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 […]

The 1,630 incoming freshmen compose the largest class since Hurricane Katrina and the second-largest class in Tulane’s history.
Tulane has only had a class size upwards of 1,600 students three other times. With the number of freshmen coming in, students have mentioned concerns about the quality of their academic experience and crowding around campus.

“This is not the […]

Nicole Nolan The Disappearing Spoon
Roughly 700 students on Tulane’s campus every semester take a chemistry class. Chances are you took one and hated it, thought your teacher was boring or the subject esoteric and irrelevant. I’m sure you memorized and then promptly forgot the Nernst equation, Lewis structures, principal quantum numbers and what this Mendeleev […]

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 […]

 Intramural sports begins as the school year commences, offering a combination of new fall offerings and old favorites. Tulane will offer six sports this semester, including a new freshman basketball league, a fall outdoor soccer league and a sand volleyball league.
“In the past, we only offered three fall sports and three spring sports as far as […]

The Tulane women’s tennis team has been busy this summer, preparing to begin the fall session on a brand new set of tennis courts. All six courts were resurfaced in Tulane blue during the offseason.
“We needed the new courts,” women’s tennis Head Coach Terri Sisk said. “The old ones were starting to disintegrate, so the administration […]

A study that Tulane helped conduct found that an aspirin-like drug called salsalate, long used to treat arthritis, has been found to cause lower blood sugar levels in patients with type 2 diabetes.
The Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston led the study and received funding from the National Institutes of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, a […]

Tulane University recently partnered with WeCar, a membership-based car-sharing program, to provide a convenient and affordable option for students, faculty and staff in need of transportation.
Tulane and Loyola will share three Toyota Priuses located in Loyola’s West Road parking garage. WeCar members will have 24-hour access to the cars and can rent them by the hour […]

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 […]

Reckless vehicle operation
Tulane University police officers were patrolling on Broadway Street Saturday when they observed a white van and a white car driving recklessly on Newcomb Circle. Upon stopping the van at the corner of Willow and Broadway Streets, they were presented with a Xerox copy of Washington driver’s licenses. Dispatch alerted the officers that […]

Faculty renewed discussions on the American Association of University Professors’ censure of Tulane at December’s University Senate meeting. The AAUP censured Tulane June 9, 2007 because of the school’s firing practices after Katrina and the censure still stands.
The university did not provide adequate evidence of financial exigency, fired faculty members instead of finding other places […]

Thinking back on his experiences as a student leader at Tulane University, Eric Couper, the Undergraduate Student Government vice president of student affairs, identified a disconnect between himself and other student leaders.
“I thought about all of the students I didn't know who were positively impacting our community,” Couper said.