Ah, first week of classes down. Harry knows how y’all are feeling — like you’re still gonna get A’s in everything, like Literary Investigations still could be really interesting and not time consuming at all, like that really really sexy girl in your class may still go for you, like you really will be able […]

The freshmen parents have said their goodbyes and left campus, the bookstore line for textbooks grows longer every minute, and every student is rushing to make sure they know where their first classes of the fall semester are located. All of a sudden I hear those three little words: “You’re… a… senior.”
I tell myself to […]

“Party Tip: There is absolutely no reason why today can’t be the greatest day we’ve ever had.” – Andrew W.K.
Andrew W.K. as a musician is easy to explain. He writes mostly silly heavy rock anthems — hilarious ditties with titles like “Party Hard,” “It’s Time To Party” and “Party Til You Puke” — aimed to […]

Everyone reading this article should understand that America is a place where religion can be practiced freely. The framers of the Constitution understood religion to be a powerful force, so they asserted that the government had no right to impose restrictions on its practice. Muslims have the right to practice their faith freely in our […]

After a Tulane student walking into her house was sexually assaulted Aug. 22, the Tulane University Police Department issued a crime alert e-mail to the Tulane community. The crime alert, however, failed to specify the precise location of the sexual assault.
TUPD initially told The Hullabaloo that they did not disclose the street name because they didn’t […]

Around this time five years ago, students flooded in from all around the world for the start of a new semester. Some came for the first time, anxious, nervous and excited for what awaited them. Others were ready to see old friends, revisit their favorite spots around the city and laugh at the crowds of […]

One of the first things I did when I started looking into colleges was check out the U.S. News college rankings. I compared all the colleges I was considering and even sent applications to random colleges just because they were close to the rankings of my favorite schools.

When it came time to decide which school […]

Harry wants to welcome yall back to the bayou after a long, hot summer, which he’s sure yall spent in Daddy’s office, at the beach or traveling the world. Harry, on the other hand, spent the summer ‘round these parts, keeping an eye on all the behind-the-scenes action (and scoping out the freshman ladies at […]

Despite most Americans’ opposition to the Cordoba Initiative’s construction of a 13-story mosque and Islamic cultural center two blocks from Ground Zero, the New York Times editorial board and Newsweek editor Fareed Zakaria claim that such opposition is rooted in bigotry. In fact, resistance to Cordoba’s decision is based on norms of decency and compassion […]

I have the worst buyer’s regret. It takes me forever to make decisions because I’m so afraid of making all the wrong ones. Steak or chicken? The red shirt or the blue one? Another biology class or a social science? One time I stood in the office supply aisle of Walmart for 30 minutes trying […]

As the school year begins and I settle into yet another new home, I realize that the majority of Tulane students are coming from different states or countries. I know how hard it can be to adjust to a new environment because I myself have lived in five different cities and three different countries on […]

Ask anyone about New Orleans and the conversation will undoubtedly turn to food. With famous restaurants and delicious cuisine on every corner, how can the culture not revolve around eating? Just about everyone you meet will recommend a different place that you “must try” while living in New Orleans, and after my three days on […]

As the fall 2010 semester approaches, it is going to be hard to forget the impact of Hurricane Katrina as Tulane recognizes the fifth anniversary of the disaster. The “Katrina Remembered” event, which will be held Aug. 30 in the Lavin-Bernick Center Pedersen Lobby, is an important feature of the planned activities. An […]

It’s that time of year again. Parents invade our humble homes, help us get our dorms the cleanest they will probably ever be, constantly fret over our safety and well-being and — perhaps most importantly — fund our indulgences into New Orleans’ supreme cuisine. The New Orleans restaurant-to-parental-love barometer (Commander’s being the paragon of pure […]

You hold in your hands a slimmer and improved Hullabaloo. This first edition of our 106th year of publication marks the completion of a two-phase redesign. Last year we celebrated what we thought was our 100th year (long story) with an old-school nameplate and a new style guide. This year we’ve streamlined the entire paper […]