2008 Woodie Awards
A 200-page reading due by tomorrow, an exam on 10 chapters of organic chemistry, a 20-page research paper to be turned in soon and you still haven't started? With the pressures of college life, many students look for a magic pill to alleviate academic troubles.
The Division of Student Affairs, the arm of the university responsible for nonacademic, extracurricular life, is set to reorganize in coming months. Though the intent to restructure has not been formally announced or disclosed, it reportedly centers on dissolving the Office for Student Programs.
Students at Virginia Tech and all over the nation will remember April 16 as a day that shattered the security of college campuses everywhere. "How do you have openness and accessibility and make sure the campus is as safe as possible?" Tulane University president Scott Cowen asked in an April 18 interview with the Hullabaloo.
New director of the National Hurricane Center Bill Proenza predicted on April 4 that the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season will be "very active," raising fears concerns among the Tulane community of another hurricane disaster in New Orleans. Proenza's assessment came a day after storm forecaster William Gray predicted 17 named storms this year, including nine hurricanes, five of which are predicted to be major hurricanes.
For the first time, students and faculty will represent Tulane University at New Orleans Jazz Fest, playing a 50-minute set Friday. They will perform at 11:20 a.m. at the Sheraton New Orleans Fais Do-Do Stage. The four jazz combos at Tulane are named for the days they practice, and the Friday ensemble is the one that will perform at Jazz Fest.
Not surprisingly, New Orleans has long been an area prone to substance abuse. The city first reported the rise in marijuana's popularity in 1926, when the New Orleans Item and Morning Tribune both published articles about the "menace" of sailors who bought marijuana in Mexican ports and began selling their contraband in the Vieux Carré to eager street children.
Despite drastic program cuts in the Renewal Plan, a new bachelor of science program called "engineering physics" will be added to the School of Engineering's curriculum for the upcoming fall semester. The programs currently remaining after the Renewal Plan are biomedical, chemical and biomolecular engineering.
Schools across the country participated in the National Post-Katrina College Summit last week to raise awareness about issues the New Orleans area still faces in the wake of the storm. The summits were initiated by the Gulf Coast Civic Works Project, a national enterprise dedicated to creating jobs along the Gulf Coast as a way to aid in the recovery process.
New Orleans public schools have long been known for their inferior quality, and Hurricane Katrina only made this more apparent. Tulane, however, had several partnerships established with area schools before Katrina, and in the storm's aftermath, these ties have been expanded and strengthened.
Tulane students will attempt to play the largest game of duck duck goose in history tomorrow during Crawfest. The Tulane Ornithological Society is hosting the game and will be taking donations for the Audubon Institute. The game is registered with the Guinness Book of World Records as an official attempt at breaking a world record.
Colombia volcano erupts, thousands evacuate Thousands of people fled Neiva, Colombia, after a long-dormant volcano erupted Tuesday and again Wednesday, causing floods and avalanches that destroyed houses and bridges. The Nevado del Huila volcano's eruptions are the first on record since Colombia was first colonized more than 500 years ago.
Disturbing the peace An officer responded to an unknown disturbance Saturday on Brown Quad. Upon arrival, the officer spoke to a Reily Center intramural supervisor, who stated that a softball game was near completion when a player slid into home plate and collided with another player.
Man kills wife, son and wounds two daughters near Mandeville James Magee of Pearl River killed his wife and son and wounded his two daughters Wednesday. He chased his wife and children in his truck when they drove out of the housing development in which they were living.
Disaster Policy Symposium The Tulane chapter of the Roosevelt Institute, a student-run policy organization, will host a Disaster Policy Symposium on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Kendall-Cram room of Tulane's Lavin-Bernick Center. Admission is free and the event is open to the public.
