Tulane’s grade on the College Sustainability Report Card improved from a C+ to a B this year.

The country’s grades improved overall, with the number of schools earning a B- or better increasing from 38 to 53 percent. The South’s grades, however, remain slightly lower than the rest of the country’s. Of the 26 schools that received […]

Jogger reports suspicious person
A jogger reported a cyclist following her near Gibson Hall around 6:30 p.m. The jogger first saw the cyclist riding toward Freret Street as she jogged toward Gibson Hall. The cyclist turned around and began riding behind her. When the jogger stopped by an emergency call box near Gibson Hall the cyclist asked […]

As part of National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week, the Office of Wellness and Health Promotion provided students with an opportunity to experience the impairment of drunk driving. In a simulation set up Tuesday outside the Lavin-Bernick Center, participants guided a remote controlled racecar through a set of cones while wearing drunk goggles.
Maeghan Livaccari, associate director of […]

FALL DANCE CONCERT
FRIDAY
8 P.M.
Dixon Performing Arts Center (Annex) in the Lab Theatre
Watch experimental dance works performed by the Newcomb Dance Company in the Lab Theatre. Admission is charged. Ticket prices range from $7-12 and can be purchased online at http://www.tulane.edu/~theatre. RSVP via e-mail to edimitri@tulane.edu or via phone at 504-865-5106.
 
A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM – 11th PRESIDENT OF INDIA
MONDAY
1:30 - 3 P.M.
Lavin-Bernick Center […]

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 […]

Afghan president accepts runoff
President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan has agreed to a runoff after the country’s election commission confirmed that he received less than 50 percent of the vote.  Karzai continues to dismiss allegations of election fraud.  Though a runoff with his main competitor Abdullah Abdullah is seen as a key step in ensuring that Afghanistan […]

 The Undergraduate Student Government is looking into bringing back the Readership Program that provided students with national newspapers in the residence halls.
USG taking initiative to gather the information needed to make a decision.
“USG is interested in bringing the program back, so we are taking the necessary steps,” said Lauren Aronson, USG vice president of student life.
The Readership Program […]

If you can believe it, Hanson is all grown up. Those three boys that brought us that song that everyone knows but doesn’t really know the lyrics to are now on their 7th studio album and married with children. The arcade recently got to speak to the eldest Hanson, Isaac, about their inspirations, New Orleans […]

Tulane has formed the Coastal Sustainability Representatives Consortium alongside LSU, University of Louisiana at Lafayette and the University of New Orleans.
Representatives from each university will make up the consortium, which will make it easier for the state to access coastal research information. It will be made up of representatives from each university, the state and the […]

Thousands of people participated in the National Equality March Oct. 11 in Washington, D.C. to petition for equality for gay, lesbian and transgender individuals.

Many Tulane students, who received a grant from Tulane, attended the event.  The Office of Multicultural Affairs also helped fund the trip.
Scott Tims, director of wellness and health promotion for the Student Health Center, […]

A survey by Westfield State College named Tulane one of the nation’s “best neighbor” universities, ranking eighth behind the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Southern California, which tied for first place.
Evan Dobelle of Westfield State College conducted the survey, which ranked the 25 institutions that have best connected to their local communities in mutually […]

While Louisiana health centers started receiving the swine flu vaccine Oct. 7, Tulane expects to receive its first allotment in early November.
James Farrow, the executive director of Tulane Student Health Services, said that Tulane has registered with the State Department of Health and Hospitals to receive the vaccine, but is waiting for the first allotment. Tulane […]

Tulane’s grade on the College Sustainability Report Card improved from a C+ to a B this year.
The country’s grades improved overall, with the number of schools earning a B- or better increasing from 38 to 53 percent. The South’s grades, however, remain slightly lower than the rest of the country’s. Of the 26 schools that received […]

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert visited campus Tuesday, sparking protests outside McAlister Auditorium
Tulane University Campus Programming brought Olmert to campus despite his recent indictment in Israel. He discussed both national issues — such as Israel’s educational system — and international issues, including Iran’s nuclear facilities.

He also spoke about the possibility for a two-state solution for […]