The struggling economy took a disastrous toll on donors’ wallets in 2009, resulting in a sharp decrease in private donations across the country. Tulane was no exception to this national trend.

The Council for Aid to Education’s annual survey reported that private gifts to colleges in 2009 decreased 11.9 percent, the steepest decline since the survey began […]

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Seduction is an often-overlooked component of social status. It’s usually — and wrongly — reduced to conversations about sex and promiscuity. It’s better, however, to look at it the other way.
Exciting the passions and desires of an object of your affection is no simple task. Our arsenals contain multiple kinds of feints, misdirects, taunts and p-p-p-poker […]

Under the bright Sun Life Stadium lights, Drew Brees led the New Orleans Saints to their first NFL championship in the 43 years of the team’s existence in a 31-17 victory against the Indianapolis Colts and Peyton Manning, picking up the game’s MVP award along the way.
Brees completed a record-tying 32 of 39 passes for 288 […]

Two allegedly armed robbers mugged a pair of Tulane students at 8:15 p.m. Saturday as they left Maple Street.
After demanding the students’ belongings, the assailants fled, and the students contacted the Tulane University Police Department. While this robbery was the first on Maple this semester, it follows two muggings in the area last semester.
TUPD Colonel […]

Zulu
8 a.m. Feb. 16
Talk about Mardi Gras with any veteran parade attendee, and Zulu is destined to come up. It’s the most famous Mardi Gras day parade, beginning its route before many New Orleanians have recovered from the night before. But its early start time is part of its allure; making the beginning of Zulu proves […]

I had the privilege to get to know Sule Osagiede during the past year and a half, in his time here at Tulane. When I heard the news of Sule’s death I was horrified, stricken. I was angry. I had dark moments of sadness. Despair. Most of all, though, I was confused.
Complete and utter confusion is […]

Much has been made of Super Bowl XLIV’s super quarterback match up. The typical glamour positions have grabbed national headlines, soaking up the media spotlight, and perhaps the most crucial players in both high-flying offenses have once again gone unnoticed.
The New Orleans Saints offensive line is used to this by now. The unsung group boasts a […]

A recent increase in theft from the Lavin-Bernick Center food court has prompted the involvement of the Tulane University Police Department and the Student Conduct Board.
In the past, when LBC food court staff caught students stealing, they would take down names, but there was no follow-up, Director of Student Conduct Kristen Kawczynski said.
“Unfortunately, they noticed an […]

SAKE CAFE
When eating at the Lavin-Bernick Center just doesn’t sound appealing — which is probably happening more and more often to you as the year drags on — and you’re desiring a more innovative and satisfying dining experience, then check out Sake Café on Magazine. The upscale sushi restaurant offers dishes that fuse New Orleans flavor […]

Last week’s Supreme Court ruling on Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission — which stated in a nutshell that the First Amendment prohibits the government from regulating how much a company or union can spend in support of a candidate or policy — will not go down in history as our high court’s most popular […]

The air was full of tension as Brad Childress called the Vikings’ final timeout in an attempt to further freeze Saints kicker Garrett Hartley. The Superdome fans held their collective breath in nervous anticipation. The Saints were one play away from the beautiful beaches of Miami and their first Super Bowl appearance in franchise history. […]

Following the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti, various student organizations on campus have held events to raise funds for the relief effort.
From selling quesadillas outside the Catholic Center to raising money for the Red Cross, Tulane students were quick to respond to the Haitian cries for help.

Tulane Hillel is sponsoring a campus-wide fundraiser called Challah for […]

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The Matrix does not only exist on DVD; wherever something’s value is determined by its contribution to the system, the Matrix exists in our lives. People that feed off of the Matrix try to find meaning in life despite their reliance on a system that denies meaning itself.
In the Matrix, the artificial ‘reality’ that Thomas Anderson […]