UPTOWN
1.Snake and Jake’s Christmas Club:
Forget the Columns or whatever. This is the place to drink when all you want to do is drink. Don’t expect anything resembling adherence to any sort of modern health code, and try not to go before 3 a.m.
2.Oak Street Cafe
Excellent breakfast, live music, and it seems half of our own editors work […]

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 […]

After describing his own NFL Combine performance as “disappointing,” Tulane wide receiver Jeremy Williams looked to impress interested NFL scouts at Tulane’s Pro Day last week. He was joined by running back, Andre Anderson who was not invited to last month’s Combine.
In contrast to the Combine, Tulane’s Pro Day is a smaller scale event during which […]

According to survey data from the U.S. Census Bureau, New Orleans ranks eighth among the 51 largest U.S. cities for the percentage of residents who walk or bike as their main mode of transportation.
The report, compiled by the Alliance for Biking and Walking, reported that 9 percent of trips made in the city are done […]

Foburg Fest may have a kind of silly name, but it’s got some serious freaking talent. The Frenchmen Street festival will feature all sorts of diverse bands from close to home to super far away on the March 12 to 14 weekend. With 25 shows at six venues over the course of three days, it […]

For anyone who has spent any amount of time in New Orleans recently, it’s easy to become a bit jaded by the national media’s insistence that the Saints Super Bowl victory is somehow magically leading to the city’s “rebirth” and that it “gave the city back its pride.” One can’t help but get the impression […]

The primary for the New Orleans mayoral election is quickly approaching. A polling place will be located in the Lavin-Bernick Center near the ATMs. Voting will take place Feb. 6, the day before Super Bowl Sunday.
Louisiana’s primary procedure differs from those of many other states. Here, if no candidate receives more than 50 percent of the […]

Many people recall that the popular MTV reality show “The Real World” was broadcast from New Orleans 10 years ago. Several sources have confirmed that “The Real World” will be returning to New Orleans for its 24th and that filming started in December and will continue until May 2010.

“The Real World” has been one of […]

Though the numbers were a bit mind bending — an absurd nine passing touchdowns through the first two games — every worthwhile observer knew that the Saints offense was a juggernaut. Drew Brees did, after all, pass for more than 5,000 yards and 34 touchdowns last season. Detroit’s suspect secondary and Philadelphia’s gambling defensive style […]

I’m a Tulane transfer.
I came from a small liberal arts college in the Massachusetts Berkshires, a place where pretentiousness, anti-social behavior and overt weirdness were not only accepted but encouraged. There were 300 people in the entire student body, and we all fancied ourselves budding young geniuses, we liked to spend our Saturdays discussing long-dead […]

In June 2007, the American Association of University Professors placed Tulane and three other New Orleans universities under censure for their actions following Hurricane Katrina. The AAUP is a professional organization composed of national university faculty that works to advocate academic freedom and shared governance in higher education.
According to the AAUP’s Web site, 47 colleges […]

Looking upon the fresh faces of the musicians who played at One Eyed Jacks Tuesday, I was reminded of a few band members at my high school who were as blindly enthusiastic as they were grossly passionate about music. Sure they were talented, but one had to be skeptical about the possibility of success in […]

The New Orleans Hillel and the Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans brought Sael Abecassis to speak to students last Friday. Abecassis, an Israeli emissary at the Jewish Federation of Central New Jersey, is from the Israeli town of Sderot, located a mile from the Gaza Strip. For the past eight years, Sderot has been […]

Committee leaders for Relay for Life met this week to begin organizing and preparing for the event later this semester.
Relay for Life is the American Cancer Society’s major annual event. Participants stay up all night to raise money and awareness to help fight cancer. The event will be held on Tulane’s campus and is sponsored […]