the “Top 50 for 50+” through an online voting process.
Executive Director of Encore Louisiana Heather Reggio Finke said the purpose of the project is to demonstrate what the […]

Members of the Undergraduate Student Government and various religious organizations are working to revive the Religious Organizations Council, which will give religious organizations a unified voice in the student government for the first time since Katrina.
USG adviser Jered Bocage, along with David Gray, USG vice president of student organizations and Jennifer DeGier, the Chi Alpha Christian […]

The influx of Tulane students eating in Loyola University’s Orleans Room dining hall has created tension between some students from both universities.
This is the first year that Tulane students can use meal swipes at the Orleans Room, and as a result, there has been large increase in the number of Tulane Students dining at Loyola each […]

Tulane hosted award-winning poet C.D. Wright Monday in Freeman Auditorium to read a selection of her poetry to an audience of Tulane and Loyola students and community members.
Wright, a professor at Brown University, said she was delighted to come to Tulane to be honored as the 11th annual Florie Gale Arons Poet. The Newcomb College Center […]

The Arbor Day Foundation selected Tulane University as one of five American universities to earn the 2009 Tree Campus USA title, recognizing Tulane’s devotion to campus forestry management and promotion of environmental stewardship.

A ceremony took place 11 a.m. Nov. 6 on Bruff Quad, where President Scott Cowen delivered a short address, followed by speeches from […]

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 […]

More than three years after its grand re-opening in January 2006, the Lavin-Bernick Center continues to deal with infrastructure problems and find ways to improve student experiences. The LBC has provided new study and meeting spaces and added dining options, but has also been plagued with structural damage from water leaks, broken doors from foundation […]

Time Magazine recognized Tulane University President Scott Cowen as one of the top-10 college presidents in the United States. The magazine cited Cowen’s leadership after Hurricane Katrina as the primary reason for the award.
The list Time is publishing today praises Cowen as an individual who emerged as both an academic and civic leader following Katrina. […]

Since iPod commercials stopped using U2 songs and started featuring bands like Feist and The Submarines, the term “indie” has been thrown around more than praise for the latest Animal Collective album.

But what defines the genre is as varied as the plethora of sounds on that same Animal Collective album. The New Orleans indie […]

The cold weather may be setting in, but the warming glow of the Generationals sticks around all year. With the release of their invigorating debut album Con Law, the New Orleans-based band’s feel-good, sunshine pop is the perfect accompaniment for a walk through Audubon Park or across the academic quad.
The Generationals — consisting of Ted Joyner […]